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Introduction to Indian Polity and Governance Test 5

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  • Question 1
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    Article 368 of the Constitution of India deals with ___________.
    Solution
    Article 368 of Part XX deals with the power of Parliament to amend the Constitution and the procedure thereof. It keeps a check on the arbitrary power of the Parliament of India. Article 368 has been amended by the 24th and 42nd Amendments in 1971 and 1976 respectively. As per the procedure laid out by article 368 for amendment of the Constitution, an amendment can be initiated only by the introduction of a Bill in either House of Parliament and should be passed by both. There is no provision of joint sitting in case of amendments.
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    An emergency under Article 352 of the Constitution of India can be declared only during: 
    Solution
    An emergency under Article 352 of the Constitution of India can be declared by the President only during war, external aggression or armed rebellion. Such a proclamation of emergency has to be approved by both the Houses of Parliament by absolute majority of the total membership of the Houses as well as 2/3 majority of members present and voting. Once proclamation of emergency approved by the Parliament, the emergency remains in force for a period of six months from the date of proclamation.
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    The first state in India which was created on linguistic basis is _____________.
  • Question 4
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    With reference to Indian History, the members of the Constituent Assembly from the Provinces were ____________.
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    Which of the following are the features of the ideology of utilitarianism ? 
    1. Utilitarians believed that all value derives from land 
    2. The most celebrated spokesmen of utilitarianism were Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill 
    3. Utilitarians were advocates of the idea that India could be ruled through indigenous laws and customs 
    4. Utilitarians were advocates of the idea of the 'greatest good for the greatest number of people' 
    Select the correct answer using the code given below : 
  • Question 6
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    The tenure of Rajyasabha member is ___________.
    Solution
    The tenure of Rajyasabha member is 6 years.
  • Question 7
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    The two provisions of the Constitution of India that most clearly express the power of judicial review are: 
    Solution
    Judicial Review means that the judiciary can declare a law or legislation as unconstitutional if it is beyond the competence of legislature according to the distribution of powers or it is in contravention of fundamental rights or any of the mandatory provisions of the constitution. Article 32 deals with Right to constitutional remedies. It states that a person has right to move to Supreme Court for getting his fundamental rights protected. Article 226 grants the same power with respect to High Courts. It also provides writ jurisdiction to SC and HCs. While Article 32 can be invoked in case of violation of Fundamental rights only, Article 226 also includes other rights. 
  • Question 8
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    Who among the following was not a member of the Drafting committee of the Constitution of India?
    Solution
    The Constituent Assembly was a body of representatives composed for the purpose of drafting and adopting the constitution. Many committees were constituted for this purpose. The most important one being the Drafting Committee as it was tasked with wording the Constitution. The Committee was set up on 29 August 1947 under the chairmanship of Dr. BR Ambedkar. Its members were N Gopalaswamy Ayyangar, Krishnaswamy Ayyar, Dr. K M Munshi, Syed Mohammad Saadullah, B L Mitter, N Madhava Rau, D P Khaitan, T T Krishnamachari.
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    The Government of India Act, 1935 was based on ___________.
    Solution
    The Government of India Act of 1935 provided for the establishment of an All-India Federation consisting of provinces and princely states as units. The Act divided the powers between the Centre and units in terms of three lists—Federal List (for Centre, with 59 items), Provincial List (for provinces, with 54 items) and the Concurrent List (for both, with 36 items). Residuary powers were given to the Viceroy.  The provinces were allowed to act as autonomous units of administration in their defined spheres. Moreover, the Act introduced responsible or parliamentary governments in provinces, that is, the governor was required to act with the advice of ministers responsible to the provincial legislature.
  • Question 10
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    The first attempt to introduce a representative and popular element in the Governance of India was made through _______.
    Solution
     The Indian Council Act, 1861 made a beginning of representative institutions by associating Indians with the law-making process. It thus provided that the viceroy should nominate some Indians as non-official members of his expanded council. In 1862, Lord Canning, the then viceroy, nominated three Indians to his legislative council—the Raja of Benaras, the Maharaja of Patiala and Sir Dinkar Rao.
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