Indian Constitution Quiz 6

The manner of election of the President is provided by Article 55 of the constitution. The President of India is elected by the Members of an Electoral College consisting of the elected members of both Houses of Parliament and the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States and Union Territory.

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.

The Indian Foreign Service, Indian Audit and Accounts Service and Indian Revenue Service are central civil services. There are three All India Services in India at present viz. Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFS). These officers are appointed by the Government of India, but they work under the State Government. Each AIS officer is allotted a cadre (State), where they work for life.

To become a judge of the Supreme court, an individual should be an Indian citizen. The norms relating to eligibility have been envisaged in Article 124 of the Indian Constitution. In terms of age, a person should not exceed 65 years of age.

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

Articles 198 and 199 of the Constitution of India deal with money bills to be introduced in the State Legislative Assembly. As per the article Money Bill can be introduced in the State Legislative Assembly with the prior permission of the Governor of that State.

A secular state is one that does not confer any privilege or favour on any particular religion. In a secular state, no one gets punishment or there is no discrimination against people on the basis of religion s/he follows.

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.

Article 222 empowers the President to transfer a judge from one high court to another. According to this article, the President may, (on the recommendation of the National Judicial Appointment Commission referred to in article 124A), transfer a Judge from one High Court to any other High Court.

Article 3 of the Indian Constitution deals with the formation of new States and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of any of the existing States. Parliament of India can rename or redefine the boundary of a state by simply passing the bill with a simple majority in both the houses of parliament.