RL POL 1 Flashcards
●In India other than ensuring that public funds areused efficiently and for intended purpose what isthe importance of the office of the CAG?
CAGreports on the execution of projects orprogrammes by the ministries are discussed by thePAC.
●The Prime Minister of India, at the time of his/ herappointment:
need not necessarily be a memberof one of the Houses of the Parliament but mustbecome a member of one of the Houses within sixmonths
●According to the Constitution of India, it is the dutyof the President of India to cause to be laid beforethe Parliament
Recommendations of the UnionFinance Commission Report of the Comptrollerand Auditor General Report of the NationalCommission for the Scheduled Castes
●The distribution of powers between the Centre andthe States in the Indian Constitution is based onthe scheme provided in the:
Government ofIndia Act 1935
●In the areas covered under the Panchayat (Extensionto the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 the roles/powers of Gram Sabha are :
Gram Sabha hasthe power to prevent alienation of land in thescheduled area. Gram Sabha has the ownershipof minor forest produce.
●Which were the first two states in India whichestablished Panchayati Raj in 1956?
Rajasthanand Andhra Pradesh
●Once a Budget has been presented in the Parliament,the government has to get all money bills relatedto the union budget passed within ___.
75 Days
●The parts of Nagar Panchayat are
Notified AreaCommittee Town Area Committee
●The political party of India having an election symbolalmost close to the election symbol of RepublicanParty of USA is
Bahujan Samaj party
●By which amendment of the Constitution, theterritories of Goa, Daman & Diu wereincorporated in the Indian Union?
Constitution(12th) Amendment Act 1962
●The Vice President of India is elected by the ElectoralCollege consisting of the members of __.
RajyaSabha and Lok Sabha
●The power to vote money for public expenditure restsin India with
Lok Sabha, Legislative Assembly
●The national green tribunal Act of 2010 was enactedin consonance with which provision of theConstitution of India?
Right to healthyenvironment, construed as a part of Right to Lifeunder Article 21
●What are the Gandhian Principles that are reflectedin the Directive Principles of State Policy?
Organising village Panchayats,Promoting cottage industries in rural areas
●According to the Constitution of India, Parliamentconsists of the President, Lok Sabha and
RajyaSabha.
●The original jurisdiction of the Supreme Courtincludes
Dispute between the Government ofIndia and one or more States. All disputesbetween two or more States.
●The most profound influence exercised in framing theIndian Constitution by
Government of IndiaAct, 1935
●In which Article of the Constitution of India has theJoint Sitting of the Lok Sabha and the RajyaSabha been provided?
Article 108
●Separation of the Judiciary from the Executive hasbeen provided in which part of the IndianConstitution?
Directive Principles of StatePolicy
●A Money Bill passed by the Lok Sabha is deemed tohave been passed by the Rajya Sabha also whenno action is taken by the Upper House within
14days
●Who is legally competent under the IndianConstitution to declare war or conclude peace?
President
●Which Schedule of the Constitution deals with thedisqualification of elected members on the groundof defection?
10th Schedule
●What was the exact constitutional position of theIndian Republic when the Constitution wasbrought into force with effect from January 26,1950?
Sovereign Democratic Republic
●A federal structure of India was first put forward bythe
Act of 1919
●Which writ is issued by a High Court or the SupremeCourt to compel an authority to perform afunction that it was not performing?
Writ ofMandamus
●The Chief Election Commissioner can be removedfrom his office
On the basis of provedmisbehaviour by two-third majority of bothHouses of Parliament
●In an election, electioneering has to be stopped in aConstituency
48 hours before the closing hourof polling
●If the Speaker of the Lok Sabha intends to vacate hisoffice before the expiry of his term, he sends hisresignation to
Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
●Parliament enjoys the exclusive right to legislate onthe subjects contained in
Union List
●Which Fundamental Right was described by Dr.Ambedkar as the ‘Heart and Soul’ of theConstitution?
Right to Constitutional Remedies
●In which case did the Supreme Court of Indiadetermine that the Parliament has power to makeamendment in Fundamental Rights, but it cannotmake any change in the basic structure of theConstitution?
Kesavananda Bharati Case
●The constitution (Seventy-Third Amendment) Act,1992, which aims at promoting the Panchayati rajInstitutions in the Country, provides for
StateElection Commissions to conduct all panchayatelections. Establishments of State FinanceCommissions
●In India, if a religious sect/ community is given thestatus of a national minority, what specialadvantages it is entitled to
It can establish andadminister exclusive educational Institutions. Itcan derive from the Prime Minister’s 15- pointsprogramme.
●The first woman judge to be appointed to SupremeCourt was
M. Fathima Beevi
●What can be said to be essentially the parts of’Inclusive Governance’?
Increasing thegovernment spending on public healthStrengthening the Mid-day Meal Scheme
●With reference to the Delimitation Commission, thecorrect statements are:
The orders of theDelimitation Commission cannot be challenged ina Court of Law.When the orders of the Delimitation Commissionare laid before the Lok Sabha or State LegislativeAssembly, they cannot effect any modifications inthe orders
●When was the draft Constitution of India preparedby the Drafting Committee submitted to thePresident of the Constituent Assembly?
21stFebruary, 1948
●With reference to consumer’s rights/privileges underthe provision of law in India the the statementsare
Consumers are empowered to take samplesfor food testing.In case of death of consumer, his/her legal heir canfile a complaint in the consumer forum on his/herbehalf.
●When was the Second Reading of the Constitutioncompleted in the Constituent Assembly?
16thNovember, 1949
●How many readings were held on the Constitution inthe Constituent Assembly?
Three
●When was the Constitution of India adopted by theConstituent Assembly?
26th November 1949
●The correct statements regarding the Centre-Statelegislative relations are:
When there is a conflictover a matter between the State list and theConcurrent list, the latter prevails over theformer.
●How many Princely States existed at the time whenthe Constituent Assembly was making theConstitution?
600
●Who said, ‘I feel, however, good a Constitution maybe, it is sure to turn out bad because those who arecalled to work it, taken to be a bad lot. Howeverbad a Constitution may be, it may turn out to be good ifthose who are called to work it, happens to be agood lot. The working of a Constitution does notdepend wholly upon the nature of theConstitution’?
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
●Who stated, ‘As to the execution that the DraftConstitution has produced a good part of theprovisions of the Government of India Act 1935,make no apologies. There is nothing to beashamed of in Borrowing’?
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
●Who said, ‘If the people who are elected are capableand men of character and integrity, they would beable to make the best even of a defectiveConstitution. If they are lacking in these, theConstitution cannot help the country’?
Dr.Rajendra Prasad
●When were the elections to the Constituent Assemblyheld?
July 1946
●In the Constituent Assembly how many seats weregot by the Congress?
205
●How many seats were obtained by the MuslimLeague in the Constituent Assembly?
73
●How many seats were acquired by the other parties inthe Constituent Assembly?
14
●How many total members were elected in theConstituent Assembly?
292
●In the Parliament of India, Upper House in known as
Rajya Sabha
●The authorization for the withdrawal of funds fromthe Consolidated Fund of India must come from:
Parliament of India
●All revenues received by the Union Government byway of taxes and other receipts for the conduct ofGovernment business are credited to the:
Consolidated Fund of India
●When the annual Union Budget is not passed by theLok Sabha :
Prime Minister submits theresignation of Council of Ministers
●In the Parliament, Lower House is called as
LokSabha (House of People)
●In the Constituent Assembly who was the Head of theUnion Constitution Committee?
JawaharlalNehru
●In the Constituent Assembly which words wereassociated with the Parliament?
Parliament ofthe Federation
●The immunity enjoyed by the President in respect ofhis/her personal acts, during his/her tenure is anexception to the fundamental right to equality (oftreatment in similar circumstances and absence ofany special privilege in favour of any individual)as mentioned in ____ of the Indian Constitution.
Article 14
●The Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution dealswith the administration and control of ScheduledAreas and Scheduled Tribes in the four states of:
Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram
●Which Schedule of the Constitution deals with theadministration and control of Scheduled Areasand Scheduled Tribes in any state, except in thefour states?
5th Schedule
●The resolution for removing the Vice-President ofIndia can be moved in:
Rajya Sabha only
“● Parliament cannot alter the name and territory ofState without the consent of the State Legislature,No proclamation of Emergency can be made bythe President under Article 352 on the ground of”“internal disturbance”” in the State without theconcurrence of State Government. The Unionshall have no power to make a Proclamation ofFinancial Emergency with respect to the Statethese statements are applicable to the statae of”
Jammu and Kashmir
“●Under Part XXI of the Constitution of India, whichdeals with ““Temporary, Transitional and Specialprovisions””, the State of Jammu and Kashmir hasbeen accorded special status under Article ____.”
370
●In the Constituent Assembly, how many seats werefixed for House of People?
500
●The grounds for disqualification for being elected asa Member of Parliament are
A person shall bedisqualified for being chosen as, and for being, amember of either House of Parliament- if heholds any office of profit under the Government ofIndia or the Government of any State, other thanan office declared by Parliament by law not todisqualify its holder; if he is of unsound mindand stands so declared by a competent court; ifhe is an un-discharged insolvent
With reference to the jurisdiction exercised by theSupreme Court and the High Court of India, thecorrect statement is :
The Writ jurisdiction ofthe High Court is wider than that of the SupremeCourt.
●The correct statements regarding the CentralVigilance Commission (CVC) are:
The office ofCVC was established by the recommendations ofSanthanam Committee in 1964. The CVC holdsoffice for tenure of four years.
●In the Constituent Assembly, it was said thatParliament of the Federation shall consist of thePresident and what else
National Legislature
●In the Constituent Assembly, which committeerecommended that Indian Constitution adoptParliamentary Form of Executive?
UnionConstitution Committee
●In the Constituent Assembly, what was the number ofpopulation fixed for one Representative?
7,50,000
●Which languages were added to the 8th Schedule bythe 92nd Amendment Act of 2003?
Bodo,Santhali and Konkani
●In the Constituent Assembly who proposed the nameof Dr. Rajendra Prasad as President of India
Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel
●When did the Constituent Assembly adopt NationalAnthem?
24th January, 1950
●In the Indian National Flag, what does Asoka’s wheelrepresent?
Wheel of the Law
●In the last session of the Constituent Assembly whichsongs were sung?
Jan Gana Mana and VandeMataram
●Which woman presented National Flag in theConstituent Assembly?
Smt. Hansa Mehta
●The concept of Public Interest Litigation originatedin the United States. Who was the Chief Justice ofIndia when PIL was introduced to the IndianJudicial System ?
Justice PN Bhagwati
●In the National Flag, what does green colourrepresent?
Faith and fertility
●Which Schedule of the Constitution of India has to beamended to provide for the formation of a newState?
First Schedule
●In the National Flag, what does saffron colourrepresent?
Spirit of Renunciation
●In the Constituent Assembly, when was the ad-hocCommittee appointed for the National Flag?
23rd June, 1947
●Who was the first Speaker of free India’s firstLegislature (Constituent Assembly)?
G. V.Mavalankar
●After Indian Independence who representedProvisional Parliament?
Constituent Assembly
●In India which amended the Constitution through thefirst Amendment Bill 1951?
ProvisionalParliament
●Who can dismiss Governor of a state from his office?
President
●What is the maximum (sanctioned) strength ofSupreme Court including the Chief Justice ofIndia?
31
●Which is the middle unit of Three Tier PanchayatiRaj System?
Panchayat Samiti
●There is a prescribed procedure for the amendmentof the provisions of the Indian Constitution. Thisfeature has been borrowed from the Constitutionof:
South Africa
●Many key features of the constitution such as thefederal structure of government, provincialautonomy, a bicameral central legislature and theprinciple of separation of powers, are directlytaken from:
Government of India Act, 1935
●For which bill, there is no constitutional provision fora joint sitting of both the houses of the Parliamentto resolve a deadlock?
Constitution AmendmentBill and Money Bill
●Which writ literally means ‘We Command’?
Mandamus
●Article 123 of the Indian Constitution provides for:
Ordinance making power
●President can proclaim National Emergency underArticle 352 in the entire country or in any part ofit, on the grounds of:
Armed Rebellion andExternal Aggression
●Election Commission of India is not concerned withthe elections of /to the:
Panchayats andMunicipalities in the State
●Article 20 of the Indian Constitution is an importantFundamental Right as it provides protection inrespect of conviction for offences. The safeguardwhich is not provided to the persons accused ofcrime under Article 20 is:
Right to be producedbefore a magistrate within 24 hours
●The President of India can nominate to how manymembers to Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabharespectively?
12, 2
●Indian States having a Bicameral Legislature are
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Jammu andKashmir, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
●The Swaran Singh Committee recommended:
Inclusion of Fundamental Duties in the IndianConstitution.
●Which commission was formed in 1983 torecommend the relationship and balance of powerbetween state and central governments?
Sarkaria Commission
●According to the provisions of which article of theIndian Constitution that the Parliament cancreate a new all India service, if a resolution ispassed by Rajya Sabha?
Article 312
●The power to vote money for public expenditure vestsin _____.
Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly
●A National Emergency on the grounds of securitythreat is proclaimed under which article?
Article 352
●The Department of Border Management is adepartment under which Union Ministries?
Ministry of Home Affairs
●Which committee was appointed by the governmentof India in 1986 to revitalize Panchayati rajinstitutions for democracy and development?
L.M. Singhvi Committee
●The jurisdiction covering the Andaman and NicobarIslands falls under the supervision of ____.
Acircuit bench of the Kolkata High Court at PortBlair
●Who was the first Prime Minister of India at the timeof Provisional Parliament?
Jawahar Lal Nehru
●Which Article of the Indian Constitution says thatVice-President of India shall be ex officioChairman of the Council of States?
Article 89
●Who was the Deputy Prime Minister of India at thetime of Provisional Parliament?
Sardar BallabhBhai Patel
●The Constitution of India provides that Trade,Commerce and Intercourse throughout theterritory of Union of India is free. However,despite this provision, a state in India can makelaw for imposing taxes on imports of goods fromother states in India, provided the goods producedin other states are also taxes in that state in thesame manner. Who decides whether the states canmake such law or not?
President of India
●Jurisdiction of which High Court covers the UnionTerritory of Lakshadweep?
Kerala High Court
●The number of judges can be altered in the SupremeCourt by ____.
Parliament by Law
●How long a person should have practiced in a HighCourt to be eligible to be appointed as a Judge ofSupreme Court of India?
10 years
●By which amendment of the Constitution of India,Delhi was designated as National CapitalTerritory (NCT)?
69th Amendment Act
