Polity & governance: practice set 2

‘X’ was addressing a seminar on the meaning of the term ‘law’ as provided under Article 13, Part III of the Constitution of India. ‘X’ explained that the meaning of the term ‘law’ in the Constitution of India was very comprehensive. It included ordinances, orders and even rules and regulations. ‘Y’ pointed out that the term ‘law’ in Article 13 also included custom or usage having in the territory of India the force of law, to which ‘X’ was not convinced.

Based on the above, select the correct conclusion from the options given below:

Which of the following statements about a Zero First Information Report (Zero FIR) under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 is/are correct?

1. 1.A Zero FIR can be lodged at a police station, even though the place of commission of a cognizable/non-cognizable offence is outside the territorial jurisdiction of that police station.
2. 2.The Officer-in-Charge of the police station where a Zero FIR has been lodged may, with the permission of the competent authority, initiate a preliminary enquiry.
3. 3.Under Zero FIR, it is obligatory for the informant to furnish information electronically.

Select the answer using the code given below:

With reference to the Government of India, consider the following information:

In how many of the above rows is the information correctly matched?

Consider the following statements:

With reference to the Constitution of India, if an area in a State is declared as Scheduled Area under the Fifth Schedule

1. I.the State Government loses its executive power in such areas and a local body assumes total administration
2. II.the Union Government can take over the total administration of such areas under certain circumstances on the recommendations of the Governor

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following subjects under the Constitution of India:

1. I.List I–Union List, in the Seventh Schedule
2. II.Extent of the executive power of a State
3. III.Conditions of the Governor's office

For a constitutional amendment with respect to which of the above, ratification by the Legislatures of not less than one-half of the States is required before presenting the bill to the President of India for assent?

Consider the following statements:

1. I.On the dissolution of the House of the People, the Speaker shall not vacate his/her office until immediately before the first meeting of the House of the People after the dissolution.
2. II.According to the provisions of the Constitution of India, a Member of the House of the People on being elected as Speaker shall resign from his/her political party immediately.
3. III.The Speaker of the House of the People may be removed from his/her office by a resolution of the House of the People passed by a majority of all the then Members of the House, provided that no resolution shall be moved unless at least fourteen days' notice has been given of the intention to move the resolution.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

A Writ of Prohibition is an order issued by the Supreme Court or High Courts to:

With reference to the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements:

1. 1.A bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses on its dissolution.
2. 2.A bill passed by the Lok Sabha and pending in the Rajya Sabha lapses on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.
3. 3.A bill in regard to which the President of India notified his/her intention to summon the Houses to a joint sitting lapses on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. 1.According to the Constitution of India, the Central Government has a duty to protect States from internal disturbances.
2. 2.The Constitution of India exempts the States from providing legal counsel to a person being held for preventive detention.
3. 3.According to the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002, confession of the accused before the police cannot be used as evidence.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Which of the following is/are the exclusive power(s) of Lok Sabha?

1. 1.To ratify the declaration of Emergency
2. 2.To pass a motion of no-confidence against the Council of Ministers
3. 3.To impeach the President of India

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following statements:

1. 1.Attorney General of India and Solicitor General of India are the only officers of the Government who are allowed to participate in the meetings of the Parliament of India.
2. 2.According to the Constitution of India, the Attorney General of India submits his resignation when the Government which appointed him resigns.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

If a particular area is brought under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India, which one of the following statements best reflects the consequence of it?

‘Right to Privacy’ is protected under which Article of the Constitution of India?

With reference to Indian judiciary, consider the following statements:

1. 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 President of India.
2. 2.A High Court in India has the power to review its own judgement as the Supreme Court does.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

What was the exact constitutional status of India on 26th January, 1950?

Other than the Fundamental Rights, which of the following parts of the Constitution of India reflect/reflects the principles and provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)?

1. 1.Preamble
2. 2.Directive Principles of State Policy
3. 3.Fundamental Duties

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following statements:

1. 1.The President of India can summon a session of the Parliament at such place as he/she thinks fit.
2. 2.The Constitution of India provides for three sessions of the Parliament in a year, but it is not mandatory to conduct all three sessions.
3. 3.There is no minimum number of days that the Parliament is required to meet in a year.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the Constitution of India, consider the following statements:

1. 1.No High Court shall have the jurisdiction to declare any central law to be constitutionally invalid.
2. 2.An amendment to the Constitution of India cannot be called into question by the Supreme Court of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. 1.No criminal proceedings shall be instituted against the Governor of a State in any court during his term of office.
2. 2.The emoluments and allowances of the Governor of a State shall not be diminished during his term of office.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following are regarded as the main features of the "Rule of Law"?

1. 1.Limitation of powers
2. 2.Equality before law
3. 3.People's responsibility to the Government
4. 4.Liberty and civil rights

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

With reference to the Parliament of India, consider the following statements:

1. 1.A private member's bill is a bill presented by a Member of Parliament who is not elected but only nominated by the President of India.
2. 2.Recently, a private member's bill has been passed in the Parliament of India for the first time in its history.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which principle among the following was added to the Directive Principles of State Policy by the 42nd Amendment to the Constitution?

Local self-government can be best explained as an exercise in

Democracy’s superior virtue lies in the fact that it calls into activity

Consider the following statements:

1. 1.The Election Commission of India is a five-member body.
2. 2.Union Ministry of Home Affairs decides the election schedule for the conduct of both general elections and bye-elections.
3. 3.Election Commission resolves the disputes relating to splits/mergers of recognised political parties.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?