Daily Quiz: UPSC Prelims Marathon – April 24, 2019

The Lower House gets dissolved only in the case of No-Confidence Motion whereas, in case of Censure Motion which is moved for censuring the council of ministers for specific policies and actions. Also, in the case of Privilege Motion the purpose is to censure the concerned minister. Hence, Censure and Privilege motions don’t lead to dissolution of Lower House.

Committee on Petitions, this committee examines petitions on bills and on matters of general public importance. It also entertains representations from individuals and associations on matters pertaining to Union list. The Lok Sabha committee consists of 15 members, while the Rajya Sabha committee consists of 10 members.

Statement 1 is correct.

The term of each Panchayat body is five years. If the State government dissolves the Panchayat before the end of its five-year term, fresh elections must be held within six months of such dissolution.

Statement 2 is correct. A Gram Panchayat constituted upon the dissolution of a Gram Panchayat before the expiration of its duration, shall continue only for remainder of the period for which the dissolved Gram Panchayat would have continued.

Option (a) is the correct answer.

In direct democracy, people exercise their supreme power directly. There are four devices of direct democracy – referendum, initiative, recall and plebiscite.

Statement 1 is correct.

The Charter Act of 1833 proclaimed that the English East India Company ceased to be a commercial agency in India. In other words, it would function hereafter as the political agent for the Crown.

Statement 2 is correct.

The Act categorically stated, “that no native of India, nor any natural born subject of His Majesty, should be disabled from holding any place, office, or employment, by reason of his religion, place of birth, descent or colour”. It was this enactment which laid the foundation for the Indianisation of public services. After twenty years, the Charter Act of 1853 was passed and it was the last in the series of Charter Acts. Reforms of Lord William Bentinck the advent of Lord William Bentinck ushered in a new era in the annals of India in many ways. Although his tenure of office covered only a short span of seven years, it saw a period of enduring reforms. They may be classified as financial, administrative, social and educational.

Statement 3 is incorrect.

It was the Charter Act of 1853 which introduced, for the first time, local representation in the Indian (Central) Legislative Council. Of the six new legislative members of the governor-general’s council, four members were appointed by the local (provincial) governments of Madras, Bombay, Bengal and Agra.

Option (d) is incorrect.

Mizoram shares boundary with Bangladesh and Myanmar only.

Sikkim shares international boundary with Bhutan in the East, China in the north and Nepal in the west.

West Bengal shares international boundary with Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal. Arunachal Pradesh shares international boundary with Myanmar, China and Bhutan.

Upon expulsion from a political party, there is no automatic disqualification under the 10th Schedule of the Constitution from legislative assembly or Parliament and that member will continue as an unattached member as per the direction of the Speaker. However, if there is any overt act of either joining any other political party voluntarily or defies any whip of any political party then he will attract the provision of the 10th Schedule and action can be taken against him by the Speaker.