Important Articles Flashcards
Article 12 –35
Specify the Fundamental Rights
Article 36-51
Specify the Directive Principles of state policy
Article 80
Specifies the number of seats in the Rajya Sabha
Article 81
Specifies the number of seats in the Lok Sabha
Article 343
Hindi as official language
Article 356
Imposition of President’s Rule in states
Article 395
Repeals India Independence Act and Government of India Act, 1935
Article 11-
Parliament to regulate the right of citizenship by law.
Article 1-
Name and territory of the union.
Article 3 –
Formation of new states and alteration of areas, boundaries, and the name of existing states.
Article 2 –
Admission and Establishment of the new state.
Article 5 –
Citizenship at the commencement of the constitution.
Right to property
made a legal right U/A 300-A in Part XII
by 44th CAA 1978
Janata party, Morarji Desai
Article 52-
The President of India
Article 53-
Executive Power of the union.
Article 54-
Election of President
Article 61
- Procedure for Impeachment of the President.
Article 63-
The Vice-president of India.
Article 64-
The Vice-President to be ex-officio chairman
Article 66-
Election of Vice-president.
Article 72-
Pardoning powers of President.
Article 74-
Council of Ministers to aid and advise the President.
Article 76-
Attorney-General for India.
Article 79-
Constitution of Parliament
Article 80-
Composition of Rajya Sabha.
Article 81-
Composition of Lok Sabha.
Article 83-
Duration of Houses of Parliament.
Article 93-
The speakers and Deputy speakers of the house of the people.
Article 105-
Powers, Privileges, etc of the House of Parliament.
Article 109-
Special procedure in respect of money bills
Article 110-
Definition of “Money Bills”.
Article 112-
Annual Financial Bill
Article 114-
Appropriation Bills.
Article 123-
Powers of the President to promulgate Ordinances during recess of parliament.
Article 124-
Establishment of Supreme Court.
Article 124A
NJAC
Article 126-
Appointment of acting Chief justice.
Article 125-
Salaries of Judges.
Article 127-
Appointment of ad-hoc judges.
Article 136-
Special leaves for appeal to the Supreme Court.
Article 137-
Review of judgement or orders by the Supreme court.
Article 148-
Comptroller and Auditor- General of India
Article 141-
Decision of the Supreme Court binding on all the courts.
Article 149-
Duties and Powers of CAG.
Article 153-
Governors of State
Article 154-
Executive Powers of Governor.
Article 161-
Pardoning powers of the Governor.
Article 165-
Advocate-General of the State.
Article 213-
Power of Governor to promulgate ordinances.
Article 214-
High Courts for states.
Article 215-
High Courts to be a court of record.
Article 226-
Power of High Courts to issue certain writs.
Article 233-
Appointment of District judges.
Article 235-
Control over Sub-ordinate Courts.
Article 243A-
Gram Sabha
Article 243B-
Constitution of Panchayats
Article 244
Scheduled and Tribal Areas
Article 266-
Consolidated Fund and Public Accounts Fund
Article 267-
Contingency Fund of India
Article 280-
Finance Commission
Article 300-A-
Right to property.
Article 301-
Freedom to trade, commerce, and intercourse.
Article 302-
Power of Parliament to impose restrictions on trade, commerce, and intercourse.
Article 315-
Public service commissions for the union and for the states
Article 312-
All- India-Service.
Article 320-
Functions of Public Service Commission.
Article 323A-
Administrative Tribunals
Article 324
-Superintendence, direction and control of Elections to be vested in an Election Commission.
Article 325-
No person to be ineligible for inclusion in or to claim to be included in a special, electoral roll on grounds of religion, race, caste, or sex.
Article 326-
Elections to the house of the people and to the legislative assemblies of states to be on the basis of adult suffrage.
Article 338-
National Commission for the SC, & ST.
Article 340-
Appointment of a commission to investigate the conditions of backward classes.
Article 345-
Official languages or languages of states.
Article 348-
Languages to be used in the Supreme Court and in the High Courts.
Article 351
-Directive for development of the Hindi languages.
Article 352-
Proclamation of emergency ( National Emergency).
Article 356-
State Emergency (President’s Rule)
Article 360-
Financial Emergency
Article 361-
Protection of President and Governors
Article 368-
Powers of Parliaments to amend the constitution.
Article 371A –
Special provision with respect to the State of Nagaland
Article 371-J:
Special Status for Hyderabad-Karnataka region
Article 350A
It shall be the endeavour of every State to provide adequate facility for instruction in the mother tongue at the primary stage of education