Which of the following Constitutions inspired the law-making process in India?

Correct — A. The law-making process — how a bill moves through readings and committee stage in both Houses before it goes for assent — is legislative procedure, and India took it from the British Constitution.

It came as part of the Westminster package: parliamentary government, the cabinet system, the rule of law, single citizenship, bicameralism, parliamentary privileges and the prerogative writs.

The other three constitutions supplied rights, principles and federal design, not the procedure by which law is made → option (a).

Why the others are wrong

• (b)
  US Constitution — The United States supplied rights and courts, not procedure — Fundamental Rights, judicial review, the independence of the judiciary, impeachment of the President and the post of Vice-President.
• (c)
  Irish Constitution — Ireland supplied the Directive Principles, along with the nomination of members to the Rajya Sabha and the method of electing the President. None of those is a rule for passing a bill.
• (d)
  Canadian Constitution — Canada supplied the federal design — a federation with a strong Centre, residuary powers left with the Union, Governors appointed by the Centre and the Supreme Court's advisory jurisdiction.

The Constituent Assembly borrowed openly, and SSC asks the borrowings as a matching table.

From Britain — parliamentary government, rule of law, legislative procedure, single citizenship, cabinet system, prerogative writs, bicameralism.

From the United States — Fundamental Rights, judicial review, an independent judiciary, impeachment, the Vice-President.

From Ireland — Directive Principles, nomination to the Rajya Sabha, the manner of electing the President.

From Canada — a strong Centre, residuary powers with the Union, appointment of Governors, advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.

The Government of India Act, 1935 remains the single largest source of all, supplying the federal scheme, the office of Governor, the judiciary and the public service commissions.

Key facts

• Legislative procedure in India is drawn from the British Constitution.
• Fundamental Rights and judicial review are drawn from the Constitution of the United States.
• The Directive Principles of State Policy are drawn from the Constitution of Ireland.
• A federation with a strong Centre, and residuary powers with the Union, are drawn from Canada.

Common traps

• Choosing the United States because it is the constitution most associated with written guarantees.
• Confusing the source of a procedure with the source of a right when both appear as options.

No directly related past PYQ was found.