Indian Polity & Constitution MCQs
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41. Who establishes inter-state council?
[A] The Parliament
[B] The Vice President
[C] The President
[D] The Prime Minister
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Correct Answer: C [The President]
Notes:
The President under Article 263 establishes the Inter-State Council to effect coordination between the states and between Centre and states. The President can establish such a council if at any time it appears to him that the public interest would be served by its establishment.
42. Who is the Chairman of Standing Committee of the Inter-State Council?
[A] Prime Minister
[B] Union Finance Minister
[C] Union Home Minister
[D] Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
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Correct Answer: C [Union Home Minister]
Notes:
There is also a Standing Committee of the Inter-State Council. It was first set up in 1996 for continuous consultation and processing of matters for the consideration of the Council. The Union Home Minister is the Chairman of the Council.
43. Which Prime Minister advised the President to proclaim emergency without consulting the cabinet?
[A] Jawaharlal Nehru
[B] Gulzarilal Nanda
[C] Indira Gandhi
[D] Morarji Desai
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Correct Answer: C [Indira Gandhi]
Notes:
In 1975 Indira Gandhi advised the president to proclaim emergency without consulting her cabinet. To eliminate any possibility of the prime minister alone taking a decision in this regard the 44th Amendment Act made amendment to the Constitution of India.
44. Which of the following statements are correct with respect to National Emergency?
1. President can declare a national emergency even before the actual occurrence of war or external aggression or armed rebellion
2. President can also issue different proclamations whether or not there is a proclamation already issued by him and such proclamation is in operation
Select the correct option from the codes given below:
[A] Only 1
[B] Only 2
[C] Both 1 & 2
[D] Neither 1 & 2
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Correct Answer: C [Both 1 & 2]
Notes:
The president of India can declare a national emergency even before the actual occurrence of war or external aggression or armed rebellion, if he is satisfied that there is an imminent danger. According to the 38th Amendment Act of 1975 President can also issue different proclamations on grounds of war, external aggression, armed rebellion, or imminent danger thereof, whether or not there is a proclamation already issued by him and such proclamation is in operation.
45. Who takes up the functions of the state government during President’s Rule?
[A] The Chief Justice of India
[B] The Cabinet
[C] The council of Ministers
[D] The President
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Correct Answer: D [The President]
Notes:
It is the President who takes up the functions of the state government and also the powers vested in the governor or any other executive authority in the state during President’s Rule.
46. Who coined the term judicial activism?
[A] Montesquieu
[B] Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer
[C] Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Arthur Schlesinger Jr.]
Notes:
The term judicial activism was first used in USA in 1947 by Arthur Schlesinger Jr. who was an American historian and educator. It was later on introduced in India in the mid-1970s.
47. Which of the following statements are correct about the Governor of the state?
[A] The governor is the chief executive head of the state
[B] Governor acts independent of the central government
[C] One person can be appointed governor only for one state
[D] Governor is not a titular head of the state
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Correct Answer: A [The governor is the chief executive head of the state]
Notes:
The governor is the chief executive head of the state and also a nominal or titular executive head. He/she acts as an agent of the central government. And same person can be appointed as a governor for two or more states.
48. Which amendment facilitated the appointment of the same person as a governor for two or more states?
[A] 1st Constitutional Amendment Act of 1951
[B] 7th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1956
[C] 4th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1955
[D] 6th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1956
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Correct Answer: B [7th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1956]
Notes:
7th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1956 allowed the appointment of the same person as a governor for two or more states.
49. Which of the following statements are correct regarding the appointments made by the Governor?
[A] Appoints an eminent personality to preside over its proceedings when the offices of Speaker and the Deputy Speaker are vacant
[B] Appoints a non-member of state legislature council to preside over its proceedings when offices of Chairman and Deputy Chairman are vacant
[C] Both of them
[D] None of them
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Correct Answer: D [None of them]
Notes:
The Governor is empowered to appoint any member of the state legislative assembly to preside over its proceedings when the offices of both the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker are vacant. He can also appoint any member of the state legislature council to preside over its proceedings when the offices of both Chairman and Deputy Chairman are vacant.
50. In which of the following states there should be a tribal welfare minister?
[A] Bihar
[B] West Bengal
[C] Telangana
[D] Jharkhand
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Correct Answer: D [Jharkhand]
Notes:
There should be a tribal welfare minister in the following states: Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha. Initially, this provision was applicable to Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha. The 94th Constitutional Amendment Act of 2006 exculded Bihar from the obligation of having a tribal welfare minister as there are no Scheduled Areas in Bihar now and the fraction of population of the Scheduled Tribes is very small.
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