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Indian Polity

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. Under which Constitutional Amendment Privy Purses were abolished?






27. Raj Pramukh represents whom under the Indian Constitution?






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






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






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






31. 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?






32. Lok Sabha has the supremacy in which matter?






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






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






35. 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?






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






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






38. Ad hoc Committees in Parliament are?






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






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






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






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






43. Which Constitutional Article mentions






44. 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?






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






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






47. 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?






48. When does the President assent the Bill?






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






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