Indian Polity 4 Flashcards
Most members in the committee system belong to the ____.
Lok Sabha
Public Accounts committee was first set up in ____.
1921
- 22 members
The first standing committee was set up in ____.
1921
The first estimates committee was set up in ____.
1950
- 30 members, all from Lok Sabha
The Committee of Public Undertaking was created under the recommendation of this committee.
Krishna Menon Committee
Rajya Sabha members are associated with all committees expect this one.
Estimates Committee
If the speaker is a member of the committee, he becomes the ____ of the committee.
Ex-Officio Chairman
The qualifications to be a judge in the Supreme court requires the person to have been a judge in the High court for how long?
5 years
- or advocate in High Court for 10 years
____ was the first judge in Indian history against whom an impeachment motion was passed in the Rajya Sabha.
Justice Saumitra Sen
____ is the seat of the Supreme Court.
Delhi
A bench consisting of at least 5 judges chosen by the CJI to hear a case is called a _____.
Constitutional bench
____ refers to a formal, legal document that orders a person or entity to perform or to cease performing a specific action or deed.
Writ
____ is the power of the SC to examine the constitutionality of legislative enactments of both Central & State Governments.
Judicial review
_____ is the use of the law to advance human rights and equality, or raise issues of broad public concern. It helps advance the cause of minority or disadvantaged groups or individuals.
Public interest litigation
Cases where the court used the power of judicial review:
Golakanath Case [1967] Bank Nationalism Case Privy Purse Abolition Case Kesavananda Bharati Case Minerva Mills Case [1980]
____ Article states that the law declared by SC is binding on all courts in India.
141
Constitutional Head of the State
Governor
Real Executive Head of State Government
Chief Minister
States with bicameral system
7 states
Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Telangana, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka
Legislative assembly has not more than ____ members and not less than ____.
500, 60
Which state legislative assemblies have less than 60 members?
6 states
Sikkim, Goa, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Pondi & Nagaland
The minimum number of members required in the office for it to conduct business is called a _____.
Quorum
The first hour of sitting in both houses is called ____.
Question Hour [11 am-12 pm]
These questions do no allow for supplementary questions.
Unstarred questions
- because they need written answers
Time gap between question hour and agenda is known as ____.
Zero Hour
The no confidence motion needs the support of ____ members to be admitted.
50
These motions related to the budgetary process can be passed by the Lok Sabha alone.
Cut Motions
The last sitting by the existing Lok Sabha after the new Lok Sabha has been elected is called ____.
Lame Duck session
Reorganisation of the electoral districts by the ruling party to gain electoral advantage in the elections is known as ____.
Gerry Mandering
When grants are put to vote regardless of being discussed in the House on the last day of the allotted time, it is called ____.
Guillotine
The surrender by a foreign state of a person accused of a crime to the state where it was committed.
Extradition
Defection of a member of parliament from the party he was elected to another party.
Floor crossing
When no political party or coalition is in the state to form a majority government it is known as ____.
Hung Parliament
Locus Standi means ____.
On what grounds can a person file a case