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Q.1) An ordinance promulgated by the President;
a) Has an indefinite life
b) Is workable only if the Lok Sabha is Dissolved
c) Must be laid before Parliament when it reassembles
d) Is a parallel power of legislation available to the President even when Parliament is in session
Ans-[C]
Explanation-Article 123 of the Constitution grants the President certain law making powers to promulgate Ordinances when either of the two Houses of Parliament is not in session and hence it is not possible to enact laws in the Parliament.
An Ordinance may relate to any subject that the Parliament has the power to legislate on. Conversely, it has the same limitations as the Parliament to legislate, given the distribution of powers between the Union, State and Concurrent Lists. Thus, the following limitations exist with regard to the Ordinance making power of the executive:
1. Legislature is not in session: The President can only promulgate an Ordinance when either of the two Houses of Parliament is not in session.
2. Immediate action is required: The President cannot promulgate an Ordinance unless he is satisfied that there are circumstances that require taking ‘immediate action.
3. Parliamentary approval during session: Ordinances must be approved by Parliament within six weeks of reassembling or they shall cease to operate. They will also cease to operate in case resolutions disapproving the Ordinance are passed by both the Houses.
Q.2) Who among the following can contest a Presidential election?
1. Anyone who has attained the age to contest a Lok Sabha election.
2. A member of the State Legislature.
3. A citizen of India.
4. The Vice-President of India.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
a) I, II and IV
b) I, II and III
c) II, III and IV
d) II and IV
Ans-[C]
Explanation-The President of India is the head of the executive, legislature and judiciary of the country. Article 52 of the Constitution of India says that there should be a President of India. Article 53 says that all the executive powers of the Union shall be exercised by him either directly or through officers subordinate to him.
Article 58 of the Indian Constitution says that the presidential candidate must:
- Be a citizen of India.
- Have completed the age of thirty-five years.
- Be qualified for elections as a member of the Lok Sabha.
- Not hold any office of profit under the Union or any State government, or any local or other authority.
Article 84 (b) of Constitution of India provides that the minimum age for becoming a candidate for Lok Sabha election shall be 25 years.
Member of state legislature above the age of 35 can contest Presidential election
Q.3) Article 340 of the Constitution of India Provides for the appointment of a Commission to investigate the conditions for the improvement of:
a) Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
b) Socially and Educationally backward classes
c) Socially and economically backward classes
d) Educationally and economically backward classes
Ans-[B]
Explanation- Appointment of a Commission to investigate the conditions of backward classes
(1) The President may by order appoint a Commission consisting of such persons as he thinks fit to investigate the conditions of socially and educationally backward classes within the territory of India and the difficulties under which they labour and to make recommendations as to the steps that should be taken by the Union or any State to remove such difficulties and to improve their condition and as to the grants that should be made for the purpose by the Union or any State the conditions subject to which such grants should be made, and the order appointing such Commission shall define the procedure to be followed by the Commission
(2) A Commission so appointed shall investigate the matters referred to them and present to the President a report setting out the facts as found by them and making such recommendations as they think proper
(3) The President shall cause a copy of the report so presented together with a memorandum explaining the action taken thereon to be laid before each House of Parliament
Q.4) Consider the following parliamentary committees :
1. Public Account Committee
2. Estimate Committee
3. Committee on Public Sector Undertaking
Which of the above committees will have the chairperson only from its Lok Sabha members?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3 only
Ans-[A]
Explanation- Chairman of PAC is appointed from it’s Lok Sabha members. Estimate committee has members only from the Lok Sabha so naturally the chairperson will be from Lok Sabha. Committee on public undertaking can have a chairman from either it’s Rajya Sabha members or Lok Sabha members.
Note: You may refer to http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/intro/13.pdf in case of confusion with respect to committee on public undertaking.
Also, for PAC you may refer http://parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/intro/11.pdf
Q.5) ‘Economic Justice’ as one of the objectives of the Indian Constitution has been provided in the:
a) Preamble and fundamental rights
b) Preamble and directive principles
c) Fundamental rights and directive principles
d) Preamble, fundamental rights and directive principles
Ans-[B]
Explanation-Preamble is as following,
WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC and to secure to all its citizens:
JUSTICE, social , economic and political;
LIBERTY of thought , expression, belief, faith and worship;
EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all
FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of the Nation;
IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this twenty-sixth day of November, 1949, do HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION.
Directive Principles are classified under the following categories: economic and socialistic, political and administrative, justice and legal, environmental, protection of monuments and peace and security. They provide for economic justice.
Q.6) Which of the following Articles of Indian Constitution guarantees equal opportunities in public employment to persons belonging to SC\ST and the other minority communities?
a) Article 15
b) Article 16
c) Article 22
d) Article 27
Ans-[B]
Explanation- Article 16 says
Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment
(1) There shall be equality of opportunity for all citizens in matters relating to employment or appointment to any office under the State
(2) No citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, descent, place of birth, residence or any of them, be ineligible for, or discriminated against in respect or, any employment or office under the State
(3) Nothing in this article shall prevent Parliament from making any law prescribing, in regard to a class or classes of employment or appointment to an office under the Government of, or any local or other authority within, a State or Union territory, any requirement as to residence within that State or Union territory prior to such employment or appointment
(4) Nothing in this article shall prevent the State from making any provision for the reservation of appointments or posts in favor of any backward class of citizens which, in the opinion of the State, is not adequately represented in the services under the State
(5) Nothing in this article shall affect the operation of any law which provides that the incumbent of an office in connection with the affairs of any religious or denominational institution or any member of the governing body thereof shall be a person professing a particular religion or belonging to a particular denomination
Q.7) In which one of the following does the subject of Co-operative Societies fall?
a) Union List
b) State List
c) Concurrent List
d) Residuary Power of Union Government
Ans-[B]
Explanation- In India, Co-operative Societies were regarded as ideal instruments to motivate the people to come together and help themselves in the process of eliminating the unscrupulous middlemen making huge profit at the expense of the society. The Cooperative Credit Societies Act, 1904 enabled formation of cooperatives for supplying to farmers cheap credit and protect them from exploitation in the hands of moneylenders. The Cooperative Societies Act, 1912 expanded the sphere of cooperation and provided for supervision by central organization. A cooperative society, which has its object the promotion of the economic interests of its members in accordance with the co-operative principles may be registered with limited or unlimited liability by filing application accompanied by copy of its byelaws and signed by at least 10 adult members of the same locality, class, caste, tribe or occupation (Sec.4 to 9).
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