BORROWED FEATCURES OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION:

From U.K.
Nominal Head – President (like
Queen)
Cabinet System of Ministers
Post of PM
Parliamentary Type of Govt.
Bicameral Parliament
Lower House more powerful
Council of Ministers responsible to
Lowe House
Speaker in Lok Sabha
From U.S.
Written Constitution
Executive head of state known as
President and his being the
Supreme Commander of the
Armed Forces
Vice- President as the ex-officio
Chairman of Rajya Sabha
Fundamental Rights
Supreme Court
Provision of States
Independence of Judiciary and
judicial review
Preamble
Removal of Supreme court and
High court Judges
From USSR
Fundamental Duties
Five year Plan
From AUSTRALIA
Concurrent list
Language of the preamble
Provision regarding trade,
commerce and intercourse
From JAPAN
Law on which the Supreme Court
function
From WEIMAR CONSTITUION OF
GERMANY
Suspension of Fundamental Rights
during the emergency
From CANADA
Scheme of federation with a
strong centre
Distribution of powers between
centre and the states and placing.
Residuary Powers with the centre
From IRELAND
Concept of Directive Principles of
States Policy(Ireland borrowed it
from SPAIN)
Method of election of President
Nomination of members in the
Rajya Sabha by the President