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Indian Polity

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1. Who has the power to accept adjournment in the House?






2. Within what period - the Parliament has to approve Financial emergency declared by the President?






3. Who restored the Judicial Review power of Judiciary under Indian Constitution?






4. Who appoints Ad hoc Committee on Parliament?






5. Who shall not give vote in the first instance in either of the Houses of Parliament?






6. On whose satisfaction period of emergency shall be extended for operation in case security of India or any part of the Indian territory is threatened?






7. Normally - what kind of session does the Parliament hold?






8. How are the parts of the Budget known as?






9. Which Constitutional Article mentions






10. Under which Constitutional Amendment Act - Article 368 of the Constitution was amended for the first time?






11. In which State a separate district has been reserved for Scheduled Tribes?






12. What is the meaning of Foreign State as given in our Indian Constitution?






13. In which House - Janta Government failed to secure two-third majority for new clause under Article 368 for introducing referendum for effecting changes in certain logic features of the Constitution?






14. Which Constitutional Article lays down qualifications for the Indian citizens for election to Parliament?






15. Any Court including Supreme Court does not have constitutional right under Article 143 to exercise jurisdiction over any dispute arising out of any provision of which agreements that were in operation before commencement of the Constitution?






16. 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?


17. 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?






18. Under Article 331 - how many members of the Anglo-Indian Community can be nominated in Lok Sabha by the President?






19. Through which Constitutional Amendment - 30 years were fixed for reservation of seats for SC and ST in Lok Sabha and State Assembly?






20. For which Election - one General Electoral Roll for every territorial Constituency shall exist?






21. Who has the power to present adjournment motion in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha?






22. Under which constitutional articles - newspapers do not have the right to publish report of the proceedings of a secret session of either of the Houses of Parliament or Legislative Assembly & Legislative Council?






23. Which two houses - can have a joint sitting?






24. By which Constitutional amendment - the appellation Rajpramukh was omitted?






25. Standing Committees in Lok Sabha are?






26. What is the meaning of Indian State in the Constitution?






27. What is the period laid down by the Constitution before the proposal for removal of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha can be taken up by a resolution in the Lok Sabha?






28. Under which Constitutional Amendment Privy Purses were abolished?






29. Which Constitutional Article deals with `Representation of the Anglo-Indian Community' with House of the People?






30. Under the Indian Constitution - what does `Adult Suffrage' signify?






31. Which Constitutional Amendment lays down 50 years for reservation of seats for SC and ST in the House of People and State Legislative Assembly?






32. On what basis - Election to Lok Sabha and State Legislature shall be conducted?






33. Who curbed the Judicial Review power of Judiciary through Amendment of the Constitution?






34. After declaration of financial emergency by the President - what is the period of operation without approval by the Parliament?






35. By which procedure the Indian President and American President are elected as laid down by their country's constitution?






36. Before which Constitutional Amendment - 20 years were fixed for reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha and State Legislature?






37. Under Article 365 what are the duties of the Union Government with respect to State Governments?






38. What is the meaning of the adjournment motion under Parliamentary procedure?






39. Article 21 of the Fundamental Rights deals with which subject?






40. In the Parliament - every Bill has to pass through which stages of Reading before it becomes act?






41. 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?






42. In the Second Reading - what kind of process is adopted to approve the Bill?






43. Which Constitutional article defines the work of Administrative Tribunal?






44. In Lok Sabha - who can not preside in the House while a Resolution for Removal from his office is under consideration?






45. Under Article 333 - how many members from the Anglo-Indian Community can be nominated by the Governor in the Legislative Assembly?






46. When a Bill is passed by the Parliament and the President - what is the status of the name?






47. Which Supreme Court Judgement pronounced that Fundamental Rights cannot be abridged?






48. In India - when does the financial year commence?






49. Who makes law with respect to Elections for State Legislature?






50. In the Parliament - what is the meaning of the Government Bill?