Indian Constitution Quiz 4

Article 312 of the Indian constitution deals with the creation of the All-India Services. The All India Services comprises three civil services namely the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), the Indian Police Service (IPS), and the Indian Forest Service (IFS).

The Fundamental Duties of citizens were added to the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment in 1976, upon the recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee that was constituted by the Government.

Under Article 249, Members of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha enjoy special powers and responsibilities with regard to making laws on any subject in the State List; making laws to create All India Services at the national level. Lok Sabha has more powers in monetary matters as the Money Bill cannot be rejected by the Rajya Sabha; it can just delay it by a maximum of 14 days.

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

Residuary Powers are special powers entrusted by the Constitution, to the Union Government. Article 248(2) of the Constitution of India says that the Parliament has powers to make any law with respect to any matter which is not a part of the Concurrent List or State List.

The U.K. has an Unwritten Constitution. An unwritten constitution is a type of constitution where the fundamental rules often take the form of customs, usage, precedent and a variety of statutes and legal instruments.

Our Constitution provides that Parliament shall consist of the President and the two Houses known respectively as the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) and the House of the People (Lok Sabha). The power to summon and prorogue either House of Parliament or to dissolve the Lok Sabha vests with the President.

Articles 14, 15 and 16 of the Constitution of India form part of a scheme of the Constitutional Right to Equality. According to Article 14: “The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India.”

The Fundamental Duties of citizens were added to the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment in 1976, upon the recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee that was constituted by the Government.

In Golaknath vs the State of Punjab 1967 case, the Supreme Court had restored the primacy of the Fundamental Rights over the Directive Principles of State Policy. In this case, the Court ruled that Parliament could not curtail any of the Fundamental Rights in the Constitution.