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Indian Polity

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1. Which Bill President can neither return nor withhold his assent?






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






3. In how many parts - the Budget is presented in Lok Sabha?






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






5. If any State Government fails to comply with or to give effect to any direction given by the Union Government - who can come to conclusion that a situation has arisen in which the State cannot carry out governance in accordance with the provision in






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






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






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






9. Who appoints Ad hoc Committee on Parliament?






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






11. 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?






12. Raj Pramukh represents whom under the Indian Constitution?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. On the subject of budget - demands for grant are arranged in which way?






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






23. Which constitutional article emopowers amendment in the Constitution of India?






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






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






26. Which Constitutional Article deals with representation of the Anglo-Indian Community in the Legislative Assembly?






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






28. Which constitutional article provides personal immunity to the head of the states for his official act from legal action - including proceedings for contempt of Court?






29. Standing Committees in Lok Sabha are?






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






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






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






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






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. Who said in his judgement that no part of our Constitution is unamendable?






36. When Speaker and Chairman shall give their votes on the Parliament.?






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






38. On which subject - Parliament has the power to amend the Constitution and the same also need ratification by the State Legislature?






39. Ad hoc Committees in Parliament are?






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Under which part of the Constitution - Tribunals have been defined?






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






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






49. 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?






50. Who appoints each member of either of the Houses of the Parliament after notification is received from the Election Commission?