Polity (Part-2) (CDS-Solved Paper)

For recognition as National Party, a political party has to fulfill the following conditions:
(i) The party wins 2% of seats in the Lok Sabha (11 seats) from at least three different states.
(ii) At a General Election to Lok Sabha or Legislative Assembly, the party polls 6% of votes in four states and in addition it wins 4 Lok Sabha seats.
(iii) A party gets recognition as state party in four or more states. Both national and state parties have to fulfill these conditions for all subsequent Lok Sabha or State elections. Otherwise, they lose their status. Hence, options (c) is correct.

This table gives the descending order of ranks in defence forces in India.

As per the given table option (c) is not a correct ascending order of commissioned ranks in defence forces of India.

Attorney General of India is not a whole time counsel for the government. Attorney General is Indian government’s chief legal advisor and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of India.

As per Article 76(1), President of India appoints Attorney General for a term which is decided by President. The Attorney General holds the office during the pleasure of the President.

The Attorney General represents the government but is also allowed to take up private practice, provided the other party is not the state. Attorney General has right of audience in all courts within the territory of India.

He has also the right to speak and take part in proceedings of both the Houses of Parliament including joint sittings.  Attorney General has all the powers and privileges that of a member of Parliament. Hence, all the statements are correct except 3.

Under the 36th Amemdment Act the state Sikkim admitted to the Union of India. Sikkim became a state of India via the Amendment Act, 1975 on 26th April, 1975.

The Sikkim State day is observed on 16th May of every year because this was the day when the first Chief Minister of Sikkim assumed office. In 1974, the Sikkim Assembly passed a Government of Sikkim Act, 1974, which paved the way for setting up the first ever responsible government in Sikkim and sought Sikkim’s representation in the political institutions of India.

India also passed the 35th Amendment Act, 1974 which inserted a new Article 2A (Sikkim to be associated with Union).

The maximum number of members in the Council of Ministers of Delhi can be 10% of the total number of members in the Assembly. Therefore, option(d) is incorrect. India is governed by a single Constitution for the whole country.

The states in India are carved for the administrative significance so, they do not have any right to secession from the Union.

Earlier, a ‘defection’ by  one-third  of the elected members of a political party was considered a merger. The  91st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003, changed this.

So now atleast two-thirds  of the members of a party have to be in favour of a ‘merger’ for it to have validity in the eyes of the law. This amendment also fixed the strength of council of ministers to 15% of the total number of members of the house.

Haryana and Rajashtan are the states who mandate to ‘fix minimum education qualification for those contesting in Panchayat Raj Institutions.

The Haryana law mandates that the minimum education qualification that to context in the Panchayat polls is class 10th pass for men, class 8th for women and class 5th pass for dalits.

In Rajasthan, candidates contesting Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti polls have to be Xth pass and for Sarpanch elections class 8th pass.

The delegation of authority is an organisational process wherein, the manager divides his work among the subordinates and gives them the responsibility to accomplish the respective tasks.

Along with the responsibility, he also shares the authority i.e., the power to take decisions with the subordinates, such that responsibilities can be completed efficiently. Hence option (c) is correct.

The Indian Constitution is unique in its contents and spirit. Though borrowed from almost every Constitution of the world, the Constitution of India has several features that distinguish it from the Constitutions of other countries. Following features have been borrowed by the British Constitution
1. Parliamentary government
2. Rule of Law
3. Legislative procedure
4. Single Citizenship
5. Cabinet system
6. Prerogative writs
7. Parliamentary privileges
8. Bicameralism Independence of Judiciary has been taken from the Constitution of USA.
Hence option (d) is the correct answer.

The Fourth schedule of the Indian Constitution contains provisions as to the allocation of seats in the council of states.
Indian Constitution originally had eight schedules. Four more schedules were added by different amendments, now making a total 12 schedules.
These are basically tables which contains additional details not mentioned in the articles.
Third Schedule Forms of Oaths or Affirmations.
Fifth Schedule Provisions as to the administration and control of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes.
Sixth Schedule Provisions as to the administration of tribal areas in (the states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.)