IAS 1997 — Indian Polity

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R): 1. Assertion (A): Wilful disobedience or non-compliance of Court orders and use of derogatory language about judicial behaviour amount to Contempt of Court. 2. Reason (R): Judicial activism cannot be practised without arming the judiciary with punitive powers to punish contemptuous behaviour. In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct?

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : Reservation of thirty-three percent of seats for women in Parliament and State Legislature does not require any Constitutional amendment: Reason (R) : Political parties contesting elections can allocate thirty-three percent of seats they contest to women candidates without any Constitutional amendment. In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct?

If the Prime Minister of India belonged to the Upper House of Parliament:

In the following quotation, WE THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic and to secure to all its citizens: JUSTICE, social, economic, and political; LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith, and worship; EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and to promote among them all; FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and the integrity of the Nation. In our Constituent Assembly this 'X' do hereby adopt, enact and give to ourselves this Constitution. 'X' stands for:

In which one of the following countries will the no-confidence motion to bring down the government be passed simultaneously with a motion to elect a successor government?

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer: | List-I (Functionaries) | | List-II (Oaths or affirmations) A. | President of India | 1. | Secrecy of information B. | Judges of Supreme | 2 | Faithful Discharge of duties Court C. | Members of Parliament | 3. | Faith and Allegiance to the constitution of India D. | Minister for the Union | 4. | Upholding the Constitution and the law Codes:

Proportional representation is not necessary in a country where:

Which of the following are/is stated in the Constitution of India? 1. The President shall not be a member of either House of Parliament 2. The Parliament shall consist of the President and two Houses

Which one of the following was not proposed by the 73rd Constitutional Amendment in the area of Panchayati Raj?