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Indian Polity

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Under which Constitutional Amendment Privy Purses were abolished?






10. In what way our Indian Parliament is not Sovereign or Supreme with respect to the Constitution?






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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?






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






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






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






20. Who declares the financial emergency?






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






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






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






24. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Standing Committees in Lok Sabha are?






36. 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?






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






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






39. 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?






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






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






42. 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?






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






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






45. Ad hoc Committees in Parliament are?






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






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






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






49. Which Constitutional Article mentions






50. 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?