Solution-Class 7-Civic-Chapter 1-Introduction to our Constitution-Maharashtra Board

Provisions of the constitution means spelling out different aspects related to the governance of a state (country).

These include:

i) Provisions regarding the citizenship and the rights of the citizens.

ii) Provisions related to powers of the government and the restrictions thereon.

iii) Provisions relating to the relationship between the government and citizens.

iv) Provisions related to elections.

Every year 26^th November is observed as the Constitution Day in India. This is due to the fact that the Constituent Assembly had enacted and adopted the Constitution of India on 26^th November, 1949.

1. The leaders of the freedom movement insisted that independent India will not be governed by the laws made by the British government.
2. They insisted that independent India will be governed by the laws made by the people of India.

Therefore, to prepare a constitution for independent India A Constituent Assembly was established.It came to be known as the Constituent Assembly.

1. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar was the chairman of the Drafting Committee.
2. He had studied the Constitutions of the many countries in the depth and drafted our Constitution.
3. He had presented the draft constitution before the Constituent Assembly.
4. It was discussed Article by Article and amendments were suggested.
5. He answered the issues raised and made the required ranges in the draft.
6. He made every provision of the constitution flawless.

Due to his contribution of making our constitution Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar is called the ‘Architect of the Indian Constitution’.

1. Governance or Administration is the process of taking decisions regarding the issues before the country. Governance is undertaken by the government.
2. The government has to make laws relating to defending boundaries, protection from external aggression, eradication of poverty, creating employment, education ,health , commerce, industries, protection of weaker section, progress of women, children and tribal peoples of India.

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(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

(a) Mahatma Gandhi

(c) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar

The government makes laws on the following subjects:

(i) The defense of the country and protecting people from external aggression.

(ii) Eradication of poverty and creating employment.

(iii) Education and health services.

(iv) Framing policies to protect the weaker sections and progress of women, children and tribal peoples of India.

(v) Encouragement to commerce and industries.

We celebrate 26th January as the ‘Republic Day’ because

(1) The Indian Republic came into existence on that day

(2)The country began to be governed according to the provisions of the Constitution of India from 26^th January,1950.