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Indian Polity 6 Flashcards

1
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When was the Panchayati Raj constitutionalised? Under which Act?

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1992, 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act

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When is Panchayati Raj divas?

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April 24 (since 2010)

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Which part of the constitution enlists the panchayats?

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4th part

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What is the three tier system of the panchayats?

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Panchayat at village level
District panchayat at district level
Intermediate panchayats in states (above 20 lakh people)

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What is the electorate of Panchayati Raj called?

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Gram Sabha

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How are the members of the panchayat elected?

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Direct election by people

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Who presides over the meeting of the Gram Sabha?

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Sarpanch

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Who is indirectly elected in Panchayat?

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Chairperson of Zila Parishad (panchayat at intermediate and district level)

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Who votes for the chairperson of Panchayat at village level (Sarpanch)?

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State Legislature

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10
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What does PESA Act stand for?

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Provision of the Panchayats (Extension to Schedule Areas) Act
- aka Extension Act

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When did PESA come about?

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1996

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12
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Which are the states with Fifth Schedule Areas?

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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, and Rajasthan

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Term of Panchayat

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5 years

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14
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Which committee proposed a panchayati raj?

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Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957)

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15
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Which committee suggested Constitutional status of local bodies?

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LM Singhvi Committee (1986)

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16
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What is the reservation for women in Panchayati Raj?

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1/3 of seats

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17
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What does the Gram Sabha do?

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Supervise working of the panchayat

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18
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What is the head of the Panchayat Samiti called?

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Pradhan

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19
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Panchayat Samiti is?

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Consists of 20-60 villages - intermediate level

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20
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What are the languages in the 8th schedule?

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Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Punjabi, Malayalam, Kashmiri, Konkani, Manipuri, Nepali, Sanskrit, Oriya, Urdu, Santhali, Dogri, Kannada, Sindhi, Maithili

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21
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What are municipalities?

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Local self-government units in urban areas

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22
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What are the three types of municipalities?

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Nagar Panchayat - transitional areas from rural to urban
Municipal Council - smaller urban area
Municipal Corporation - larger urban areas

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23
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Which is the largest urban local government?

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Municipal Corporations

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24
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When was the urban government constitutionalized?

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74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992

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25
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How are members of municipality elected?

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Directly by the people

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26
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When are Ward Committees constituted?

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When population of the area is 3 lacs or more

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27
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Which committees make the developmental plan?

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District Planning Committee (district level)

Metropolitan Planning Committee (metropolis level)

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28
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Who revises the financial position of municipalities?

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State Finance Commission

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29
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What does the inter-State Council do?

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Coordinate inter-state disputes (Art 263)

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30
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When was the inter-state council constituted?

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1990, Art 263

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31
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Who comprise the inter-state council?

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PM, 6 Union Cabinet Ministers, CMs of all States and Administrators of all UTs.

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States of the Central Zone

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UP, MP, Uttarakhand, Chattisgarh

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States of Northern Zone

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Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and Chandigarh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir

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States of Western Zone

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Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, UT of Daman & Diu, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli

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States of Eastern Zone

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Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha

36
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The North Eastern States

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Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland

37
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Who is the common chairman of all zonal councils?

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Union Home Minister

38
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States of Southern Zone

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Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana and UT of Puducherry

39
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Who comprise of the Zonal Council?

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CM and 2 other ministers of each state, and admin of UT

40
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When was the official Language Commission created?

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1955

41
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First Auditor General of India

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Shri V. Narahari Rao

42
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Current Auditor General of India

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G.C. Murmu

43
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Current Chief Justice of India

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Sharad Arvind Bobde

44
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Current Attorney General

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Shri K.K. Venugopal

45
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First and Last Chairman of Planning Commission

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Nehru & Modi

46
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Powers of Planning Commission

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  • Make 5-year plan to best use of India’s resources

- Act as advisory body to Union and state Gov

47
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When was the Election Commission established?

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1950

48
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What is Niti Aayog

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National Institution for Transforming India (1 Jan, 2015)

49
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Who is the chairperson of the NITI Aayoga

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PM

50
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Who are the members of the NITI Aayog?

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PM, CM of all states and Lt. Governor of Adaman Nicobar Islands

51
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First Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog

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Arvind Pangariya

52
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Why was the National Development Council formed?

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To associate states in formation of plans; non-constitutional body

53
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When was the National Development Council [NDC] formed?

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1952

54
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Members of the NDC

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PM (chairman), Union Cabinet, CMs of State, Administrators of UTs

55
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Functions of NDC

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  • Review working on national plan

- Find ways to meet targets in national plan

56
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When was the National Integration Council formed?

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1986

57
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What is the role of the NIC

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To find ways to counter problems that were dividing the country & deal with welfare measures for minorities on an all-India basis

58
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National Integration Council consists of

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Union Ministers, CMs, representatives of National and Regional parties, labour women, public figures, media reps, etc.

59
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When was the first Finance Commission constituted?

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1951

60
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Current chairman of Finance Commission

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N.K. Singh

61
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First chairman of Finance Commission

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K.C. Niyogi

62
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Qualifications of members of FC

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  • qualified to be appointed judge of high court
  • special knowledge in financial matters of govt
  • wide experience in financial matters
  • special knowledge of economics
63
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Qualifications for judge in High Court

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  • citizen of India

- advocate in high court for 10 years (or) held judicial office in India for 10 years

64
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Functions of Finance Commission

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  • distribution of taxes between centre and state
  • provisions that govern grants in aid to states from consolidated fund
  • advice on any other matter given to the commission on finance
  • amount to pay Assam, Bihar, West Bengal for export on jute products
65
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Current Chief Election Commissioner

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Sunil Arora

66
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When was the election commission established?

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25 Jan, 1950 (along with constitution)

67
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What does the election commission do?

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  • prepares, maintains and updates electoral roll
  • supervises nomination of candidates
  • registers political parties
  • monitors campaigns
  • organises polling booths
  • counts votes
  • announces results
68
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When is a party declared as a national party?

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  • when it gets at least 6% of valid votes in at least 4 states
  • wins 4 seats in the House OR wins 2% of seats in Lok Sabha with members from 3 diff states
69
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When is a party declared as a state party?

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  • when it wins 6% of the votes in the state

- wins 2 seats in the Legislative Assembly OR wins 3% of the seats in Legislative Assembly

70
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Main task of the Delimitation Commission

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Redraw boundaries of various assemblies and Lok Sabha based on recent consensus

  • this does not change the representation in each state; ST and SC seats change
71
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When was the last Delimitation Commission set-up?

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2002, under Justice Kuldip Singh

72
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What is NOTA?

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None Of The Above

73
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Functions of the UPSC

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  • conduct exams for appointment to services under the Union
  • advise President on matters related to appointment, transfer, and promotion of civil servants
  • all disicplinary matters affecting civil servants
  • pensions and compensation in case of injury during service
74
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Functions of NITI Aayog

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  • foster cooperative federalism through structure support and initiative
  • develop mechanisms to form credible plans at village level
  • to pay attention and include sections of society that may not benefit adequately from economic progress
  • encourage partnership between stakeholders and national and international Think Tanks
  • resolve inter-sector issues to accelerate implementation of developmental programs
  • monitor implementation of programs
75
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Aim of Central Information Commission

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To make governments more transparent in working (since 2005)

76
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When did RTI become an Act?

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2005

77
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Name some recognised National Parties

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BJP, BSP, NCP, CPI, INC, AITC

78
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Conditions for the Anti Defection Law for party member

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Person is disqualified as member of the House if

  • voluntarily gives up membership in his party
  • votes in a way that is contradictory to party’s decisions
79
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Condition for Anti-Defection Law for independent member

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Person is disqualified if he join party after this election

80
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When was National e-Governance Plan commissioned?

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2005

81
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What is e-Governance?

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Governments providing info of their work on their websites to make citizen interaction easier

82
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What does the Lokpal and Lokayukta do?

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Inquire into allegation of corruption against public functionaries

83
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Who is the chairman of the National Human Rights Commission?

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Current Chief Justice of India (Bobde)

84
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What does the National Commission for SCs and STs do?

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  • Investigate all matters related to constitutional and legal safeguards for SCs and STs and report to President
  • Advise on planning process for socio-economic development of SCs and STs
85
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What is a Whip?

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  • Issued by any political party to ensure support of its members for voting for or against issues
  • Member loses confidence of the party if he votes against or abstains from voting in the whip

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