If the Prime Minister of India belongs to the Upper House of Parliament, which of the condition he will have to satisfy?
Important Questions on Indian Polity
Reason (R): Political parties contesting elections can allocate thirty-three percent of seats they contest to women candidates without any Constitutional amendment
In the presidential election in India every elected member of the Legislative assembly of a State shall have as many votes as there are multiples of one thousand in the quotient obtained by dividing the population of the State by the total number of the elected members of the Assembly. As at present (1997) the expression ‘population’ here means the population as ascertained by the:
Which of the following are/is stated in the constitution of India?
) The president shall not be a member of either House of Parliament.
) The Parliament shall consist of the President and two Houses.
Choose the correct answer.
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer by using the codes given below the lists:
| List I | List II |
| (Functionaries) | (Oaths or affirmations) |
| A) President of India | 1) Secrecy of Information |
| B) Judges of the Supreme Court | 2) Faithful Discharge of Duties |
| C) Members of Parliament | 3) Faith and Allegiance to the Constitution of India |
| D) Ministers for the Union | 4) Upholding the Constitution and the Law |
In which one of the following countries are 75 per cent of seats in both Houses of Parliament filled on the basis of first-past-the-post system and 25 per cent on the basis of Proportional Representation system of elections?
In the following quotation:
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 ‘X’
do HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION.
What does X stands for?
Assertion (A): Willful disobedience or noncompliance of Court orders and use of derogatory language about judicial behaviour amount to Contempt of Court.
Reason (R): Judicial activism cannot be practised without arming the judiciary with punitive powers to punish contemptuous behaviour.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
The Dinesh Goswami Committee recommended:
