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Indian Polity

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1. Who has the authority to call a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament?






2. In which session of Parliament - Railway and General Budgets are presented?






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






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






5. What is the Quorum laid down to constitute a meeting of either of the Houses of Parliament?






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






7. Which Constitutional Article mentions






8. In Financial Emergency - salaries and allowances of which groups get reduction?






9. What is the nature of India's political system?






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






11. Which Constitutional Article defines qualifications for the Indian citizen for election to a State Legislature?






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






13. How may Standing Committees are there in Lok Sabha?






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






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?






16. Which authority in the Parliament has the right to adjourn the House?






17. Which constitutional article provides personal immunity for President and Governors for official act?






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






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






20. Which Constitutional Amendment fixes 40 years for reservation of seats for SC and ST in Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assembly.?






21. Important landmark judgements regarding amendment of the Constitution (Article 368)






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






23. Before 61st Amendment Act 1989 - what was the age of Indian citizen eligible to vote in the Election?






24. Who appoints Ad hoc Committee on Parliament?






25. Article 20 of the Fundamental Rights represents which subject?






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?






27. Which session of the year - President addresses both the Houses of Parliament?






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






29. Which constitutional organ has the power to amend Constitution of India?






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






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






32. Who declares the financial emergency?






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






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?






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






36. Under which Constitutional Amendment Privy Purses were abolished?






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






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






39. Which Article mentions the conduct of business of the Houses of Parliament?






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?






41. When does the President assent 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?






43. During T. N. Seshan period as Chief Election Commissioner - who was the other Commissioner in the Election Commission?






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






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






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






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?






48. Which Constitutional Article was very much affected in the Supreme Court Judgement of Kesavanand Bharti vs. State of Kerala?






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?