Indian Constitution Online Quiz

Compared to society, the role of state is much wider and is increasing with parallel complexities of the modern world. The state today has to carry out several functions which were non-existent a century ago.

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 Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is a committee of selected members of parliament, constituted by the Parliament of India, for the purpose of auditing the revenue and the expenditure of the Government of India. PAC scrutinizes the report of the CAG.

Election (Lok Sabha/Vidhan Sabha) petitions are filed in the High Court of the particular state in which the election was conducted.

The Fundamental Rights are enshrined in Part III of the Constitution (Articles 12-35). Fundamental Rights are not given to Political sufferers. Political sufferers are those people who are victims of political manipulations, political games, political strategies, etc. Fundamental rights are available to both citizens and foreigners except enemy aliens.

His term of office is five years, and he is eligible for re-election. His removal from office is to be in accordance with the procedure prescribed in Article 61 of the Constitution. He may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Vice-President, resign his office. If there is no vice president then to the justice of the supreme court of India.

The expenditure to be incurred by the Government and the revenue to be collected by way of taxes must be approved by the Parliament.

The Constitution of India empowers the Supreme Court and the High Courts to issue Writs for the enforcement of the fundamental rights conferred by the Part-III of the Constitution of India under Article 32 and Article 226. There are five types of Writs — Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Certiorari, Prohibition and Quo-Warranto.

Only once was the term of the Lok Sabha extended up to 6 years. This can happen in case of a National Emergency. The term of the fifth Lok Sabha was supposed to end on 18 March 1976 but was extended by one year up to 18 March 1977 by the House of the People (Extension of Duration) Act, 1976.

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.