Indian Polity & Constitution MCQs

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The Vice President of India is elected by members of electoral collage consisting of the members of both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

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The 7th Amendment of Indian Constitution was needed to implement the recommendations of the States Reorganisation Commission regarding the reorganization of the states on a linguistic basis. Abolished the existing classification of states into four categories i.e., Part A, Part B, Part C and Part D states and reorganised them into 14 states and 6 union territories.

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JVP committee was set up by the Congress to study the recommendations of Linguistic Provinces Commission (Dar Commission) . It comprised Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallabhbhai Patel and Pattabhi Sitaramayya. The committee gave its report on 1 April 1949 and said that time was NOT suitable for formation of new provinces. However, it also accepted presence of strong public sentiment towards linguistic states in the country.

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The Chairperson and Members of the Commission are appointed by the President on the basis of recommendations of a Committee comprising the Prime Minister as the Chairperson, the Speaker of Lok Sabha, the Home Minister, the leaders of the opposition in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha as Members.

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According to article 164(1) in the State of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha, there shall be a Minister in charge of tribal welfare who may in addition be in charge of the welfare of the Scheduled Castes and backward classes or any other work.

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Under the Article 266 (1) of the Constitution of India, a Consolidated Fund of State is constituted. The salaries and allowances of the Governor of Indian state are charged from Consolidated Fund of India.

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If the finance bill presented in the parliament is not passed or it is rejected by the Lok Sabha the Government in the Centre has to resign.

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Article 102: Disqualifications for being elected as an MP:
(1) A person shall be disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of either House of Parliament-
(a) if he holds any office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State, other than an office declared by Parliament by law not to disqualify its holder;
(b) if he is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court;
(c) if he is an undischarged insolvent;
(d) if he is not a citizen of India, or has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a foreign State, or is under any acknowledgement of allegiance or adherence to a foreign State;
(e) if he is so disqualified by or under any law made by Parliament, explanation For the purposes of this clause a person shall not be deemed to hold an office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State by reason only that he is a Minister either for the Union or for such State.
(2) A person shall be disqualified for being a member of either House of Parliament if he is so disqualified under the Tenth Schedule.

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Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act (PESA) authorizes the States give the Gram Sabhas power to regulate and restrict sale/consumption of liquor; ownership of minor forest produce; power to prevent alienation of land and restore alienated land; power to manage village markets, control money lending to STs and power to manage village markets, control money lending to STs and Mandatory executive functions to approve plans of the Village Panchayats, identify beneficiaries for schemes, issue certificates of utilization of funds.

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ARTICLE 72 : the President to grant pardons and to suspend, remit or commute sentences in all cases where the punishment is by a Court Martial or the punishment is for an offence against a law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the Union extends or in the case of death sentence.