What is meant by a Bullock-Capitalist?

1)Farmers who are poor

2)Farmers who are rich

3)Farmers who have some resources but are not rich.

4)Farmers who are big Zamindars


In which year was Rajya Sabha constituted for the first time?
(a) 1950
(b) 1951
(c) 1952
(d) 1953




Who among the following is empowered to establish the inter state council?
(a) Parliament
(b) President
(c) Speaker of Loksabha
(d) Prime Minister



Inter State Council



The Inter State Council is a non permanent constitutional body setup by a presidential order on the basis of provisions in Article 263 of the Constitution of India. The body was formed by a Presidential Order dated 28 May 1990 on recommendation of Sarkaria Commission.The Council is formed to discussing or investigating policies, subjects of common interest, and disputes, among states.


The 12th meeting of Standing Committee of Inter-State Council was held in New Delhi. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the recommendations of the Punchhi Commission on Centre-state relations.The meeting was chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.


The members of the 12th standing committee include Sushma Swaraj (Minister of External Affairs), Arun Jaitley (Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs), Nitin Gadkari(Minister of Road, Transport and Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation), and Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawar Chand Gehlot. The Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tripura and Uttar Pradesh, who are the members of the Standing Committee, also attend the meeting.
The Standing Committee in 12th meeting discussed 118 recommendations contained in Volumes-III, IV and V and finalised its recommendations. This includes Subjects related to centre-state relations like GST, financial transfers from the centre to the states, Police reforms, migration etc.
Volumes-I & II were discussed during the eleventh meeting of the Standing Committee which was held in the month of April 2017, and Volumes-VI and VII will be discussed during the next meeting of the Standing Committee.
Finally, all the recommendations of the standing committee on Punchhi Commission’s report will then be placed before the Inter-State Council, headed by the Prime Minister.

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Policy Cut
This type of cut motion aims that the amount of the demand be reduced to Re. 1. It represents the complete disapproval of policy underlying the Demand. This is because the motion aims to reduce the demand for grant to Re. 1 only, which almost finishes the demand for grant of a ministry.


Economy Cut
This type of cut motion aims that the amount of demand be reduced to certain other amount and it represents that the demand for grants should be altered.


Token Cut Motions

  • A Token Cut motion is moved so that that the amount of the demand be reduced by Rs.100.
  • This is to ventilate a specific grievance which is within the sphere of the responsibility of the Government of India.
  • The discussion thereon shall be confined to the particular grievance specified in the motion.

Vote on Account


The Vote on Account is the special provision given to the government to obtain the vote of Parliament to withdraw money when the budget for the new financial year is not released or the elections are underway, and the caretaker government is in place.


Which of the following are enshrined in the third schedule of the Indian Constitution?

1- Form of oath of office for a Minister for the Union.
2-Form of oath to be made by the Chief Justice of Supreme Court.
3-Form of oath of office for the President of India.
4- Form of oath to be made by a Member of Parliament.




THIRD SCHEDULE 

[Articles 75(4), 99, 124(6), 148(2), 164(3), 188 and 219]*

Forms of Oaths or Affirmations


I

Form of oath of office for a Minister for the Union:-
"I, A.B., do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, _439[that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India,] that I will faithfully and conscientiously discharge my duties as a Minister for the Union and that I will do right to all manner of people in accordance with the Consitution and the law, without fear or favour, affection or ill-will." 
II

Form of oath of secrecy for a Minister for the Union:-
"I, A.B., do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will not directly or indirectly communicate or reveal to any person or persons any matter which shall be brought under my consideration or shall become known to me as a Minister for the Union except as may be required for the due discharge of my duties as such Minister." 
_440[III
A

Form of oath or affirmation to be made by a candidate for election to Parliament:-
"I, A.B., having been nominated as a candidate to fill a seat in the council of States (or the House of the People) do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established and that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India." 
B


Form of oath or affirmation to be made by a member of Parliament:-
"I, A.B., having been elected (or nominated) a member of the Council of States (or the House of the People) do swear in the name of God/solmnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India and that I will faithfully discharge the duty upon which I am about to enter."] 
IV


Form of oath or affirmation to be made by the Judges of the Supreme Court and the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India:-
"I, A.B., having been appointed Chief Justice (or a Judge) of the Supreme Court of India (or Comptroller and Auditor-General of India) do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, _439[that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India,] that I will duly and faithfully and to the best of my ability, knowledge and judgment perform the duties of my office without fear or favour, affection or ill-will and that I will uphold the Constitutionand the laws." 
V


Form of oath of office for a Minister for a State:-
"I, A.B., do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, _439[that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India,] that I will faithfully and conscientiously discharge my duties as a Minister for the State of............ and that I will do right to all manner of people in accordance with the Constitution and the law without fear or favour, affection or ill-will." 
VI


Form of oath of secrecy for a Minister for a State:-
"I, A.B., do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will not directly or indirectly communicate or reveal to any person or persons any matter which shall be brought under my consideration or shall become known to me as a Minister for the State of ........................................except as may be required for the due discharge of my duties as such Minister." 
_441[VII


A

Form of oath or affirmation to be made by a candidate for election to the Legislature of a State:-
"I, A.B., having been nominated as a candidate to fill a seat in the Legislative Assembly (or Legislative Council), do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established and that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India." 
B

Form of oath or affirmation to be made by a member of the Legislature of a State:-
"I, A.B., having been elected (or nominated) a member of the Legislative Assembly (or Legislative Council), do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India and that I will faithfully discharge the duty upon which I am about to enter."] 
VIII

Form of oath or affirmation to be made by the Judges of a High Court:-
"I, A.B., having been appointed Chief Justice (or a Judge) of the High Court at (or of) ........................... do swear in the name of God/solemnly affirm that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, _439[that I will uphold the sovereignty and integrity of India,] that I will duly and faithfully and to the best of my ability, knowledge and judgment perform the duties of my office without fear or favour, affection or ill-will and that I will uphold the Constitution and the laws."



Who is generally appointed as a Protem Speaker?

1.The speaker of the outgoing as a Protem

2)The Dy. Speaker of the outgoing Loksabha.

3)One of the senior most members of the newly elected Loksabha

4)The leader of the opposition party in the outgoing Loksabha


Which one of the following does not fall within the purview of Article 21 of the Constitution?
(a) Medical aid to injured by a doctor
(b) Sexual Harassment of Women at work place
(c) Pollution of the quality of water
(d) Capital punishment



Which one of the following is not a feature of a zonal council?
(a) It is a constitutional body
(b) Five Zonal Councils have set up under the States Reorganization Act, 1956
(c) Chandigarh although not a state is included in Zonal Council
(d) It is an Advisory body
Zonal Councils are not Constitutional bodies unlike Interstate Council, which is a statutory body established under article 263. However, since Zonal Councils have been established via the part III of the States Reorganization Act of 1956, they are statutory bodies.


Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer by using the codes given below :
Assertion [A] : India is a democratic country.
Reason [R] : India has a constitution of its own
Codes :
(a) Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct explanation of [A]
(b) Both [A] and [R] are true but [R] is not the correct explanation of [A]
(c) [A] is true but [R] is false
(d) Both [A] and [R] are false