Indian Constitution Online Mock Test

The Supreme Court is a central authority body and is responsible for the protection of citizens Fundamental rights. It is a part of the Judiciary.

The bill is passed by a simple majority of a joint sitting. Since the Lok Sabha has more than twice the members of the Rajya Sabha, a group commanding a majority in the lower house of the Government of India can pass such a bill even if it was previously rejected by the upper house.

According to Article 53 of the Constitution of India, the executive power of the Union shall be vested in the President. He is, however, only a Constitutional Head of State acting on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers and as such only the formal Executive.

The term Fourth Estate or fourth power refers to the press and news media both in the explicit capacity of advocacy and implicit ability to frame political issues. LEGISLATIVE is the First Estate (the body which makes laws), EXECUTIVE is the Second Estate (executes and enforces laws) and the Third Estate is JUDICIARY (works to protect laws) of democracy.

The Constitution of India was drafted by the Constituent Assembly. The Constituent Assembly of India was constituted on the basis of the Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946. The members of the Constituent Assembly were elected by the provincial assemblies by a single, transferable-vote system of proportional representation.

Articles 352, 356 and 360 of the Constitution of India deals with Emergency Provisions. Article 352 provides the provision of National Emergency. Under Article 356, the Union government can take direct control of the state machinery. Article 360 has provisions of financial emergency.

Kerala was the first state where Non-Congress Government was set up in independent India. After the first-ever elections to the Kerala Legislative Assembly in 1957, the Communist Party of India emerged as the single largest party. EMS Namboodiripad formed the first elected government with the support of 5 independent legislators.

The Panchayat Raj system was first adopted by the state of Bihar by the Bihar Panchayat Raj Act of 1947. It was a continued legacy of local self-government started by Lord Ripon in the British era. Rajasthan was the first state to introduce the panchayat system in India after independence. Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru inaugurated the three-tier Panchayati Raj System on 2nd October 1959 in Nagaur district of Rajasthan.

A Minister who is a member of Lok Sabha has the right to speak in and take part in the proceedings of Rajya Sabha but has no right to vote in Rajya Sabha and vice-versa.

In India, the concept of single citizenship is adopted from the British constitution. In India, only single citizenship is available to citizens. One cannot be a citizen of the state as well.