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Indian Polity - 3

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The President of India does not appoint

  1. the Chief Election Commissioner

  2. the Chief Minister of a State

  3. the Chief Justice of India

  4. the Prime Minister


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The President is the formal head of the legislature, executive and judiciary branches of Indian democracy. The President of India does not appoint the Chief Minister of a State. The public appoints the Chief Minister of State in India.

According to the Indian Constitution, the money bills can be introduced in

  1. the meeting of the Council of Ministers

  2. the joint sessions of the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha only

  3. the Lok Sabha only

  4. the Rajya Sabha only


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A money bill can be introduced in the Lok Sabha only. If any question arises whether a bill is a money bill or not, the decision of the Speaker thereon is final. The Speaker is under no obligation to consult anyone in coming to a decision or in giving his certificate that a bill is a money bill. 

Minto-Morley reforms are associated with the

  1. Indian Councils Act, 1912

  2. Indian Councils Act, 1856

  3. Indian Councils Act, 1909

  4. Indian Councils Act, 1908


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Indian Councils Act, 1909 (Morley-Minto reforms) was passed by the British Parliament in 1909 in an attempt to widen the scope of legislative councils.

Which of the following is not a salient feature of the Indian Constitution?

  1. Presidential type of government

  2. Lengthiest constitutional document in the world

  3. Provision for directive principles of the state policy

  4. Universal adult franchise


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The salient feature of the Indian Constitution includes all the given options, except (1). Presidential type of government is not the salient feature of the Indian constitution. India follows Parliamentary type of government. USA follows a Presidential type of government. 

The Constitution of India is divided into

  1. 20 parts

  2. 22 parts

  3. 24 parts

  4. 21 parts


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Constitution of India is the supreme law of India. It lays down the framework defining fundamental political principles, establishes the structure, procedures, powers and duties of government institutions. The Constitution of India is divided into 22 parts. 

What is the other name of the Upper House of the Indian Parliament?

  1. The Lok Sabha

  2. The House of the People

  3. The Rajya Sabha

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The name of the Parliament of India is SANSAD. There are two houses of the Parliment - the Rajya Sabha (the Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (the House of the People). 

How many sessions did the Constituent Assembly hold?

  1. Eleven sessions

  2. Twenty-five sessions

  3. Twenty-eight sessions

  4. Twenty sessions


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Constituent Assembly of India was elected to write the Constitution of India. Following India's independence from the Great Britain, its members served as the nation's first Parliament. The Constituent Assembly held eleven sessions. 

The Constituent Assembly adopted the National Flag on

  1. 22nd January, 1947

  2. 22nd August, 1947

  3. 22nd October, 1947

  4. 22nd July, 1947


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Constituent Assembly of India was elected to write the Constitution of India. Following India's independence from the Great Britain, its members served as the nation's first Parliament. The National Flag of India was adopted in its present form during the meeting of the Constituent Assembly held on 22nd July, 1947, a few days before India's independence from the British on 15th August, 1947. 

The original Constitution of India contained

  1. 397 Articles and 9 Schedules

  2. 395 Articles and 8 Schedules

  3. 396 Articles and 7 Schedules

  4. 395 Articles and 4 Schedules


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Constitution of India is the supreme law of India. It lays down the framework defining the fundamental political principles, establishes the structure, procedures, powers and duties of government institutions and sets out fundamental rights, directive principles and the duties of citizens. Originally, there were 395 Articles and 8 Schedules, which further increased to 12. 

The 'Objective Resolution' was presented in the Constituent Assembly by

  1. Mahatama Gandhi

  2. Jawaharlal Nehru

  3. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

  4. Motilal Nehru


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The assembly met in its second plenary session from 20-24 January, 1947 and adopted an 'Objective Resolution' moved by Jawaharlal Nehru. The objective of the framers of the constitution was declared to be the creation of Sovereign Democratic Republic for India. 

Who was the Chairman of the first Rajya Sabha?

  1. A. K. Gopalan

  2. N.C. Chatterjee

  3. Mahavir Tyagi

  4. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Dr. S. Radhakrishnan was the Chairman of the first Rajya Sabha. He was the only Chairman to have two terms (13.5.1952-12.5.1962). 

One-third of the members of the Rajya Sabha retire after every

  1. 2 years

  2. 3 years

  3. 5 years

  4. 6 years


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In India, the Rajya Sabha is called the Upper House which has 250 members. Members sit for staggered six-years term, with one-third of the members retiring every two years.

Who nominates 12 members in the Council of States?

  1. The President of India

  2. The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

  3. The Prime Minister of India

  4. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Rajya Sabha has at most 250 members, of which 238 are elected indirectly by the legislatures of each state and union territory. Seats are allotted in proportion to the population of each state or union territory. The other 12 members are nominated by the President of India.

“The basic features of the Indian Constitution do not amount to a change.” This was said by

  1. the Prime Minister

  2. the Government

  3. the Parliament

  4. the Supreme Court of India


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

All the principles of the constitution once formed cannot be amended by any authority. So, the basic features of the Indian Constitution do not amount to a change was said by the Supreme Court of India.

Which of the following judgements is/are historical in respect of amendment to Article 368 of the Constitution?

  1. Kesavananda vs. State of Kerala and Minerva Mill vs. Union of India

  2. Shankari Prasad vs. Union of India

  3. Golak Nath vs. State of Punjab

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Article 368 of the Constitution governs constitutional amendments. The provisions were inserted by the Forty-second Amendment Act, but have been declared invalid by the Supreme Court in the Minerva Mills case. All the given options are the judgements which are historical in respect of amendment to Article 368 of the Constitution.

Which of the following is not the legislative power of the President?

  1. No bill passed by the two Houses of the Parliament can become law without his assent.

  2. He can dissolve the Parliament.

  3. No money bill can be introduced in the Parliament without his previous consent.

  4. No law of a municipal board can be enforced without his assent.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The President's powers include vetoing, approving legislation, issuing proclamations and executive orders. 

Power and position of the Supreme Court in India is very much like that of the highest court in

  1. Russia

  2. U.S.A

  3. Japan

  4. England


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The US Supreme Court has the supreme power because the framers of the Constitution stated in Article III, Section 1, that The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. 

Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the first President of India by the

  1. Lok Sabha and state Legislative Assemblies

  2. State Legislative Assemblies

  3. Lok Sabha and Council of States

  4. Constituent Assembly


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Rajendra Prasad (3 December 1884 – 28 February 1963) was an Indian politician who became the first President of India. He was one of the architects of the Indian Republic, having served as the president of the Constituent Assembly and later as the first president of independent India. 

What does Ashoka's wheel in the Indian National Flag represent?

  1. Wheel of the morals

  2. Wheel of the truth

  3. Wheel of the dharma

  4. Wheel of the law


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The Ashoka Chakra is a depiction of the Buddhist Dharmachakra, represented with 24 spokes. It is called so, because it appears on a number of edicts of Ashoka, most prominent among which, is the Lion Capital of Sarnath which has been adopted as the National Emblem of the Republic of India.

The Indian Constitution is

  1. flexible by nature

  2. rigid by nature

  3. both (1) and (2)

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Rigid Constitution are those Constitution that can not be changed. Flexible Constitution are Constitution that can be changed through a process of amendment. 

The Union Constitution Committee, formed by the Constituent Assembly, was headed by

  1. Subhash Buse

  2. Jawaharlal Nehru

  3. Sardar Patel

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Constituent Assembly of India was elected to write the Constitution of India, and following independence served as the nation's first Parliament. The Union Constitution Committee, formed by the Constituent Assembly, was headed by Jawaharlal Nehru. Jawaharlal Nehru became a leader of the left wing of the Congress when fairly young.  

Which of the following Fundamental Rights is enforceable during the period of emergency?

  1. The six freedoms

  2. Right to Life and Liberty

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles had their origins in the Indian independence movement, which strove to achieve the values of liberty and social welfare as the goals of an independent Indian state. The Fundamental Right enforceable during the period of emergency is Right to Life and Liberty. 

Proclamation of National Emergency has been defined under

  1. Article 360

  2. Article 352

  3. Article 358

  4. Article 356


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Proclamation of National Emergency has been defined under article 352.According to this, If the President is satisfied that a grave emergency exists whereby the security of India or of any part of the territory thereof is threatened, whether by war or external aggression or armed rebellion, he may, by Proclamation, made a declaration to that effect in respect of the whole of India or of such part of the territory thereof as may be specified in the Proclamation Explanation. 

Which constitutional article empowers amendment in the Constitution of India?

  1. Article 356

  2. Article 368

  3. Article 359

  4. Article 357


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Amendment of the Constitution of India is the process of making changes to the nation's fundamental law. Changes to the Indian constitution are made by the federal parliament. They must be approved by a super-majority in each house of the Parliament of India, and certain amendments must also be ratified by the states. The procedure is laid out in Part XX, Article 368, of the Constitution. 

Which of the judgements of the Supreme Court described the basic structure of the Constitution of India for the first time?

  1. Kesavananda vs. State of Kerala

  2. Indira Gandhi vs. Union of India

  3. Golak Nath vs. State of Punjab

  4. Sankari Prasad vs. Union of India


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The basic structure doctrine was first articulated by Chief Justice Sarv Mittra Sikri in the landmark decision of Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala .Previously, the Supreme Court had held that the power of parliament to amend the constitution was unfettered. 

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