Polity (Part-5) (CDS-Solved Paper)

Total Questions: 19

1. Which one of the following statements regarding the Departmental Committee of the Parliament of India on the empowerment of women is correct? [Morning Shift-2014 (I)]

Correct Answer: (d) It reports on the working of welfare programmes for the women
Solution:

The committee consists 20 Lok Sabha members and 10 Rajya Sabha members. The committee’s term is of one year.

No cabinet minister can be a member of committee. The committee reports on the working of various welfare programmes for the women. Hence, option (d) is correct.

2. Match the following [Morning Shift-2014 (I)]

Correct Answer: (a)
Solution:

On 11th December, 1946, Dr Rajendra Prasad and HC Mukherjee are elected as Chairman and Vice-chairman of the Constituent Assembly respectively. Drafting Committee was set-up on 29th August, 1947 for preparing a draft of the new Constitution. It consisted of one Chairman and 6 members. Dr BR Ambedkar was the chairman of Drafting Committee. TT Krishnamachari, N Gopalaswamy Ayyangar, AK Ayyar, KM Munshi, SM Sadullah, and N Madhava Rau were the members of Drafting committee. Hence, option (a) is correct.

3. Consider the following statements [Morning Shift-2014 (I)]

1. Forming a cooperative society is a Fundamental Right in India.
2. Cooperative societies do not fall within the ambit of the Right to Information Act, 2005.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: (a) Only 1
Solution:

By 97th Amendment Act to the Indian Constitution, Article 19(1)(c) has been amended to move right to form cooperative societies as a Fundamental Right.

As per Supreme Court ruling, cooperative societies doubt fall within the ambit of RTI Act, 2005.
Hence, option (a) is correct.

4. The legislative power of the Parliament includes making laws [Morning Shift-2014 (I)]

1. on matters not enumerated in the Concurrent List and State List.
2. in respect of entries in the State List if two or more State Legislatures consider it desirable
3. for implementing any treaty agreement or convention with any country even if it falls in the State List.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

Correct Answer: (d) All of these
Solution:

As per Article 248, Parliament has exclusive power to make any law with respect to matters not enumerated in the Concurrent List and State List.

As per Article 252, Parliament has power to legislate for two or more states by consent and adoption of such legislation by any other state.

Article 253 gives power to Parliament to make any law for any part of territory of India for implementing any treaty, agreement or convention with any other country. Therefore, all the given statements are true. Hence, option (d) is correct.

5. Which of the following statement(s) in the context of structure of the Parliament is/are correct? [Morning Shift-2014 (I)]

1. The Parliament of India consists of the President, the Council of States and the House of the People.

2. The President of India is directly elected by an electoral college consisting of the elected members of both the Houses of the Parliament only.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

Correct Answer: (a) Only 1
Solution:

As per Article 79, Parliament shall consist of the President and the two Houses, i.e. House of the People and Council of States.As per Article 54, President shall be elected by an electoral college consisting of
(i) elected members of both the houses.
(ii) elected members of Legislative Assemblies of State.
Hence, option (a) is correct.

6. There are provisions in the Constitution of India which empower the Parliament to modify or annual the operation of certain provisions of the Constitution without actually amending them. They include [Morning Shift-2014 (I)]

1. any law made under Article 2 (relating to admission or establishment of new states). 2. any law made under Article 3 (relating to formation of new states).
3. amendment of First Schedule and Fourth Schedule.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

Correct Answer: (a) 1 and 2
Solution:

Article 4 itself declares that law made for the admission or establishment of new States under Article 2 and formation of new States and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing States under Article 3 are not to be considered as amendments of the Constitution under Article 368.

This means that such laws can be passed by a simple majority and by the ordinary legislative process. The amendment of the 4th Schedule is related to the federal structure of the polity with actually amending the Constitution. Hence, option (a) is correct.

7. The Annual Financial Statement of the Government of India in respect of each financial year shall be presented to the House on such day as the [Morning Shift-2014 (I)]

Correct Answer: (b) President of India may direct
Solution:

According to Article 112 of the Indian Constitution, the President shall in respect of every financial year cause to be laid before both the Houses of Parliament a statement of the estimated receipts and expenditure of the Government of India for that year, in this part referred to as the ‘Annual Financial Statement’.

8. Which of the following principles is/are taken into consideration by the Speaker while recognising a parliamentary party or group? [Morning Shift-2014 (I)]

1. An association of members who have an organisation both inside and outside the House.
2. An association of members who shall have at least one-third of the total number of members of the House.
3. An association of members who have a distinct programme of parliamentary work.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

Correct Answer: (c) 1 and 3
Solution:

While recognising a parliamentary party or group the Speaker shall take into consideration the following principles :
(i) An association of members who propose to form a Parliamentary Party -

● shall have announced at the time of the general elections a distinct ideology and programme of Parliamentary work on which they have been returned to the House;
● shall have an organisation both inside and outside the House; and
● shall have at least a strength equal to the quorum fixed to constitute a sitting of the House, that is one-third of the total number of members of the House.

(ii) An association of members to form a Parliamentary Group shall satisfy the conditions specified in Parts (a) and (b) of Clause (i) and shall have at least a strength of 30 members. Hence, option (c) is correct.

9. Which one among the following was not a proposal of the Cabinet Mission, 1946? [Morning Shift-2014 (I)]

Correct Answer: (d) British Government was to supervise the affairs of the Constituent Assembly
Solution:

All the given statements except (d) are ture. Cabinet Mission was sent in February 1926 to India by the Atlee Government (British PM).

The cabinet mission aim was to discuss the transfer of power from British to Indian leadership. Proposal of the Cabinet Mission, 1946 were as follows

(a) The unity of India had to be retained

(b) It proposed a very loose union of all the Indian. territories under a centre that would countrol merely defence, the foreign affairs and the communication.

(c) The Princely legislative would then elect a constituent assembly. Each province being allotted a specified number of seats propertionate to its population.

(d) The proposed constituent assembly was to consist of 292 member from British India and 93 from Indian states.

10. After a Bill has been passed by the Houses of the Parliament, it is presented to the President who may either give assent to the Bill or with hold his assent. The President may [Morning Shift-2014 (I)]

Correct Answer: (c) return the Bill as soon as possible after the Bill is presented to him with a message requesting the House to reconsider the Bill
Solution:

The President can accept or with hold his assent to a Bill or he can return a Bill, other than a Money Bill. If President gives his assent the Bill becomes an act. Hence, options (c) is correct.