COI Flashcards
The Member of the constituent assembly were elected by
The Legislative Assemblies of various provinces
President of the CA
Rajendra Prasad
Kind of justice talked about in the Preamble
Social, Economic, Political
india had been declared as the following in the Preamble
Sovereign, Secular, Socialist, Republic, Democratic
India become a complete republic on
January 26 1950
number times the Preamble was amended
once
number of times the word federal was used in the const
Never
Article 1 states that India is
India means India
A Union of states
What type of federalism is found in India
Forming stated by forming associations
Indian Const came into force on
Jan 26 1950
Constitutional Advisor of the CA
B.N Rao
Bicameral system is essential feature in the
Federal system
Concept of single citizenship is adopted from which constitution
England
Part of the constitution that deals with the provision of citizenship is
2
plan of Indian Federation from whose constituition
Canada
Basic features that cannot be amenended according to Article 368 are
Sovereignty, territoriality, Integrity, federal system, Judicial Review, Parliamentary system of governance
Country with the largest constitution
india
number of items in the Union list
97
Which system in India is against the real basis of democracy in India
Caste system
government based of free and fair election where there is a fair chance to win and lose
Democracy
Constitution that inspired fundamental rights
American
how many fundamental right existed initially
7
right to freedom is mentioned in which articles of the Indian Constitution
Article 19-22
a writ is issued by whom
any high court or the supreme court
basis of personal freedom
Habeas Corpus
issued by the court in case of detention of a person
Habeas corpus
right to life is a
Fundamental Right
right to property is not a fundamental right since which amendment
44th amendment
property rights as per indian const
legislative right
Heart of the constitution according to B.R ambedkar
Right to constitutional remedies
most important article in the constitution
Article 32
part of the constitution with fundamental rights
Part 3
Article under which the fundamental rights of the members under the armed force are specifically restricted
Article 33
Minorities are recognized in india based on
Religion
Amendment by which the fundamental duties were included in the constitution of india
42 Amendment
article that deals with the fundamental duties
Article 51A
Number of fundamental duties
11
Fundamental rights can be suspended by the
President
who can impose restriction on fundamental rights
Parliament
For promotion of particular religion the payment of taxes is guaranteed by
Article 27
Article that abolishes Untouchability
Article 17
The Right to vote is related to
political rights
concept of directive principles of the state policy included in the Constitution of India was derived from
Ireland
Directive Principle is mentioned in the part
4
main objectives of incorporating the directive Principles in the Const
Socio Economic Democracy
article that determines that the directive principles of the state policy cannot be enforced by any state
Article 37
Directive Principle that is based on the on the Gandhian Philosophy
Gram Panchayath
Amendment that Made the Directive Principles of state policy more important than the Fundamental rights
42
article related to the declaring welfare of the state
Article 39
For which period after the President declares state or national emergency it should be approved by each house within
A month
ex officio Chariman of rajya sabha
Vice president
minimum age of the vice president is
35
who had been post of Vice president twice
Dr. s. radhakrishnan
Integral part of the President of India
Parliament
nominations can be done by whom if there is no adequate representation of the anglo india community in the Lok Sabha
President
What does the president get under arbitrary power
Appointment of the prime minister
term of the Lok sabha is for
6 years
the lok sabha speaker must address their resignation to the
Vice President
Finance commission is appointed by the president of india in a term of how many years
5 years
Central Government grants money to the states from the consolidated fund of india based on the recommendation of the
financial commision
protection of the contingency fund of india
President
who appoints the attorney general of india
President
supreme commander in chief of the country’s armed forces
President
persons who can refer a matter under article 143 to the supreme court of india for an advisory opinion
President
first non political president q
A PJ Abdul Kalam
how many times has the president of india declared a national emergency
3 times
After the constitutional system fails, under which section of the constitution the president rule is imposed in the state
356
the president must report to the vice president on matters related to resignation
Vice president
appointment of whom does not come under the limit of the president
speaker of the lok sabha
minimum age required for a person to contest election for the President Post
35 years
maximum age limit for the president post
no maximum age limit
who leads the joint session during a deadlock between the 2 houses of the parliament
speaker of the lok sabha
number of types of emergencies
3
number of times financial emergencies have been declared
none
article using which the president can call a financial emergency
Article 360
number of times National Emergency was imposed in India
3 times
number of times the president can be reelected
no specific number
how long does the president Ordinance remain in force
6 months
The vice president is elected by the
members of the parliament
dispute in the election of the vice president can be filed in the
supreme court
impeachment can be conducted on the president of india by the
members of the Parliament
Vice president can be charged by the
Rajya Sabha
Minimum age of the Members of the rajya sabha
30
parliamentary committee that scrutinizes the the report of the comptoller and the auditor general of india
Public Account Committee
Chairman of the public account committee in the indian parliament is
leader of the opposition party
cabinet is collectively responsible to the
lok sabha
Sarkaria commission was constituted to report the
central state relationship
Prime minister is appointed by the process of
appointment
first deputy prime minister of india
sardar vallabai patel
supreme court of india enjoys
original appellate and consultative jurisdiction
which means that the supreme court will reconsider the case and the legal issues involved with it
appellate
who interprets the constitution
jurisdiction
who is the custodian of the Indian Constitution
Chief justice
Panchayathi raj
73rd constitutional amendment
Amendment that gave the constitutional status to the urban local government
74th amendment
city administration that looks after small urban areas
municipal council
article that directs the state government to constitute of the gram Panchayath
Article 40
Panchayathi polity is divided into how many levels
3
who proposed the 3 tier Panchayathi raj
Balwanth Rai Mehta Committee
panchayathi polity is responsible to the
district council
State to first adopt panchayathi raj
rajasthan
President of the municipal corporation
mayor
Ensures democracy in India
Panchayathi raj
