Indian Constitution Online Mock Test

A party is recognised as a state or regional party in a state if any of the following conditions is fulfilled:

1. If it secures 6% of the valid votes polled in the state assembly election of the state concerned and wins 2 seats in that assembly or
2. If it secures 6% of the valid votes polled in the Lok Sabha election from the state concerned and wins 1 seat in the Lok Sabha from that state or
3. If it wins 3% of seats in the legislative assembly of the state concerned or 3 seats in the assembly, whichever is more or
4. If it wins 1 seat in the Lok Sabha for every 25 seats or any fraction thereof allotted to the state at a general election to the Lok Sabha from the state concerned or
5. If it secures 8% of the total valid votes polled in the state assembly election of the state concerned or Lok Sabha from that state. This condition was added in 2011.

According to Article 24 of the Constitution of India, no child below the age of fourteen years shall be employed in work in any factory or mine or engaged in any other hazardous employment.

Under Article 356 of the Constitution of India, in the event that a state government is unable to function according to Constitutional provisions, the Union government can take direct control of the state machinery.

According to Article 358, when a proclamation of National Emergency (Article 352) is made, the six fundamental rights under article 19 are automatically suspended. Article 19 is automatically revived after the expiry of the emergency.

Economic and social planning is included in the Concurrent List under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India.

The 42nd Amendment gave primacy to the Directive Principles, by stating that “no law implementing any of the Directive Principles could be declared unconstitutional on the grounds that it violated any of the Fundamental Rights”.

Indian Constitution originally had eight schedules. Four more schedules were added by different amendments, now making a total tally of twelve.

Article 58 of the Indian constitution deals with Qualifications for election as President. For the election of President of India, a citizen should not be less than 35 years of age, and qualified for election as a member of the Lok Sabha. His term of office is five years, and he is eligible for re-election.

Rajya Sabha is a permanent body and is not subject to dissolution. However, one-third of the members retire every second year, and are replaced by newly elected members.

The minimum age required to become a member of the Rajya Sabha is 30 years and that of Lok Sabha is 25 years.