NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc.: Political Science Short Answer Questions (Practice_Test 2 of 2)
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Group-B (1992)
- State the difference between the Council of Ministers and the Cabinet.
- The Writ of Mandamus will not be granted against certain persons. Who are they?
- Distinguish between the All India Services and Central Services.
- Distinguish between Annual Financial Statement and Annual Finance Bill.
- What is lame-duck-session of legislature?
- Who is a Protem Speaker? What are his responsibilities?
Group-B (1991)
- Distinguish between value-based politics and personality-based politics.
- Distinguish between Caretaker-government and Minority government.
- When can the Governor of a State reserve a Bill for consideration by the President of India?
- Why was Education taken out of the State and inserted in the Concurrent List of the Indian Constitution?
- Set forth the functions of the Cabinet.
- What is the value of ‘O and M’ in Administration?
Group-B (1990)
- Explain the significance of Prasar Bharati Corporation in the context of modern mass media.
- What is contempt of Parliament? Mention its various kinds.
- State the significance of Article 370 of our Constitution.
- Describe the procedure for the creation of Second Chamber of the State Legislature.
- Define Writ of Mandamus. Explain its importance.
- What are the functions of the Business Advisory Committee of the Lok Sabha?
- What are the major recommendations of the National Perspective Plan for Women, 1988 and what are the relevant recommendations as envisaged in the Constitutional Amendment Bill (6th amendment) (1990) ?
- Describe the Constitutional position of the Civil Services in India. How is their neutrality and independence sought to be achieved (1990) ?
Group-B (1989)
- What is meant by a ‘Cut Motion’ in Parliament? Mention its different kinds.
- Discuss the value of the consultative committees attached to the different Ministries of the Government of India.
- Distinguish between a starred question and an unstarred one asked in the Parliament.
- How is breach of Parliamentary Privilege different from Contempt of the House?
- “There are certain spheres where the Rajya Sabha alone has the authority” What are they?
- Explain what is a point of order? When can it be raised?
Group-B (1988)
- What do you understand by ‘Zero-hour’ in the conduct of business in Parliament?
- State the privileges of the members of the Parliament?
- Explain the significance of Art 370 in the Constitution of India.
- What is the objective of the Commission of Inquiry (Amendment) Bill of 1986? What is meant by collective responsibility in Parliamentary democracy? Why is India called a Republic (1987) ?
- Define the writ of Certiorari.
- What do you understand by ‘positive discrimination’
- Why is the Indian Constitution called quasi-federal?
- Under what circumstances, can the Financial Emergency be imposed in India?
- State the functions of the commissioner for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
- How are Chief Justices of High Courts in India appointed?
- What are the main features of the Anti-defection legislation of 1985 (1987) ?
Group-B (1986)
- What is Appropriation Bill?
- What categories of persons are nominated by the President to the Rajya Sabha?
- Mention any three important entries in the Concurrent List in the Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
- How is the Vice President of India elected?
- What are Zonal Councils?
- What do you understand by “preventive detention”
Group-B (1985)
- What is the provision in the Constitution for representation of the Anglo-Indian community in the Lok Sabha?
- Explain the role of the National Development Council.
- What is the party affiliation of each of the following trade unions? INTUC; AITUC; IFTU; HMS; CITU.
- What is the meaning of public interest litigation?
- What additions have been made to the Directive Principles of State Policy since the commencement of the Constitution?
- For what purpose was the Ranganath Mishra Commission appointed?
- What changes, according to you, have taken place in the power structure in rural India in recent decades (1985) ?
- What is Ethics Committee of Lok Sabha?
- Why is it said that the centre has absolute veto over State Legislature?
- What is Call Attention Motion?
- When is the device of joint sitting of both the houses of Parliament not available?