Indian Constitution Quiz 3

It is stated in Article 85 of the constitution that there should not be a gap of more than six months between two sessions of Parliament. It also states that the President can summon a session of Parliament.

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).

73rd constitutional amendment 1993 gives the constitutional status to Panchayati Raj. The 11th Schedule of the Indian Constitution was added by the 73rd Constitution Amendment Act. This schedule contains 29 subjects. This schedule covers important topics such as Panchayat's powers, rural development, poverty alleviation, market, roads and drinking water, etc.

Fundamental duties basically imply the moral obligations of all citizens of a country. There are 11 fundamental duties in India, which are written in Part IV-A (Article 51-A) of the Constitution of India. Fundamental Duties were incorporated in the Indian Constitution by the 42nd amendment.

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.

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.

It is stated in Article 85 of the constitution that there should not be a gap of more than six months between two sessions of Parliament.

The Council of Ministers comprises Ministers who are members of Cabinet, Ministers of State (independent charge), Ministers of State, Ministers without Portfolio and Deputy Ministers. The Cabinet Secretary is the top-most executive official and senior-most civil servant of the Government of India.

Any member of the UPSC shall hold office for a term of six years or till the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier.

Article 66 of the Indian Constitution states the manner of election of the Vice President. The Vice-President is elected by an electoral college consisting of members of both Houses of Parliament.