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Indian Polity

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






3. Raj Pramukh represents whom under the Indian Constitution?






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






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






6. Who has the power to accord his assent or withhold his assent to a Bill passed by the parliament?






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






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






9. Which Constitutional Article mentions






10. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Standing Committees in Lok Sabha are?






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






33. 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?






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






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






36. Which Constitutional Article lays down qualification for becoming a voter?






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






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






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






40. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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?






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






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






49. Under which Constitutional Amendment Privy Purses were abolished?






50. 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?