Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – February 27, 2019

Amendment Bills can be introduced in either house. Preamble can also be amended subject to the doctrine of basic structure.

The 97th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2011 gave a constitutional status and protection to Co-operative societies. In this context, it made the following three changes in the constitution:

1. It made the right to form co-operative societies a fundamental right (Article 19(1)).
2. It included a new Directive Principle of State Policy on promotion of co-operative societies (Article 43-B2).
3. It added a new Part IX-B in the Constitution which is entitled “The Co-operative Societies” (Articles 243-ZH to 243-ZT).

Incorporation of Co-operative Societies: The state legislature may make provisions for the incorporation, regulation and winding-up of co-operative societies based on the principles of voluntary formation, democratic member-control, member-economic participation and autonomous functioning.

Audit of Co-operative societies: Every co-operative society shall be audited by an auditor or

auditing firm, appointed by the general body of the co-operative society. But, such an auditor or auditing firm shall be appointed from a panel approved by the State Government or a body authorised by the State Government on this behalf.

The CAG enjoys the same rank as judges of the Supreme Court in the order of precedence.

The CAG submits his report to the President who causes it to be laid before the Parliament, which is then examined by the Public Account Committee. Committee on Public Undertakings examines the reports and accounts of public undertakings and also the CAG audit reports on public undertakings only.

While in India, the CAG performs only auditing functions, and not Comptrolling functions. ( Hence it is said that Indian CAG is a misnomer ), in the UK the CAG performs both the Comptrolling and Auditing functions.

1. Britain followed a federal form of government and India was accustomed to it is incorrect. Britain does not have a federal form of government. But then, Britain is much smaller in size.
2. Only a federal government would bring about cultural integration of the whole country is incorrect. If you want to culturally integrate the country and make it one and uniform, a unitary form of government would be more suitable.
3. The linguistic and regional diversity of the country required a federal government to meet aspirations of all sections and regions. This is because by devolving power to the lowest level – states, and even to Tribal Councils , if possible.
4. It is administratively easy to run a federal form of government is not necessarily correct.

The Electoral College elects the President of India.

The electoral college is made up of the following:

Elected members of the Rajya Sabha (upper house of the Parliament of India);

Elected members of the Lok Sabha (lower house of the Parliament of India);

Elected members of each state Legislative Assembly; and Elected members of each union territory possessing an assembly (i.e., Delhi and Puducherry).

However, all Members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha participate in his impeachment. No Members of State Assemblies participate in the impeachment.

The most appropriate statement is  – The President has the power neither to remove the Prime Minister nor any of his ministers unless the Prime Minister loses the support of Majority in Lok Sabha.

This can be read simply as The President has the power to remove the Prime Minister or any of his ministers if the Prime Minister loses the support of Majority in Lok Sabha.

Option 1 is incorrect as the power of the Supreme Court to issue writs is not wider than that of High Courts.

Article 141 of the Constitution of India states that the law declared by Supreme Court is to be binding on all Courts within the territory of India.

However, the rulings of Supreme Court are not binding on itself. This is to ensure that Supreme Court is able to revise and upturn its previous judgments.