Political Science Indian Polity questions from IAS 1999.
Consider the following statements about the recent amendments to the elections law by the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act 1996: 1. Any conviction for the offence of-insulting the Indian National flag or the Constitution of Indian shall entail disqualification for contesting elections to Parliament and State Legislatures for six years from the date of conviction 2. There is an increase in the security deposit which a candidate has to make to contest the election to the Lok Sabha 3. A candidate cannot now stand for election from more than one Parliament Constituency 4. No election will now be countermanded on the death of a contesting candidate Which of the above statements are correct?
Consider the following statements: Amendment to the Constitution of India can be initiated by the: 1. Lok Sabha 2. Rajya Sabha 3. State Legislature 4. President Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Consider the following statements regarding the National Human Rights Commission of India: 1. Its Chairman must be a retired Chief Justice of. India 2. It exists in each' state as State Human Rights Commission 3. Its powers are only recommendatory in nature 4. It is mandatory to appoint a woman as a member of the commission Which of the above statements are correct?
In the new Panchayati Raj Bill enacted in 1993, there are several fresh provisions deviating from the past. Which one of the following is not one such provisions?
The Constitution of India recognises:
The most short-lived of all of the Britain's constitutional experiments in India was the:
Which one of the following statements is correct?
Which one of the following statements regarding the levying, collecting and distribution of Income Tax is correct?