Polity and Governance
2021
At the national level, which ministry is the nodal agency to ensure effective implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006?
A legislation which confers on the executive or administrative authority an unguided and uncontrolled discretionary power in the matter of application of law violateswhich one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India?
Which one of the following in Indian polity is an essential feature that indicates that it is federal in character?
Which one of the following best defines the term 'State?
With reference to Indian judiciary, consider the following statements :1.Any retired judge of the Supreme Court of India can be called back to sit and act as a Supreme Court judge by the Chief Justice of India with prior permission of the
With reference to India, consider the following statements:1.There is only one citizenship and one domicile.2.A citizen by birth only can become the Head of State.3.A foreigner once granted the citizenship cannot be deprived of it under any circumstances.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Which one of the following factors constitutes the best safeguard of liberty in a liberal democracy?
Under the Indian Constitution, concentration of wealth violates
What is the position of the Right to Property in India?
What was the exact constitutional status of India on 26th January, 1950?
Constitutional government means
Consider the following statements in respect of Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards:1.Bharat Ratna and Padma Awards are titles under the Article 18(1) of the Constitution of India.2.Padma Awards, which were instituted in the year 1954, were suspended only once.3.The number of Bharat Ratna Awards is restricted to a maximum of five in a particular year.Which of the above statements are not correct?
2020
Consider the following statements:1.Aadhaar metadata cannot be stored for more than three months.2.State cannot enter into any contract with private corporations for sharing of Aadhaar data.3.Aadhaar is mandatory for obtaining insurance products.4.Aadhaar is mandatory for getting benefits funded out of the Consolidated Fund of India.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Rajya Sabha has equal powers with Lok Sabha in
With reference to the funds under Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), which of the following statements are correct?1.MPLADS funds must be used to create durable sets like physical infrastructure for health, education, etc2.A specified portion of each MP fund must benefit SC/ST populations3.MPLADS funds are sanctioned on yearly basis and the unused funds cannot be carried forward to the next year.4.The district authority must inspect at least 10% of all work under implementation every year.Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Which one of the following categories of Fundamental Rights incorporate protection against untouchability as a form of discrimination?
In India, separation of judiciary from the executive is enjoined by
Along with the Budget, the Finance Minister also places other documents before the Parliament which include "The Macro Economic Framework Statement'. The aforesaid document is presented because this is mandated by
A constitutional government by definition is a
Other than the Fundamental Rights, which of the following parts of the Constitution of India
In India, Legal Services Authorities provide free legal services to which of the following type of citizens?1.Person with an annual income of less than Rs
A Parliamentary System of Government is one in which
Which part of the Constitution of India declares the ideal of Welfare State?
Consider the following statements:1.The Constitution of India defines its structure in terms of federalism, secularism, fundamental rights and democracy.2.The Constitution of India provides for 'Judicial review' to safeguard the citizens' liberties and to preserve the ideals on which the Constitution is based.Which of the statements given above is are correct?
One common agreement between Gandhism and Marxism is