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Indian Polity and Constitution

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  1. On which date did the Constitution of India come into force?
  2. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly?
  3. Which Article of the Constitution abolishes untouchability?
  4. Which Article guarantees equality before the law?
  5. Which Article guarantees the right to life and personal liberty?
  6. Which Article provides for the right to constitutional remedies?
  7. Which constitutional amendment made elementary education a fundamental right for children aged 6 to 14?
  8. Which amendment is known as the 'Mini-Constitution' and added the Fundamental Duties?
  9. Which amendment introduced the anti-defection law and the Tenth Schedule?
  10. Which amendments gave constitutional status to Panchayati Raj and urban local bodies respectively?
  11. Which Article empowers the President to impose President's Rule in a state?
  12. Which Article deals with national emergency?
  13. Which Article deals with financial emergency?
  14. Which Article provides the procedure for amending the Constitution?
  15. Which Article provides for the President's power to issue ordinances?
  16. What is the maximum strength of the Rajya Sabha under the Constitution?
  17. Who presides over the joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament?
  18. What is the minimum age to be elected as President of India?
  19. Which body is responsible for conducting elections to Parliament and State Legislatures?
  20. Which Article provides for the Finance Commission, constituted every five years?
  21. Which Article provides for the Comptroller and Auditor General of India?
  22. Which schedule of the Constitution contains the Union, State and Concurrent Lists?
  23. Which schedule of the Constitution lists the officially recognised languages?
  24. Which tax reform came into effect on 1 July 2017 through the 101st Amendment?
  25. Consider the following statements about the President of India:
    1. The President is elected by an electoral college that includes elected members of both Houses of Parliament and State Legislative Assā€¦
  26. Consider the following statements about the Rajya Sabha:
    1. It is a permanent House and is not subject to dissolution.
    2. One-third of its members retire every two years.
    Which of the statements givenā€¦
  27. Consider the following statements:
    1. The Money Bill can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha.
    2. The Rajya Sabha has the power to reject a Money Bill.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correcā€¦
  28. Consider the following statements about Fundamental Rights:
    1. They are enforceable by the courts.
    2. They cannot be suspended in any circumstances.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
  29. Consider the following statements about the Directive Principles of State Policy:
    1. They are non-justiciable.
    2. They are contained in Part IV of the Constitution.
    Which of the statements given aboveā€¦
  30. Consider the following statements:
    1. The President can be removed from office by a simple resolution of the Lok Sabha.
    2. The Vice-President is elected directly by the people.
    Which of the statementsā€¦

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