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Indian Polity
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who has the authority to call a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament?
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Prime Minister
First session (Budget)
Elected by an Electoral College
2. In which session of Parliament - Railway and General Budgets are presented?
First session
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
Article 173
Supreme Court of India
3. Who curbed the Judicial Review power of Judiciary through Amendment of the Constitution?
(A) Budget session (B) Monsoon session (C) Winter session
Parliament
(A) Committee on Draft Five Year Plan - etc.(B) Committee in the conduct of certain members during the President Address (C) Select or Joint Committee on Bills
(A) Speaker (B) Chairman
4. In which State a separate district has been reserved for Scheduled Tribes?
Parliament
Two
A Bill introduced by any Minister in either of the Houses of the Parliament
Assam
5. What is the Quorum laid down to constitute a meeting of either of the Houses of Parliament?
Rajya Sabha
Supreme Court of India
one-tenth of the total number of members of that House
Ministry wise
6. Who makes law with respect to Elections for State Legislature?
Member of the said House
(A) In the Preamble - Constitution of India defines people of India as Sovereign (B) Written Constitution of India (C) Separation of Power and Checks and Blanees between the three constitutional organ
Article 326
Parliament
7. Which Constitutional Article mentions
(A) President (B) Governor
Article 335
(A) M. S. Gill (B) G. V. Krishnamurthy
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
8. In Financial Emergency - salaries and allowances of which groups get reduction?
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
President of India
Any Indian citizen who is of the age of 18 years and above
(A) Central Government Employees (B) Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts
9. What is the nature of India's political system?
Parliamentary System
Member of the said House
Election Petition
President
10. On what basis - Election to Lok Sabha and State Legislature shall be conducted?
(A) Business Advisory Committee & Committee of Privileges (B) Committee on Absence of Members from the sitting of the House & Committee on Estimates (C) Committee on Government assurances and Committee on papers laid on the Table
61st Amendment Act 1989
Member wants to draw the attention of the House to way recent matter of urgent public importance having serious consequences.
Adult Suffrage
11. Which Constitutional Article defines qualifications for the Indian citizen for election to a State Legislature?
Article 173
Assam
(A) Business Advisory Committee & Committee of Privileges (B) Committee on Absence of Members from the sitting of the House & Committee on Estimates (C) Committee on Government assurances and Committee on papers laid on the Table
(A) General Budget (B) Railway Budget
12. Who shall not give vote in the first instance in either of the Houses of Parliament?
14 Days
Article 333
(A) Speaker (B) Chairman
26th Amendment Act 1971
13. How may Standing Committees are there in Lok Sabha?
Article 333
18
21
Protection in respect of Conviction of Offence
14. Who restored the Judicial Review power of Judiciary under Indian Constitution?
62nd Amendment Act 1989
Supreme Court of India
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8th Amendment Act 1959
15. Under which Constitutional Amendment of Article 334 - reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assembly has been laid down?
Parliamentary System
Article 333
Elected by an Electoral College
(A) 31st Amendment Act 1959 (B) 23rd Amendment Act (C) 45th Amendment Act 1980 & 62nd Amendment Act 1989
16. Which authority in the Parliament has the right to adjourn the House?
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Parliamentary System
Speaker of Lok Sabha and Chairman of Rajya Sabha
(A) Shankari Prasad vs. Union of India (B) Golak Nath vs State of Punjab (C) Kesavananda vs State of Kerala - Minerva Mill vs. Union of India
17. Which constitutional article provides personal immunity for President and Governors for official act?
(A) Treaty - Agrrement (B) Covenant - Engagement (C) Sanad
Article 361
(A) The report must be a report of the `procedings' of a House of the Union or a State Legislature. Hence - it must be relevant to a motion or other business before the House - and must not have been expunged (B) It must be a
Two
18. What is the meaning of the adjournment motion under Parliamentary procedure?
Member wants to draw the attention of the House to way recent matter of urgent public importance having serious consequences.
Article 335
Two Months
Article 361
19. Which Constitutional Article lays down qualifications for the Indian citizens for election to Parliament?
Article 84
Parliament
Two Months
First April
20. Which Constitutional Amendment fixes 40 years for reservation of seats for SC and ST in Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assembly.?
Article 331
Speaker of Lok Sabha and Chairman of Rajya Sabha
45th Amendment Act 1980
Supreme Court of India
21. Important landmark judgements regarding amendment of the Constitution (Article 368)
Speaker in the Lok Sabha and Chairman in the Rajya Sabha
First session
Article 365
(A) Shankari Prasad vs. Union of India (B) Golak Nath vs State of Punjab (C) Kesavananda vs State of Kerala - Minerva Mill vs. Union of India
22. In the Parliament - every Bill has to pass through which stages of Reading before it becomes act?
Article 173
(A) First Reading (B) Second Reading (C) Third Reading
45th Amendment Act 1980
First session (Budget)
23. Before 61st Amendment Act 1989 - what was the age of Indian citizen eligible to vote in the Election?
23rd Amendment Act 1969
Member of the said House
(A) In the Preamble - Constitution of India defines people of India as Sovereign (B) Written Constitution of India (C) Separation of Power and Checks and Blanees between the three constitutional organ
21
24. Who appoints Ad hoc Committee on Parliament?
62nd Amendment Act 1989
one-tenth of the total number of members of that House
Parliament
Speaker of Lok Sabha-Chairman of Rajya Sabha
25. Article 20 of the Fundamental Rights represents which subject?
(A) Committee on Estimates (B) Public Accounts Committee (C) Public Undertaking Committee
Protection in respect of Conviction of Offence
7th Amendment Act 1956
14 Days
26. Through which constitutional amendment in article 359 - it has been laid down that Fundamental Rights under articles 20 and 21 are enforceable during the operation of emergency?
44th Amendment Act
45th Amendment Act 1980
Golak Nath vs. State of Punjab A.I.R. 1967 S.C. 1643
Two Months
27. Which session of the year - President addresses both the Houses of Parliament?
(A) First Reading (B) Second Reading (C) Third Reading
(A) A general discussion on the Bill (B) Clause by clause consideration of the Bill
First session (Budget)
Ensure that Governance in the State is in accordance with the Constitution
28. When a Bill is passed by the Parliament and the President - what is the status of the name?
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
Law
First session (Budget)
(A) Central Government Employees (B) Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts
29. Which constitutional organ has the power to amend Constitution of India?
23rd Amendment Act 1969
(A) Business Advisory Committee & Committee of Privileges (B) Committee on Absence of Members from the sitting of the House & Committee on Estimates (C) Committee on Government assurances and Committee on papers laid on the Table
(A) President (B) Governor
Parliament
30. For which Election - one General Electoral Roll for every territorial Constituency shall exist?
26th Amendment Act 1971
(A) In the Preamble - Constitution of India defines people of India as Sovereign (B) Written Constitution of India (C) Separation of Power and Checks and Blanees between the three constitutional organ
(A) Lok Sabha (B) Rajya Sabha (C) Legislature
First April
31. In Lok Sabha - who can not preside in the House while a Resolution for Removal from his office is under consideration?
Article 323A
Article 326
(A) Speaker (B) Deputy Speaker
First session
32. Who declares the financial emergency?
Any Indian citizen who is of the age of 18 years and above
Election Petition
(A) In the Preamble - Constitution of India defines people of India as Sovereign (B) Written Constitution of India (C) Separation of Power and Checks and Blanees between the three constitutional organ
President
33. Under Article 333 - how many members from the Anglo-Indian Community can be nominated by the Governor in the Legislative Assembly?
Speaker of Lok Sabha and Chairman of Rajya Sabha
1
Any territory before commencement of Indian Constitution by the British ruler - Any territory which government of the Dominion of India recognised
Two Months
34. How the election to either House of Parliament or to either House of the Legislature of the State shall be called in question in the courts whose manner of presentation may be provided made by law by appropriate Legislature?
A Bill introduced by any Minister in either of the Houses of the Parliament
Election Petition
First April
(A) Speaker (B) Chairman
35. Article 21 of the Fundamental Rights deals with which subject?
Protection of life and personal liberty
Election Petition
Speaker of Lok Sabha-Chairman of Rajya Sabha
Article 84
36. Under which Constitutional Amendment Privy Purses were abolished?
Two
26th Amendment Act 1971
Speaker of Lok Sabha and Chairman of Rajya Sabha
24th Amendment Act
37. In the Second Reading - what kind of process is adopted to approve the Bill?
(A) A general discussion on the Bill (B) Clause by clause consideration of the Bill
Article 361
7th Amendment Act 1956
Any territory before commencement of Indian Constitution by the British ruler - Any territory which government of the Dominion of India recognised
38. What is the meaning of Indian State in the Constitution?
Any territory before commencement of Indian Constitution by the British ruler - Any territory which government of the Dominion of India recognised
(A) Committee on Draft Five Year Plan - etc.(B) Committee in the conduct of certain members during the President Address (C) Select or Joint Committee on Bills
1
(A) President (B) Governor
39. Which Article mentions the conduct of business of the Houses of Parliament?
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha both passed the Bill
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(A) 99 (B) 100
President
40. Under which Article Salaries and allowances of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha and Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha are mentioned?
(A) President (B) Governor
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Article 330
Part Fifteen
41. When does the President assent the Bill?
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha both passed the Bill
Article 101 to Article 104
Any Indian citizen who is of the age of 18 years and above
(A) A general discussion on the Bill (B) Clause by clause consideration of the Bill
42. Under which Constitutional Amendment - provision for minimum age as 18 years for the Indian citizen was made to become eligible to vote?
61st Amendment Act 1989
Article 335
President of India
Member of the said House
43. During T. N. Seshan period as Chief Election Commissioner - who was the other Commissioner in the Election Commission?
Member wants to draw the attention of the House to way recent matter of urgent public importance having serious consequences.
(A) A general discussion on the Bill (B) Clause by clause consideration of the Bill
(A) M. S. Gill (B) G. V. Krishnamurthy
Any State other than India
44. After declaration of financial emergency by the President - what is the period of operation without approval by the Parliament?
Two Months
23rd Amendment Act 1969
Article 361
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
45. Within what period - the Parliament has to approve Financial emergency declared by the President?
Two
Two Months
President and Governors shall not be answerable to any court to the exercise and performance of the powers and duties of their office
(A) 31st Amendment Act 1959 (B) 23rd Amendment Act (C) 45th Amendment Act 1980 & 62nd Amendment Act 1989
46. By which procedure the Indian President and American President are elected as laid down by their country's constitution?
Ensure that Governance in the State is in accordance with the Constitution
Elected by an Electoral College
Article 333
(A) Speaker (B) Chairman
47. Which Constitutional Amendment lays down 50 years for reservation of seats for SC and ST in the House of People and State Legislative Assembly?
Ensure that Governance in the State is in accordance with the Constitution
62nd Amendment Act 1989
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha both passed the Bill
Financial Bill
48. Which Constitutional Article was very much affected in the Supreme Court Judgement of Kesavanand Bharti vs. State of Kerala?
(A) Budget session (B) Monsoon session (C) Winter session
(A) Committee on Estimates (B) Public Accounts Committee (C) Public Undertaking Committee
Article 326
Article 368
49. Spell out the condition under Article 361A by which any person or newspaper cannot be sued for legal proceeding if any report of proceedings of Parliament and State Legislature is published?
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50. Which Constitutional Article deals with `Representation of the Anglo-Indian Community' with House of the People?
(A) Budget session (B) Monsoon session (C) Winter session
Golak Nath vs. State of Punjab A.I.R. 1967 S.C. 1643
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Article 331