India GK one liner - Polity, Constitution, and Administrative Structure of India

---

Constituent Assembly and Making

• Who first proposed the idea of forming a Constituent Assembly in India in 1934? - M. N. Roy
• On the basis of which planandapos;s proposals was the Constituent Assembly formed? - Cabinet Mission Plan (1946)
• Under whose chairmanship was the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly held on December 9, 1946? - Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha (Temporary President)
• Who was elected as the permanent President of the Constituent Assembly on December 11, 1946? - Dr. Rajendra Prasad
• Who was appointed as the Constitutional Advisor to the Constituent Assembly? - Sir B. N. Rau
• Who presented the historic andquot;Objectives Resolutionandquot; in the Constituent Assembly on December 13, 1946? - Jawaharlal Nehru
• Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution? - Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
• Besides the Chairman, how many other members were there in the Drafting Committee? - 6 other members (Total 7)
• How much time did it take to complete the Indian Constitution? - 2 years, 11 months, and 18 days
• When was the Constitution adopted and enacted by the Constituent Assembly? - November 26, 1949
• When was the Indian Constitution fully implemented? - January 26, 1950
• Which day is celebrated as andquot;Constitution Dayandquot; (Law Day) in India every year on November 26? - Constitution Day (Law Day)
• When was the andquot;National Flagandquot; adopted by the Constituent Assembly? - July 22, 1947
• When were the andquot;National Anthemandquot; and andquot;National Songandquot; accepted by the Constituent Assembly? - January 24, 1950
• How many Articles, Schedules, and Parts were there in the original Constitution? - 395 Articles, 8 Schedules, and 22 Parts
• On which date was the final session of the Constituent Assembly held? - January 24, 1950
• By whom was Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected as the first President of India? - By the Constituent Assembly
• Who was the Chairman of the Flag Committee (Ad-hoc) in the Constituent Assembly? - Dr. Rajendra Prasad
• Who was the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Fundamental Rights and Minorities in the Constituent Assembly? - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
• Who wrote the original copy of the Constitution in his own handwriting? - Prem Behari Narain Raizada

Preamble and Sources of the Constitution

• From which countryandapos;s constitution is the language of the andquot;Preambleandquot; of the Indian Constitution influenced? - Australia
• From which countryandapos;s constitution was the idea of the Preamble taken? - United States of America (USA)
• What has been called the andquot;soulandquot; of the Indian Constitution? - The Preamble
• Which Article did Dr. B. R. Ambedkar call the andquot;soul and heart of the Constitutionandquot;? - Article 32 (Right to Constitutional Remedies)
• By which Constitutional Amendment was the Preamble amended only once so far? - 42nd Constitutional Amendment (1976)
• Which three new words were added to the Preamble by the 42nd Amendment in 1976? - Socialist, Secular, and Integrity
• From which countryandapos;s constitution were the andquot;Parliamentary System of Governmentandquot; and andquot;Rule of Lawandquot; taken? - Britain
• From which countryandapos;s constitution were the andquot;Fundamental Rightsandquot; taken? - United States of America
• From which country are the andquot;Directive Principles of State Policyandquot; (DPSP) borrowed? - Ireland
• From which country were the andquot;Emergency Provisionsandquot; and the suspension of Fundamental Rights during an emergency taken? - Weimar Constitution of Germany
• From which countryandapos;s constitution was the andquot;Procedure for Amendment of the Constitutionandquot; taken? - South Africa
• From which country was the concept of the andquot;Concurrent Listandquot; taken? - Australia
• From which country were the andquot;Republican Systemandquot; and the ideals of Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity taken? - France
• From which countryandapos;s constitution was the concept of andquot;Procedure Established by Lawandquot; taken? - Japan
• From which countryandapos;s constitution was the idea of andquot;Fundamental Dutiesandquot; taken? - Former Soviet Union (USSR/Russia)
• Where were the andquot;Independence of Judiciaryandquot; and andquot;Judicial Reviewandquot; taken from? - United States of America
• From which country was the andquot;Federal System with a Strong Centerandquot; taken? - Canada
• From which countryandapos;s constitution was the Advisory Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court taken? - Canada
• Which historic Act is considered the biggest structural source of the Indian Constitution? - Government of India Act, 1935
• What did the Supreme Court propound in the Kesavananda Bharati vs. State of Kerala case (1973)? - Basic Structure Doctrine

Citizenship and Fundamental Rights

• In which part of the Indian Constitution are the provisions related to Citizenship? - Part II (Articles 5 to 11)
• What type of citizenship is provided in India? - Single Citizenship
• Who has the exclusive right to make laws related to citizenship? - Parliament
• In which year was the Indian Citizenship Act passed? - 1955
• Which part of the Indian Constitution is called the andquot;Magna Carta of Indiaandquot;? - Part III (Fundamental Rights)
• How many Fundamental Rights were granted in the original Constitution? - 7 Fundamental Rights
• Which Fundamental Right was removed from the list by the 44th Constitutional Amendment in 1978? - Right to Property (formerly Article 31)
• Currently, what type of right is the andquot;Right to Propertyandquot;? - Legal/Constitutional Right (under Article 300A)
• Currently, how many Fundamental Rights do Indian citizens have? - 6 Fundamental Rights
• In which Article is andquot;Equality before law and equal protection of lawsandquot;? - Article 14
• Through which Article has andquot;Untouchabilityandquot; been abolished? - Article 17
• In which Article of the Constitution is the andquot;Abolition of Titlesandquot; contained? - Article 18
• In which Article is the andquot;Freedom of speech and expressionandquot; described? - Article 19(1)(a)
• Under which Article does the andquot;Right to Life and Personal Libertyandquot; come? - Article 21
• Through the 86th Constitutional Amendment 2002, elementary education was added as a fundamental right in which Article? - Article 21A
• Giving free and compulsory education to children aged 6 to 14 years is a fundamental right under which Article? - Article 21A
• In which Article is the prohibition of child labor (engaging children under 14 in hazardous work) mentioned? - Article 24
• In which Article is the freedom to manage religious affairs provided? - Article 26
• Under which Article does the Supreme Court issue writs for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights? - Article 32
• Under which Article can the High Court issue writs on the violation of Fundamental Rights? - Article 226

Directive Principles of State Policy and Fundamental Duties

• In which part of the Constitution are the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) described? - Part IV (Articles 36 to 51)
• What is the main objective of the Directive Principles? - Welfare State and Social-Economic Democracy
• Can a lawsuit be filed in court (justiciable) to obtain the Directive Principles? - No (they are non-justiciable)
• State to organize Village Panchayats? - Article 40
• In which Article is the provision for a andquot;Uniform Civil Codeandquot; (UCC) for citizens? - Article 44
• Provision for the care and education of children below 6 years of age? - Article 45
• Organization of agriculture and animal husbandry and the prohibition of cow slaughter? - Article 48
• Protection and improvement of the environment and safeguarding of forests and wildlife? - Article 48A
• Separation of Judiciary from Executive? - Article 50
• Provision to promote international peace and security? - Article 51
• Who stated that the Directive Principles are andquot;a cheque which is paid on Bankandapos;s convenienceandquot;? - K. T. Shah
• On the recommendation of which committee were andquot;Fundamental Dutiesandquot; added to the Constitution? - Swaran Singh Committee
• By which Constitutional Amendment were Fundamental Duties included in the Constitution? - 42nd Constitutional Amendment (1976)
• In which part and Article of the Constitution were Fundamental Duties added? - Part IV-A (Article 51A)
• How many Fundamental Duties were added by the 42nd Amendment in 1976? - 10 Fundamental Duties
• How many Fundamental Duties do Indian citizens currently have? - 11 Fundamental Duties
• By which amendment was the 11th Fundamental Duty (providing educational opportunities to children) added? - 86th Constitutional Amendment (2002)
• What is respecting the Indian National Flag and National Anthem? - Fundamental duty of every Indian citizen
• Which committee recommended legal measures for the implementation of Fundamental Duties? - Justice Verma Committee (1999)
• On what type of citizens are Fundamental Duties applicable? - Only Indian citizens (not on foreigners)

Union Executive: President and Vice President

• In which Article is the provision that there shall be a President of India? - Article 52
• In whom is the executive power of the Union vested? - President (Article 53)
• Who are included in the andquot;Electoral Collegeandquot; for the President? - Elected members of both houses of Parliament and elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States
• Do andquot;Nominatedandquot; members participate in the election of the President? - No
• Where are disputes related to the Presidential election settled? - Supreme Court
• What is the minimum age limit set for the office of the President? - 35 years
• Who administers the oath of office and secrecy to the President? - Chief Justice of India (CJI)
• In which Article is the process of andquot;Impeachmentandquot; of the President? - Article 61
• In which Article is the Presidentandapos;s power to grant pardons? - Article 72
• Ordinance when Parliament is not in session? - Article 123
• Who is the Commander-in-Chief of the three forces (Army, Navy, Air Force) of India? - President
• Whose prior permission is required before introducing a andquot;Money Billandquot; in Parliament? - President
• Who was the first President of India to hold office for two consecutive terms? - Dr. Rajendra Prasad
• Who was the only President of India to be elected unopposed? - Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
• Which Article is related to the office of the Vice President of India? - Article 63
• Who is the Ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha? - Vice President
• Vice Presidentandapos;s election? - All members of both houses of Parliament (elected and nominated)
• What is the minimum age limit for the post of Vice President? - 35 years
• To whom does the President submit his resignation? - Vice President
• To whom does the Vice President address his resignation? - President

Prime Minister, Council of Ministers and Attorney General

• Who is the De Facto Executive head of India? - Prime Minister
• Under which Article is the Prime Minister appointed by the President? - Article 75(1)
• Council of Ministers at the Center collectively responsible? - Lok Sabha (Article 75-3)
• At whose pleasure do the Union Ministers hold office? - President
• Not a member of either House, for how long can he remain a minister? - Maximum 6 months
• Prime Minister (as a member of Lok Sabha)? - 25 years (30 years for Rajya Sabha member)
• Council of Ministers maximum percentage? - 15 percent
• Chairman of NITI Aayog, National Development Council, and Inter-State Council? - Prime Minister
• Who was the first Prime Minister of India? - Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
• Did not face Parliament even once? - Chaudhary Charan Singh
• First non-Congress Prime Minister? - Morarji Desai (in 1977)
• Who was the first Deputy Prime Minister of India? - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
• In which House can a andquot;No-Confidence Motionandquot; be introduced? - Lok Sabha
• In which Article is the post of andquot;Attorney General of Indiaandquot; mentioned? - Article 76
• Who is the first Chief Legal Officer of the Government of India? - Attorney General
• By whom is the Attorney General appointed? - President
• Right to participate and speak despite not being a member? - Attorney General (No right to vote)
• Does not have the right to vote? - Article 88
• During whose pleasure does the Attorney General hold office? - President
• Chief legal advisor to the State Government? - Advocate General (Article 165)

Parliament of India: Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

• What are the three parts of the Indian Parliament? - President, Lok Sabha, and Rajya Sabha (Article 79)
• What is the Upper House of the Indian Parliament called? - Rajya Sabha (Article 80)
• By what name is the Lower House of Parliament known? - Lok Sabha (Article 81)
• Maximum number of members in the Rajya Sabha? - 250 members
• Current total members in the Rajya Sabha? - 245 members
• Nominated members for Rajya Sabha? - 12 members
• Tenure of members of the Rajya Sabha? - 6 years (1/3 members retire every 2 years)
• Can the Rajya Sabha ever be dissolved? - No (It is a permanent house)
• Minimum age limit for Rajya Sabha membership? - 30 years
• Maximum number of members for the Lok Sabha? - 550 members
• Current total members of the Lok Sabha? - 543 members
• 104th Amendment, nomination ended for? - Nomination of 2 members from the Anglo-Indian community
• What is the normal tenure of the Lok Sabha? - 5 years
• Minimum age limit for Lok Sabha membership? - 25 years
• Who presides over and conducts meetings? - Speaker of the Lok Sabha
• Final decision on whether a bill is a andquot;Money Billandquot;? - Speaker of the Lok Sabha
• Joint sitting of both Houses summoned under? - Article 108 (by the President)
• Joint sitting presided over by? - Speaker of the Lok Sabha
• Minimum quorum to conduct proceedings? - 1/10th of the total membership
• First Speaker of the Lok Sabha of independent India? - Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar (G. V. Mavalankar)

Supreme Court and Judiciary

• Which court sits at the top? - Supreme Court
• Supreme Court established under? - Article 124
• Inauguration date in New Delhi? - January 28, 1950
• Total judges currently in Supreme Court? - 34 judges (1 CJI + 33 others)
• Appointed by? - By the President on the recommendation of the Collegium system
• Retirement age limit for Supreme Court judges? - 65 years
• First Chief Justice (CJI) of India? - Justice H. J. Kania
• andquot;Court of Recordandquot; Article? - Article 129
• Disputes between Center and States? - Original Jurisdiction (Article 131)
• Power to seek advice from Supreme Court? - Article 143
• Final interpreter and guardian of the Constitution? - Supreme Court
• Review its own judgments? - Article 137
• Father of andquot;Public Interest Litigationandquot; (PIL) in India? - Justice P. N. Bhagwati
• Constitutionality of the laws? - Judicial Review
• First woman judge of the Supreme Court? - Fatima Beevi (in 1989)
• Writs Supreme Court can issue? - 5 types of writs
• andquot;We Commandandquot; writ? - Mandamus
• andquot;Body producedandquot; writ? - Habeas Corpus
• andquot;Under what authorityandquot; writ? - Quo-Warranto
• Independence of the judiciary inspired by? - United States of America

State Executive: Governor and Chief Minister

• Constitutional head of the State? - Governor
• Provision for appointment? - Articles 153 and 155
• By whom is the Governor appointed? - President
• Minimum age for Governor? - 35 years
• At whose pleasure does the Governor hold office? - President
• Oath administered by? - Chief Justice of the concerned Stateandapos;s High Court
• Actual executive head of the State? - Chief Minister
• Chief Minister appointed under? - Article 164
• Power to issue an ordinance? - Article 213
• Nominated members to Legislative Council? - 1/6th of the total members
• Administration during Presidentandapos;s rule? - Governor (as the representative of the President)
• First woman Governor of any state? - Sarojini Naidu (Uttar Pradesh)
• First woman Chief Minister of any state? - Sucheta Kripalani (Uttar Pradesh)
• Ex-officio Chancellor of a state university? - Governor of the concerned state
• Appoints SPSC members? - Governor
• Remove SPSC members? - Only the President
• Governorandapos;s pardoning power Article? - Article 161 (No right to pardon a death sentence)
• Governor of two or more states? - Yes (by the 7th Amendment 1956)
• Permission for State Budget? - Governorandapos;s
• Council of Ministers collectively responsible to? - State Legislative Assembly

State Legislature and High Courts

• Two parts or houses? - Legislative Assembly (Lower House) and Legislative Council (Upper House)
• Bicameral legislature at present? - 6 states (UP, Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana)
• Creation or abolition Article? - Article 169
• Maximum and minimum membership? - Maximum 500 and Minimum 60
• Age to become member of the Legislative Assembly? - 25 years
• Age to become member of the Legislative Council? - 30 years
• Tenure of members of the Legislative Council? - 6 years (1/3 members retire every 2 years)
• Formation in Delhi and Puducherry? - 69th Amendment (for Delhi) and 14th Amendment
• High Courts in states described in? - Article 214
• How many High Courts at present? - 25 High Courts
• 25th and latest High Court? - Andhra Pradesh High Court established in Amaravati (2019)
• Appoints Chief Justice and other judges? - President
• Retirement age limit for judges? - 62 years
• Right to establish a single common High Court? - Parliament
• Oldest High Court of India? - Calcutta High Court
• Power to issue writs? - Article 226 in
• Andaman and Nicobar jurisdiction? - Calcutta High Court
• Lakshadweep group jurisdiction? - Kerala High Court
• andquot;Court of Recordandquot; Article? - Article 215
• Judges of subordinate courts appointed by? - By the Governor of the concerned state

Center-State Relations and Inter-State Council

• Distribution of powers Schedule? - 7th Schedule
• Three lists in 7th Schedule? - Union List, State List, and Concurrent List
• Union List total subjects now? - 100 subjects
• Foreign Affairs, Railways, Currency subjects of? - Union List
• Police, Public Health, Sanitation subjects of? - State List
• Education, Forests, Weights subjects of? - Concurrent List
• 42nd Amendment, subjects transferred? - Education, Forests, Protection of Wild Animals, Weights and Measures, and Administration of Justice
• andquot;Residuary Powersandquot; held by? - Center (Parliament) (Article 248)
• Parliament to make laws on State List Article? - Article 249 (by a resolution of the Rajya Sabha)
• Famous commission formed in 1983? - Sarkaria Commission
• Punchhi Commission Chairman? - Madan Mohan Punchhi (Punchhi Commission)
• Provision for formation Article? - Article 263
• By whom formed and who is Chairman? - Formation: By the President; Chairman: Prime Minister
• Inter-State Water Dispute Tribunal provision? - Article 262
• Finance Commission formed under? - Article 280
• Headquarters of the North Eastern Council? - Shillong (Meghalaya)
• Zonal Councils formed under? - States Reorganization Act, 1956 (not constitutional, but a statutory body)
• Total Zonal Councils and Chairman? - 5 Zonal Councils (Chairman: Union Home Minister)
• Public Service Commissions Article? - Article 315
• GST Council formed under? - Article 279A

Emergency Provisions

• Emergency Provisions described in? - Part XVIII (Articles 352 to 360)
• Inspired by the constitution of? - Germany (Weimar Constitution) and the Act of 1935
• How many types of emergency systems? - 3 types of emergency
• andquot;National Emergencyandquot; Article? - Article 352
• Three grounds for imposition? - War, External Aggression, and Armed Rebellion
• Added in place of andquot;Internal Disturbanceandquot;? - Armed Rebellion
• How many times has a National Emergency been imposed? - 3 times (1962, 1971, and 1975)
• andquot;Presidentandapos;s Ruleandquot; Article? - Article 356
• Presidentandapos;s Rule first imposed in state? - Punjab
• Maximum extended time? - 6 months (total maximum 3 years)
• andquot;Financial Emergencyandquot; Article? - Article 360
• Financial Emergency imposed? - Not even once (Zero)
• Fundamental rights cannot be suspended? - Articles 20 and 21
• Fundamental rights suspended automatically? - National Emergency imposed on grounds of war or external aggression
• Time for proclamation approval? - Within 1 month (by special majority)
• Necessary time for approval in a state? - Within 2 months
• Right to make laws on subjects of the State List? - Parliament
• Salaries and allowances can be cut? - All government employees, including Supreme Court and High Court judges
• President during third National Emergency? - Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
• Prime Minister during the 1975 emergency? - Indira Gandhi

Panchayati Raj and Local Self-Government

• andquot;Father of Local Self-Governmentandquot;? - Lord Ripon (for the resolution of 1882)
• Panchayati Raj as a Directive Principle? - Article 40
• Three-tier system recommendation? - Balwant Rai Mehta Committee (1957)
• First inaugurated in India? - Nagaur (Rajasthan) by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
• Second state to implement? - Andhra Pradesh
• Two-tier system recommendation? - Ashok Mehta Committee
• Granting constitutional status recommendation? - L. M. Singhvi Committee (1986)
• Satus granted to Panchayati Raj? - 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act (1992)
• Implemented across the country? - April 24, 1993
• andquot;National Panchayati Raj Dayandquot; celebrated? - April 24
• Part and schedule added? - Part IX and 11th Schedule
• Entrusted subjects? - 29 subjects
• Three levels? - Gram Panchayat, Panchayat Samiti (Block level), and Zila Parishad
• Reservation for women? - 33 percent (1/3rd of seats - 50% in many states)
• Age to contest elections? - 21 years
• Tenure and elections upon dissolution? - Tenure: 5 years; Election: Within 6 months
• Municipalities constitutional status? - 74th Constitutional Amendment (1992)
• Schedule and subjects? - 12th Schedule (18 subjects)
• New part added? - Part IX-A
• Responsible body for conducting elections? - State Election Commission (Article 243K)

Constitutional Bodies: Election Commission and Public Service Commission

• Kind of body? - Independent Constitutional Body
• Part and article of the Constitution? - Part XV (Articles 324 to 329)
• Established on? - January 25, 1950
• andquot;National Votersandapos; Dayandquot;? - National Votersandapos; Day
• Commission made 3-member multi-member? - 1989 (and permanently since 1993)
• Commissioners appointed by? - President
• Tenure of the CEC? - 6 years or 65 years of age (whichever is earlier)
• First Chief Election Commissioner of India? - Sukumar Sen
• First woman Chief Election Commissioner? - V. S. Ramadevi (1990)
• Minimum age for voting reduced? - 61st Constitutional Amendment (1988) (Article 326)
• UPSC and SPSC article? - Article 315
• Appoints UPSC members? - President
• Tenure of UPSC members? - 6 years or 65 years of age (whichever is earlier)
• Tenure of SPSC members? - 6 years or 62 years of age
• Submit annual report to? - President
• andquot;Father of Civil Services in Indiaandquot;? - Lord Cornwallis
• Father of All-India Services? - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
• Sspecial right to create andquot;All India Serviceandquot;? - Article 312
• All-India Services at present? - 3 services (IAS, IPS, and IFoS-Indian Forest Service)
• Delimitation Commission Chairman? - Retired judge of the Supreme Court

CAG, Finance Commission and NITI Aayog

• Post of CAG described in? - Article 148
• Appointed by? - President
• andquot;CAG will be the guardian of public money...andquot;? - Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
• Tenure of the CAG? - 6 years or 65 years of age (whichever is earlier)
• First CAG of India? - V. Narahari Rao
• Submit Audit Report to? - President (who places it in Parliament)
• andquot;Public Accounts Committeeandquot; eye and ears? - CAG
• Finance Commission formed under? - Article 280
• How many years formed? - For every 5 years
• How many members besides Chairman? - 4 other members
• First Finance Commission Chairman? - K. C. Neogy
• 15th Finance Commission Chairman? - N. K. Singh
• 16th Finance Commission Chairman? - Dr. Arvind Panagariya
• Body recommends distribution of net proceeds of taxes? - Finance Commission
• andquot;Planning Commissionandquot; established on? - 15 March 1950 (गैर-संवैधानिक व परामर्शदात्री निकाय)
• andquot;NITI Aayogandquot; formed? - 1 January 2015 को
• Full form of NITI? - National Institution for Transforming India
• Ex-officio Chairman? - भारत के प्रधानमंत्री
• Principle/concept? - Cooperative Federalism and Bottom-up approach
• Included in Governing Council? - प्रधानमंत्री, सभी राज्यों के मुख्यमंत्री व UTs के उपराज्यपाल/प्रशासक

Non-Constitutional and Statutory Bodies

• andquot;National Human Rights Commissionandquot; (NHRC) type? - Statutory Body
• Protection of Human Rights Act passed? - वर्ष 1993 में
• Appoints Chairman and members? - President (on the recommendation of a 6-member selection committee)
• Tenure of Chairman? - 3 years or 70 years of age (whichever is earlier)
• andquot;Central Information Commissionandquot; (CIC) established? - Right to Information Act, 2005 (RTI Act)
• Effective across the country? - 12 October 2005 से
• andquot;Central Vigilance Commissionandquot; (CVC) formed on? - K. Santhanam Committee
• Statutory status granted? - वर्ष 2003 में
• Apex body to curb corruption? - Central Vigilance Commission (CVC)
• andquot;Central Bureau of Investigationandquot; (CBI) established in? - Ministry of Home Affairs (now under the Ministry of Personnel)
• CBI derive its powers from? - Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946
• Passed in India year? - 2013 (implemented: 2014)
• First andquot;Lokpalandquot; of India? - Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose
• First used the word Lokpal? - Dr. L. M. Singhvi (in 1963)
• andquot;Ombudsmanandquot; called? - Lokpal and Lokayukta
• First state to establish a Lokayukta? - Maharashtra (in 1971)
• andquot;National Commission for Womenandquot; (NCW) formed? - वर्ष 1992 में (1990 अधिनियम द्वारा)
• National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) established? - वर्ष 2007 में
• andquot;National Green Tribunalandquot; (NGT) established? - 18 October 2010 को
• NGT Chairman appointment? - Retired judge of the Supreme Court or Chief Justice of a High Court

Important Constitutional Amendments

• First amendment made in? - 1951 (9th Schedule was added)
• 9th Schedule added related to? - Land reform and Zamindari abolition laws
• States reorganized on a linguistic basis? - 7वें संविधान संशोधन (1956) द्वारा
• Sindhi language added? - 21वें संविधान संशोधन (1967) द्वारा
• andquot;Mini Constitutionandquot;? - 42वें संविधान संशोधन (1976) को
• Tenure increased to? - 6 years (which was again made 5 years by the 44th Amendment)
• Right to Property legal right? - 44वें संविधान संशोधन (1978) द्वारा
• andquot;Anti-Defection Lawandquot; amendment? - 52वें संशोधन (1985) द्वारा (10वीं अनुसूची)
• Voting age reduced? - 61वें संविधान संशोधन (1988) द्वारा
• Delhi andquot;National Capital Territoryandquot;? - 69वें संविधान संशोधन (1991) द्वारा
• Konkani, Manipuri added? - 71वें संविधान संशोधन (1992) द्वारा
• Panchayati Raj amendment? - 73वें संविधान संशोधन (1992) द्वारा
• Municipalities recognition? - 74वें संविधान संशोधन (1992) द्वारा
• New article 86th amendment? - अनुच्छेद 21A (शिक्षा का अधिकार)
• Bodo, Dogri languages added? - 92वें संविधान संशोधन (2003) द्वारा
• NJAC amendment? - 99वें संविधान संशोधन (2014) द्वारा
• Land Boundary Agreement amendment? - 100वें संविधान संशोधन (2015) द्वारा
• Goods and Services Tax (GST)? - 101वें संविधान संशोधन (2016) द्वारा
• NCBC constitutional status? - 102वें संविधान संशोधन (2018) द्वारा
• EWS 10% reservation amendment? - 103वें संविधान संशोधन (2019) द्वारा

Parts and Schedules of the Constitution

• Total parts and schedules currently? - 25 Parts and 12 Schedules
• Part I related to whom? - The Union and its Territory (Articles 1 to 4)
• Part III related to? - Fundamental Rights (Articles 12 to 35)
• Part IV related to? - Directive Principles of State Policy (Articles 36 to 51)
• Part V related to whom? - Union Government (Articles 52 to 151)
• Part IX and IX-A related to? - Panchayats and Municipalities
• Part XV related to? - Election (Articles 324 to 329)
• Part XVIII related to? - Emergency Provisions (Articles 352 to 360)
• Part XX provision? - Procedure for amendment of the Constitution (Article 368)
• Described in the First Schedule? - Names and boundaries of States and Union Territories
• Mentioned in the Second Schedule? - Salaries and allowances of the President, Governors, Judges, etc.
• Provision in the Third Schedule? - Forms of oaths to be taken by various officials
• Fourth Schedule allocation? - Allocation of seats in the Rajya Sabha for States and UTs
• 5th Schedule administration? - Administration and control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes
• 6th Schedule administration? - Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram (ATM-M)
• 7th Schedule related to? - Three lists of distribution of powers between Center and States
• Languages in 8th Schedule? - 22 official languages
• 10th Schedule related to? - Disqualification on the grounds of defection (Anti-Defection Law)
• 11th Schedule related to? - 29 subjects (पंचायती राज से)
• 12th Schedule related to? - 18 विषय (नगरपालिकाओं से)

Administrative Structure and Civil Services

• Governor-General foundation? - लॉर्ड कॉर्नवालिस ने
• Independent India administrative system credit? - सरदार वल्लभभाई पटेल को
• andquot;Steel Frame of Indiaandquot;? - सरदार वल्लभभाई पटेल ने
• andquot;National Civil Services Dayandquot;? - 21 अप्रैल को
• Highest civil servant of India? - कैबिनेट सचिव (Cabinet Secretary)
• Cabinet Secretariat supervision? - प्रधानमंत्री के
• Peace and order at district level? - जिला मजिस्ट्रेट / जिलाध्यक्ष (DM/Collector)
• ARC-I Chairman? - मोरारजी देसाई (1966)
• ARC-II Chairman? - वीरप्पा मोइली
• LBSNAA location? - मसूरी (उत्तराखंड) में
• SVPNPA location? - हैदराबाद (तेलंगाना) में
• IGNFA location? - देहरादून (उत्तराखंड) में
• CAT - resolve service grievances? - केंद्रीय प्रशासनिक अधिकरण (CAT - अनुच्छेद 323A)
• Good Governance Day anniversary? - अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी की
• Objective of andquot;E-Governanceandquot;? - प्रशासन में पारदर्शिता, सुगमता, जवाबदेही और गति लाना
• andquot;Right to Service Actandquot;? - मध्य प्रदेश (2010)
• andquot;Citizenandapos;s Charterandquot; concept? - ब्रिटेन में (1991)
• District Planning Committee Article? - अनुच्छेद 243ZD
• Idea of Lokpal in India? - प्रथम प्रशासनिक सुधार आयोग (1966) ने
• Smallest administrative unit? - Gram Panchayat

Parliamentary Committees, Terminology and Miscellaneous

• Largest financial committee? - Estimates Committee
• Members in the PAC? - 22 members (15 Lok Sabha + 7 Rajya Sabha)
• Chairman of PAC chosen from? - From the opposition party
• Public Undertakings Committee members? - 22 members (15 Lok Sabha + 7 Rajya Sabha)
• Question Hour sitting? - Question Hour
• Zero Hour innovation? - Zero Hour
• Motion for immediate discussion? - Adjournment Motion
• Guillotine process? - Guillotine
• Whip in Parliament? - To maintain party discipline among party members and ensure their attendance
• Summoning and prorogation? - President
• Joint sitting disagreement? - Speaker of the Lok Sabha
• Ordinance duration? - 6 weeks
• andquot;Casting Voteandquot; Article? - Article 100(1)
• andquot;Starred Questionsandquot; answer form? - Orally (supplementary questions can be asked)
• andquot;Unstarred Questionsandquot; answer form? - In writing (supplementary questions cannot be asked)
• andquot;Consolidated Fund of Indiaandquot;? - Article 266(1)
• andquot;Contingency Fund of Indiaandquot;? - Article 267 (under the control of the President)
• Fazal Ali Commission Chairman? - Fazal Ali (Members: K. M. Panikkar and H. N. Kunzru)
• Linguistic basis state? - Andhra Pradesh (October 1, 1953)
• Interpretation of the Constitution jurisdiction? - Under the Original and Constitutional jurisdiction of the Supreme Court