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CONSTITUENTASSEMBLY
The demand for establishmentof the Constituent Assemblywas first made by the IndianNational Congress in 1936 inits session held at:
Faizpur
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Advisor to the Constituent As-sembly? B.N.Rau
The chairman of the draftingcommittee of the ConstituentAssembly was: Dr.B.R.Ambedkar
Who was elected as the perma-nent chairman of the Constitu-ent Assembly? Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Total sessions of the Constitu-ent Assembly 11
The ‘Objective Resolution’adopted by the Constituent As-sembly on Jan.22, 1947 wasdrafted by ------- Jawaharlal Nehru
Who termed the Indian Con-stitution as ‘quasi-federal’? K.C.Wheare
The source of all politicalpower in India lies with –––– The Constitution
What was the exact Constitu-tional Status of the Indian Re-public of Jan. 26, 1950?
A Sovereign DemocraticRepublic
The National Anthem was firstsung on December 27,1911 dur-ing the Congress session at: Calcutta
The original song of NationalAnthem consists of: Five stanzas
How many languages wereoriginally recognised by theConstitution as regionallanguages? 18
The National flag of India washoisted for the first time At midnight on 31 Decem-
ber 1929
Our National Anthem hasbeen written by: Rabindra Nath Tagore
The National Emblem of Indiahas been adopted from: The Ashoka Pillar at
Saranath
Our National Song-”VandeMataram” has been written by: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
The Constituent Assemblyadopted our National Flag on: July 22, 1947
FATHER OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION
DR.B.R.AMBEDKAR
The first meeting of theConstituent Assembly of Indiawas held on: December 9, 1946
Who was elected as the firsttemporary president ofConstituent Assembly Dr. Sachidananda Sinha
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How much time did the Con-stituent Assembly take to pre-pare the Constitution of India?
2 year 11 months and 17days
How many articles and sched-ules did the Indian Constitutioncontain when it was originallypassed:
395 Articles and 8 schedules The Constitution of India was
adopted on:
November 26, 1949 The Constitution of India came
into force on:
January 26, 1950
PREAMBLE The key to open the edifice of
the Constitution The preamble
The architect of the preamble Jawaharlal Nehru
The preamble can be amendedunder article 368
The two words, added in thePreamble of the Constitutionthrough the 42nd amendmentare: Socialist and secular
The basic aims and objectivesof the Indian Constitution havebeen discussed in the: Preamble
Which part of the Constitutionproclaims India as a secular na-tion? The Preamble
The soul of the Constitution is: Preamble
How many times, the Preamblehas been amended so far: Once
The Preamble of the Constitu-tion of India was amended by: 42nd amendment
SOURCES OF INDIANCONSTITUTION
The idea of Amendment Proce-dure in the Constitution of In-dia has been borrowed from South Africa
The idea of concurrent list wasborrowed from Australia
From the constitution of Rus-sia we have borrowed the con-cept of Fundamental duties and
preamble
The framers of the Constitutionborrowed the idea of judicialreview from:
The Constitution of UnitedStates of America
The framers of the Constitutionborrowed the form of govern-ment from: Switzerland
From the Constitution ofCanada we have borrowed thescheme of our:: Federation
From the Consitution of Irelandwe have borrowed the conceptof: Directive Principles of State
Policy
The parliamentary system ofgovernment in India is basedon the pattern of parliamentarygovernment in:
Britain
The idea of incorporation ofFundamental Rights in theConstitution of India has beenborrowed from:
The Constitution of USA
CITIZENSHIP The period of acquisition of citi-
zenship through registrationhas been increased from 6 months to 5 years
Citizenship can be acquired by Birth, Descent, Registration,
Naturalisation and Incorpo-ration of territories.
Citizenship can be lost by Renunciation, Termination
and Deprivation.
Who has the power to regulatethe right of citizenship of theIndian people ? Parliament
A person can apply for the citi-zenship of India after stayingfor a minimum duration of: Five years
Which type of citizenship isprovided by the Constitution ofIndia? Single citizenship
The citizenship of India cannotbe terminated when:
There is war
KM Munishi termedpreamble as the ‘Politi-cal Horoscope’
Earnest Barker callspreamble as the ‘Key tothe Constitution’.
Thakurdas Bhargavacalled preamble as the‘Soul of the Constitu-tion’.
NA Palkhivala consid-ered preamble as the‘Identity Card of Con-stitution’.
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FUNDAMENTALRIGHTS
Fundamental Rights areenshrined in the Constitutionin: Part III
The granting of FundamentalRights to citizens aims atensuring Individual liberty
How many FundamentalRights are enjoyed by the Indi-ans Six
Fundamental Rights can besuspended during an emergency by the Parlia-
ment Which Fundamental Right has
been deleted from our Consti-tution through a Constitu-tional Amendment ? Right to property
The Fundamental Rights can besuspended by the President
How can the FundamentalRights be protected by a citi-zen? By approaching the Su-
preme Court which will is-sue appropriate writsagainst the authority
Can parliament amend ormodify any of the Fundamen-tal Rights given in the Consti-tution? Parliament can amend them
by special majority Who headed the committee ap-
pointed by the Constituent As-sembly to finalise the funda-mental Rights of Indian Citi-zens? Sardar Patel
Which Fundamental Right can-not be suspended even duringan emergency under Article 352of the Constitution? Right of life
Which fundamental right isconcerned with abolition of so-cial distinctions? Right to equality
The main object of Article 13 ofthe Constitution is to secure theparamountcy of the Constitu-tion with regard to ------- Fundamental Rights
Freedom of Speech under theIndian Constitution is subject toreasonable restriction on theground of protection of ------- Sovereignty and Integrity
of the country
Writs can be issued for the en-forcement of FundamentalRights by ––––– Both the Supreme Court and
the High Courts
The right to impose reasonablerestrictions on the Fundamen-tal Rights of Indian citizen, isvested in: The Parliament
The right to private propertywas excluded from the list ofFundamental Rights by: 44th Amendment
WRITS For enforcing the Fundamental
Rights, the courts can issue:Writs
A formal order under seal is-sued in the name of a sovereigngovernment or by a superiorcourt enjoining the officer orother person to whom it is is-sued to do or refrain from do-ing some specified act is aWrit
Habeas Corpus means an order from a court to free
a person who had been ille-gally detained by the policeor any other person
Writ of Certiorari means a writ issued by a superior
court calling up the recordof a proceeding in an infe-rior court for review
Which writ literally means ‘wecommand’Mandamus
A writ issued by a court to someinferior authority to transfer thematter to it for its proper con-sideration, is called ------ Prohibition
The Supreme Court of Indiadeclares by issuing a writ thatthe respondent was not entitledto an office he was holding or aprivilege he was exercising.Which writ is that? Quo-warranto
A writ of prohibition is an or-der issued by the SupremeCourt or High Court which ---- Prohibits a quasi-judicial
authority from proceedingwith a case
The writ issued to courts, cor-poration or a person enjoiningto do its public duty is the:
Writ of Mandamus
PIO CARD The Government of India
launched on September15th 2002 a scheme for thepersons of Indian origincalled the Pio card Scheme.
Under the scheme personsof Indian origin upto thefourth generation settledthroughout the world (ex-cept Pakistan andBangladesh) are eligible tohave this card.
No Visa is required for vis-iting India
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DIRECTIVE PRINCIPLES In which part of the Constitu-
tion, the Directive Principlesare enshrined? Part II
The enforcement of DirectivePrinciples depends mostly on Resources available to the
Government A uniform civil code has been
recommended in the Directiveprinciples to ensure National integration
The Directive principles are inthe nature of Instructions to the Govern-
ment to do certain things The basic difference between
the Fundamental Rights andDirective Principles is Fundamental Rights are jus-
ticiable while Directive Prin-ciples are not
The Directive Principles of StatePolicy underline the Philoso-phy of ------ Socialism
Which part of the Constitutionof India refers to the responsi-bility of the State towards in-ternational peace and security? Directive Principles of State
Policy Which Directive principles of
State Policy can be described‘Gandhian’ in spirit? Organisation of Village
Panchayats Directive Principles of State
Policy are: Non-justiciable
The Directive Principles of StatePolicy are accorded precedenceover the Fundamental Rights asper the: 42nd Amendment
FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES Fundamental Duties were in-
troduced in the Constitution bythe
42nd amendment The Fundamental Duties of the
Indian Citizens are enshrinedin
Part IV A of the Constitu-tion
The Fundamental Duties wereincorporated in the Constitu-tion to
Make the FundamentalRights more meaningful
The Fundamental Duties wereincorporated in the Indian Con-stitution in:
1976 The idea of Fundamental Du-
ties was derived from the:
Russian Constitution How many Fundamental Du-
ties are their in the Constitu-tion
11 The eleventh Fundamental
Duty was added in the Consti-tution by
86th Constitutional Amend-ment Act 2002
ARTICLES Which Article of the constitu-
tion defines the power of Presi-dent to promulgate ordinancesduring recess of parliament?
Article 123 Which Article of the Constitu-
tion prohibits the employmentof children below 14 years ofage?
Article 24 Which article provides protec-
tion to life and liberty to allpersons
Article 21
Which article prohibits the statefrom conferring any title
Article 18 Which article affords protection
against arbitary arrest and de-tention?
Article 22 Which article gives provision
regarding emergencies?
Article 352 What is the maximum limit of
time to which the NationalEmergency is extended underArticle 356?
No time limit has been fixed Money Bill has been defined in
the Constitution under Article-------
110 Under which Article of the Con-
stitution of India can the Presi-dent of India be impeached?
61 Which Article of the Constitu-
tion abolishes untouchability?
Article 17 Which article of the Constitu-
tion defines the duties of theChief Minister?
Article 167 The President can promulgate
Presidential Rule in a State un-der:
Article 356 The Council of Ministers is col-
lectively responsible to the LokSabha as per the:
Article 75 of the Constitution
AMENDMENT When was the First Amend-
ment in the Constitution made?
1951 The lengthiest amendment to
the Constitution is the :
42 nd amendment
The Foreign Exchange RegulationAct (FERA) came into force on:January 1, 1975
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Nagaland was created as a stateas per
the thirteenth Amendment(1962)
Under which amendment wasSindhi included as the FifteenthRegional language
21st Amendment
Which amendment conferredstatehood to Arunachal Pradesh
55th Amendment
Which Constitutional Amend-ment reduced the voting agefrom 21 to 18 years
61st Amendment
Which Constitutional Amend-ment reinstalled the provisionof reservation of SC and STS inmatters related to promotion
82nd Amendment Which Constitutional Amend-
ment abolished the titles andspecial privileges of former rul-ers of princely states?
26th Amendment Which Constitutional Amend-
ment made changes in the Pre-amble to the Indian Constitu-tion?
42nd Amendment Which Constitutional Amend-
ment introduced the anti-defec-tion provisions in the Consti-tution for the first time?
52nd Amendment
Under Thirty-sixth Amend-ment of the Constitution:
Sikkim was made the 22ndState of the Indian Union
Mizoram was conferred uponthe States hood by:
Fifty-third Amendment
SCHEDULES How many schedules are now
in the Indian Constitution? Twelve
The details of territories of theStates and Union Territories aregiven in: Schedule I
Which Schedule details the sala-ries and allowances of the Presi-dent, Vice-President, Speaker ofLok Sabha, Judges of the Su-preme Court? Schedule-II
Emoluments of the Judges of theSupreme Court and HighCourts are given in Part D of Schedule II
How many subjects have beenincluded in the 12th scheduleof Constitution, under the ju-risdiction of Municipalities 18 subjects
Which schedule details the dis-tribution of powers betweenthe Union and State govern-ments VIIth schedule
Provision of administrationand control of scheduled areasare given, in Schedule V
Which languages have beenadded to the 8th Schedule of theConstitution by 92nd Constitu-tion (Amendment) Act, 2003? Bodo, Santhali, Maithili,
Dogri
How many subjects have beenincluded in the 11th Scheduleof Constitution, under the ju-risdiction of Panchayati Raj in-stitution?
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UNION EXECUTIVE When does the President of In-
dia have a choice in the appoint-ment of the Prime Minister? When no single party has an
absolute majority in the LokSabha
How long can a presidentialordinance remain in force? Six months
The executive authority of theUnion is vested by the Consti-tution in the President
What function is specificallyprescribed by the Constitutionfor the Vice President of India? No function
When the Vice-President acts asPresident he gets the emolu-ments of the President
When the Chairman of RajyaSabha acts as President, the du-ties of the Chairman are per-formed by The Deputy Chairman
What is the maximum age pre-scribed for election as Presidentof India? No such limit
42nd amendement (1976)brought about drasticchanges in the IndianConstitution. Because ofits drastic nature, it cameto be called a ‘Mini Con-stitution’.
PRESENT COMPTROLLER ANDAUDITOR GENERAL OF INDIA
VINOD RAI
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The Council of Ministers has nooption but to resign if it losesthe confidence of Lok Sabha
The Ministers are individuallyresponsible to The President
In the event of the resignationor death of the Prime Minister The Ministry is dissolved
The portfolios are allocated tothe ministers by The Prime Minister
The Vice President of India is Ex-officio Chairman of the
Rajya Sabha The Council of Ministers is re-
sponsible to The Parliament
Though the President of Indiais the executive head of thestate, the real executive powervests in The Prime Minister
The meetings of the Council ofMinisters are presided over by The Prime Minister
Dr. Rajendra Prasad held theoffice of the President of Indiafor a period of ------- 12 years
Who was the first person to be-come the Prime Minister of In-dia without being the memberof the Lok Sabha? Indira Gandhi
The first minority governmentformed in India was headed by----- V.P.Singh
The power to determine thenumber of judges in a HighCourt lies with the ------- President of India
The Rules Committee of theRajya Sabha is chaired by ----- The Vice-President of India
The nomination form of a can-didate contesting the electionof the President should be pro-posed and seconded by howmany members of Parliament? Proposed by 50 and sec-
onded by 50 Who was the first External Af-
fairs Minister of India? Jawaharlal Nehru
A member of the State PublicService Commission is re-moved from his office by ------ The President
Who was elected to the officeof President as an independentcandidate? V.V.Giri
Who won the election of Presi-dent as an unopposed candi-date? Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
Who has control over the ‘Issueof money’ from the Consoli-dated Fund in India? Finance Minister of India
Acting Chief Justice of India isappointed by ------ President
The Vice-President of India canbe removed from office ------ By a resolution initiated in
the Council of States andapproved by the Lok Sabha
Who is known as the “Watchdog” of the Public Finance?
Comptroller and AuditorGeneral of India
The proceedings regarding im-peachment against the Presi-dent can be started in:
Either of the Houses The impeachment proceedings
against the Vice-President canbe initiated:
Only by the Rajya Sabha The Comptroller and Auditor
General can be removed fromoffice before expiry of his termby:
The President on the recom-mendation of the Parlia-ment.
Who can participate in the pro-ceedings of Parliament evenwithout being a member of Par-liament?
The Attorney General The Attorney General holds of-
fice:
At the pleasure of the Presi-dent
The Status of the Attorney Gen-eral is that of:
The highest legal officer ofthe Government of India
The President constitutes theFinance Commission:
Every five years The power to promulgate ordi-
nance during recess of Parlia-ment has been given to:
The President Who acts as the friend, philoso-
pher and guide of the PublicAccounts Committee?
Comptroller and AuditorGeneral
PRESENT ATTORNEYGENERAL OF INDIA
G. E. VAHANVATI
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The chief Spokesman of theGovernment in Parliament is:
The Prime Minister
The Constitution of India veststhe executive powers of theunion government in:
The President
The minimum age prescribedfor the election to the post ofthe President of India is:
35 years
The vacant post of President ofIndia must be filled within:
Six months
Before the expiry of his nomi-nal term, the President of Indiacan send his resignation letter,addressed to:
The Vice-President
How many times, the nationalemergency has been declared inthe country by the President?
Thrice
How many members of Parlia-ment are nominated by thePresident from amongst theAnglo-Indian Community?
Two
How many members of RajyaSabha are nominated by thePresident from amongst thepersons distinguished in art, lit-erature and social service?
Twelve
The dispute regarding the elec-tion of President can be filledand settled in:
The Supreme Court
President of India holds officefor a term of five years from:
The date on which he entersupon his office
Who is the ex-officio Chairmanof the Rajya Sabha?
Vice President
The Vice-President of India iselected by an electoral collegeconsisting of:
The members of BothHouses of Parliament at ajoint sitting
The dispute regarding the elec-tion of the Vice-President aredecided by:
The Supreme Court
The term of office of the Vice-President is:
5 years
The Ministers in the union cabi-net are appointed by:
The Prime Minister
The head of the government is:
Prime Minister
The portfolios among the min-isters are allocated by:
The President on the adviceof the Prime Minister
The Prime Minister of India forthe longest duration was:
Jawaharlal Nehru
UNION LEGISLATURE
The Committee of Indian Par-liament which has the largestmembership is
Estimate Committee
At the third Reading of the Bill
The Bill is discussed clauseby clause
Money from the contingencyFund of India can be withdrawnonly after
The appropriation Act hasbeen passed by the Parlia-ment
The Annual Financial State-ment is caused to be laid beforeboth Houses of Parliament bythe
President
Which House is better placedwith regard to control over theexecutive?
Lok Sabha
Who is considered the guard-ian of the Public purse?
Comptroller and AuditorGeneral
At a joint sitting of Parliamenta bill has to be passed by
a simple majority of the to-tal number of members ofboth Houses present andvoting
Representatives of Union Ter-ritories in Lok Sabha are cho-sen by
Direct election
The Estimates Committee con-sists of
30 members appointed bythe speaker
PLANNING COMMISSION It is the Supreme Organ
of planning for Socialand Economic Develop-ment. It was establishedin 1950. Prime Ministeris the Chairman of theCommission.
The Financine Ministerand Planning Ministerare the ex-officio mem-bers of the Commission.
Planning Commissionformulates India’s fiveyear plans.
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Whose function is it to see thatno money is spent out of theconsolidated Fund of a statewithout the authority of thelegislative? Public Accounts Committee
Expenses incurred out of theContingency Fund of India are recouped through supple-
mentary addition or excessgrants by Parliament.
Who was the first leader of op-position as recognised by thegovernment in the Lok Sabha? S.B.Chavan
Who was the first Speaker ofthe Lok Sabha? G.V.Mavlangkar
Who presides over the joint sit-tings of the two Houses of Par-liament in case the Speaker ofthe Lok Sabha is absent? A member of Parliament
jointly nominated by twoHouses.
In case the offices of both theSpeaker and the Dy. Speaker ofthe Lok Sabha become vacant,who will preside over themeetings of the House? A member designated by
the President Approval of how many mem-
bers of the Lok Sabha is neededto admit a no-confidence mo-tion in the Lok Sabha? 1/10th of the total members
A member of the Union PublicService Commission holds of-fice for a term of -------
6 years or until he attains theage of 65 years, which everis earlier
The maximum number ofunstarred questions for a dayin the Lok Sabha has been fixedat 230. What is this number inthe Rajya Sabha?
No limit has been fixed
Zonal Councils have been cre-ated by ----------
A Government Resolution
The Lok Sabha Secretariatcomes under the direct super-vision of the ------
The Speaker of the LokSabha
The quorum required in theRajya Sabha is -------
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There is a Constitutionalrequirement to have a ministerin the charge of Tribal Welfarefor the States of --------
Bihar, Madhya Pradesh,Orissa
According to the Constitutionof India, a new All India Ser-vice can be instituted with ini-tiative taken by –––––
The Rajya Sabha
Legal provisions of the IndianConstitution relating to the for-mation of new States can beenacted by ------- A simple majority in each
House of Parliament Decision on questions as to
disqualifications of member-ship of either House of Parlia-ment rests with the ------- President after consultation
with the Election Commis-sion
The Rajya Sabha has exclusivejurisdiction in ------- Authorising Parliament to
legislate on a subject in theState List
The quorum to hold a meetingof the House of State Legisla-ture shall be --------- Ten members or one-tenth
of total membership of theHouse, whichever is more.
Under the provisions of the In-dian Constitution a communitycan be declared a minority com-munity on the basis of ------ Either Language or Caste
What type of voting is held inthe Vidhan Sabha to elect mem-bers of the Rajya Sabha? Open Voting
The Impeachment of the Presi-dent of India can be initiated in Either House of Parliament
THE FINANCE COMMISSION The Finance Commission of India came into existence in 1951.
It is a quasi Judicial body
It is formed to define the Financial relation between the centre and state.
First Chairman of the Finance Commision K.C. Neogy.
Vijay Kelkar is the chairman of the thirteenth Finance Commission (2010-2015)VIJAY KELKAR
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The Rajya Sabha has equal pow-ers with the Lok Sabha In amending the constitu-
tion The Rajya Sabha can take ini-
tiative in––––– Creating a New All India
Service The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
has to address his letter of res-ignation to –––– Dy. Speaker of the Lok
Sabha Who nominates the Chairman
of the Public Accounts Commit-tee of Indian Parliament? The Speaker of the Lok
Sabha The normal term of the Lok
Sabha may be extended by ----- An Order of the President of
India The authority to alter the
boundaries of States in Indiarests with –––– Parliament
Sarkaria Commission was con-cerned with –––– Centre-State relations
The authority empowered tomake laws in respect to thematters not included in any ofthe three lists is –––– Parliament
Lame-duck session of Parlia-ment means - The last session of Parlia-
ment before the dissolutionof the Lok Sabha
If a no-confidence motion ispassed against a Minister The whole Council of Min-
isters has to resign
Both the Parliament and theLegislature of any State havethe power to make laws withrespect to any of the mattersenumerated in the: Concurrent List
The Union list contains: 97 subjects
The State list contains: 66 subjects
The Concurrent list contains 47 subjects
The Subject of defence is con-tained in the: Union List
The Subject of public order andpolice is contained in the: State List
The subject of criminal law andprocedure is contained in the: Concurrent list
What is the maximum periodduring which the parliamentmay not meet? Not more than six months
For the protection of minori-ties, the Minorities Commis-sion was set up in: January 1979
The Statutory Status was givento the Minorities Commissionin: 1992
The Consolidated Fund of In-dia is a fund in which: All the money received by
or on behalf of the Govern-ment of India is deposited
Who can approve the with-drawal of money from the Con-solidated Fund of India? The Parliament
The powers of central govern-ment are enumerated in the : Union List
The life of Estimates Commit-tee of the Lok Sabha is: One year
Which Lok Sabha enjoyed aterm of more than five years? Fifth Lok Sabha
A motion for no-confidence canbe moved in Lok Sabha if it issupported by atleast: 50 members
Who presides over the LokSabha if neither the speaker northe Deputy Speaker is avail-able? A member of the Panel of
Chairman announced by theSpeaker
The Parliamentary Committeeconcerned with the regularityand economy of expenditure ofgovernment is: The Public Accounts Com-
mittee A Select or joint Committee can
be appointed by:
The Speaker, Lok Sabha When a non-member of Parlia-
ment is inducted into the Coun-cil of Ministers, he must becomea member of Parliament within:
Six months Every decision of the Cabinet
is made in the name of :
The President The minimum age to get
elected as a member of the RajyaSabha is:
30 years What is the maximum strength
of Lok Sabha?
550
Public Accounts Committee and Estimate Commit-tee together the pillars of public finance. They are
the two eyes which guard the public finance
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What is the maximum strengthof Rajya Sabha 250
In Rajya Sabha, the States arerepresented: On the basis of population
Each member of the Rajya Sabhaenjoys the term of: Six years
The maximum number of days,within which Rajya Sabha hasto return back a bill to the LokSabha after rejection or accep-tance is: Ten days
Who presides over the joint sit-ting of Lok Sabha and RajyaSabha? The Speaker of Lok Sabha
A money bill can originate: Only in Lok Sabha
Who certifies that whether aparticular Bill is a money Billor not? The Speaker of Lok Sabha
The power to amend the Con-stitution is vested in: The Parliament
The Lt. Governor of a UnionTerritory can issue ordinanceonly after getting instructionsfrom:
The President
STATE EXECUTIVE ANDLEGISLATURE
The ordinances promulgatedby the Governor are subject tothe approval of the State Legislature
If the Governor of a state dies,who becomes the acting Gov-ernor? The Chief Justice of the State
How is a Governor paid if heacts as the Governor of morethan one state? His salary is shared by the
concerned states in equalproportion.
The strength of the council ofMinisters is determined by The Chief Minister
The port folios are allocated tothe various members of theCouncil of Ministers by The Chief Minister
In the states with bi-camerallegislature the upper house isknown as Vidhan Parishad
The recommendation for thecreation or abolition of the up-per house of a state legislaturecan be made by the State Legislative Assembly
What is the maximum periodupto which the LegislativeCouncils can delay the consid-eration of the Bill that has beenalready passed once by StateAssembly of the state?
One month
The Legislature Council is ex-pected to have a strength equalto one third of the membershipof the Legislative Assembly.The minimum strength of theCouncil has to be
40
The Legislative Council candelay the enactment of a Billpassed by the Legislative As-sembly for a maximum periodof
three months
Which Indian State has a sepa-rate Constitution? Jammu and Kashmir
The Constitution by Jammu &Kashmir came into force on October, 1956
How many members are nomi-nated by the Governor in theLegislative Council of a State? 1/12 of the total membership
What is the maximum limit oftotal membership of the Legis-lative Council of a State?
1/3 of the total membershipof the Legislative Assembly
An ordinance issued by theGovernor, without the ap-proval of the State Legislatureshall be effective for a periodof ------- Six months
The Legislative Council of aState can be abolished or cre-ated by the ------- Parliament on the recom-
mendation of the Legisla-tive Assembly of the Stateconcerned
The name of the presidingofficer of the State LegislativeCouncil is: Chairman
The executive head of a state is: The Governor
The Governor generally be-longs to: Some other State
MEIRA KUMAR
PRESENT SPEAKER OFLOK SABHA
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The Governor of a State is re-sponsible for his acts to:
The President
The Governor of State is ap-pointed by:
The President
The Contingency Fund of theState is operated by:
The Governor
If the Governor wishes to re-sign before the expiry of hisnormal team, he has to addresshis resignation to:
The President
The salary and allowances ofthe Governor are charged to:
The Consolidated Fund ofthe State
While appointing the Gover-nor of a State, the President as amatter of convention, consults:
The Chief Minister of State
In a state, money bill can be in-troduced:
Only in Legislative Assem-bly
The Money Bills can be intro-duced in the State Legislaturewith prior consent of:
The Governor
The minimum and maximumstrength of a Legislative Assem-bly is:
60 and 500
The strength of the LegislativeCouncil of a state cannot exceed....... of the membership of theLegislative Assembly:
One-third
The members of State Legisla-ture can draw the attention ofGovernment on matters of pub-lic importance through: Adjournment Motion
The members of LegislativeAssembly are elected for a termof Five years
The first linguistic state is: Andhra Pradesh
The government had ap-pointed the first commission in1948 to examine the case for thereorganisation of states on a lin-guistic basis under the Chair-manship of:
Justice S.K.Dhar
JUDICIARY The power of the Supreme
Court of India to decide dis-putes between the Centre andthe States falls under its
Original jurisdiction
The Advisory powers of the Su-preme Court of India implythat
It tenders advice to the Presi-dent on questions
The concept of Public InterestLitigation originated in
The United States
Which High Court has the Ter-ritorial Jurisdiction overAndaman and Nicobar Islands?
Kolkata
The Judges of the High Courtcan be removed from their of-fice during their tenure by
The President on the basisof a resolution passed by theParliament by two-thirdsmajority
Who was the first Chief Justiceof the Supreme Court Harilal J. Kanya
Supreme Court came into forcein 1950
Which High Court has the high-est number of benches in India? Guwahati (Five)
No.of High Courts in India 21
The oldest High Court in India Calcutta High Court (estab-
lished on 2 July 1862) First woman Judge of Supreme
Court Meera Sahib Fatima Beevi
Public Interest Litigation (PIL)was initiated in 1983 with thepioneering efforts of ------- Justice P.N. Bhagwati
The pension of a High Courtjudge is charged on ------- The Consolidated Fund of
India A judge of the High Court can
be removed from office duringhis tenure by –––– The President, on the basis
of a resolution passed byParliament by specialmajority.
S.H.KAPADIA
PRESENT CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA
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Judicial Review in India isbased on -------
Procedure established bylaw
A person who is appointed asan Advocate-General should bequalified in every way to be ajudge of the:
High Court
The Advocate-General of thestate helds his office during thepleasure of the:
Governor
The Judges of Supreme Courthold office till they attain theage of :
65 years
The final authority to expoundthe meaning of India Constitu-tion is:
The Supreme Court
In the absence of both the Presi-dent and the Vice-President,who acts as the President?
The Chief Justice of India
ELECTION COMMISSION The Election Commission was
established on 25th January 1950
Election Commission becamea 3 member body in October 1, 1993
The first Chief Election Com-missioner of India Sukumar Sen (1950-58)
Head quarters of ElectionCommission Nirvajan Sadan, New Delhi
Chief Election Commissioneris appointed for a term of 6 years
Who has the power to conductelections to the Panchayats andMunicipalities
State Election Commission
First Municipal Corporation inIndia was set up at
Madras in 1687
All India Institute of Local SelfGovernment is at
Mumbai
The Panchayati Raj was first in-troduced in:
Rajasthan
The Panchayat is accountablefor all its actions to the:
Grama Sabha
In India Panchayati Raj is:
An Administrative Structure
The Panchayati Raj is based onthe ideology of:
Democratic decentralisation
The Panchayat Samitis exists at:
The block level
The present Election Commis-sioners of India Hari shankar Brahma and
Dr. Nasim Zaidi
The Chief Election Commis-sioner of India can be removedfrom his office during his ten-ure by ----- The President on the basis
of resolution passed by Par-liament by special majority
PANCHAYATI RAJ What is the system of gover-
nance in the Panchayati Rajsetup? Three tier structure of local
self government at thevillage, block and districtlevels
Which committee recom-mended three -tier panchayatsystem
Balwantrai Mehta Committee
When was panchayati Raj intro-duced in the country 1959
V.S. SAMPATH
PRESENT CHIEF ELECTIONCOMMISSIONER OF INDIA
LORD RIPON
FATHER OF LOCAL SELFGOVERNMENT IN INDIA
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RIGHT TO EDUCATIONACT
What does the Right to Educa-tion Act guarantee?
Free and Compulsory Edu-cation to all children be-tween the age of 6-14 yearscovering the elementarycycle of education in aneighbourhood school.
What is meant by “free” educa-tion in the Act?
According to the Act (sec-tion 3.2) free refers to anyfees or charges that may pre-vent a child from pursuingand completing the elemen-tary cycle of education.
When did the Right to Educa-tion Act come into force Ist April 2010
Which Article provides Right toEducation Act Article 21 A
HUMAN RIGHTS &COMMISSION
What are human rights?
Human rights are legallyguaranteed by humanrights law, protecting in-dividuals and groupsagainst actions that inter-fere with fundamentalfreedoms and humandignity.
When did Protection of HumanRights Act come into force ?
28th September 1993
Who appoints Chairperson andmembers of Human Rights ?
President of India
National Human Rights Com-mission was established on
October 12th 1993
Term of office of members ofHuman Rights Commission
5 Years Kerala State Human Rights
Commission was constituted on 11th December 1998
Chairperson of the Kerala StateHuman Rights Commission
J.B. Koshy
RIGHT TO INFORMATIONACT & COMMISSION
Right to Information Act cameinto force
12th October 2005
What is Right to InformationAct
Under the provisions of theAct, any citizen may requestinformation from a "publicauthority" (a body of Gov-ernment or "instrumentalityof State") which is requiredto reply expeditiously orwithin thirty days.
Chief Information Commis-sioner of Kerala State Informa-tion Commission
Dr. Siby Mathews
Kerala State Information Com-mission was constituted on
19th December 2005
SOCIAL AUDIT What is Social Audit
A social audit is a process inwhich people work with thegovernment to monitor theplanning and implementa-tion of policies/programmewhich are intended for thebeneficeries (People)
Advantages of social audit ?
(a) Trains the communityon participatory local plan-ning.
(b) Encourages local democ-racy.
(c) Encourages communityparticipation.
(d) Benefits disadvantagedgroups.
(e) Promotes collective deci-sion making and sharingresponsibilities.
(f) Develops human resourcesand social capital
LOKAYUKTA What is Lokayukta
It is an anticorruption au-thority constituted at thestate level. It investigate al-ligations of corruption andmal administration againstpublic servants and is taskedwith speedy redressal ofpublic grivences.
What is Lokpal
Lokpal is an officer who in-vestigates complaint of citi-zen of unfair treatmentmeted out to them by Gov-
Present Chairperson ofthe Commission
K.G. Balakrishnan
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ernment department andsuggest remedy thereof, ifhe finds that a complaint isjustified.
Who coined the word Lokpal
The world Lokpal wascoined in 1963 by L.M.Singhvi
Who introduced the Lokpal Bill
Shanti Bhushan in 1968
Which is the first state to presenta bill on Establishment ofLokayukta
Orissa in 1970 The first state to have estab-
lished the Lokayukta
Maharashtra in 1972 Chairman of Kerala Lokayukta
Justice M. Pareethu Pillai
OMBUDSMAN Who is an Ombudsman ?
Ombudsman is an officerappointed to hear and inves-tigate complaints by privatecitizens against governmentofficials or agencies.
Present Ombudsman of Kerala
Justice M.N. Krishnan
When was Kerala Ombudsmaninstituted
2000
WOMENS COMMISSION The first National Womens
Commission was formed on
31st January 1992
First chairperson of NationalWomens Commission
Mrs. Jayanti Patnaik
Who is the present WomensCommission Chairperson
Mamatha Sharma
When was Kerala WomensCommission Act Passed ?
15th September 1995
Kerala Womens Commissioncame into force on
14th March 1996
First Chairperson of KeralaWomens Commission
Smt. Sugathakumari
CHILD LABOUR What is Child Labour
Child labour in India is thepractice where children en-gage in economic activity,on part-time or full-timebasis.
The Child Labour (Prohibitionand Regulation) Act of 1986
The Act prohibits the em-ployment of children belowthe age of 14 years in haz-ardous occupations identi-fied in a list by the law. Thelist was expanded in 2006,and again in 2008.
National Policy on ChildLabour was formulated in
1987 When was National Child
Labour Project schemelaunched
1988 The first Committee to study
the issue of Child Labour andto suggest measures to tackle it
Gurupadswami Committee(1979)
Protection of Women from Do-mestic Violence Act
The Act provides for thewoman’s right to reside inthe matrimonial or sharedhousehold, whether or notshe has any title or rights inthe household.
When was Protection of Wom-en from Domestic Violence Act2005 come in to force
October 26, 2006 The Dowry Prohibition (DP) Act
Prohibits the request, pay-ment or acceptance of adowry, "as consideration forthe marriage". where"dowry" is defined as a giftdemanded or given as a pre-condition for a marriage.
Prenatal Diagnostic TechniquesAct
The Act forbids the commu-nication of the sex of the foe-tus.
Scheduled Caste and ScheduledTribe (Prevention of Atrocities)Act was passed on
1989 Child Marriage Restraint Act
was passed in
1929
The present Chairpersonof Kerala WomensCommission
K.C. Rosakutty