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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

Indian Constitution & Civil Rights Who was the Constitutional

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 -------

25

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

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