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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
2 points1. Consider the following statements:
1. The Seventh Amendment Act, 1956 provided for the establishment of a common high court for two or more states.
2. The Sixteenth Amendment Act, 1963 empowered the state to impose restrictions on the rights to freedom of speech and expression in the interests of sovereignty and integrity of India.
3. The Forty-Second Amendment Act, 1976 made it compulsory for the President to give his assent to a Constitutional Amendment Bill.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Correct
Answer: A
Explanation:
● Statement 1 is correct: The Seventh Amendment Act, 1956 provided for the establishment of a common high court for two or more states. It also abolished the existing classification of states into four categories i.e., Part A, Part B, Part C and Part D states, and reorganized them into 14 states and 6 union territories. The Act also provided for the appointment of additional and acting judges of the high court.
● Statement 2 is correct: The Sixteenth Amendment Act, 1963 empowered the state to impose further restriction on the rights to freedom of speech and expression, to assemble peaceably and to form associations in the interests of sovereignty and integrity of India. It also Included sovereignty and integrity in the forms of oaths or affirmations to be subscribed by contestants to the legislatures, members of the legislatures, ministers, judges and CAG of India.
● Statement 3 is incorrect: Twenty-Fourth Amendment Act, 1971 affirmed the power of Parliament to amend any part of the Constitution including fundamental rights and made it compulsory for the President to give his assent to a Constitutional Amendment Bill.
Hence, the answer is option A.Incorrect
Answer: A
Explanation:
● Statement 1 is correct: The Seventh Amendment Act, 1956 provided for the establishment of a common high court for two or more states. It also abolished the existing classification of states into four categories i.e., Part A, Part B, Part C and Part D states, and reorganized them into 14 states and 6 union territories. The Act also provided for the appointment of additional and acting judges of the high court.
● Statement 2 is correct: The Sixteenth Amendment Act, 1963 empowered the state to impose further restriction on the rights to freedom of speech and expression, to assemble peaceably and to form associations in the interests of sovereignty and integrity of India. It also Included sovereignty and integrity in the forms of oaths or affirmations to be subscribed by contestants to the legislatures, members of the legislatures, ministers, judges and CAG of India.
● Statement 3 is incorrect: Twenty-Fourth Amendment Act, 1971 affirmed the power of Parliament to amend any part of the Constitution including fundamental rights and made it compulsory for the President to give his assent to a Constitutional Amendment Bill.
Hence, the answer is option A. -
Question 2 of 5
2. Question
2 points2. The term “Stormont Brake” often seen in the news is in the context of:
Correct
Answer: D
Explanation:
● The Stormont Brake is a mechanism that gives the Northern Ireland Assembly the power to object to changes to EU rules that apply in Northern Ireland. It was agreed as part of the Windsor Framework, the UK–EU agreement that changed the Ireland/Northern Ireland protocol. This provision aims to address the complications that arose in the backdrop of the BREXIT.
Hence, option D is the correct answer.Incorrect
Answer: D
Explanation:
● The Stormont Brake is a mechanism that gives the Northern Ireland Assembly the power to object to changes to EU rules that apply in Northern Ireland. It was agreed as part of the Windsor Framework, the UK–EU agreement that changed the Ireland/Northern Ireland protocol. This provision aims to address the complications that arose in the backdrop of the BREXIT.
Hence, option D is the correct answer. -
Question 3 of 5
3. Question
2 points3. In which of the following cases, the Supreme Court ordered for the formation of a High-power Committee constituting the Prime Minister, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India to appoint the Chief Election Commissioner and the Election Commissioners.?
Correct
Answer: D
Explanation:
● In Feb, 2023, the Supreme Court of India in Anoop Baranwal v. The Union of India ruled that a High-power Committee will be formed constituting the Prime Minister, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India to appoint the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and the Election Commissioners (ECs). Article 324 of the Constitution does not lay down a specific legislative process for the appointment of the CEC and ECs. The President makes the appointment on the advice of the Union Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister. The decision by the apex court comes amid allegations that the election commission seemed to function with prejudice for the ruling party at the Centre, considering they were the one who brought the commissioner to power.
Hence, the answer is DIncorrect
Answer: D
Explanation:
● In Feb, 2023, the Supreme Court of India in Anoop Baranwal v. The Union of India ruled that a High-power Committee will be formed constituting the Prime Minister, the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India to appoint the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and the Election Commissioners (ECs). Article 324 of the Constitution does not lay down a specific legislative process for the appointment of the CEC and ECs. The President makes the appointment on the advice of the Union Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister. The decision by the apex court comes amid allegations that the election commission seemed to function with prejudice for the ruling party at the Centre, considering they were the one who brought the commissioner to power.
Hence, the answer is D -
Question 4 of 5
4. Question
2 points4. Consider the following statements:
1. No civil and criminal proceedings shall be instituted against the President in any court during her term of office.
2. The emoluments and allowances of the Governor of a State shall not be diminished during his term of office under any circumstances.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?Correct
Answer: D
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect: The President of India and the Governor of States enjoy the following immunities (Article 361):
(i) The President or the Governor is not answerable to any court for the exercise and performance of the powers and duties of his office.
(ii) No criminal proceedings shall be instituted or continued against the President or the Governor in any court during his term of office.
(iii) No process for the arrest or imprisonment of the President or the Governor shall be issued from any court during his term of office.
(iv) No civil proceedings against the President or the Governor shall be instituted during his term of office in any court in respect of any act done by him in his personal capacity, whether before or after he entered upon his office, until the expiration of two months next after notice has been delivered to him.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The emoluments and allowances of the Governor cannot be diminished during his term of office but during a financial emergency, they can be diminished. The President may issue directions for the reduction of salaries and allowances of (a) all or any class of persons serving the Union; and (b) the judges of the Supreme Court and the high court during financial emergencies.
Hence the answer is option D.Incorrect
Answer: D
Explanation:
Statement 1 is incorrect: The President of India and the Governor of States enjoy the following immunities (Article 361):
(i) The President or the Governor is not answerable to any court for the exercise and performance of the powers and duties of his office.
(ii) No criminal proceedings shall be instituted or continued against the President or the Governor in any court during his term of office.
(iii) No process for the arrest or imprisonment of the President or the Governor shall be issued from any court during his term of office.
(iv) No civil proceedings against the President or the Governor shall be instituted during his term of office in any court in respect of any act done by him in his personal capacity, whether before or after he entered upon his office, until the expiration of two months next after notice has been delivered to him.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The emoluments and allowances of the Governor cannot be diminished during his term of office but during a financial emergency, they can be diminished. The President may issue directions for the reduction of salaries and allowances of (a) all or any class of persons serving the Union; and (b) the judges of the Supreme Court and the high court during financial emergencies.
Hence the answer is option D. -
Question 5 of 5
5. Question
2 points5. “This Article more or less follows the pattern of what is called the National Recovery Act of the United States passed in 1933, which gave the president power to make similar provisions in order to remove the difficulties, …’’. Dr BR Ambedkar.
Which of the following articles of the Indian Constitution was being referred to by Dr Ambedkar?Correct
Answer: D
Explanation:
● Article 360 empowers the President to proclaim a Financial Emergency if he is satisfied that a situation has arisen due to which the financial stability or credit of India or any part of its territory is threatened. During the operation of a financial emergency, the Centre acquires full control over the states in financial matters. H N Kunzru, a member of the Constituent Assembly, stated that the financial emergency provisions pose a serious threat to the financial autonomy of the states. Explaining the reasons for their inclusion in the Constitution, Dr BR Ambedkar observed in the Constituent Assembly.
● “This Article more or less follows the pattern of what is called the National Recovery Act of the United States passed in 1933, which gave the president power to make similar provisions in order to remove the difficulties, both economic and financial, that had overtaken the American people, as a result of the Great Depression.”
● No Financial Emergency has been declared so far, though there was a financial crisis in 1991.
Hence the answer is option D.Incorrect
Answer: D
Explanation:
● Article 360 empowers the President to proclaim a Financial Emergency if he is satisfied that a situation has arisen due to which the financial stability or credit of India or any part of its territory is threatened. During the operation of a financial emergency, the Centre acquires full control over the states in financial matters. H N Kunzru, a member of the Constituent Assembly, stated that the financial emergency provisions pose a serious threat to the financial autonomy of the states. Explaining the reasons for their inclusion in the Constitution, Dr BR Ambedkar observed in the Constituent Assembly.
● “This Article more or less follows the pattern of what is called the National Recovery Act of the United States passed in 1933, which gave the president power to make similar provisions in order to remove the difficulties, both economic and financial, that had overtaken the American people, as a result of the Great Depression.”
● No Financial Emergency has been declared so far, though there was a financial crisis in 1991.
Hence the answer is option D.
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