IAS 2003 — Indian Polity

Consider the following statements: The function(s) of the Finance commission is/are: 1. to allow the withdrawal of the money out of the Consolidated Fund of India 2. to allocate between the States the shares of proceeds of taxes 3. to consider applications for grants-in-aid from States 4. to supervise and report on whether the Union and State governments are levying taxes in accordance with the budgetary provisions Which of these statements is/are correct?

The Ninth Schedule to the Indian Constitution was added by:

The power to enlarge the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India with respect to any matter included in the Union List of Legislative Powers rests with:

Which one of the following statements is correct?

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: | List-I (Item in the Indian Constitution) | | List-Il (Country from which it was derived) A. | Directive Principles of State Policy | 1. | Australia B. | Fundamental Rights | 2. | Canada C. | Concurrent List in Union-State Relations | 3. | Ireland D. | India as a Union of States with greater powers to the Union | 4. | United Kingdom | | 5. | United States of America

Consider the following statements: 1. The joint sitting of the two houses of the Parliament in India is sanctioned under Article 108 of the Constitution 2. The first joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha was held in the year 1961 3. The second joint sitting of the two Houses of Indian Parliament was held to pass the Banking Service Commission (Repeal) Bill Which of these statements is correct?

Consider the following statements: 1. While members of the Rajya Sabha are associated with Committees on Public Accounts and Public Undertakings, members of Committee on Estimates are drawn entirely from the Lok Sabha 2. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs works under the overall direction of Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs 3. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs nominates Members of Parliament on Committees, Councils, Board and Commissions etc. set up by the Government of India in the various ministries. Which of these statements is are correct?

With reference to Indian Parliament, which one of the following is not correct?

Under which Article of the Indian Constitution did the President give his asset to the ordinance on electoral reforms when it was sent back to him by the Union Cabinet without making any changes (in the year 2002)?

Which of the following Constitutional Amendments are related to raising the number of Members of Lok Sabha to be elected from the States?

Which one of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution provides that 'It shall be the duty of the Union to protect every State against external aggression and internal disturbance'?

Which one of the following provisions was not made in the Charter Act of 1833?

As per Indian Protocol, who among the following ranks highest in the order of precedence?

Which one of the following statements is correct?

Which one of the following Bills must be passed by each House of the Indian Parliamentary separately by special majority?

Which one of the following High Courts has the Territorial Jurisdiction over Andaman and Nicobar Islands?

Which one of the following schedules of the Indian Constitution lists the names of states and specifies their territories?

Consider the following statements: In the electoral college for Presidential Election in India, 1. the value of the vote of an elected Member of Legislative Assembly equals 2. [Image: image] the value of the vote of an elected Member of Parliament equals to total value of the votes of all elected MLA's and total number of elected MP's 3. there were more than 5000 members in the latest elections. Which of these statements is/are correct?