Indian Polity & Constitution MCQs

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The President of India, according to the Indian Constitution, serves as the ceremonial head of state, similar to the British Monarch. However, unlike the British Monarch, the President of India also holds residual powers that can be exercised during an emergency. Despite this, the nature of the role is largely ceremonious, much like the Queen in the UK.

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The Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 makes the following salient provisions:

• To provide 3-tier system of Panchayati Raj for all the States having population of over 20 Lakhs.
• To hold Panchayat Elections regularly every 5 years.
• To provide reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Women (not less than 33%)
• To appoint State Finance Commission to make recommendations as regards the financial powers of the Panchayats.
• To constitute District Planning Committee to prepare draft development plan for the district as a whole.

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Notified Area Committee is not constituted by an act of legislatures. It is an area which does not necessarily fulfill all the conditions for the constitution of the municipality. The chairman and all the other members of the committee are appointed by the state government.NAC can be constituted by a notification and no need for an statute

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The district judge is the highest judicial authority in the district. Appeals against the orders and Judgements of the district judge lie to the High Court.

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A Judge of the Supreme Court (and also High Court) can be removed from his position by President only on the ground of proved misbehaviour or incapacity. The power for investigation and proof of such misbehaviour or incapacity is vested in the parliament. Each house, in order to remove the judge, will have to pass a resolution which is supported by 2/3rd of members present and voting and majority of the total membership of the house {absolute + special majority}

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Although the governor holds office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his Office, yet this term is subject to pleasure of president. The “doctrine of pleasure” has always been used to drop governors any time and thus, Governors have no security of tenure. Further, a governor can resign from the office by addressing resignation to President

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The basic aims and objectives of the constitution of India are discussed in the preamble. Preamble is also the source from which the document derives its authority, and meaning.

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The first official language commission was appointed in 1955 with B.G. Kher as chairman and it submitted its report in 1956 which was presented to parliament in 1957 and examined by a joint parliamentary committee.

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Respect for the government of the day is not a fundamental duty as such.

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Constitution (86th) Amendment Act, 2002 made elementary education a fundamental right in India. It added new article Article 21-A which declared that State shall provide free and compulsory education to all children of the age of six to fourteen years in such manner as the State may determine. It also changed the subject matter of Article 45 in DPSP which now read – State shall endeavour to provide early childhood care and education for all children until they complete the age of six years.. It also added a new fundamental duty under Article 51-A which reads – It shall be the duty of every citizen of India who is a parent or guardian to provide opportunities for education to his child or ward between the age of six and fourteen years.