Indian Constitution Quiz 4

A registered party is recognised as a National Party only if it fulfils any one of the following three conditions: 1. The party wins 2 percent of the seats in the Lok Sabha from at least 3 different States. 2. The party received 6% of the total votes polled in four or more States and, it wins 4 Lok Sabha seats from any state or states. 3. Party gets recognition as State Party in four or more States.

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.

The 42nd Amendment changed the description of India from a “sovereign democratic republic” to a “sovereign, socialist secular democratic republic”, and also changed the words “unity of the nation” to “unity and integrity of the nation”.

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The provisions of a Federation with a strong centre, Residuary powers of the Centre, the appointment of State governors by the Centre and the advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, have all been borrowed from the Canadian constitution.

The Preamble of the Indian Constitution is primarily based on the 'Objective Resolution' written by Jawaharlal Nehru. He introduced his objective resolution on December 13, 1946, later it was accepted by the Constituent Assembly on 22 January 1947. The preamble is taken from the US constitution. The Indian Preamble borrowed its ideals of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity from the French Constitution.

Part IV (Article 36-51) of the Indian Constitution deals with Directive Principles of our State Policy (DPSP). The provisions contained in this Part cannot be enforced by any court, but these principles are fundamental in the governance of the country and it shall be the duty of the State to apply these principles in making laws.

Zero Hour is the time when Members of Parliament (MPs) can raise Issues of Urgent Public Importance. It is an Indian parliamentary innovation. Zero Hour denotes the time immediately following the Question Hour in both Houses of Parliament. This is about 12 noon which is why it is called Zero Hour.

If approved by the Parliament, President's rule can continue for 6 months. It can be extended for a maximum of 3 years with the approval of the Parliament done every 6 months.

A member of either House of Parliament will lose his membership of Parliament if he is continuously absent from sessions without permission of the House for 60 days.