Polity Flashcards by Rohitaa Subramanian

Where and when was the supreme court set up ?

calcutta
1774

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First governor general of india ?

william bentick
warren hastings (BENGAL)

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when and why was the constituent assembly formed

1946
To draft the constituiton

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when was the constitution adopted ?

26 nov, 1949

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mens rea and actus rea ?

Mental act of offence and physical offence act

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First viceroy of india ?

Lord canning (representative of queen OR last gov gen of india )

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which reform brought separate elctortes for muslims

morley-minto

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GOI act aka ?

montague -chelmsford

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first interim presidnet of constituent assembly ?

Sachidanad sinha

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Article 1 ?

India =Bharat (union of states)

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Which 1973 case said that preamble is a part of the constitution ?

keshvanandan bharti

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How long to make constituition

2YRS 11MONTHS 18 DAYS

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does india have dual citizenship ? which article?

no , article 9

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How many schedules in constituition ?

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which article talks about citizenship ?

article 5

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What is basic structure doctrine ? ( Which case established it) ?

States that certain fundamental principles of constitution cannot be changed , kesavnanda bharti case

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which part of constitution is known as magna carta of india

part 3

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equality before law taken from which country ?

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Rule of law which country origin

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Creamy layer concept ?, which case ?

used to refer to obc’s, indira sawhneyvs union of india

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when was untouchability abolkished ?

1950

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do ppl have right to property ?

no (deleted in the 44th amendment)

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Double jeopardy ?

cannot be charged for the same crime twice

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detention max sentence ?

3 months (with exceptions)

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begar ?

work without pay

Bonded labour >

work against will

can right to consituitional remedies be revoked ?

only in case of national emergency (president)(article 359)

which article gives the definition of state ?

is judiciary a state ?

who is the chairman of niti aayog ?

requirement (related to rajya sabha) to be vice president ?

must be the ex-officio chairman of RS

Who is the vp of india?

Jagdeep dhankar

Vacancy of VP ?

can be removed by resolution of RS (should be approved by LS + 14 days notice should be given )

Can RS be dissolved ?

no (permanent house)

How many members in RS are elected by president ?

Max members in RS ?

250

What is the current strength of RS ?

245

Min age to be a member of RS ?

Fraction of members that reitre every second yr ?

1/3rd

Tenure of MP ?

6 yrs

Max strength of LS ?

550

Tenure of LS ?

5yrs

who can dissolve LS ?

President

Who is leader of opposition in LS ?

leader of opposition party having NOT LESS THAN 1/10th seats in LS

By whom is the date of election of LS fixed by ?

president

Who's the chief justice ?

Dhananjaya Yeshwant Chandrachud

To whom is the speaker of LS equivalent to ?

chief justice

Election date of deputy speaker fixed by ?

speaker

is deputy speaker subbordinate to speaker ?

Panel of chairpersons(PoC) in LS max members ?

who's the speaker pro-tem ?

temp speaker until speaker is elected nominated by president(usually senior most person is elected)

PoC nominated by ?

speaker

who certifies a bill as a money bill?

speaker of LS

Which was the famous money bill controversy ?

aadhar bill controversy

how many sessions of parliament usually?

max gap b/w two sessions ?

not more than 6 months

how many mandatory joint sessions ?

who calls for joint sessions ?

president

what is quorum in LS?

min no. of memebers in order to transact anything (1/10th)

Lame duck session ?

last session of LS before re-election

what is question hour ?

first hour of every sitting

what is hour after question hour called ?

zero hour (indian innovation)

No confedence motion can be passed only in?

No confidence motion against whom ?

council of ministers

two types of bills in LS ?

public and private

ordinary has how many readings ?

Absolute veto in public and private bills ?

public - no veto for pres Private - exists for pres

after passing of money bills do ls and rs have same powers?

yes

two types of parliamentary committees?

standing committee (permanent) ad-hoc (temp)

what is special majority /

2/3rd

max strength of com ?

not more than 15 %

injuria sine damno meaning ?

injury withoit damage

damnum since injuria ?

damage without legal injury

what is mense profit ?

person who has been dispossesd of his/her land claiming their compensation is known as mense profit

two parts of defamation ?

libel and slander

what is libel ?

defamation in written /permanent form

what is slander ?

defamation in spoken / temp form

what is an innuendo ?

insinuation / defamation disguised as a normal statement (plaintiff must prove second meaning of slander/libel in order to win the case)

ICAR HQ ? ( indian centre for agri research)

new delhi

what are assam's unesco worlh heritage burial mounds called ?

moidams

moidams ( burial mounds ) which dynasty ?

ahom dynasty (assam)

IPC is now called ?

bharatiya nyaya sanhita

CrPC is now called ?

bharatiya nagrik suraksha sanhita

Indian evidence act now called?

bharatiya sakshaya adhiniyam

what is the apex certification body for all indian products ?

national test house

International maritime organisation hq ?

london

asia's oldest stock exchange ?

BSE

what is a closed economy ?

country that does not have any import/export at all

what is repo rate ?

interest at which central banks lends money to commmercial bank

what is reverse repo rate ?

interest at which commercial bank lends money to central bank

first law commission headed by ?

lord macauly

IPC how many chapters ?

indian evidence act how many chapters ?

code of criminial procedure how many chapters >

maritime territory ?

country + 12 nautical miles

asean 2024 summit meet where?

laos

first hamas attack date ?

7 oct 2024

maldives president ?

mohammed muizzu

china open women's title?

coco gauf