Indian Polity & Constitution MCQs

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The High Court hears the first appeals from the orders and judgments of the district courts, additional district courts and other subordinate courts on both the questions of law and fact.

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The following included in free legal services: (1) payment of court fee, process fees and all other charges payable or incurred in connection to any legal proceedings,  (2) providing service of lawyers in the legal proceedings, (3) preparation of appeal, paper book including printing and translation of documents in legal proceedings and (4) obtaining and supply of certified copies of orders and other documents in legal proceedings.

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The following can organize Lok Adalats: The State Legal Services Authority or the District Legal Services Authority or the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee or the High Court Legal Services Committee or the Taluk Legal Services Committee may organise Lok Adalats.

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The state legislature may authorize the panchayats to: (1) to levy, collect and appropriate taxes, duties, tolls and fees, (2) to provide for making grants-in-aid to the panchayats from the consolidated fund of the state, (3) provide for constitution of funds for crediting all moneys of the panchayats, (4) assign to a panchayat taxes, duties, tolls and fees levied and collected by the state government.

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The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal is a quasi judicial institution set up in January, 1941 and specializes in dealing with appeals under the Direct Taxes Acts.

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The Election Commission of India grants recognition to political parties and also allots election symbols to them. It also functions as a court of settling disputes related to granting of recognition to political parties and allotment of election symbols to them.

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The Headquarter of Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO) is in NITI Aayog, New Delhi. DMEO has been mandated to actively monitor and evaluate the implementation of the programmes and initiatives of the Government.

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The term of office of elected members of the board of cooperative societies in India and its office bearers shall be five years from the date of election. The maximum number of directors of a co-operative society shall not exceed twenty-one.

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The 102nd Amendment Act of 2018 to the Indian Constitution empowered the President of India to specify the socially and educationally backward classes in relation to a state or union territory.

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The Indian Institute of Management Act of 2017 declared the Indian Institute of Management as institutions of national importance. It enabled them to offer degrees and further make substantial changes in their administration.