Polity Quiz 30

I. The Union Finance Minister on behalf of the Prime Minister lays the Annual Financial Statement before both the House of Parliament.
II. At the Union level, no demand for a grant can be made except on the recommendation of the President of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

I. If the election of the President of India is declared void by the Supreme Court of India, all acts done by him/her in the performance of duties of his/her office of President before the date of decision become invalid.
II. Election for the post of the President of India can be postponed on the ground that some Legislative Assemblies have been dissolved and elections are yet to take place.
III. When a Bill is presented to the President of India, the Constitution prescribes time limits within which he/she has to declare hisfher assent.
How many of the above statements are correct?

I. The members nominated to either House of the Parliament or the Legislatiye Assemblies of States are also eligible to be included in the Electoral College.
II. Higher the number of elective Assembly seats, higher is the value of vote of each MLA of that State.
III. The value of vote of each MLA of Madhya Pradesh is greater than that of Kerala.
IV. The value of vote of each MLA of Puducherry is higher than that of Arunachal Pradesh because the ratio of total population to total number of elective seats in Puducherry is greater as compared to Arunachal Pradesh.
How many of the above statements are correct? 

I. The Constitution of India classifies the ministers into four ranks viz. Cabinet Minister, Minister of State with Independent Charge, Minister of State and Deputy Minister.
II. The total number of ministers in the Union Government, including the Prime Minister, shall not exceed 15 percent of the total number of members in the Lok Sabha.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

I. A bill amending the Constitution requires a prior recommendation of the President of India.
II. When a Constitution Amendment Bill is presented to the President of India, it is obligatory for the President of India to give his/her assent.
III. A Constitution Amendment Bill must be passed by both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha by a special majority, and there is no provision for a joint sitting.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

I. The motion to impeach a judge of the Supreme Court of India cannot be rejected by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha as per the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968.
II. The Constitution of India defines and gives details of what constitutes ‘incapacity and proved misbehavior’ of the judges of the Supreme Court of India.
III. The details of the process of the impeachment of the judges of the Supreme Court of India are given in the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968.
IV. If the motion of the impeachment of a judge is taken up for voting, the law requires the motion to be backed by each House of Parliament and supported by a majority of the total membership of that House and by not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting in that House.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?I and II only 

I. The 44th Amendment to the Constitution of India introduced an Article placing the election of the Prime Minister beyond judicial review.
II. The Supreme Court of India struck down the 99th Amendment to the Constitution of India as being violative of the independence of the judiciary.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

I. Any conviction for the offence of insulting the Indian National flag or the Constitution of India shall entail disqualification for contesting elections to Parliament and State Legislatures for six years from the date of conviction.
II. There is an increase in the security deposit which a candidate has to make to contest the election to the Lok Sabha.
III. A candidate cannot now stand for election from more than one Parliamentary Constituency.
IV. No election will now be countermanded on the death of a contesting candidate.
Which of the above statements are correct?