SSC CGL Previous Year Questions: Polity - 1 - SSC CGL MCQ

As per article 66, the candidate contesting for election of Vice-President of India, He must have completed age of 35 years.

Quo Warranto is a writ issued with a view to restrain a person from holding a public office to which he is not entitled.

National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog was established by the NDA government to replace the Planning Commission  in January 2015.

According to the article 61 of Indian constitution, the recommendation of the two houses of the parliament is mandatory to impeach the President of India from his office before the completion of his/her term.

There are five types of writs in the Indian Constitution - Habeas Corpus, Certiorari, Quo-Warranto, Mandamus and Prohibition.Thus, Supreme Court under Article 32(2) and High Courts under Article 226 are empowered to issue writs for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights.

According to article 60 of the Indian constitution, Chief justice of India or, in his absence, the senior most Judge of the Supreme Court available, administers the oath of the President of India.

In the 19th century the theory of sovereignty as a legal concept was perfected by Austin, an English Jurist.

Fundamental Duties have been enumerated in Article 51-A in part-IV A of our Constitution.

As per the 157 of the Constitution of India, No person shall be eligible for appointment as Governor unless he is a citizen of India and has completed the age of 35 years.

The number of parliamentar y seats (Lok Sabha) of Punjab is 13.

The Democratic form of government is an institutional configuration that allows for popular participation through the electoral process.

Rajya Sabha is a permanent house and is not subject to dissolution. However, one-third members of the Rajya Sabha retire after every six years.

Article 72 gives the pardoning power to the president in which duration of sentence is reduced without changing its character.

Pocket veto empowers the president to simply keep the bill pending for an indefinite period. The president neither ratifies nor rejects nor returns the bill.

The president's seat can be left vacant for atmost 6 months, after that fresh elections has to be conducted.

61^st constitutional amendment Act of In dia, 1989, lowered the voting age of elections to the LOK Sabha and to the legislative Assemblies of state from 21 years to 18 years.

Arvind Panagariya, is the Vice Chairman of the newly formed NITI AAYOG.

Yes. In India , the president has three veto power i .e. absolute, suspension & Pocket.

In Mixed Economy, forces of demand and supply operates in the market. Therefore, consumer is compared to the King.

Direct Democracy can be defined as a form or system of democracy giving citizens an extraordinary amount of participation in the legislation process and granting them a maximum of political self-determination. In the Indian Panchayati Raj system, the Gram Sabha offers direct government and direct democracy. It is a body consisting of persons registered in the electoral rolls relating to a village comprised within the area of the Panchayat at the village level. It has direct say in the development projects in the area.