Which among the following provisions of the Constitution of India have been adapted from the British Constitution?
(A) Rule of Law
(B) Directive Principles of State Policy
(C) First Past the Post
(D) Institution of the Speaker and her/his role
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A), (C) and (D) only
The makers of the Constitution borrowed features from several constitutions. From the British Constitution India took the parliamentary form of government and the institutions that go with it.
(A) Rule of Law Correct. The idea that everyone is equal before the law and that no one is above it comes from the British system, as set out by A.V. Dicey.
(B) Directive Principles of State Policy Incorrect. The Directive Principles were taken from the Constitution of Ireland.
(C) First Past the Post Correct. The system in which the candidate with the most votes in a constituency wins, even without a majority, is the British method of election.
(D) Institution of the Speaker and her/his role Correct. The office of the Speaker who presides over the lower house is modelled on the Speaker of the British House of Commons.