Indian Constitution Quiz 5

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Mahatma Gandhi’s moral philosophies were based on Truth, Non-violence, Vegetarianism, Brahmhacharya, Simplicity and Faith. Thus Prohibition of the slaughter of cows in the Directive Principle is based on Gandhi’s moral philosophy.

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Article 17 of the constitution of India states that “Untouchability” is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden.

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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.

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The preamble to the Constitution: WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN, SOCIALIST, SECULAR, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens: JUSTICE, social, economic and political; LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship; EQUALITY of status and of opportunity, and to promote among them all, FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation; IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this 26th day of November 1949, do HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION.

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There are three important standing committees dealing with financial affairs. These committees are Public Accounts Committee, Estimates Committee and Committee on Public Undertakings.

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The Supreme Court is a central authority body and is responsible for the protection of citizens Fundamental rights.

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Sarkaria Commission was set up in 1983 by the central government of India. The Sarkaria Commission’s charter was to examine the central-state relationship on various portfolios and suggest changes within the framework of the Constitution of India.

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Originally the age of the retirement of the judges of the High Courts in India was fixed at 60 years but it was raised to 62 years in 1963 according to the 15th amendment of the Constitution of India. The retirement age for Supreme Court judges is 65 years.

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The Union Public Service Commission annually presents to the president of India a report on its performance. The President places this report before both the Houses of Parliament.

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The Speaker has a casting vote in the event of a tie. It is customary for the Presiding Officer to exercise the casting vote in such a manner as to maintain the status quo.

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Part III of the Indian Constitution talks about Fundamental Rights. There are six fundamental rights (Article 14-32) recognised by the Indian constitution: the right to equality (Articles 14-18), the right to freedom (Articles 19-22), the right against exploitation (Articles 23-24), the right to freedom of religion (Articles 25-28), cultural and educational rights (Articles 29-30) and the right to constitutional remedies (Article 32 and 226).

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A party is recognised as a state or regional party in a state if any of the following conditions is fulfilled:

1. If it secures 6% of the valid votes polled in the state assembly election of the state concerned and wins 2 seats in that assembly or
2. If it secures 6% of the valid votes polled in  the Lok Sabha election from the state concerned and wins 1 seat in the Lok Sabha from that state or
3. If it wins 3% of seats in the legislative assembly of the state concerned or 3 seats in the assembly, whichever is more or
4. If it wins 1 seat in the Lok Sabha for every 25 seats or any fraction thereof allotted to the state at a general election to the Lok Sabha from the state concerned or
5. If it secures 8% of the total valid votes polled in the state assembly election of the state concerned or Lok Sabha from that state. This condition was added in 2011.

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Article 51-A in Part IV A of the Constitution of India deals with Fundamental Duties. It was added by the 42nd Amendment of the Constitution in 1976. Originally ten fundamental duties were listed. Later on, by virtue of 86th Constitution the Amendment in year 2002, 11th duty was added.

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The Finance Commissions are commissions periodically constituted by the President of India under Article 280 of the Indian Constitution to define the financial relations between the central government of India and the individual state governments. As per the Constitution, the Commission is appointed every five years and consists of a chairman and four other members.

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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.

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A federal government is one in which powers are divided between the national government and the regional governments by the Constitution itself and both operate in their respective jurisdictions independently. India, US, Switzerland, Australia, Canada, Russia, Brazil, Argentina have the federal form of government.

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The original text of the Constitution contained 395 articles in 22 parts and 8 schedules. It came into effect on January 26, 1950, the day that India celebrates each year as Republic Day. Currently, the Constitution of India comprises 470 articles in 25 parts and 12 schedules. There are 104 amendments have been made in the Indian constitution till the date.

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subjects which are not mentioned in any of the lists i.e. union, state and concurrent lists, called Residuary Subjects. According to the constitution of India, the Parliament has the power to legislate on the residuary subjects.

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Rajya Sabha is a permanent body and is not subject to dissolution. However, one-third of the members retire every second year and are replaced by newly elected members. Each member is elected for a term of six years. The Vice President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha.

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The 3-tier of the Panchayati Raj System consists of Gram Panchayat (village level), Mandal Parishad or Block Samiti or Panchayat Samiti (block level), and Zila Parishad (district level). It was formalized in 1992 by the 73rd amendment to the Indian Constitution.

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Article 360 of the constitution mentions Financial Emergency. It states that if the President is satisfied that a situation has arisen whereby the financial stability or the credit of India or any part thereof is threatened, the President may declare a state of financial emergency.

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The manner of election of the President is provided by Article 55 of the constitution. The President of India can opt for re-election as many times as he wishes.

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In the Lok Sabha, the speaker and the deputy speaker both are elected from among its members by a simple majority of members present and voting in the house (Article 93). The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. As in all democracies, the Indian Armed Forces are controlled by the elected political leadership of the Nation – The Government of India.

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Article 29 of the Indian constitution deals with emolument payable to the President. As per this article, the President shall have an official residence and there shall be paid to the President such emoluments and allowances as may be determined by Parliament by law and, until provision in that behalf is so made, such emoluments and allowances as are specified in the Second Schedule. In October 2017, the Government of India decided to increase the salary of The President of India from ₹1.5 lac per month to ₹5 lac per month.

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Articles 36-51 which comes under Part-IV of the Indian Constitution deals with Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP). The concept of DPSP was borrowed from the Irish Constitution.

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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.

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The entire process of removal is impeachment. There is no provision in the Constitution for the impeachment of the Governor, unlike with the President, Vice-President, Judges of High courts and the supreme court of India and Chief election commissioner.

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Only one of the following can be the ex-officio Chairman of the Niti Aayog.

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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.

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Gandhiji’s support to decentralisation of power means decentralization of the means of production (i.e. say economic power). They argue that it is desirable to go in for decentralization because huge capital accumulation is needed to industrialize the country through large-scale industries.

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‘Consent of the people’ means consent of:

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Gram Sabha, Gram Panchayat and Nyaya Panchayat (Justice panchayat) are the institutions of the Panchayati Raj System. A cooperative society is a voluntary association of individuals having common needs who join hands for the achievement of common economic interests.

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NITI Aayog is a non-constitutional or extra-constitutional body because it is not created by the Constitution of India and also a non-statutory body as it is not created by an Act of the Parliament.

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The Constitution of India does not mention either a Confidence or a No-Confidence Motion. Although, Article 75 does specify that the Council of Ministers shall be collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha. A motion of “No Confidence Motion” against the Government can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha. No-Confidence Motion can be admitted when a minimum of 50 members, support the motion in the house.

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The Finance Commission is constituted by the President under article 280 of the Constitution, mainly to give its recommendations on the distribution of tax revenues between the Union and the States and amongst the States themselves.

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42nd Amendment, 1976 of the Indian Constitution inserted the two words — ‘Socialist’ and ‘Secular’ in the Preamble.

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When there is a vacancy in the office of the President, the Vice-president acts as the President until the new President is elected. If the office of the Vice-President is vacant, the Chief Justice of India acts as the President and discharges the Function of the President.

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The Republic is governed in terms of the Constitution of India which was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26th November, 1949 and came into force on 26th January, 1950.

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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.

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Articles 36-51 which comes under Part-IV of the Indian Constitution deals with Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP). The concept of DPSP was borrowed from the Irish Constitution.

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The two forms of democracy are Parliamentary and Presidential. Parliamentary democracy is a form of government in which the party in the parliament (legislature) forms the government, its leader becoming prime minister or chancellor. The presidential system, unlike the parliamentary form of democracy, has a strong and independent chief executive with extensive powers related to both domestic, or internal, affairs and foreign policy. The president’s independence from the legislature is based on election by the people to whom he or she is directly accountable and not to the legislature, as in the parliamentary system.

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NITI Aayog is a non-constitutional or extra-constitutional body because it is not created by the Constitution of India and also a non-statutory body as it is not created by an Act of the Parliament.

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The Prime Minister is appointed by the President, who according to the convention, invites the leader of the majority party (or alliance) in the Lok Sabha to form the Government.

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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).

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A one-party state is a type of unitary state in which only one political party has the right to form the government. Despotism is possible in a One-party state as single entity rules with absolute power.

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The Supreme Court is a central authority body and is responsible for the protection of citizens Fundamental rights. It is a part of the Judiciary.

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Lok Sabha Speaker gives the resignation to Deputy Speaker as per Article 94 (b) of the Constitution of India.

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Articles 36-51 which comes under Part-IV of the Indian Constitution deals with Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP). The concept of DPSP was borrowed from the Irish Constitution.