Indian Constitution Online Quiz

The Attorney General for India is the Indian government's chief legal advisor, and is its principal barrister in the Supreme Court of India (Article 76). S/he has the right to speak and to take part in the proceedings of both the Houses of Parliament or their joint sitting and any committee of the Parliament of which s/he may be named a member but without a right to vote.

The Indian Foreign Service, Indian Audit and Accounts Service and Indian Revenue Service are central civil services. There are three All India Services in India at present viz. Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFS). These officers are appointed by the Government of India, but they work under the State Government. Each AIS officer is allotted a cadre (State), where they work for life.

Article 89 of the constitution of India deals with The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha). The Vice President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha. The House also elects a Deputy Chairman from among its members.

A secular state is one that does not confer any privilege or favour on any particular religion. In a secular state, no one gets punishment or there is no discrimination against people on the basis of religion s/he follows.

'Consent of the people' means consent of:

Four prime ministers, VP Singh, I.K. Gujral, H.D. Deve Gowda and Atal Bihari Vajpayee have been voted out from the office. Morarji Desai was the first prime minister to resign while in office. In November 1990, VP Singh lost the no-confidence motion and had to resign.

The President may be removed before his tenure through impeachment for violating the Constitution of India by the Parliament of India. The process may begin in either of the two houses of the Parliament. There is no approval of the Chief Justice of India is required.

In law, certiorari is a court process to seek judicial review of a decision of a lower court or government agency. The writ of certiorari can be issued by the Supreme Court or any High Court for quashing the order already passed by an inferior court, tribunal or quasi-judicial authority.

Lok Sabha's term is 5 years unless dissolved sooner. No term limits are specified for the prime minister. The Prime minister may remain in office indefinitely, so long as the president has confidence in him/her. However, a prime minister must have the confidence of the Lok Sabha.

Article 80 of the Constitution lays down the maximum strength of Rajya Sabha as 250, out of which 12 members are nominated by the President and 238 are representatives of the States and Union Territories. Article 81 deals with the Composition of the Lok Sabha. The maximum strength of Lok Sabha is 552 members, which is made up by the election of up to 530 members to represent the States, up to 20 members to represent the Union Territories and 2 members to be nominated by the President from the Anglo-Indian Community. At present, the strength of the House is 545 (543+2 Anglo-Indian).