POLITY Flashcards
HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM?
- FIRST SUNG ON 27th DECEMBER 1911 AT THE INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS SESSION IN KOLKATA.
- INSPIRED BY THE MELODY OF RAAG ALHIYA BILAWAL.
- RABINDRANATH TAGORE PROVIDED AN ENGLISH INTERPRETATION TITLED “THE MORNING SONG OF INDIA” IN 1919.
- SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE PLAYED A ROLE IN POPULARIZING THE SONG DURING INDIA’S FREEDOM STRUGGLE.
A PERSON ABETS THE DOING OF A THING, IF SHE?
- INSTIGATES ANY PERSON TO DO THAT THING OR
- ENGAGES WITH ONE OR MORE OTHERS IN A CONSPIRACY FOR THE DOING OF THAT THING OR
- INTENTIONALLY AIDS, BY ANY ACT OR ILLEGAL OMISSION, THE DOING OF THAT THING.
NODAL AGENCY OF ONE NATION, ONE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM?
MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS.
MEMBERS OF SEARCH COMMITTEE FOR THE SELECTION OF NAMES FOR CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER?
- LAW MINISTER
- TWO SECRETARIES (OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING).
ELIGIBILITY FOR THE POST OF THE CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER?
HOLDING (OR HAVING HELD) A POST EQUIVALENT TO THE SECRETARY TO THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT.
MEMBERS OF SELECTION COMMITTEE FOR SELECTION OF NAMES FOR CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER?
- THE PRIME MINISTER
- A CABINET MINISTER
- LEADER OF OPPOSITION.
SALARY AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER AND ELECTION COMMISSIONER WILL BE EQUIVALENT TO THAT OF_________.
SUPREME COURT JUDGE.
WHAT IS ENFORCEMENT CASE INFORMATION REPORT (ECIR)?
AN ECIR IS A FORMAL DOCUMENT THAT RECORDS THE COMPLAINT LODGED BY THE ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE REGARDING A PARTICULAR CASE.
KEY FEATURES OF ECIR?
- INTERNAL DOCUMENT:- THE ECIR IS AN INTERNAL DOCUMENT MEANT FOR THE ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE’S USE.
- NO MENTION IN PMLA ACT:- THE ECIR IS NOT MENTIONED IN THE PREVENTION OF MONEY LAUNDERING ACT (PMLA) OR ITS RULES.
- NOT EQUIVALENT TO AN FIR:- ECIR CANNOT BE EQUATED WITH A FIRST INFORMATION REPORT (FIR), WHICH IS TYPICALLY FILLED IN CRIMINAL CASES.
DISCLOSURE OF ECIR IN ARREST CASES?
- IT IS NOT MANDATORY FOR THE ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE TO PROVIDE A COPY OF THE ECIR TO THE CONCERNED INDIVIDUAL IN EVERY CASE.
- HOWEVER, THE ED MUST DISCLOSE THE GROUNDS FOR ARREST AT THE TIME OF MAKING AN ARREST, AS PER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.
KEY OPERATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH CREATION OF BANGLADESH?
- OPERATION SEARCHLIGHT
- OPERATION JACKPOT
- OPERATION TRIDENT
- BATTLE OF LONGEWALA
WHAT WAS OPERATION SEARCHLIGHT?
A PAKISTANI MILITARY OPERATION AIMED AT SUPPRESSING THE BENGALI NATIONALIST MOVEMENT IN EAST PAKISTAN, MARKED BY WIDESPREAD ATROCITIES, INCLUDING GENOCIDE, KILLINGS, AND RAPES.
WHAT WAS OPERATION JACKPOT?
INDIA SUPPORTED THE MUKTI BAHINI (BANGLADESHI FREEDOM FIGHTERS) WITH TRAINING, RESOURCES, AND LOGICAL SUPPORT TO AID THE LIBERATION MOVEMENT.
WHAT WAS OPERATION TRIDENT?
A SUCCESSFUL INDIAN NAVY OPERATION THAT ATTACKED THE KARACHI HARBOR.
WHAT WAS THE BATTLE OF LONGEWALA?
IT WAS FOUGHT AT THE INDIAN BORDER POST OF LONGEWALA, IN THE THAR DESERT OF RAJASTHAN.
ABOUT E-VISA SYSTEM IN INDIA?
- IT SIMPLIFIES THE VISA APPLICATION PROCESS BY ALLOWING TRAVELERS TO APPLY AND RECIEVE THEIR VISA ONLINE WITHOUT NEEDING TO VISIT AN INDIAN EMBASSY OR CONSULATE.
- IT IS NON EXTENDABLE AND NON CONVERTIBLE, MEANING IT CANNOT BE CHANGED INTO ANOTHER VISA TYPE OR EXTENDED BEYOND ITS VALIDITY PERIOD.
NODAL MINISTRY FOR E VISA?
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS.
ENTRIES THROUGH E VISAS?
- THE E VISA IS ALSO NOT MEANT FOR LAND CROSSINGS INTO INDIA.
- ENTRY THROUGH E VISAS IS ALLOWED ONLY AT 31 DESIGNATED AIRPORTS AND 5 MAJOR SEAPORTS IN INDIA.
E VISA IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR?
- CITIZENS OF PAKISTAN
- DIPLOMATIC/OFFICIAL PASSPORT HOLDERS
- VISITING RESTRICTED, PROTECTED, OR CANTONMENT AREAS WITHOUT PERMISSION.
- INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE ENDORSED ON A PARENT’S OR A SPOUSE’S PASSPORT I.E. EACH INDIVIDUAL SHOULD HAVE A SEPARATE PASSPORT.
- EMPLOYMENT, NGO WORK, OR JOURNALISM.
- SHORT TERM VOLUNTARY WORK (UP TO ONE MONTH, UNPAID) IS PERMITTED.
WHAT IS BHOO KANOON?
- UTTARAKHAND CABINET HAS APPROVED A NEW LAND LAW, KNOWN AS ‘BHOO KANOON.
- THESE LAWS ARE AIMED AT REGULATING THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF AGRICULTURAL, HORTICULTURAL, AND RESIDENTIAL LANDS BY NON RESIDENTS OF UTTARAKHAND IN THE 11 HILL DISTRICTS.
ARTICLE 101 (4) OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION?
- IF FOR A PERIOD OF 60 DAYS A MEMBER OF EITHER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT IS WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE HOUSE ABSENT FROM ALL MEETINGS THEREOF, THE HOUSE MAY DECLARE HIS SEAT VACANT.
- THE 60 DAYS, HOWEVER, DO NOT ACCOUNT FOR ANY PERIOD DURING WHICH THE HOUSE IS PROROGUED OR IS ADJOURNED FOR MORE THAN FOUR CONSECUTIVE DAYS.
- EFFECTIVELY, THE PERIOD OF ABSENCE IS ONLY CALCULATED BASED ON THE ACTUAL SITTINGS OF PARLIAMENT.
AADHAR ACT ORIGINALLY ALLOWED FOR DATA STORAGE FOR 5 YEARS, BUT THE SUPREME COURT HAS RULED THAT AADHAAR METADATA CAN ONLY BE STORED FOR _______ PERIOD.
6 MONTHS.
THE INTER STATE COUNCIL WAS FIRST ESTABLISHED ON 28 MAY 1990 BY A PRESIDENTIAL ORDER ON RECOMMENDATION OF THE _________.
SARKARIA COMMISSION.
HEADQUARTERS AND GOVERNANCE OF CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY FORCE (CISF)?
HEADQUARTERS IS LOCATED IN NEW DELHI AND WORKS DIRECTLY UNDER THE UNION MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS.
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE OF CENTRAL INDUSTRIAL SECURITY FORCE (CISF)?
LED BY A DIRECTOR GENERAL (IPS OFFICER) AND ASSISTED BY AN ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL (IPS OFFICER).
WHAT IS MERCY PETITION?
- A MERCY PETITION IS A FORMAL REQUEST MADE BY AN INDIVIDUAL SENTENCED TO DEATH OR IMPRISONMENT, SEEKING CLEMENCY FROM THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA (UNDER ARTICLE 72) OR THE GOVERNOR OF A STATE (UNDER ARTICLE 161).
- THIS POWER ALLOWS FOR PARDONS, REPRIEVES, RESPITES, REMISSIONS, OR COMMUTATIONS OF SENTENCES.
WHO WAS THE FIRST INDIAN WOMAN TO BE NOMINATED IN RAJYA SABHA?
RUKMINI DEVI ARUNDALE.
DOES ELECTORS PHOTO IDENTIFY CARD (EPIC) GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO VOTE?
THE EPIC IS ONLY AN IDENTIFY DOCUMENT. IT DOES NOT GIVE THE HOLDER THE RIGHT TO VOTE, WHICH IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHOSE NAMES ARE IN ELECTORAL ROLL OF THEIR CONSTITUENCY.
CONTENTS OF ELECTORS PHOTO IDENTIFY CARD (EPIC)?
- AS PER THE ECI’s MANUAL ON ELECTORAL ROLLS, 2023, “EVERY EPIC IS ISSUED UNDER A UNIQUE EPIC NUMBER”- AN ALPHANUMERIC SERIES WITH THREE ALPHABETICAL CODES FOLLOWED BY A SEVEN DIGIT NUMBER.
- THIS NUMBER INCLUDES A FUNCTIONAL UNIQUE SERIAL NUMBER (FUSN) FOR EACH ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY.
BENEFITS OF CLASSICAL STATUS TO A LANGUAGE?
- ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH SUPPORT- ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE FOR STUDIES IN CLASSICAL LANGUAGES.
- INTERNATIONAL AWARDS: TWO MAJOR ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL AWARDS FOR SCHOLARS IN CLASSICAL LANGUAGES.
- PROFESSIONAL CHAIRS: UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION (UGC) IS REQUESTED TO CREATE ACADEMIC CHAIRS FOR THE LANGUAGES IN CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES.
- CULTURAL RECOGNITION: THE RECOGNITION HONOURS THE LITEARARY AND HISTORICAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF THESE LANGUAGES TO INDIAN HERITAGE.
- JOB CREATION: THE PRESERVATION, DOCUMENTATION, AND DIGITIZATION OF ANCIENT TEXTS WILL CREATE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN FIELDS LIKE ARCHIVING, TRANSLATION, PUBLISHING, AND DIGITAL MEDIA.
LINGUISTIC EXPERTS COMMITTEE: CRITERIA FOR CLASSICAL LANGUAGE?
- HIGH ANTIQUITY OF ITS EARLY TEXTS/RECORDED HISTORY OVER A PERIOD 1500-2000 YEARS.
- A BODY OF ANCIENT LITERATURE/TEXTS, WHICH IS CONSIDERED A HERITAGE BY GENERATIONS OF SPEAKERS.
- KNOWLEDGE TEXTS, ESPECIALLY PROSE TEXTS IN ADDITION TO POETRY, EPIGRAPHICAL AND INSCRIPTIONAL EVIDENCE.
- THE CLASSICAL LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE COULD BE DISTINCT FROM ITS CURRENT FORM OR COULD BE DISCONTINUOUS WITH ITS LATER FORMS OF ITS OFFSHOOTS.
5 MORE CLASSICAL LANGUAGES TO BE ADDED?
- MARATHI
- PALI
- PRAKRIT
- ASSAMESE
- BENGALI.
WHAT IS ERONET?
ELECTORAL ROLL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS A WEB BASED SOLUTION DEVELOPED FOR ELECTION OFFICIALS TO HANDLE VOTER REGISTRATION, MIGRATION, AND DELETION PROCESSES.
FREQUENCY AND PERIODICITY OF CENSUS UNDER THE CENSUS OF INDIA ACT OF 1948?
- THE ACT PROVIDES THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR CARRYING OUT THE CENSUS.
- NEITHER THE CONSTITUTION NOR THE ACT PROVIDES THE FREQUENCY AND PERIODICITY TO CONDUCT THE CENSUS EXERCISE.
CONSTITUTIONAL BASIS OF THE CIVIL REGISTRATION SYSTEM (CRS)?
FALLS UNDER THE CONCURRENT LIST OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA.
DEFINE THE CIVIL REGISTRATION SYSTEM (CRS)?
THE CRS IS THE RECORDING OF VITAL EVENTS, SPECIFICALLY BIRTHS, DEATHS AND STILLBIRTHS.
WHAT IS ZERO FIRST INFORMATION REPORT (FIR)?
- IT REFERS TO AN FIR THAT CAN BE REGISTERED AT ANY POLICE STATION IRRESPECTIVE OF JURISDICTION OR THE AREA WHERE THE CRIME WAS COMMITTED, IN CASE OF COGNISABLE OFFENSES.
- IT IS THEN SENT TO THE POLICE STATION CONCERNED, WHICH COULD EVEN BE IN ANOTHER STATE, FOR RE-REGISTRATION AS A REGULAR FIR.
ORIGIN OF ZERO FIR?
- THE PROVISION OF ZERO FIR WAS ESTABLISHED BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION ON THE REPORT OF THE JUSTICE VERMA COMMITTEE.
- THE JUSTICE VERMA COMMITTEE WAS FORMED AFTER THE 2012 NIRBHAYA GANG RAPE CASE.
WHAT IS REASONABLE CLASSIFICATION?
- THE REASONABLE CLASSIFICATION IS A LEGAL DOCTRINE ESTABLISHED BY THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA TO DETERMINE WHEN A LAW CAN DEVIATE FROM THE RIGHT TO EQUALITY UNDER ARTICLE 14 OF THE CONSTITUTION.
- IT ALLOWS THE STATE TO CREATE SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR SPECIFIC GROUPS IF THEY ARE BASED ON VALID AND JUSTIFIABLE CRITERIA FOR POLICY REASONS.
- THE DOCTRINE ENSURES THAT EQUAL TREATMENT IS GIVEN TO EQUALS, BUT DIFFERENT TREATMENT CAN BE GIVEN TO UNEQUALS.
TWIN TEST FOR REASONABLE CLASSIFICATION?
- INTELLIGIBLE DIFFERENTIA:- THE LAW MUST CLASSIFY PEOPLE OR SITUATIONS BASED ON CLEAR AND RATIONAL DIFFERENCES (e.g., ECONOMIC STATUS, OCCUPATION, OR GENDER).
EXAMPLE: SPECIAL LAWS FOR VULNERABLE GROUPS LIKE WOMEN, CHILDREN, OR THE ECONOMICALLY WEAKER SECTIONS. - RATIONAL NEXUS WITH THE LAW’S OBJECTIVE:- THERE MUST BE A REASONABLE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE CLASSIFICATION AND THE OBJECTIVE OF THE LAW.
WHAT IS EMOCRACY?
- EMOCRACY IS A TERM USED TO DESCRIBE A SHIFT IN GOVERNANCE WHERE EMOTIONS PLAY A DOMINANT ROLE IN SHAPING POLICIES, DEBATES, AND PUBLIC OPINION.
- UNLIKE DEMOCRACY, WHICH IS BASED ON REASONED DECISION MAKING AND CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES, EMOCRACY THRIVES ON EMOTIONAL APPEAL, OFTEN LEADING TO POPULISM AND IMPULSIVE POLICY CHOICES.
COMPOSITION OF NATIONALIST JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS COMMISSION?
- THE CJI AS EX OFFICIO CHAIRPERSON;
- TWO SENIOR MOST SUPREME COURT JUDGES AS AN EX OFFICIO MEMBERS;
- THE UNION MINISTER OF LAW AND JUSTICE AS AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER; AND
- TWO EMINENT PERSONS FROM CIVIL SOCIETY TO BE NOMINATED BY A COMMITTEE COMPRISING THE CJI, THE PRIME MINISTER, AND THE LEADER OF OPPOSITION IN LOK SABHA. (ONE OF THE EMINENT PERSONS WAS TO BE NOMINATED FROM SC/ST/OBC/MINORITIES OR WOMEN).
NATIONAL JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS COMMISSION (NJAC) ACT, 2014 EMPOWERED?
- THE NJAC ACT, THE SUPPORTING LEGISLATION, EMPOWERED ANY TWO MEMBERS OF THE NJAC TO VETO A RECOMMENDATION IF THEY DID NOT AGREE WITH IT.
- THE LAW ALSO SAID THAT THE CRITERIA FOR APPOINTMENT WOULD INCLUDE SENIORITY, REGIONAL REPRESENTATION, ETC.
