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Indian Polity

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






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






3. Which Article mentions disqualification of members in the Parliament?






4. Standing Committees in Lok Sabha are?






5. Who declares the financial emergency?






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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?


12. Ad hoc Committees in Parliament are?






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






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






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






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






17. Who appoints Ad hoc Committee on Parliament?






18. Before which Constitutional Amendment - Prince - Chief or other person were recognised by the President of India as the Ruler of the Indian State?






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






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






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






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






23. 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?






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






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






26. Under the Indian Constitution - what is the concept behind the protection of President and Governors?






27. 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?






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






29. Under Constitutional Articles 327 or 328 - which subject shall not be called to be questioned in any Court?






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






31. 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?






32. Under which Constitutional Article - Union Government has the power to give direction to the State Govt. regarding any of the provisions of the Constitution?






33. Under which Constitutional Amendment Privy Purses were abolished?






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






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






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






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






38. Who has said that basic features of the Indian Constitution do not amount to a change?






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






40. Under Article 326 - what was the Constitutional requirment for the Indian citizen not to become eligible as a voter?






41. Financial Committees in Lok Sabha are?






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






43. Under which Constitutional Amendment - provision for minimum age as 18 years for the Indian citizen was made to become eligible to vote?






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






45. 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?






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






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






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






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






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