Parts / Articles of the Constitution, Emergency Provisions - INDIAN POLITY - PART 3

Parts / Articles of the Constitution, Emergency Provisions

1.       The President’s Rule can be proclaimed in a state – if the President, on receipt of a report from the Governor of the State, or otherwise is satisfied that a situation has arisen in which the Government of the State cannot be carried on in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution 2.       Proclamation of emergency under Article 352 - when Lok Sabha stands dissolved, it has to be approved by – Rajya Sabha and then will continue till the reconstitution of new Lok Sabha which must approve it within 30 days of its first sitting 3.       In case of Impeachment of President – Two Third Majority of Parliament is applicable 4.       Under Article 360 – A proclamation of financial emergency issued shall cease to operate at the expiration of two months, unless before the expiration of that period it has been approved by the resolutions of both Houses of Parliament 5.       Under Article 356 – shall cease to operate at the expiration of two months unless before that period it has been approved by resolution of both Houses of Parliament 6.       Under Article 352, when emergency is in operation in the country – the parliament is empowered under Article 250 to legislate with respect to any matter in the State List 7.       According to Article 164 (1) of the Constitution of India, in three States there shall be a Minister in charge of tribal welfare who may in addition be in charge of the welfare of the Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes. The states included are – Jharkhand, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh 8.       Article of the Indian Constitution which prescribes Hindi in Devanagari script as the official language of the Union – Article 343 9.       Article of Indian Constitution which guarantees equal opportunities in public employment to persons belonging to SC/ST and other minority communities – Article 16 10.   Union Executive, Parliament and Comptroller and Auditor-General are mentioned in Part V of the Constitution 11.   Provisions of having a UPSC and Public Service Commission for States are enshrined in – Part XIV, Chapter I, Articles 308-323 12.   Article 19 (1) (a) pertains to – Freedom of Speech and Expression 13.   Article 19 (1) (c) pertains to – Right to form associations or unions 14.   Article 19 (1) (e) pertains to – Right to reside and settle in any part of the country 15.   Article 19 (1) (g) pertains to – Right to practice any profession, or carry on any occupation, business or trade 16.   a) Part I – The Union and its Territory b) Part III – Fundamental Rights c) Part IX – Panchayati Raj  d) Part II – Citizenship 17.   a) Article 61 – Impeachment of President b) Article 67 – Removal of Vice President c)  Article 94 – Removal of Speaker d) Article 90 – Removal of Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha 18.   a) Abolition of Untouchability – Article 17 b) Abolition of Titles – Article 18 c) Prohibition of Child Labour – Article 24 d) Prohibition of Traffic in human beings – Article 23 19.   a) Inter-State Council – Article 263 b) Administrative Tribunals – Article 323A c) Union Public Service Commission – Article 315 20.   Article of Constitution of India which says that the executive power of every State shall be so exercised as not to impede or prejudice the exercise of the executive power of the Union – Article 257 21.   Article 340 of the Constitution of India provides for the appointment of a  Commission to investigate the conditions for the improvement of – Socially and Educationally backward classes 22.   a) National Emergency – Article 352 b) Constitutional Emergency – Article 356 c) Financial Emergency – Article 360 23.   National Emergency has been declared so far – thrice 24.   The provision for Contingency Fund of India as well as for each state has been made under – Article 267 25.   While a proclamation of emergency is in operation the duration of the Lok Sabha can be extended for a period of – one year at a time 26.   The proclamation of emergency at the first instance can be restricted to – 6 months 27.   The duration of proclamation of Financial Emergency is – at the first instance two months 28.   During the proclamation of National Emergency – Articles 20 and 21 cannot be suspended 29.   A resolution for the revocation of proclamation of National Emergency may be moved by – one-tenth of total membership of Lok Sabha 30.   A  resolution ratifying the proclamation of National Emergency requires to be passed by – each House of the Parliament

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Citizenship, Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties and Directive Principles of State Policy - INDIAN POLITY - PART 2

Citizenship, Fundamental Rights, Fundamental Duties and Directive Principles of State Policy

1.       Article under which the Cultural and Educational Rights are granted – Article 29 and Article 30 2.       Right to Constitutional Remedies comes under – Fundamental Rights 3.       Fundamental Freedoms under Article 19 are suspended during emergency caused by – war or external aggression 4.       Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, caste, race etc. ( Article 15 of the Constitution of India) is a fundamental right classified under – The Right to Equality 5.       Disputes regarding the violation of Fundamental Rights can be presented in – either Supreme Court or in the High Court 6.       Indian Constitution recognises minorities on the basis of – Religion 7.       Article 14 guarantees equality before law and equal protection of law to – all persons living within the territory of India 8.       Schedule of the Indian Constitution which contains special provisions for administration and control of Scheduled Areas in several States – Fifth Schedule 9.       Untouchability is abolished and its practice is punishable under law according to-  Article 17 10.   Right to Education is a fundamental right emanating from – Life and Personal liberty under Article 21 11.   The Constitution names our Country as - India, that is Bharat 12.   ____ is competent to prescribe conditions as for acquiring Indian Citizenship – Parliament 13.   Citizenship provisions are enshrined in the Constitution in – Part II, Articles 5-11 14.   Article describes about the person voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a foreign state not to be citizens – Article 9 15.   Article 6 of the Indian Constitution enshrines the provision conferring Rights of Citizenship of certain persons who have migrated to India from Pakistan 16.   Details on how citizenship may be acquired and terminated are enumerated in – The Citizenship Act, 1955 17.   The Constitution confers the special responsibility for the enforcement of Fundamental rights on – Supreme Court 18.   According to Article 23 – Prohibition against trafficking human beings, beggary, slavery and bonded labour 19.   Articles 20-22 relate to the fundamental right to life and personal liberty. These rights are available to – All citizens and non-citizens 20.   Once the proclamation of emergency is made, the right of a citizen to move to the Supreme Court for the enforcement of his Fundamental Rights is suspended by – President of India 21.   Under Article 368, Parliament has no power to repeal Fundamental Rights because they are – Part of Basic Structure of essential framework of the Constitution 22.   Total number of Fundamental duties mentioned in the Constitution is – 11 23.   Fundamental Duties have been added in the Constitution of India by 42nd Amendment Act, 1976 in accordance with the recommendations of – Swaran Singh Committee 24.   The Constitution of India describes India as – Union of States 25.   Regulation of Labour and safety in mines and oilfields is under the Union List in the – Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India 26.   Right to Education is the right which has been given to all Indian children between the ages of 6 to 14 years under the- 86th Constitutional Amendment Act 27.   Right to Information is a Fundamental Right 28.   Case in which the Supreme Court restored the primacy of the Fundamental Rights over the Directive Principles of State Policy – Golaknath Case 29.   Under the Indian Constitution, ____ is a human right as well as a fundamental right – Right to Education 30.   The fundamental Right to Property has been deleted by the 44th Amendment Act of 1978 31.   “No child below the age of 14 years shall be employed to work in any factory or mine or engaged in any other hazardous employment” is mentioned in – Article 24 32.   There shall be equality of opportunity for all citizens in matters relating to employment or appointment to any office under the state – Article 16 33.   “Untouchability” is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden – Article 17 34.    The state shall not deny to any person equality before law or the equal protection of laws within the territory of India – Article 14 35.   The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth or any of them – Article 15 36.   Separation of the Judiciary from the Executive is enjoined by – Directive Principles 37.   Article which envisages free and compulsory education for children – Article 45 38.   Part of the Indian Constitution which deals with the Directive Principles of State Policy – Part IV 39.   Directive Principles based on Gandhian ideology – Promotion of cottage industries, Prevention of cow slaughter, Establishment of village panchayats 40.   Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of India – It allocates seats in the Council of States 41.   Twelfth Schedule of the Constitution contains subjects over which Municilapilties may have control 42.   The ninth Schedule was added by the – First Amendment 43.   In the Constitution of India, promotion of international peace and security is mentioned in – Article 51 - Part IV – Directive Principles of State Policy 44.   VIIIth Schedule mentions about – Languages 45.   VIIth Schedule mentions about – Union, State and Concurrent Lists 46.   VIth Schedule mentions about – Related to tribal areas 47.    Co-operative Societies fall under – Concurrent List 48.   Articles 5 to 8 of the Constitution of India deal with – Citizenship 49.   Article under which President’s Rule is promulgated on any State in India – Article 356 50.   A proclamation of emergency issued under Article 352 must be approved by the Parliament within – 1 month

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Indian Constitutional Development & Sources of Indian Constitution - INDIAN POLITY - PART 1

INDIAN CONSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT & SOURCES OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION

1.       The Cabinet Mission to India was headed by – Lord Pethick Lawrence 2.       The Constitution of India was adopted by the – Constituent Assembly 3.       The Constituent Assembly for undivided India first met on – 9th December, 1946 4.       The Constituent Assembly for the Dominion of India reassembled on 31st October, 1947. Its reduced membership was -  299 5.       The constitutional advisor to the Constituent Assembly of India was – Dr. B.N. Rao 6.       The Constitution of India was enacted by a Constituent Assembly set up under the – Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946 7.       The Constituent Assembly which framed the Constitution for Independent India was setup in  -  1946 8.       ___ presided over the inaugural meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India – Sachidananda Sinha 9.       Chairman of the drafting committee of the Indian Constitution was – Dr. B.R. Ambedkar 10.   President of the Constituent Assembly was – Dr. Rajendra Prasad 11.   The demand for the Constituent Assembly was put forward by the Indian National Congress in 1936 at its session held at – Lucknow 12.   a) Drafting Committee – B.R. Ambedkar  b) Committee on Fundamental and Minority Rights – Vallabhbhai Patel c) Union Constitution Committee – Jawaharlal Nehru d) Working Committee – Kanhiyalal Munshi 13.   Adoption of the National Flag by the Constituent Assembly was on – July 22, 1947 14.   Adoption of the National Song by the Constituent Assembly was on – January 24, 1950 15.   Adoption of National Emblem by the Government was on – January 26, 1950 16.   Adoption of National Calendar by the Government was on – March 22, 1957 17.   Features of Government of India Act, 1919 – a) Introduction of Dyarchy in the executive government of the provinces b) Devolution of legislative authority by the Centre to the Provinces c) Expansion and reconstitution of Central and Provincial Legislatures 18.   The most short lived British Constitutional Experiment in India was – Indian Council Act, 1909 19.   Act which formally introduced the principles of elections for the first time in India – Indian Councils Act, 1909 20.   Provisions of the Indian Constitution which came into force from November 26, 1949 – a) Provisions relating to citizenship b) Provisions relating to elections c) Provisions relating to Provincial Parliament 21.   Act which gave representation to Indians for the first time in the Legislature – Government of India Act, 1935 22.   The crown took the Government of India into its own hands by – Government of India Act, 1858 23.   The nationalist demand for the Constituent Assembly was for the first time conceded to the British Government, though indirectly and with reservations in the – August Offer 24.   The office of Governor General of India was created by – Government of India Act, 1858 25.   Father of the Indian Constitution is – Dr. B.R Ambedkar 26.   Mr. Atlee, the Prime Minister of England announced the transfer of power to the Indians on – June, 1948 27.   The Preamble was proposed before the Drafting Committee of the Constitution by – Jawaharlal Nehru 28.   a) Government of India Act, 1919 – Dyarchy b) Government of India Act, 1935 – Provincial Autonomy c) Morley-Minto Reforms – Separate Electorate d) Cabinet Mission Plan – Constituent Assembly 29.   Amendment procedure laid down in the constitution of India is on the pattern of – Constitution of South Africa 30.   First Session of the Constituent Assembly was held in – New Delhi 31.   Chairman of the Union Constitution Committee of the Constituent Assembly – Jawaharlal Nehru 32.   First Foreign Minister of free India was – Jawaharlal Nehru 33.   The first draft of the Constitution of India was prepared in October 1947 by the advisory branch of the office of the Constituent Assembly by – B.N. Rao 34.   The first effort at drafting a Dominion Constitution Status to India was made in – Simon Commission 35.   India was divided into states based on categories A,B,C,D in the year 1950. The Governor was the executive head of category A states. The Rajpramukh was the executive head of category B states and Chief Commissioner was the executive head of categories C and D states 36.   The Constitution of India was promulgated on January 26, 1950 because this day was being observed as the Independence Day since - 1929 37.   The Idea of Constitution of India was first given by – M.N Roy 38.   The members of the Constituent Assembly were elected by-  Provincial Assemblies 39.    The Indian Legislature became bicameral by – Government of India Act, 1919 40.   The  first attempt at introducing a representative and popular element in administration was made by – Indian Councils Act, 1909 41.   The Government of India Act, 1935 vested residuary power in – Governor General 42.   Act which aimed at providing a federal structure for India – Government of India Act, 1935 43.   The Constitution of India borrowed the scheme of Indian Federation from the Constitution of – Canada 44.   The Indian Constitution closely follows the constitutional system of – United Kingdom 45.   A feature common to both the Indian Federation and American Federation – A Federal Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution 46.   The inspiration of ‘Liberty, Equality and Fraternity’ was derived from – French Revolution 47.   The President of the Indian Union has the same Constitutional Authority as the – British Monarch 48.   India is described as a Secular State in the - Preamble 49.   a) Federation – Canada b) Parliamentary – Britain c) Directive Principles – Ireland d) Fundamental Rights – USA 50.   Feature in the Indian Constitution borrowed from the Weimar Constitution of Germany – Provisions concerning the suspension of fundamental rights during National Emergency 51.   a) Rule of Law – British Constitution b) Directive Principles – Irish Constitution c) Concurrent List – Australian Constitution d) Suspension of Fundamental Rights during Emergency – Weimar Constitution (Germany) 52.   The word “Socialist Secular’ and ‘Unity and Integrity of the Nation’ were added to our Constitution by – 42nd Amendment of the Constitution 53.   The Preamble - of the Constitution contains the spirit of the Constitution 54.   The source of India’s sovereignty lies in – The preamble to the constitution 55.   The Objectives Resolution was moved on December 13, 1946 by – Jawaharlal Nehru 56.   a) Emergency power of the President – Constitution of Germany b) Amendment of the Constitution – Constitution of South Africa c) The Union-State Relationship – Canadian Constitution 57.   The concept of single citizenship is adopted from – England 58.   Indian Constitution adopted ‘Fundamental Duties’ from – erstwhile USSR 59.   The Preamble enshrines certain ideals that were first spelt out in – the Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly 60.   The Indian Constitution is regarded as – Federal in form and Unitary in Spirit

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