{"id":861843,"date":"2025-06-09T16:32:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T11:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/?p=861843"},"modified":"2025-06-09T16:32:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T11:02:13","slug":"ncert-solutions-class-11-political-science-indian-constitution-at-work-chapter-10-the-philosophy-of-the-constitution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/school-education\/ncert-solutions-class-11-political-science-indian-constitution-at-work-chapter-10-the-philosophy-of-the-constitution\/","title":{"rendered":"NCERT Solutions Class 11 Political Science Indian Constitution at Work Chapter 10: The Philosophy of the Constitution (Free PDF)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The NCERT Class 11 Political Science Chapter 10: The Philosophy of the Constitution from the Indian Constitution at Work textbook explores the foundational values and principles underpinning the Indian Constitution. It examines the Constituent Assembly debates, the balance between individual and community rights, and concepts like secularism, federalism, and social justice. The chapter highlights how the Constitution reflects India\u2019s unique socio-cultural context while incorporating universal democratic ideals. This section provides detailed solutions to the chapter\u2019s exercise questions, offering clear explanations to help students understand the Constitution\u2019s philosophical framework and prepare effectively for exams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Explore Notes of Class 11 Political Science: Indian Constitution at Work<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chapter 1<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Chapter 2<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Chapter 3<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Chapter 4<\/strong><\/a><\/td>Chapter 5<\/strong><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

NCERT Solutions Class 11 Indian Constitution at Work Chapter 10: The Philosophy of the Constitution<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This section provides clear solutions for Class 11 Indian Constitution at Work Chapter 10: The Philosophy of the Constitution. The detailed explanations below help students understand the subject thoroughly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exercise<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1. The following are certain laws. Are they connected with any value?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If yes, then what is the underlying value? Give reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a. Both daughters and sons will have share in the family property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b. There will be different slabs of sales tax on different consumer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c. Religious instructions will not be given in any government<\/p>\n\n\n\n

school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

d. There shall be no begar or forced labour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Which of the options given below cannot be used to complete the following statement?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Democratic countries need a constitution to<\/p>\n\n\n\n

i. Check the power of the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ii. Protect minorities from majority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

iii. Bring independence from colonial rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

iv. Ensure that a long-term vision is not lost by momentary passions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

v. Bring social change in peaceful manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. The following are different positions about reading and understanding Constituent Assembly debates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

i. Which of these statements argues that Constituent Assembly debates are relevant even today? Which statement says that they are not relevant?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ii. With which of these positions do you agree and why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a. Common people are too busy in earning livelihood and meeting different pressures of life. They can\u2019t understand the legal language of these debates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b. The conditions and challenges today are different from the time when the Constitution was made. To read the ideas of Constitution makers and use them for our new times is trying to bring past in the present<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c. Our ways of understanding the world and the present challenges have not changed totally. Constituent Assembly debates can provide us reasons why certain practises are important. In a period when constitutional practises are being challenged, not knowing the reasons can destroy them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Explain the difference between the Indian Constitution and western deas in the light of<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a. Understanding of secularism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b. Articles 370 and 371.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c. Affirmative action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

d. Universal adult franchise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Which of the following principles of secularism are adopted in the Constitution of India?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a. that state will have nothing to do with religion<\/p>\n\n\n\n

b. that state will have close relation with religion<\/p>\n\n\n\n

c. that state can discriminate among religions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

d. that state will recognise rights of religious groups<\/p>\n\n\n\n

e. that state will have limited powers to intervene in affairs of religions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Match the following.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a. Freedom to criticise treatment of widows<\/td>i. Substantive achievement<\/td><\/tr>
b. Taking decisions in the constituent assembly on the basis of reason, not self interest<\/td>ii. Procedural achievement<\/td><\/tr>
c. Accepting importance of community in an individual’s life<\/td>iii. Neglect of gender justice<\/td><\/tr>
d. Article 370 and 371<\/td>iv. Liberal Individualism<\/td><\/tr>
e. Unequal rights to women regarding family property and children<\/td>v. Attention to requirements of a particular region<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

7. This discussion was taking place in a class. Read the various arguments and state which of these do you agree with and why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jayesh:<\/strong> I still think that our Constitution is only a borrowed document.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saba:<\/strong> Do you mean to say that there is nothing Indian in it? But is there such a thing as Indian and Western in the case of values and ideas? Take equality between men and women. What is Western about it? And even if it is, should we reject it only because it is Western?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jayesh:<\/strong> What I mean is that after fighting for independence from the British, did we not adopt their system of parliamentary government?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neha:<\/strong> You forget that when we fought the British, we were not against the British as such, we were against the principle of colonialism. That has nothing to do with adopting a system of<\/p>\n\n\n\n

government that we wanted, wherever it came from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Why is it said that the making of the Indian Constitution was unrepresentative? Does that make the Constitution unrepresentative? Give reasons for your answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. One of the limitations of the Constitution of India is that it does not adequately attend to gender justice. What evidence can you give to substantiate this charge? If you were writing the Constitution today, what provisions would you recommend for remedying this limitation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Do you agree with the statement that \u201cit is not clear why in a poor developing country, certain basic socio-economic rights were relegated to the section on Directive Principles rather than made an integral feature of our Fundamental Rights\u201d? Give reasons for your answer. What do you think are the possible reasons for putting socio-economic rights in the section on Directive Principles?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. How did your school celebrate the Constitution Day on November 26th?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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