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Indian Polity

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






2. 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?






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Which Constitutional Article lays down the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha?






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






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






17. Who declares the financial emergency?






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






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






20. Raj Pramukh represents whom under the Indian Constitution?






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






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






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






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






25. When does the President assent the Bill?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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?






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






37. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Who appoints Ad hoc Committee on Parliament?






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






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






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






48. 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?






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






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







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