Indian Constitution Quiz 6

Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG) is appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal and provided with tenure of 6 years or 65 years of age, whichever is earlier (Article 148).

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.

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.

Article 19 of the Indian constitution mentions six freedoms that are available to the citizens of India: 1. Freedom of speech and expression, 2. Freedom to assemble peacefully and without arms, 3. Freedom to form Associations and Unions, 4. Freedom to move freely throughout the territory of India, 5. Freedom to reside and settle in any part of India, 6. Freedom to practice any profession or to carry on any occupation, trade or business.

The 44th Amendment of 1978 removed the right to property from the list of Fundamental Rights. A new provision, Article 300A, was added to the constitution, which provided that “no person shall be deprived of his property save by authority of law”.

Zero Hour is an Indian innovation in the field of parliamentary procedures and has been in existence since 1962. It starts immediately after the question hour. This is about 12 noon which is why it is called Zero Hour. During this hour members can raise issues of national and international importance.

A Federal Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution is a feature to both the Indian Federation and the American Federation.

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.

The Fundamental Duty, given in Article 51A of the Indian Constitution clearly mentions the duty of the citizen to protect the environment. As of now, there are 11 Fundamental duties.

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