Polity Test - 7

Amendments to the Constitution of India has prescribed that the Council of Ministers shall not exceed 15 percent of total number of members of the House of the People or Legislative Assembly in the States.

Sikkim became a state of India via the Thirty-sixth Amendment Act, 1975 on 26th April, 1975. The Sikkim State day is observed on 16th May of every year because this was the day when the first Chief Minister of Sikkim assumed office.

Article 371B deals with special provision with respect to the State of Assam. The main objective of inserting Article 371B was to facilitate the creation of the sub-State  'Meghalaya '. Article 371C deals with special provisions with respect to Manipur which became a State in 1972.

Ad hoc committee is appointed for a specific purpose. standing Committees are elected or appointed every year or periodically and their work goes on, more or less, on a continuous basis.

'Planning 'has been included in Concurrent List.

According to Article 56 of the Indian Constitution, the President may, by writing under his hand addressed to the VicePresident, resign his office. The same article also states that the President holds office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office. 

The Prime Minister is the chief channel of communication between the President and the Council of Ministers and keeps the former informed about all the decisions of the council. Article 74 of the Constitution lays down that there shall be a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister at the head to aid and advice the President.

According to Section 154 of the Representation of the People Act 1951, a Member elected to the Rajya Sabha will hold office for a period of 6 years. A member chosen to fill a casual vacancy will serve for the remainder of his predecessor 's term of office. One third of the members retire every two years. 

The first finance minister of independent India was R. K. Shanmukham Chetty, who served as the finance minister in Jawaharlal Nehru 's Cabinet between 1947-49. On November 26, 1947 Chetty presented the first budget of independent India. Earlier, he had served as President of India 's Central Legislative Assembly from 1933 to 1935.

Each House of Parliament has its own presiding officer. As per Article 93 of Indian Constitution, the Lok Sabha has a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker as its presiding officers. The Speaker is the head of the Lok Sabha and enjoys supreme authority within the House.