1. How many Articles, schedules and parts were initially in constitution?
2. How many Articles, schedules and parts are currently present in constitution?
3. List the different parts of Indian Constitution.
Parts | About |
Part I | Union and its Territory |
Part II | Citizenship. |
Part III | Fundamental Rights |
Part IV | Directive Principles of State Policy |
Part IVA | Fundamental Duties |
Part V | The Union |
Part VI | The States |
Part VII | States in the B part of the First schedule (repealed) |
Part VIII | The Union Territories |
Part IX | The Panchayats |
Part IXA | The Municipalities |
Part IXB | The Co-operative Societies. |
Part X | The scheduled and Tribal Areas |
Part XI | Relations between the Union and the States |
Part XII | Finance, Property, Contracts and Suits |
Part XIII | Trade and Commerce within the territory of India |
Part XIV | Services Under the Union, the States |
Part XIVA | Tribunals |
Part XV | Elections |
Part XVI | Special Provisions Relating to certain Classes |
Part XVII | Languages |
Part XVIII | Emergency Provisions |
Part XIX | Miscellaneous |
Part XX | Amendment of the Constitution |
Part XXI | Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions |
Part XXII | Short title, date of commencement, Authoritative text in Hindi and Repeals. |
4. List the different schedules of Indian Constitution.
Schedules | About |
First Schedule | List of states and union territories |
Second Schedule | Salaries of persons holdings various constitutional offices such as President, Vice President, CAG, Supreme Court Judges, Governor etc. |
Third Schedule | Forms of Oaths which the persons elected / appointed on constitutional posts need to take. |
Fourth Schedule | Allocation of seats in the Rajya Sabha |
Fifth Schedule | Administration and control of Scheduled Areas |
Sixth Schedule | Provisions made for the administration of tribal areas in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram. |
Seventh Schedule | Division of subjects for powers and responsibilities in union, state and concurrent lists. |
Eighth Schedule | List of India’s official languages. |
Ninth Schedule | Validation of certain Acts and Regulations |
Tenth Schedule | This is called anti-defection law |
Eleventh Schedule | Lists of various subjects of Panchayat Raj |
Twelfth Schedule | List of various subjects for Municipalities |