Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM


Top Flashcards (Certified)
All Flashcards

Polity > General > Flashcards

General Flashcards

(86 cards)

Start Studying
1
Q

Deposit - number of votes

A

1/6th of total valid votes. RPA 1951

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

MCC

A

Kerala election (1960); General election (1962)

The MCC is operational from the date that the election schedule is announced till the date that results are announced.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Question hour

A

http://marker.to/ZALq6m

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

AFSPA 1958 - disturbed area is declared by

A

Centre or Governor/administrator of state/UT

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Electoral bonds if not redeemed in 15 days will go to?

A

PM National Relief Fund

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

MCC first time?

A

Kerala state elections in 1960

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

National Anthem and National Song

A

Anthem - composed in Bangla by R. Tagore (first sung in 1911 INC session) - adopted by CA on Jan 24, 1950 in Hindi
Song - composed in Sanskrit by B.C Chatterjee (first sung in 1896 INC session) - adopted same time as Anthem. Aurobindo Gosh translated it into English.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Qualifications for being elected as MLA

A

Constitution - citizen, oath, 25/30 yrs, others as parliament decides
RPA 1951 - to be elected (elector in state) nominated (resident in state)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

When is Question hour exempted

A

On the day of President’s address & FM’s budget presentation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Last private member bill

A

SC (enlargement of criminal appellate jurisdiction) bill 1968

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Joint sitting

A

Invoked only thrice - Dowry prohibition bill (1960); Banking service comm repeal bill 1977; POTA 2002.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Nodal ministry for PESA act

A

Min of Panchayat Raj

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

EVM

A

1982 Kerala by-election first time, 1988 (61A in RPA), 2004 Gen election full fledged, 2019 LS VVPAT fullfledged
MCC - 1960 onwards, NOTA 2014

Control unit (with polling officer) and ballot unit. Instead of issuing a ballot paper, the Polling Officer in-charge of the Control Unit will press the Ballot Button. This will enable the voter to cast his vote by pressing the blue button on the Balloting Unit

EVMs run on an ordinary 6 volt alkaline battery manufactured by Bharat Electronics Ltd., Bangalore and Electronic Corporation of India Ltd., Hyderabad.

EVMs can record a maximum of 3840 votes. EVMs can cater to a maximum of 64 candidates

In case the number of contesting candidates goes beyond 64 in any constituency, EVMs cannot be used in such a constituency. The conventional method of voting by means of ballot box and ballot paper will have to be adopted in such a constituency.

machines will record only five votes in a minute

It is possible to use EVMs for simultaneous elections for Parliament and State Legislative Assembly and the existing EVMs have been designed keeping this requirement in view.

The Control Unit can store the result in its memory for 10 years and even more.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Section 151A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951

A

mandates the Election Commission to fill the casual vacancies in the Houses of Parliament and State Legislatures through bye elections within six months from the date of occurrence of the vacancy, provided that the remainder of the term of a member in relation to a vacancy is one year or more.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

8th schedule official languages

A

Urdu, Konkani, Sindhi, Santhali, Maithili, Dogri, Manipuri, Bodo, Nepali

English isn’t listed

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

VVPAT

A

VVPAT was the result of Subramaniyam swamy judgement

1st used in Noksen assembly constituency in Nagaland (2013). 2019 Gen election first one with 100% VVPAT attached to EVM.

As of now, the ECI mandates the counting of all VVPAT slips in five randomly selected polling stations per Assembly constituency or segment.

After SC judgement - candidates who came 2nd or 3rd can ask for 5% verification of EVMs, but they have to bear the expenses. If there was discrepancy, money refunded.

SLU will have to be stored for 45 days after declaration of result.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Types in proportional representation

A

Single transferable vote & list system. India follows first one for election of Prez, VP, RS & LC members

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

EC bill

A

1991 law (CEC + 4EC) - amended in 1993

2023 law replaced 1991 act

Anup Baranwal judgement

President by warrant seal

PM + Cabinet + LoOP (LS)

eligibility = be or have been secy to GoI

CEC & EC 6yrs/65yrs; no re-appointment

Search committee headed by Min of Law; comprises two members not below rank of secy to govt of India, will recommend 5 names

Salary & allowances will be equivalent to that of judges of SC

CEC - Judge removal; other - CEC recommendation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Absentee voters under Election rules, 1961

A

Entitled to vote through postal ballot

Senior citizens above 85yrs, PwD (40% or more), Covid-19 suspect or affected persons

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

SVEEP

A

Started in 2010. Target was to increase voter turnout to 75% by 2024

Purification of electoral roll

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Ramnath Kovind panel

A

1) LS & all state assemblies at same time, for local bodies within 100 days
2) Single electoral roll

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Electoral bonds

A

Finance act 2017

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

128th CA bill

A

106th CA act

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Delimitation

A

Not carried for Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland & JK post 2001 census.

For J&K, it recently took place - read about the award (6 seats increased I think)

For NE states - ECI will be carrying out delimitation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Press and Registration of Periodicals Act 2023
1) doesn't cover books and journals 2) All applications through Press Sewa portal only 3) ANyone convicted for unlawful activity or terrorist act aren't permitted to bring periodical
26
FR exclusive to citizens
15,16,19,29,30
27
Criminal contempt
A bench of not less than two judges
28
CAA rules 2024
Read
29
CA president and VPs
1st Prez was Dr. Sachidananda Sinha (French practice). Dr. RP was prez and H.C Mukherjee & V.T Krishnamachari were VPs When it met as legislative body, chaired by GV Mavlankar
30
Union powers committee & Union constitution committee
J.Nehru
31
Provincial constiution committee
Sardar Patel
32
advisory committee on fr, minorities, tribals & excluded areas
sardar patel
33
sub-committee on fr
jb kripalini
34
minorities sub-committee
hc mukherjee
35
nefa sub-committee
gopinath bardoloi
36
rules of procedure comm
dr rp
37
states committee
j nehru
38
steering comm
dr rp
39
drafting comm members
ambedkar, gopalswamy ayyangar, alladi krishnaswamy ayyar, km munshi, syed mohammad sadullah, n madhava rao, tt krishnamachari
40
FR available to citizens only
15, 16, 19, 29, 30 Enemy aliens don't enjoy 22
41
Backward class commission
1st - Kaka Kelkar (1953) 2nd - B.P Mandal (1979)
42
National awards
43
Case laws related to article 21
Gopalan case (1950) - state can deprive based on procedure est by law. Menaka Gandhi case (1978) - due process of law
44
86th CAA 2002
21A, changed 45, added new under 51A
45
Case laws related to DPSP
CD case (1951) led to 1st CAA, SP case (1951) 1st CAA challenged, Golaknath (1967), 24th caa, 25th caa (31c), KB case (1973), 42nd caa, Minerva (1980)
46
Various committee on centre-state relations
47
Mother tongue survey 2022
48
Curative petition
Roopa Hurra vs Ashok Hurra (2002) Last - DMRC vs Anil Ambani Review petition - within 30 days, if new facts/error pointed out Curative - within reasonable time frame/principles of NJ violated, adversely affected the petitioner/sent to 3 senior most judges & judges who passed judgement Res judicarta - judgement finality Only SC has this power Review petition can only be heard by the bench which has given the award
49
Zero fir
J.S Verma committee recommended
50
RPA disqualification provisions
Read
51
Is whip binding on RS elections?
No
52
In case of equality of votes?
Election conduct rules Lok Sabha - whichever name appears that person is winner Rajya Sabha - that person is loser
53
How many proposers needed to contest
Recognised party - 1 proposer Registered party - 10 proposers
54
election deposit
1/6th of valid votes
55
Suspension from house
LS has automatic suspension by speaker (no need of LS approval) - when speaker names you if you come to well of house, hold placards, etc. Max period = remainder of the session
56
Veto fate in Punjab governor case
SC merged absolute veto & suspensive veto
57
Sec 69 IT act 2000
central & state govt power to intercept electronic communication - 19(2) restrictions
58
sec 69A IT act 2000
Central govt has power to block access to any electronic resource (Tiktok, digital lending apps, etc.) - 19(2) restrictions
59
Composition of ICC under POSH 2013
Woman head, 2 other women employees, 1 male employee, someone with 5 years experience as external member If company has less than 10 members, then local complaints committee Every year employer has to submit audit reports.
60
India Justice report
By Tata Trusts, Vidhi legal ranks individual states in relation to their capacity to access to justice. First 2019
61
Project 39A
National Law university, Delhi
62
First woman nominated member of Rajya Sabha
Rukmini Devi Arundale
63
Private members bill
14 passed so far Last was - 1970 (enlargement of criminal appellate jurisdiction of SC) Last 2.5hrs sitting of Friday is taken up for these
64
GANHRI
Will rate NHRC. Now rating A. If it becomes B -> can't vote in UNHRC
65
Political parties and income tax
If parties fail to submit ITR by sept of FY, they have to pay IT
66
Only person to be CJI, Prez, VP
Justice Hidayatullah
67
National Defence Fund PM Relief Fund
1962 1948 Both chaired by PM
68
Returning officer for election of President & VP
On rotation basis 2022 Prez elec - SG of RS was RO In 2027 - it will be SG of LS 2022 VP elec - SG of LS
69
NOTA
first in state elections (2013) of MP, Chattisgarh, etc. Since 2014 Gen election NOTA votes aren't considered for calculating total valid voters for the purpose of return of security deposits
70
Leader of Opposition
1977 lo statutory position Salary, allowances - cabinet minister
71
B.N SriKrishna
Institutionalisation of arbitration mechanism
72
Proxy voters
Only to service voters belonging to armed forces
73
Planning Commission was setup on the recommendation of?
Advisory Planning board headed by K.C Neogi (1946) - through executive resolution in 1950
74
NDC was setup in
1952 through executive resolution
75
CVC was est in
1964 (Santhanam committee), statutory status in 2003.
76
CBI was setup in
1963
77
NOTA in President election?
No
78
RS members elected by
Elected members of state legislative assemblies
79
Date of election of speaker is fixed by
President
80
Motion for removal of speaker requires support of?
50 LS MPs
81
Speaker & Dy Speaker originated in
1921 under GoI act 1919. Before that Gov Gen used to preside over sessions of central legislative council. In 1921, Sachidanand Sinha was appointed as first Dy speaker. In 1925, Vithalbhai Patel became first Indian & first elected speaker of central legislative assembly. GoI 1935 changed nomenclature from President & Dy President to Speaker & Dy Speaker.
82
Speaker pro Tem appointed by
President
83
Ethic committee vs Priliveleges committee
Formed in 2000
84
Financial bill (I) - article 117
1) Introduced only in LS 2) Prior recommendation of President In all other matters - same as ordinary bill
85
Instances of joint sitting
1) Dowry prohibition bill 1960 2) Banking service commission (repeal) bill 1977 3) POTA bill 2002
86

Polity (2 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions