Parliament, Assembly, Elections

Question 1

NCRWC recommended 3 new committees(plmty)

Answer 1

Standing Committe on National economy
Standing Constitution committee
Committee on Legislations

Question 2

Avg annual siitings of 1st LS & 17th LS

Answer 2

135 & 55 days

Question 3

Pre 1990 & post 1990 each LS typically convened for avg

Answer 3

550 & 345 days

Question 4

Reoval V.Prez article

Answer 4

67(b)

Question 5

Nominating members to plmt should be llr to

Answer 5

Appointments commission of UK recommends non party membs to house of lords

Question 6

SC recommendation wrt disq under 10th schedule(which case)

Answer 6

Meghachandra Singh case(2020)->appoint ‘Independent Tribunal’ to deal instead of speakers of LS,LA

Question 7

Disq prov of ROPA,1951(3)

Answer 7

Sec 8(3),123,125A
8(3)=conviction in criminal offense for >2yrs
123=caste, religion etc for campaign
125A=false affidavit by candidate

Question 8

Reduce disqn term by ECI example

Answer 8

Prem Singh Tamang, sikkim cm->6yrs disq term reduced to 13 months

Question 9

Committee which recommended use of evms

Answer 9

Indiresan committee, 1990

Question 10

Electoral reforms committeees(4)

Answer 10

Dinesh Goswami(1990)
Vohra(1993)
Indrajit Gupta(1998)
2nd ARC(2008)

Question 11

Simultaneous election require amendment in atleast 5 articles viz

Answer 11

83, 172
85, 174
356

Question 12

Committee report on PAC

Answer 12

PACs should focus more on systemic issues rather than individual cases(LK Jha committee)
Action taken reports should be submitted to PAC within 6 months(2nd ARC)