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Indian Polity

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1. 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?






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






3. Which constitutional article provides personal immunity for President and Governors for official act?






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. 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?


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






7. When does the President assent the Bill?






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






9. 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?






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






11. 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?






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






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






14. 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?






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






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






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






18. Financial Committees in Lok Sabha are?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Normally - what kind of session does the Parliament hold?






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






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






35. Lok Sabha has the supremacy in which matter?






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






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






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






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






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






41. Under which Constitutional Amendment Privy Purses were abolished?






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






43. 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?






44. 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?






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






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






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






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






49. 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?






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