Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Constitution: Why And How?

Question:

Which of the following statements is incorrect about modern Constitutions?

Options:

Most modern constitutions create a form of government that is democratic in some respects, most claim to protect certain basic rights.

The constitutions are different in the way they embody conceptions of national identity.

The Indian Constitution has made ethnic identity a criterion for citizenship.

German identity was constituted by being ethnically German.  Their constitution gave expression to this identity.

Correct Answer:

The Indian Constitution has made ethnic identity a criterion for citizenship.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3 - The Indian Constitution has made ethnic identity a criterion for citizenship. (Incorrect statement)

Correction in option 3- The Indian Constitution DOES not make ethnic identity a criterion for citizenship.

 

If one looks at constitutions around the world, they differ in many respects — in the form of government they enjoin in many procedural details. But they also share a good deal. Most modern constitutions create a form of government that is democratic in some respects, most claim to protect certain basic rights. But constitutions are different in the way they embody conceptions of national identity. Most nations are an amalgamation of a complex set of historical traditions; they weave together the diverse groups that reside within the nation in different ways. For example, German identity was constituted by being ethnically German. The constitution gave expression to this identity. The Indian Constitution, on the other hand, DOES NOT make ethnic identity a criterion for citizenship. Different nations embody different conceptions of what the relationship between the different regions of a nation and the central government should be. This relationship constitutes the national identity of a country.