Prelims Quality

Enrichment Program
(QEP) - 2020

Indian Polity
Work Book–III
By
Saurabh Rahul
Shubhra Ranjan IAS
Study Pvt. Ltd.

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 Chapter 1. Citizenship
Q. Who are citizens and Aliens?
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Q. What are the rights granted to Citizens only?

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Q. What is Citizenship?
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Q. Is Citizenship based on the idea of exclusion?
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Q. What are the important articles mentioned in Constitution related to Citizenship?

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Q. What are the different provisions for granting Citizenship in the Constitution?
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Q. What is the difference in granting citizenship between Constitution and Citizenship
Act 1955?
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Q. What are the different provisions for loosing Citizenship?

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Q. Who are OCI?

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Q Who are PIO?
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Q. What is the difference between the rights enjoyed by PIO and OCI?
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Q. What are the recent amendments in Citizenship act?

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Q. What is NPR?
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Q. How this NPR is different from NPR of 2010?

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Q. What is the difference between NPR and NRC?

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Q. What is the features of Census 2021?
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 Chapter 2. Emergency
Q1. What is the meaning of Proclamation of emergency?
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Q2. What are the amendment associated with Emergency?

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Q3. How the national emergency is proclaimed?
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Q4. Can it be proclaimed for indefinite period?
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Q5. How it can be revoked?

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Q6. What are the effects of National Emergency on Legislature and Executive power of
the State?

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Q7. Can President ask for reservation of any bill during national emergency?
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Q8. What will be the impact of National emergency on Fundamental rights?

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Q9. What is President rule?
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Q10. How it can be proclaimed?

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Q11. How it can be removed?
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Q12. Can it be implemented for indefinite period?

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Q13. Who assumes authority during President rule with regard to State legislative and
executive function?
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Q14. How the financial emergency is proclaimed and revoked?
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Q15. What are the effects of Financial emergency?

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 Chapter 3. Cooperatives
Q. What is cooperatives?
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Q. What are the changes introduced after 97th Amendment Act?

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Q. What is the composition of cooperatives societies?

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Q. Can the seats be reserved for SC & ST?

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Q. Who conducts elections of the members of the boards?

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Q. How the accounts of the cooperative societies is audited?
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Q. Is the provision of cooperative societies applicable to Union Territories?

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Q. Who makes the laws for the cooperative societies?

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 Chapter 4. Local Self Government
Q1. Which is the first Committee to recommend for three tier of Governance?
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Q2. Which is the first Committee to recommend for Granting Constitutional status to
Local self-Government?
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Q3. Which Committee has recommended for Judicial Tribunals to settle the dispute?
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Q4. Which Committee has recommended for Reservation of women?
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Q5. What is Gram Sabha?

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Q6. Who are the members of Gram Sabha?

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Q7. What is Village or Panchayat Area?
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Q8. Who Organises Gram Sabha?

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Q9. Is it necessary to have all the Three tier in Local Panchayat?

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Q10. Is the Chairperson at Village level directly elected?
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Q11. Is it necessary that Chairperson of Zila Parishad and panchayat Samiti be

elected indirectly?
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Q12. Can the State Legislature make a law for the composition of panchayats?
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Q13. Is there a reservation of seats for SC/ST at all the levels?
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Q14. What is the duration of Panchayat?

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Q15:- Is it necessary to hold election during premature dissolution of Panchayat?

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Q16. What is the criteria for disqualification?
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Q17. Who appoints SFC?

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Q18.Who decides Composition of Commission along with qualification of members?

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Q19. What is the role of Governor?
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Q20. Who appoints SEC?

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Q21. Who removes SEC?

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Q22. Is it applicable to UT?
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Q23. Which are the exempted Areas?

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Q24. What are the limitations on exemption?

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Q25. What are the compulsory and Voluntary provisions ?
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Q26. What is the bureaucratic Composition of Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad?
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Q27. How many States have PESA?

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Q28. Why PESA?
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Q29. What are the important Provisions of PESA?

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Q30. What are the provisions for Reservation in PESA?

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Municipalities
Q1. What are the three types of Municipalities?
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Q2. What is the Composition of Nagar Panchayat?

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Q3. What is the composition of Municipal Council?

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Q4. What is the composition of Municipal Corporation?
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Q5. How the composition is decided?

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Q6. What is ward Committee?

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Q7. Are the seats reserved for SC and ST?
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Q8. What is the status of reservation for OBC?

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Q9. What is the duration of Municipalities?

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Q10. What are the conditions for dissolution of Municipalities?
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Q11. Are the provisions of Municipalities applicable everywhere?

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Q12. What is the composition of District Planning Committee?

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Q13:-What is the composition of Metropolitan Planning Committee?
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Q14. Can the State Legislature make provision for these Committees?
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Q15. Where these Committees will present their report?

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Q16. What are the types of Urban Government?
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Notified Area Committee:-

Q17.. Is it outside the framework of State Municipal act?
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Q18. Is it elected or statutory body?

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Q19. Who nominates members and Chairman?
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Town Area Committee

Q20. Is it a statutory body?
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Q21. What is the manner of its composition

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Cantonment Board
Q22. Who is the controlling Ministry?
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Q23. Is it a statutory body?

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Q24. What is its Composition

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Q25. Who is the ex officio President of the board?
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Q26. Who is the Vice President of the Board?

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Special Purpose Agency

Q27. What is the features?
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Q28. What is Central Council of Local Government?
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 Chapter 5. Language
Q. What is Official Language of India?
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Q. What is National Language of India?

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Q. What is Classical Language?

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Q. Who decides Classic Language?
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Q. What is the criteria for selecting Classic Language?

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Q. Is it necessary to continue in English language?

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Q. What is Committee of Parliament on Official Language?
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Q. What is the duty of this Commission?

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Q. What is the Official Language of the State?

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Q. If State Legislature does not have any official language, then what will happen?
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Q. What is the Language for Inter-Governmental Communication?

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Q. What is the Status of Language spoken by Minority?

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Q. What is the Justification of Article 347/Why Minority Language are recognised?
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Q. What can be done for matters related to Linguistic Minorities?

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Q. What should be language of Judiciary?

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Q. Can the Language of Judiciary be Changed?
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Q. What is mentioned in OLA for Language in Judiciary?

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Q. What is authoritative text?

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 Chapter 6. Elections Related Information
Topic Covered
1. Election Commission
2. Electoral Laws
3. Electoral Reforms
4. Electoral System
Q1. Is it all India Body?
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Q2. Does the Constitution prescribe for Composition and Structure of EC?
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Q3. Who decides Conditions of service and tenure of office of EC?

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Q4. What is the status of ECI and Election Commissioners?
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Q5. What is the process of removal of EC?

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Q6. How the other Election Commissioners will be removed?

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Q7. What will happen in case of difference of opinion amongst members of EC?
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Q8. What is not mentioned in the Constitution?

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Q9. Is EC a Quasi –Judicial Body?

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Q10. What are the main categories of electors in India?
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Q11. Who is eligible to be registered as a general elector?

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Q12. Can a non-resident Indian settled in foreign land become an elector of electoral
roll in India?
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Q13. Who is service voter?
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Q14. How is a service voter different from an ordinary elector?

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Q15. Is wife or son/daughter of a service voter also enrolled as a service voter?

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Q16. Is facility of enrolment as a service voter available to the husband of a female
service voter?
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Q17. Can one be enrolled simultaneously as a service voter at his native place as well
as a general voter at the place of posting?
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Q18. Who is a Classified Service Voter?

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Q19. Who is a ‘proxy’?
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Q20. Who will benefit?

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Q21. Which law was amended?

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Q22. Who is competent to verify claim applications and objections?
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Q23. If I have a complaint against the order of Electoral Registration Officer, to whom
I should make an appeal?
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Q24. Can one be enrolled at more than one place? If I am working / residing in Delhi,
can I be an elector in my native place in Uttarakhand?
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Election Machinery
Q1. Who supervises the election work in a State ?
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Q2. Who appoints the Chief Electoral Officer?

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Q3. Who supervises the election work in a District?

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Q4. Who appoints the District Election Officer?
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Q5. Who is responsible for the conduct of elections in any Parliamentary or Assembly
constituency ?
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Q6. Who appoints the Returning Officer?

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Q7. Who is responsible for the preparation of electoral rolls for a Parliamentary or
Assembly Constituency?
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Q8. Who conducts the poll at a polling station?

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Q9. Who appoints the Electoral Registration officer?

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Q10. Who appoints Presiding Officers and Polling Officers?
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Q11. Who appoints Observers?

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Election Process
Q1. What is the step by step process for Election?
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Q2. When MCC gets enforced?
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Q3. What is applicability of code during general elections and bye-elections?

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Q4. Whether a Minister of Union or State can summon any election related officer of
the constituency or the State for any official discussion during the period of elections?
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Q5. Who is the authority to issue permits to Star Campaigners (Leaders) of the
Political Parties who avail benefit under Section 77(1) of R.P Act, 1951?
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Q6. Whether Opinion poll or Exit poll can be conducted, published, publicized or
disseminated at any time?
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Q7. What happens after Notification of Elections?

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Q8. Who Scrutinizes these nominations?
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Q9. Can a candidate withdraw nomination immediately after scrutiny or has to wait
till list of validly nominated candidates is prepared in Form-4?
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Q10. Can a candidate withdraw his nomination?

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Q11. Is it necessary for candidate to take oath?
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Q12. Where can we file an election petition?

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Q13. Who can file an election petition?

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Q14. What is the limitation period of an election petition?
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Q15. What is the cost for filing an Election Petition?

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Electoral Laws
Q1. There are 543 Parliamentary constituencies in India each electing one member.
Who demarcates the boundaries of these constituencies?
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Q2. What is the main basis for allocation of seats to various States in the Lok Sabha?
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Q3. Is there any reservation of seats for any special category in Lok Sabha?
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Q4. On what basis is this reservation made?

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Q5. How many seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes in Lok Sabha?
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Q6. How many seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha?
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Q7. Which are the States having the minimum number of seats in Lok Sabha?
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Q8. What are the salient features of RPA 1950?
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Q9. What are the salient features of RPA, 1951?

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Political Parties
Q1. What is the eligibility for National Party?
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Q2.What is the eligibility for State party?

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Q3. Can ECI Deregister Political Parties?

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Q4. After the declaration of results in all constituencies, which authority will constitute
the new Lok Sabha – President or the Election Commission?
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Q5. When was the EVM first introduced in elections?

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Q6. How can EVMs be used in areas where there is no electricity?

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Q7. What is the maximum number of votes which can be cast in EVMs?
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Q8. What is the maximum number of candidates which EVMs can cater to?
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Q9. What will happen if the EVM in a particular polling station goes out of order?
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Q10. Who has designed the EVMs?
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Q11. What is Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT)?

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Q12. Whether VVPAT runs on electricity?

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Q13. Where were VVPATs used for first time in India?

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Q14. Who conducts the First Level Checking of EVMs & VVPATs?
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Q15. What are the important provisions going to amend after Simultaneous elections?

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Q16. What are the Conditions for holding By-Elections?

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Electoral Reforms
Q1. Is there any restriction on Opinion and Exit Polls?
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Q2. What is the time limit for submitting a case for disqualification by specified
authority?
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Q3. Who is the appellate authority within the district?
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Q4.What is the limit on Election Expenditure?

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Q5. What is electoral Bond?

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 Chapter 7. Other Constitutional Bodies

UPSC AND SPSC AND PUBLIC SERVICE

Q1. Who has the power to make laws with respect to Recruitment and Conditions of
service?
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Q2. What do you mean by Conditions of Service?

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Q3. Can the Fundamental Rights of Public servants can be Curtailed?

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Q4. What is the time period of Holding the office of Public Servants?
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Q5. What is the limitation on Pleasure of President and Governor?

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Q6. What are the exception to Article 311?

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Q7. What is the Composition of UPSC?
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Q8. Has the Constitution decided the Strength of the Commission?

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Q9. What are the qualifications for the membership of Commission?

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Q10. Who decides the Conditions of service of the Chairman and other members?
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Q11. How the UPSC members are Removed?

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Q12. Is the SC advise binding on President?

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Q13. What are the grounds of Misbehaviour?

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Q14. How the expenses of UPSC are met?

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Q15. Can the Chairman and member of UPSC be reappointed?

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Q16. Can Chairman get further employment in GOI or GOS?

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Q17. Can the member be appointed in any Post after completion of tenure?
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Q18. What are the different functions of UPSC?

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Q19. Is it necessary for Government to Consult UPSC in above matters?

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Q20. Who has the power to enlarge the jurisdiction of UPSC?
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Q21. Who has the power to exclude post, service from the purview of UPSC?
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Q22. To Whom UPSC will present its report ?

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Q23. Who approved such cases of non-acceptance?

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Q24. Is there any Limitation on the UPSC?

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Q25. What is the Composition of USPSC?

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Q26. Has the Constitution decided the Strength of the Commission?

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Q27. What are the qualifications for the membership of Commission?

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Q28. Who decides the Conditions of service of the Chairman and other members?
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Q29. How the SPSC members are Removed?

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Q30. Is the SC advise binding on President?

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Q31. Can the Chairman and member of SPSC be reappointed?

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Q32. Can Chairman get further employment in GOI or GOS?

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Q33. Can the member be appointed in any Post after completion of tenure?
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Q34. What are the different functions of SPSC?

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Q35. Is it necessary for Government to Consult SPSC in above matters?

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Q36. Who has the power to enlarge the jurisdiction of SPSC?

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Q37. Who has the power to exclude post, service from the purview of UPSC?
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Q38. To Whom SPSC will present its report ?

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Q39.Is there any Limitation on the UPSC?

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FINANCE COMMISSION
Q1.Why it is said as Quasi-Judicial Body?
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Q2. What is the Composition of Finance Commission?

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Q3. Who decides the qualification and Composition?

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Q4. Who lays the Report of Commission?

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Q5. What is the Function of Finance Commission?

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Q6. Is there any sector specific grants recommended by 14th FC?

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Q7. Is there any provision for local governance in 14th FC?
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Q8. What is new in 15th FC?

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GST
Q1. What is the Composition of GST Council?
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Q2. Who is the special invitee at GST?

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Q3. Who is the ex-officio secretary of GST?

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Q4. Is there any special provision for States?

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Q5. What is the voting weightage of Centre and States?

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Q6. Can the Proceedings of the council be declared invalid?

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ATTORNEY GENERAL
Q1. Who is Attorney General of India?
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Q2. Who appoints Attorney General of India?

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Q3. What is the term of Attorney General’s office?

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Q4. What is the role of Attorney General of India?

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Q5. What are the limitations on the Attorney General?

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Q6. Can he vote in Parliamentary Proceedings?
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Q7. Can he practice privately?

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Q8. Is he a Government Servant?

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Q9. Who is Solicitor General?

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ADVOCATE GENERAL OF INDIA

Q1. How he is appointed?
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Q2. What are the duties?

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Q3. What are the Limitations?
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CAG
Q1. Who is considered as bulwark of Indian Constitution?
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How the Office of CAG is appointed?

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Does CAG takes Oath?

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What are the other Offices who takes oath as per 3rd Schedule?
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What are the conditions for its removal?

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Does he come under doctrine of pleasure of President?

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Can he join any Government post after ceasing the office of CAG?
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Who determines the salary and service conditions of CAG?

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How the Conditions of service of persons serving in IAAS is determined?

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How the expenses of office of CAG is met?

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Who decides Duties and Powers of CAG?

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Who ascertains the Net Proceeds of tax?

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Can CAG audit Private Companies?

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Can CAG audit Local bodies?

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Who compiles and maintains accounts of central Government?

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Who compiles and maintains the accounts of State Government?

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What are the different types of accounts CAG Submits?

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What is Appropriation Account?
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To whom CAG is Responsible?

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What are the different types of Audit CAG performs?

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What is secret Service Expenditure ?

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Can CAG audit Government Companies?

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What is Audit Board?

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 Chapter 8. Special Provision for SC/ST, NCSC, NCST and
Schedule Area

Ques. Does constitution define SC/ST?

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Ques. Is it necessary to consult the Governor while defining SC/ST and OBC?
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Ques. Can Parliament override the power of President to declare SC/ST/OBC?

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Ques. Does constitution define Anglo-Indian?

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Ques. What are the different provisions provided to Anglo-Indians?

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NCSC

Ques. How this institution has evolved with over time?

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Ques. What is the composition of NCSC, NCST?

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Ques. To whom NCSC/NCST presents its report?

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Ques. What is the power of commission?

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Ques. Who looks after the condition of Anglo-Indian?

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NCBC
Ques. What is the structure of NCBC?
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Ques. What are the power and functions?

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Schedule Areas
Ques. What is the provision of Schedule Areas?
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Ques. What are the conditions to declare schedule area?

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Ques. Who declares schedule area?

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Ques. Does the executive and legislative power of centre extends to these areas?
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Ques. What is the composition of Tribes Advisory Council?

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Ques. Who appoints a commission to report on administration of schedule areas?

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Ques. What is the difference between V and VI Schedule ?

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Ques. What are autonomous districts?

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Ques. What is the composition of Autonomous Districts?

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Ques. What are the different powers of District and Regional Council ?
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Ques. Whether the jurisdiction of High Court over these areas is applicable?
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Ques. Whether the acts of Parliament and State Legislature is applicable?

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Ques. Who has the power to dissolve District and Regional Council?
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Ques. What are the recent amendments in the 6th Schedule?

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 Chapter 9. Union Territories
Q1. What do you mean by Territory of India?
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Q2. What is the rationale for creation of UT?

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Q3. What is the power of Parliament with respect to UT?

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Q4. Can Delhi and Pondicherry make their own laws?

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Q5. What is the difference between Delhi and Pondicherry?

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Q6. What is the power of Lt. Governor with respect to Ordinance ?
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Q7. Who makes Rules for Good Governance in UT?

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Q8. Who appoints CM of the UT?

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Q9. Can President take the administration of Delhi in his hands?

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Q10. What is the role of Home ministry in the administration of UT?

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 Chapter 10. NITI Aayog

Ques. When the Niti Aayog was established?

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Ques. Is it a statutory body?

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Ques. What is the composition of Niti Aayog?

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Ques. Where the Special Economic Zone for Knowledge is established?
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Ques. What is Development, Monitoring and Evaluation Office?

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Ques. What is National Institutes of Labour, Economics, Research and Development?

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 Chapter 11. NHRC & SHRC

Ques. When these institutions were established?

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Ques. What is the composition of NHRC & SHRC?

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Ques. What is the composition of Selection Committee?

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Ques. Who are the ex-officio members of NHRC & SHRC?
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Ques. What is the term and conditions of service of their members?

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Ques. Whether they are eligible for reappointment?

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Ques. Who can remove the members of NHRC & SHRC?

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Ques. Who decides salaries?

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Ques. Can NHRC & SHRC take suo-moto case?

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Ques. What is the power of NHRC & SHRC?
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Ques. Does these institutions have their own staff of investigation?

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Ques. To whom these institutions gives their reports?

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Ques. Can it give award for compensation to the victims?

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Ques. What are the limitations on their role?

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Ques. Who constitutes Human Rights Court?

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 Chapter 12. CIC & SIC

Ques. What is composition of CIC & SIC?

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Ques. Who is the appointing authority?

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Ques. What is the composition of selection committee?
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Ques. Who decides the term of CIC & SIC?

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Ques. Who can remove CIC & SIC?

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Ques. What are the conditions for the removal?

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Ques. Who decides salaries and service conditions of CIC & SIC?
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Ques. Who is PIO?

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Ques. What is the time limit for giving the information?

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Ques. What is the power of CIC and SIC?

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Ques. Does the CIC or SIC possess suo-moto power?

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Ques. Is there any provision for imposition of fine on officer?
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Ques. What is the mechanism of appeal?

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Ques. Can NRI, PIO, OIC ask for information under RTI?
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Ques. To whom does CIC submits its report?

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Ques. Who are exempted from RTI Act?

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Ques. Who is whistle blower?
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Ques. What are the provision of Whistle blower Protection Act?

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 Chapter 13. Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC)

Ques. Who has recommended for recommendation of CVC?

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Ques. When it has been accorded with statutory status?

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Ques. What is the composition of CVC?

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Ques. Who appoints CVC?

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Ques. What is the meaning of warrant under his hand and seal?
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Ques. Who can remove CVC?

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Ques. What are the conditions of his removal?
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Ques. Is it binding on President to remove CVC after SC advised to do so?

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Ques. What is the jurisdiction of CVC?

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Ques. What is the relationship between CVC and CBI?

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Ques. Is there any role of CVC in appointment of CBI director?

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Ques. What are the powers of CVC?

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Ques. To whom does CVC presents its report?

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 Chapter 14. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)

Ques. Is it statutory body?

Ans.
Ques. What is the meaning of attached office?
Ans.

Ques. Who appoints CBI Director?

Ans.

Ques. Can CBI take suo-moto case?

Ans.

Ques. What are the different divisions of CBI?

Ans.

Ques. What is the rank of Director of CBI?

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Ques. Is the tenure of CBI Director fixed?

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Ques. What are the changes made in composition of CBI after Lokpal and Lokayukta
Act?
Ans.

Ques. What is Section 6A of DSPE Act?

Ans.

Ques. What is the difference between state police and CBI?

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 Chapter 15. Lokpal and Lokayuktas
Ques. What is ombudsmen?
Ans.

Ques. What is the genesis of Lokpal?

Ans.

Ques. What is the composition of Lokpal?

Ans.

Ques. What are the jurisdiction of Lokpal?

Ans.

Ques. Can Lokpal take suo-moto case?

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Ques. Who are public authorities according to the Lokpal Act?
Ans.

Ques. Is it applicable to NGO and Trusts?

Ans.

Ques. What is the time limit for completion of trial?

Ans.

Ques. Is it applicable to judiciary?

Ans.

Ques. How many states have Lokayuktas?

Ans.

Ques. Are the recommendations of Lokpal is binding?

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Ques. Can the Lokayukta of different states have different jurisdictions?
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 Chapter 16. National Investigation Agency
Ques. When NIA was established?
Ans.

Ques. Who heads NIA?

Ans.

Ques. Which is the administrative ministry for NIA?

Ans.

Ques. What are the recent amendments in NIA?

Ans.

Ques. Is it applicable for offence outside India?

Ans.

Ques. Can NIA set up courts?

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 Chapter 17. Disaster Management Authority
Ques. Which act notified for the creation of NDMA?
Ans.

Ques. Who appoints the Chairman of NDMA?

Ans.

Ques. What is the status of Vice-Chairperson and other member of NDMA?

Ans.

Ques. What is hierarchical structure of Disaster Management?

Ans.

Ques. Who heads SDMA and DDMA?

Ans.

Ques. Who is the co-chairperson of SDMA & DDMA?

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Ques. What are the functions of NDMA, SDMA and DDMA?
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 Chapter 18. Judiciary
1. Subordinate Judiciary
2. PIL
3. Tribunals
4. Courts
Subordinate Judiciary
Q1. What are the Constitutional Provisions relating to Subordinate Courts?
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Q2. Who appoints District Judge?

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Q3. What is the eligibility Condition to be a District Judge?

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Q4. How the other Judges are appointed?
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Q5. What is the meaning of Control over Subordinate Court?

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Q6. Who is the representative of HC in the District?

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Q7. What are the powers of District Judge?
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Q8. What is the power of Session Judge?

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Q9. What is the power of Chief Judicial Magistrate?

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Q10. What is the power of Judicial Magistrate Court?
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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Q1. What are the features of Lok Adalat?
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Q2. What is the provision related to the organisation and functioning of Lok Adalat?
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Q3. What are the Nature of cases to be referred to Lok Adalat?
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Q4. How to get the case referred to the Lok Adalat for settlement?
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Q5. Is the award of Lok Adalat is binding?

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Q6. Who can take the benefit of Lok Adalat?
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Q7. Who Establishes Family Court?

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Q8. Is it Obligatory on the State Government to set up a Family Court?

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Q9. Can appeal be made against Family Court Verdict?
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Q10. Functioning of Family Court?

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Q11. What is the structure of Gram Nyayalayas?

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Q12. Who is the head of the Gram Nyayalayas?
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Q13. What is the Jurisdiction of Gram Nyayalyas?:

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Q14. Can Appeal be made against Gram Nyayalyas verdict?

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Q15. What is the origin of PIL?
Ans:-

Q16. Who can file for a Public Interest Litigation?

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Q17. Where can one file for the Public Interest Litigation?
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Q18. What are the limitation on PIL?
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Q19. What are the issues on which PIL Will not be entertained?
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Tribunals
Q1. What is the genesis of Tribunal?
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Q2. Was it the part of Original Constitution?
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Q3. What are the Constitutional provisions with respect to Tribunals?

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Q4. What is the difference between Article 323-A and 323-B?

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Q5. What are administrative Tribunals?
Ans:-

Q6. What is the structure of NGT?

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Q7. What are the Jurisdiction of NGT?

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Q8. Does NGT have power imprisonment?
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Q9. Where the appeal against NGT lies?

Ans:-

Q10. What is the difference between Tribunal and Court?

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 Chapter 19. Rights Based Questions
Q.1 What is the criteria for declaring any area as a “Scheduled Area under the
Fifth Schedule?

Q.2 What is 4P1000 Initiative?

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Q.3 What is TRIFED?

Q.4 What are the criteria for identifying Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups?

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Q.5 What is Restricted Area Permit (RAP) and Protected area permit?

Q.6 What are the services offered under Anganwadi Services Scheme and who are
the beneficiaries under it?

Q.7 What is Poshan Abhiyan & Bharatiya Poshan Krishi Kosh (BPKK)?

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Q.8 What is Nirbhaya Fund and who administers it?

Q.9 What is the objective of Ujjawala Scheme?

Q.10 What is SHe-Box?

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Q.11 What is Inner Line Permit?

Q.12 What is PENCIL Portal?

Q.13 What are the various targets fixed under the Poshan Abhiyaan?

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Q.14 What is the role of National Council for Transgender persons (NCT) and who
all are its members?

Q.15 On what basis a person is classified as a minority in India? Which are the
notified minorities in India? What are the rights provided to minorities as per the
constitution?

Q.16 What is Central Waqf Council and what are its functions?

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 Chapter 20. Additional Information on Current Affairs
1. What is the Composition of Delimitation Commission?
Ans:-

2. What is National Conference of Chairperson of PSC?

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3. What is Good Governance index?

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4. What is Worldwide Governance Indicators?
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5. What is National Informatics Centre?

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6. What is Finance Industry Development Council?

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7. What is the Composition of Bar Council of India?
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8. NOTA
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9. FSSAI
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10. Mines and Minerals (Dev and Regulation) Amendment Act 2015
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11. Airport Economic Regulatory Authority of India

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12. PM Laghu Vayapari Maan Dhan Yojna

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13. Serious Fraud Investigation Office
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14. Multi Dimensional Poverty Index

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15. Skill Build Platform

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16. Swacch Sarvekshan
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17. South Asia Regional Health Emergency Fund

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18. Indian Ocean Naval Symposium

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19. Notifiable Disease
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20. School Education Quality index

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21. Armed Force Tribunal

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22. Petroleum and explosive safety organization
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23. Sample registration system

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24. Scheme for prevention of endangered language

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25. What is Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA)
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26. What is Defence Acquisition Council (DAC)

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27. Why Department of Official Language

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28. What is the Composition of Atomic Energy Commission?
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29. What is the composition of Law Commission?

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30. What is Legal entity?

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