. The 36th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1975 made Sikkim a full-fledged state of the Indian Union. It included a new Article 371-F containing special provisions with respect to Sikkim. These are as follows: The Sikkim Legislative Assembly is to Read More …
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DMPQ-. How does Article 371 A makes Nagaland a special state.
Article 371-A makes the following special provisions for Nagaland : The Acts of Parliament relating to the following matters would not apply to Nagaland unless the State Legislative Assembly so decides: religious or social practices of the Nagas; Naga customary Read More …
DMPQ-. What is High court’s supervisory Jurisdiction? What role it plays in state judicial administration.
. A high court has the power of superintendence over all courts and tribunals functioning in its territorial jurisdiction (except military courts or tribunals). Thus, it may: call for returns from them; Make and issue, general rules and prescribe forms Read More …
DMPQ-. Throw light on the Writ jurisdiction of state High courts.
. Article 226 of the Constitution empowers a high court to issue writs including habeas corpus, mandamus, certiorari, prohibition and quo-warrento for the enforcement of the fundamental rights of the citizens and for any other purpose. The phrase ‘for any Read More …
DMPQ- . Mention the important constitutional provisions inducted to ensure the independence of High court.
. The Constitution has made the following provisions to safeguard and ensure the independent and impartial functioning of a high court. Mode of Appointment The judges of a high court are appointed by the president (which means the cabinet) in Read More …
DMPQ- . Point out the collective and individual privileges constitutionally given to the members of state legislature.
Collective Privileges The privileges belonging to each House of the state legislature collectively are: It has the right to publish its reports, debates and proceedings and also the right to prohibit others from publishing the same It can exclude strangers Read More …
DMPQ- Do you agree that legislative assembly is way more powerful than legislative council.
. In the following matters, the powers and status of the council are unequal to that of the assembly: A Money Bill can be introduced only in the assembly and not in the council. The council cannot amend or reject Read More …
DMPQ- Discuss the procedure of passing a money bill in state legislative.
. The Constitution lays down a special procedure for the passing of Money Bills in the state legislature. This is as follows: A Money Bill cannot be introduced in the legislative council. It can be introduced in the legislative assembly Read More …
DMPQ- Briefly discuss the sessions of a state assembly.
Summoning The governor from time to time summons each House of state legislature to meet. The maximum gap between the two sessions of state legislature cannot be more than six months, ie, the state legislature should meet at least twice Read More …
DMPQ- Throw light on the powers and functions of office of Chief minister.
. The Chief Minister enjoys the following powers as head of the state council of ministers: The governor appoints only those persons as ministers who are recommended by the Chief Minister. He allocates and reshuffles the portfolios among ministers. He Read More …
DMPQ- . “Constitution of India has made the governor only a nominal executive.” Explain.
The Constitution of India provides for a parliamentary form of government in the states as in the Centre. Consequently, the governor has been made only a nominal executive, the real executive constitutes the council of ministers headed by the chief Read More …
DMPQ- “Office of the Governor not only have executive powers but also holds legislative powers.” Elucidate.
. A governor is an integral part of the state legislature. In that capacity, he has the following legislative powers and functions: He can summon or prorogue the state legislature and dissolve the state legislative assembly. He can address the Read More …
DMPQ- . Briefly discuss the executive powers hold by office of the Governor.
. The executive powers and functions of the Governor are: All executive actions of the government of a state are formally taken in his name. He can make rules specifying the manner in which the Orders and other instruments made Read More …
DMPQ- Trace the constitutional provisions for the appointment and conditions for the post of Governor.
. The governor is neither directly elected by the people nor indirectly elected by a specially constituted electoral college as is the case with the president. He is appointed by the president by warrant under his hand and seal. In Read More …
DMPQ- Explain the concept of judicial review. How does supreme court’s effect functioning of government through judicial review.
Judicial review is the power of the Supreme Court to examine the constitutionality of legislative enactments and executive orders of both the Central and state governments. On examination, if they are found to be violative of the Constitution (ultra-vires), they Read More …
DMPQ- . Discuss the constitutional status of Supreme court’s advisory jurisdiction.
The Constitution (Article 143) authorises the president to seek the opinion of the Supreme Court in the two categories of matters: On any question of law or fact of public importance which has arisen or which is likely to arise. Read More …
DMPQ-. “Article 371-J of Indian constitution gives the President of India certain power to provide that the Governor of Karnataka would have special responsibility for Karnataka.” Elucidate.
. Under Article 371-J, the President is empowered to provide that the Governor of Karnataka would have special responsibility for The establishment of a separate development board for Hyderabad-Karnataka region Making a provision that a report on the working of Read More …
DMPQ- “Supreme court’s writ jurisdiction power is given to defend people’s fundamental rights.” Elucidate.
. The Constitution has constituted the Supreme Court as the guarantor and defender of the fundamental rights of the citizens. The Supreme Court is empowered to issue writs including habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo-warrento and certiorari for the enforcement of Read More …
DMPQ-Discuss the original jurisdiction of supreme court of India.
As a federal court, the Supreme Court decides the disputes between different units of the Indian Federation. More elaborately, any dispute between: The Centre and one or more states; or The Centre and any state or states on one side Read More …
DMPQ- Throw the light on the constitutional provisions made to safeguard and ensure the independence of supreme court of India.
. The Constitution has made the following provisions to safeguard and ensure the independent and impartial functioning of the Supreme Court: Mode of Appointment The judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by the Pre-sident (which means the cabinet) in Read More …
DMPQ- . Discuss the appointment and removal procedure of supreme court judges.
Appointment of Chief Justice From 1950 to 1973, the practice has been to appoint the seniormost judge of the Supreme Court as the chief justice of India. This established convention was violated in 1973 when A N Ray was appointed Read More …
DMPQ- What are the objectives and composition of the parliamentary forums?
The objectives behind the constitution of the Parliamentary forums are: To provide a platform to the members to have interactions with the ministers concerned, experts and key officials from the nodal ministries with a view to have a focused and Read More …
DMPQ- Point out the factors which limit the sovereignty of India’s parliament.
. The Indian Parliament cannot be regarded as a sovereign body as there are ‘legal’ restrictions on its authority and jurisdiction. The factors that limit the sovereignty of Indian Parliament are: Written Nature of the Constitution The Constitution is the Read More …
DMPQ- Briefly describe the concept of parliamentary privileges. Also mention the consequences of breach of privileges.
Parliamentary privileges are special rights, immunities and exemptions enjoyed by the two Houses of Parliament, their committees and their members. They are necessary in order to secure the independence and effectiveness of their actions. Without these privileges, the Houses can Read More …
DMPQ- Trace the origin and functions of public undertakings committee.
This committee was created in 1964 on the recommendation of the Krishna Menon Committee. Originally, it had 15 members (10 from the Lok Sabha and 5 from the Rajya Sabha). However, in 1974, its membership was raised to 22 (15 Read More …
DMPQ- . Discuss the origin and functions of estimates committee.
The origin of this committee can be traced to the standing financial committee set up in 1921. The first Estimates Committee in the post-independence era was constituted in 1950 on the recommendation of John Mathai, the then finance minister. Originally, Read More …
DMPQ- Give historical background of Public account committee. Also mention the important functions performed by the committee.
This committee was setup first in 1921 under the provisions of the Government of India Act of 1919 and has since been in existence. At present, it consists of 22 members (15 from the Lok Sabha and 7 from the Read More …
DMPQ- Give the brief description of Special powers allotted to Rajya sabha by Constitution.
. Due to its federal character, the Rajya Sabha has been given two exclusive or special powers that are not enjoyed by the Lok Sabha: It can authorise the Parliament to make a law on a subject enumerated in the Read More …
DMPQ- Point out the matters where Lok sabha has more powers than Rajya sabha.
. In the following matters, the powers and status of the Rajya Sabha are unequal to that of the Lok Sabha: .A Money Bill can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha and not in the Rajya Sabha. Rajya Sabha Read More …
DMPQ- Discuss the original jurisdiction of supreme court of India.
As a federal court, the Supreme Court decides the disputes between different units of the Indian Federation. More elaborately, any dispute between: The Centre and one or more states; or The Centre and any state or states on one side Read More …
DMPQ- It has been said that in parliamentary system control over government and administration is weak. Do you agree?
. The parliamentary control over government and administration in India is more theoretical than practical. In reality, the control is not as effective as it ought to be. The following factors are responsible for this: The Parliament has neither time Read More …
DMPQ-. Elaborate the Legislative powers and functions of India’s Parliament.
The primary function of Parliament is to make laws for the governance of the country. It has exclusive power to make laws on the subjects enumerated in the Union List (which at present has 100 subjects, originally 97 subjects) and Read More …
DMPQ-. Explain the procedure of passing Ordinary bills in the Parliament of India.
. Every ordinary bill has to pass through the following five stages in the Parliament before it finds a place on the Statute Book: First Reading An ordinary bill can be introduced in either House of Parliament. Such a bill Read More …
DMPQ-Discuss the major devices of Parliamentary procedure.
Question Hour The first hour of every parliamentary sitting is slotted for this. During this time, the members ask questions and the ministers usually give answers. The questions are of three kinds, namely, starred, unstarred and short notice. A starred Read More …
DMPQ-What is the concept of ‘Kitchen cabinet’? Point out the evolution of Kitchen cabinet in Indian politics.
. The cabinet, a small body consisting of the prime minister as its head and some 15 to 20 most important ministers, is the highest decision-making body in the formal sense. However, a still smaller body called the ‘inner Cabinet’ Read More …
DMPQ-Differentiate between the concept of ‘Individual responsibility’ and ‘Collective responsibility’.
The fundamental principle underlying the working of parliamentary system of government is the principle of collective responsibility. Article 75 clearly states that the council of ministers is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha. This means that all the ministers own Read More …
DMPQ-Discuss the importance of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan to ensure the right of children to free and compulsory education.
Article 21-A of the Constitution of India and its consequent legislation, the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 became operative in the country in 2010. The RTE Act confers the right to elementary education on Read More …
DMPQ- . Differentiate between the Suspensive veto power and pocket veto power of president of India.
. The President of India exercises suspensive veto when he returns a bill for reconsideration of the Parliament. However, if the bill is passed again by the Parliament with or without amendments and again presented to the President, it is Read More …
DMPQ- Throw light on important role played by DRDO in India’s defence research.
. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is the research and development arm of the Ministry of Defence. It was created in 1958 by merging the units of Defence Science Organisation, which was set up in 1948 to advise and Read More …
DMPQ- . Throw light on the Executive powers hold by the president of India.
The executive powers and functions of the President are: All executive actions of the Government of India are formally taken in his name. He can make rules specifying the manner in which the orders and other instruments made and executed Read More …
DMPQ- “Article 352 gives President the power to declare a national emergency.” Explain.
Under Article 352, the President can declare a national emergency when the security of India or a part of it is threatened by war or external aggression or armed rebellion. It may be noted that the president can declare a Read More …
DMPQ- Trace the origin of ULFA and Insurgency in Assam.
The state of Assam has been under the grip of insurgency for more than three decades. Located in the strategic northeastern corner of India, it is part of a region which shares a highly porous and sensitive frontier with China Read More …
DMPQ- What is Inter state council ? Also mentions it’s composition and it’s role in centre-state relations.
The Sarkaria Commission on Centre-State Relations (1983–87) made a strong case for the establishment of a permanent Inter-State Council under Article 263 of the Constitution. It recommended that in order to differentiate the Inter-State Council from other bodies established under Read More …
DMPQ- Discuss the recommandations of Punchhi commissions regarding Centre-State relations.
The Second commission on Centre-State Relations was set-up by the Government of India in April 2007 under the Chairmanship of Madan Mohan Punchhi, former Chief Justice of India.It was required to look into the issues of Centre-State relations keeping in Read More …
DMPQ- Critically evaluate that how Make in India programme can be a milestone for India’s Defense sector.
. India has the third largest military in the world and is the sixth biggest defence spender. India is also one of the largest importers of conventional defence equipment and spends around 30% of its total defense budget on capital Read More …
DMPQ- Throw light on the constitutional provisions which enable the mutual delegation of power between Centre and states.
The distribution of legislative powers between the Centre and the states is rigid. Consequently, the Centre cannot delegate its legislative powers to the states and a single state cannot request the Parliament to make a law on a state subject. Read More …
DMPQ- Discuss the Constitutional provisions for territorial Extent of Central and State Legislation.
The Constitution defines the territorial limits of the legislative powers vested in the Centre and the states in the following way: The Parliament can make laws for the whole or any part of the territory of India. The territory of Read More …
DMPQ- . Discuss the Unitary features enshrined in the Constitution of India.
Besides the above federal features, the Indian Constitution also possesses the following unitary or non-federal features: Strong Centre The division of powers is in favour of the Centre and highly inequitable from the federal angle. Firstly, the Union List contains Read More …
DMPQ- . “Indian Parliamentary system is not a replica of British Parliament.” Explain the statement.
The parliamentary system of government in India is largely based on the British parliamentary system. However, it never became a replica of the British system and differs in the following respects: India has a republican system in place of British Read More …
DMPQ- Describe how Indian Police is overburdened. Also mention the major lacks in police infrastructure in Indian police.
State police forces had 24% vacancies (about 5.5 lakh vacancies) in January 2016. Hence, while the sanctioned police strength was 181 police per lakh persons in 2016, the actual strength was 137 police. Note that the United Nations recommended standard Read More …