101.

In which case the Constitutional Validity of the FItst Amendment Act was
challenged?
i. Shankari Prasad Case
102. Which articles deals with the Parliamentary System in Centre?
i. Article 74 and Article 75
103. Which articles deals with the Parliamentary System in State ?
i. Article 163 and 164
104. Who called the Parliamentary system as ‘Cabinet System’?
i. Ivory Jennings
105. Who is the de jure executive in the Parliamentary Government?
i. President
106. Who is the de facto executive in the Parliamentary Government?
i. Prime Minister
107. Which Article provides for a Council of mInisters headed by the Prime Minister to aid
and advise the President in the excercise of his functions?
i. Article 74
108. The Constitution stipulates that a minister who is not a member of parliament would
cease to be a minister,after how many months?
i. 6 consecutive months
109. The oath of Secrecy to the ministers regarding proceedings,policies and decisions is
administered by whom?
i. President
110. What is An advisory body that consists of non-elected departmental secretaries in
Presidential form of Government ?
i. Kitchen Cabinet
111. What is the cabinet formed by the opposition party to balance the ruling cabinet and
to prepare its members for future ministerial office in British Cabinet system ?
i. Shadow Cabinet
112. How many articles parts and schedules are there in Indian Constitution at the
moment?
i. 465 Articles divided into 22 Parts and 12 Schedules
113. How many subjects are there in Union List?
i. 100
114. How many subjects are there in State list?
i. 61
115. How many subjects are there in Concurrent List?
i. 52
116. In which case the Supreme Court laid down that the Constitution is federal and
characterised federalism as its ‘basic structure’?
i. Bommai case
117. By virtue of which article Jammu and Kashmir enjoys a special status?
i. Article 370
118. Subjects like Defence,banking,Foreign Affairs,currency,Atomic
Eergy,Insurance,communication,inter-state trade and commerce,census,audit etc. are under
which list?
 i. Union List
119. Subjects like Public order,police,public health and sanitation,agriculture,prisons,local
government,fisheries,markets,theatres,gambling and so on are under which list?
i. State list
120. Subjects like criminal law and procedure,civil procedure,marriage and
divorce,population control and family planning,electricity,labour welfare,economic and
social planning,drugs,newspapers,books and printing press come under which list?
i. Concurrent List
121. Under which article the President can establish an Inter-State council to investigate
and discuss subject of common interest between the centre and the states?
i. Article 263
122. In which year Indian Civil Services was replaced by IAS?
i. 1947
123. Indian Forest Service was created as the third All-India Service in which year?
i. 1966
124. Which Aricle of the Constitution authorises the Parliament to create new All-India
Services?
i. Article 312
125. The Chairman and members of State Public Service Commission can be removed by
whom?
i. President(only and not by Governor)
126. Judges of State High Court are appointed by whom?
i. President in Consultation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of State
127. Who presides the Governors’ Conference?
i. President
128. Who presides the Chief Ministers’ Conference?
i. Prime Minister
129. Who presides the Chief Justices’ Conference?
i. Chief Justice of India
130. The Law Ministers’ Conference is presided by whom?
i. Central Law Minister
131. Under the Provision of residuary power of taxation(defined as the power to impose
taxes not enumerated in the three lists) ,which three taxes are imposed by the Parliament?
i. Gift Tax,Wealth Tax and Expenditure tax
132. Which amendment was enacted to give effect to 10 th Finance Commission that
recommended that out of total income obtained from the certain central taxes and
duties,29% shall go the states?
i. 80th Amendment
133. What is called the Alternative Scheme of Devolution?
i. 80th Amendment
134. Which article empowers the Parliament to make grants to the states which are in
need of financial assistance and not to every state?
i. Article 275
135. Which article provides for a Finance Commission as a quasi-Judicial body?
i. Article 280
136. The net proceeds of a tax or a duty in any area is to be ascertained and certified by
whom?
i. Comptroller and Auditior General of India
137. Which commission was asked to examine and review the working of existing
arrangements between Centre and State?
i. Sarkaria Commission,1983
138. The Second Commission on Centre-State Relations was set up by the Government
under the Chairmanship of whom?
i. Former Chief Justice Madan Mohan Punchhi
139. Which article of the Constitution provides for the adjudication of inter-stateWater
Disputes?
i. Article 262
140. So far how many inter-state water dispute tribunals had been set up by the Central
Government?
i. 8
141. Who presides as the Chairman of the Inter-state Council?
i. Prime Minister
142. Which article declares that trade,commerce and intercourse throughout the
territory of India is free?
i. Article 301
143. What kind of bodies are Zonal Council?
i. Statutory bodies(and not Constitutional bodies)
144. Under which Amendment,the provision of issuing of different proclamations on
grounds of war,external aggretion,armed rebellion whether the proclamation is issued by
him or not by Presiedent was added?
i. 38th Amendment Act
145. Under which amendment ,the President could limit the National Emergencey to a
specified part of India?
i. 42nd Amendment Act
146. The National Emergency can only be proclaimed after ?
i. Concurrence of the cabinet(and not merely on advice of the Prime Minister)
147. In which case,The Supreme Court of India held that the the Proclamation of a
National Emergency can be challenged in a court on the ground of malafide or that the
declaration was based on irrelevant facts?
i. Minerva Mills Case
148. The Special Majority provision to for approval of the proclamation of emergency was
added under which Amendment Act?
i. 44th Amendment Act
149. Under Article 358, when a proclamation of national emergency is made ,which
Fundamental Rights are automatically suspended?
i. Fundamental Rights under Article 19
150. Which two rights remain enforceable even under the National Emergency?
i. Articles 20 and 21
151. How many times National Emergency has been proclaimed?
i. Three (1962,1971 and 1975)
152. For the First time,where was President’s Rule imposed?
i. Punjab,1951
153. Who labelled the Emergency Provisions as the “very life-breath of the Constitution”?
a. Sir Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar
154. The Electoral College to elect President comprises of?
i. Elected members of both the Houses of Parliament ; the elected members
of the legislative assemblies of the state; the elected members of the
legislative assemblies of the Union territories of Delhi and Puducherry
155. What amount of money must be deposited in the Reserve Bank of India as a security
by Presidential Candidate?
i. Rs 15000
156. What value of votes must the Presidential Candidate shall get and if not The Security
deposit is forfeited?
i. 1/6th of the total votes polled
157. Who administers the oath of office to the President?
i. Chief Justice of India
158. As of now what is the Salary of the President?
i. 1.50 lakhs
159. What kind of procedure is the Impeachment of the President?
i. Quasi-Judicial Procedure
160. All executive actions of the Government of India are formally taken in whose name?
i. President
161. Who appoints the Attorney General of India?
i. The President
162. Who appoints the Comptroller and Auditor General of India,the Chief Election
Commissioner and other Election Commissioners,The Chairman and the members of the
UPSC,the Governor of States,the Chairman and members of the Finance Commission?
i. The President
163. Joint Sitting of Parliament is convened by whom?
i. The President
164. Joint Sitting of Parliament is presided by whom?
i. Speaker of Lok Sabha
165. Who addresses the Parliament at the commencement of first session and after each
general election and the first session of each year?
i. Joint Sitting of Parliament is convened by whom
166. The International treaties and agreements are negotiated and concluded on behalf
of whom?
i. President
167. Who is the Supreme Commander of the defence forces of India?
i. The President
168. Which veto has the power of Withholding of assent to the bill passed by legislature?
i. Absolute Veto
169. Which veto is used to be overridden by the legislature with a higher majority?
i. Qualified Veto
170. Veto which can be overridden by the legislature with an ordinary majority is?
 i. Suspensive Veto
171. Taking no action on the bill passed by the legislature is what kind of Veto?
1. Pocket Veto
172. Which three Vetos are possessed by the Indian President?
i. Absolute veto,Suspensive Veto and Pocket Veto
173. Why is it remarked that the Pocket of the Indian President is bigger than the
American President?
i. The time duration of Pocket veto in India is indefinite as compared to 10
days of USA
174. Which amendment act made it obligatory for the President to give his assent to
constitutional amendment bill?
i. 24th Constitutional Amendment Act
175. Which article empowers the President to promulgate ordinance during the recess of
Parliament?
i. Article 123
176. In which case,The Supreme Court held that the President’s satisfaction can be
questioned in a court on ground of malafide while making an ordinance?
i. Cooper Case
177. Which article empowers the President to grant pardons to persons who have been
tried and convicted?
i. Article 72
178. What kind of power is Presidential Pardon?
i. Executive Power
179. Which pardoning power of the President removes both the sentence and the
conviction and completely absolves the convict from all sentences,punishments and
disqualification?
i. Pardon
180. Which pardoning power of the President denotes the substitution of one form of
punishment for a lighter form?
i. Commutation
181. Which pardoning power of the President implies the period of sentence without
changing its character?
i. Remission
182. Which pardoning power of the President denotes awarding lesser sentence in place
of one originally awarded due to some special fact?
i. Respite
183. Which pardoning power of President implies a stay of the execution of a sentence
(especially that of death) for a temporary period?
i. Reprieve
184. Under which article the Governor of a State also possess the pardoning power?
i. Article 161
185. Who is the only person to hold occupy the office of President for two terms?
i. Dr.Rajendra Prasad
186. What does ‘Veto’ mean in latin ?
i. Forbid
187. Who are the members of the electoral college for election of Vice President?
i. Both elected and nominated members of the Parliament
188. How many electors as proposers and seconders does a Presidential Candidate
require?
i. 50 and 50
189. How many electors as proposers and seconders does a Vice-Presidential Candidate
require?
i. 20 and 20
190. Who acts as the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
i. Vice-President
191. Scholars dubbed which post of India as “His Superfluous Highness”?
i. Vice President
192. What is the salary of Vice President(as the Chairman of Rajya Sabha)?
i. 1.25 lakh
193. Who was the first Vice President to die in office?
i. Krishna Kant
194. Who is the Chairman of the Planning Commission,National development
Council,National Integration Council,Inter-State Council and National Water Resources
Council?
i. Prime Minister
195. Who is stated as Primus Inter Pares(first among equals)?
i. Prime Minister
196. Which article has provision for appointment of Prime Minister by the President?
i. Article 75
197. How many people became Prime Minister after becoming Chief Minister?
i. 5
198. The total number of ministers,including the Prime Minister,in the Council of
Ministers shall not exceed what percentage of the total strength of the Lok Sabha?
i. 15%
199. Which article states that all executive action of Government of India shall be made in
the name of President?
i. Article 77
200. Duties of Prime Minister is under which article of the Constitution?
i. Article 78