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(IGP) IAS Pre: GS - Indian Polity - The Constitution of India: The Union (MCQ -7)

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 03:56 AM PST

Indian Polity
The Union (MCQ -7)

1. Part V of the constitution deals with
a) Union executive
b) Parliament
c) Supreme Court and High court
d) Comptroller and Auditor general

(a) a and b
(b) a, b and c
(c) a only
(d) a, b, and d

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(IGP) IAS Pre: GS - Indian Polity - The Constitution of India: The Union (Part -3)

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 03:44 AM PST

Indian Polity
The Union (Part -3)

CHAPTER III.—LEGISLATIVE POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT

Power of President to promulgate Ordinances during recess of Parliament.

123. (1) If at any time, except when both Houses of Parliament are in session, the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action, he may promulgate such Ordinances as the circumstances appear to him to require.

(2) An Ordinance promulgated under this article shall have the same force and effect as an Act of Parliament, but every such Ordinance—
(a) shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament and shall cease to operate at the expiration of six weeks from the reassembly of Parliament, or, if before the expiration of that period resolutions disapproving it are passed by both Houses, upon the passing of the second of those resolutions; and
(b) may be withdrawn at any time by the President.

Explanation.— Where the Houses of Parliament are summoned to reassemble on different dates, the period of six weeks shall be reckoned from the later of those dates for the purposes of this clause.

(3) If and so far as an Ordinance under this article makes any provision which Parliament would not under this Constitution be competent to enact, it shall be void.

CHAPTER IV.—THE UNION JUDICIARY

Establishment and constitution of Supreme Court.

124. (1) There shall be a Supreme Court of India consisting of a Chief Justice of India and, until Parliament by law prescribes a larger number, of not more than seven other Judges.

(2) Every Judge of the Supreme Court shall be appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal after consultation with such of the Judges of the Supreme Court and of the High Courts in the States as the President may deem necessary for the purpose and shall hold office until he attains the age of sixty-five years:

Provided that in the case of appointment of a Judge other than the Chief Justice, the Chief Justice of India shall always be consulted:

Provided further that—
(a) a Judge may, by writing under his hand addressed to the President, resign his office;
(b) a Judge may be removed from his office in the manner provided in clause (4).

(2A) The age of a Judge of the Supreme Court shall be determined by such authority and in such manner as Parliament may by law provide.

(3) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court unless he is a citizen of India and—
(a) has been for at least five years a Judge of a High Court or of two ormore such Courts in succession; or
(b) has been for at least ten years an advocate of a High Court or of two or more such Courts in succession; or
(c) is, in the opinion of the President, a distinguished jurist.

Explanation I.— In this clause "High Court'' means a High Court which exercises, or which at any time before the commencement of this Constitution exercised, jurisdiction in any part of the territory of
India.

Explanation II.— In computing for the purpose of this clause the period during which a person has been an advocate, any period during which a person has held judicial office not inferior to that of a
district judge after he became an advocate shall be included.

(4) A Judge of the Supreme Court shall not be removed from his office except by an order of the President passed after an address by each House of Parliament supported by a majority of the total membership of that House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of that House present and voting has been presented to the President in the same session for such removal on the
ground of proved misbehaviour or incapacity.

(5) Parliament may by law regulate the procedure for the presentation of an address and for the investigation and proof of the misbehaviour or incapacity of a Judge under clause (4).

(6) Every person appointed to be a Judge of the Supreme Court shall, before he enters upon his office, make and subscribe before the President, or some person appointed in that behalf by him, an oath or affirmation according to the form set out for the purpose in the Third Schedule.

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(IGP) IAS Pre: GS - Indian Polity - The Constitution of India: The Union (Part -2)

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 03:16 AM PST

Indian Polity
The Union (Part -2)

CHAPTER II.—PARLIAMENT

General

Constitution of Parliament.

79. There shall be a Parliament for the Union which shall consist of the President and two Houses to be known respectively as the Council of States and the House of the People.

Composition of the Council of States.

80. (1) The Council of States shall consist of—
(a) twelve members to be nominated by the President in accordance with the provisions of clause (3) and
(b) not more than two hundred and thirty-eight representatives of the States and of the Union territories.

(2) The allocation of seats in the Council of States to be filled by representatives of the States and of the Union territories shall be in accordance with the provisions in that behalf contained in the Fourth Schedule.

(3) The members to be nominated by the President under sub-clause (a) of clause (1) shall consist of persons having special knowledge or practical experience in respect of such matters as the following, namely:-
Literature, science, art and social service.

(4) The representatives of each State in the Council of States shall be elected by the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of the State in accordance with the system of proportional representation by
means of the single transferable vote.

(5) The representatives of the Union territories in the Council of States shall be chosen in such manner as Parliament may by law prescribe.

Composition of the House of the People.

81. (1) Subject to the provisions of article 331, the House of the People shall consist of—
(a) not more than [five hundred and thirty members] chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies in the States, and
(b) not more than 5[twenty members] to represent the Union territories, chosen in such manner as Parliament may by law provide.

(2) For the purposes of sub-clause (a) of clause (1),—
(a) there shall be allotted to each State a number of seats in the House of the People in such manner that the ratio between that number and the population of the State is, so far as practicable, the same for all States; and
(b) each State shall be divided into territorial constituencies in such manner that the ratio between the population of each constituency and the number of seats allotted to it is, so far as practicable,
the same throughout the State:

Provided that the provisions of sub-clause (a) of this clause shall not be applicable for the purpose of allotment of seats in the House of the People to any State so long as the population of that State does not exceed six millions.

(3) In this article, the expression "population"means the population as ascertained at the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published:

Provided that the reference in this clause to the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published shall, until the relevant figures for the first census taken after the year 2026 have been published, be construed,—
(i) for the purposes of sub-clause (a) of clause (2) and the proviso to that clause, as a reference to the
1971 census; and

(ii) for the purposes of sub-clause (b) of clause (2) as a reference to the 2001 census.

Readjustment after each census.

82. Upon the completion of each census, the allocation of seats in the House of the People to the States and the division of each State into territorial constituencies shall be readjusted by such authority and in such manner as Parliament may by law determine:

Provided that such readjustment shall not affect representation in the House of the People until the dissolution of the then existing House:

Provided further that such readjustment shall take effect from such date as the President may, by order, specify and until such readjustment takes effect, any election to the House may be held on the basis of the territorial constituencies existing before such readjustment:

Provided also that until the relevant figures for the first census taken after the year 2026 have been published, it shall not be necessary to readjust—
(i) the allocation of seats in the House of People to the States as readjusted on the basis of the 1971 census; and
(ii) the division of each State into territorial constituencies as may be readjusted on the basis of the 2001 census, under this article.

Duration of Houses of Parliament.

83. (1) The Council of States shall not be subject to dissolution, but as nearly as possible one-third of the members thereof shall retire as soon as may be on the expiration of every second year in accordance
with the provisions made in that behalf by Parliament by law.

(2) The House of the People, unless sooner dissolved, shall continue for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting and no longer and the expiration of the said period of five years shall operate as a dissolution of the House:

Provided that the said period may, while a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation, be extended by Parliament by law for a period not exceeding one year at a time and not extending in any case beyond a
period of six months after the Proclamation has ceased to operate.

Qualification for membership of Parliament.

84. A person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in Parliament unless he—
(a) is a citizen of India, and makes and subscribes before some person authorised in that behalf by the Election Commission an oath or affirmation according to the form set out for the purpose in
the Third Schedule;
(b) is, in the case of a seat in the Council of States, not less than thirty years of age and, in the case of a seat in the House of the People, not less than twenty-five years of age; and
(c) possesses such other qualifications as may be prescribed in that behalf by or under any law made by Parliament.

Sessions of Parliament, prorogation and dissolution.

85. (1) The President shall from time to time summon each House of Parliament to meet at such time and place as he thinks fit, but six months shall not intervene between its last sitting in one session and the date appointed for its first sitting in the next session.

(2) The President may from time to time—
(a) prorogue the Houses or either House;
(b) dissolve the House of the People.

Right of President to address and send messages to Houses.

86. (1) The President may address either House of Parliament or both Houses assembled together, and for that purpose require the attendance of members.

(2) The President may send messages to either House of Parliament, whether with respect to a Bill then pending in Parliament or otherwise, and a House to which any message is so sent shall with all convenient dispatch consider any matter required by the message to be taken into consideration.

Special address by the President.

87. (1) At the commencement of the first session after each general election to the House of the People and at the commencement of the first session of each year the President shall address both Houses of Parliament assembled together and inform Parliament of the causes of its summons.

(2) Provision shall be made by the rules regulating the procedure of either House for the allotment of time for discussion of the matters referred to in such address.

Rights of Ministers and Attorney-General as respects Houses.

88. Every Minister and the Attorney-General of India shall have the right to speak in, and otherwise to take part in the proceedings of, either House, any joint sitting of the Houses, and any committee of
Parliament of which he may be named a member, but shall not by virtue of this article be entitled to vote.

Officers of Parliament

The Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Council of States.

89. (1) The Vice-President of India shall be ex officio Chairman of the Council of States.

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Today's Important News: 26 December 2011

Posted: 26 Dec 2011 02:57 AM PST

Today's Important News (26-12-2011)

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(IGP) IAS Pre: GS - Indian Polity - The Constitution of India: The Union (Part -1)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 11:54 PM PST

Indian Polity
The Union (Part -1)

The President of India.

52. There shall be a President of India.

Executive power of the Union.

53. (1) The executive power of the Union shall be vested in the President and shall be exercised by him either directly or through officers subordinate to him in accordance with this Constitution.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provision, the supreme command of the Defence Forces of the Union shall be vested in the President and the exercise thereof shall be regulated by law.
(3) Nothing in this article shall—
(a) be deemed to transfer to the President any functions conferred by any existing law on the Government of any State or other authority; or
(b) prevent Parliament from conferring by law functions on authorities other than the President.

Election of President.

54. The President shall be elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of—
(a) the elected members of both Houses of Parliament; and
(b) the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States.

Explanation.—In this article and in article 55, ''State'' includes the National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union territory of Pondicherry.

Manner of election of President.

55. (1) As far as practicable, there shall be uniformity in the scale of representation of the different States at the election of the President.
(2) For the purpose of securing such uniformity among the States inter se as well as parity between the States as a whole and the Union, the number of votes which each elected member of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly of each State is entitled to cast at such election shall be determined in the following manner:—

(a) every elected member of the Legislative Assembly of a State shall have as many votes as there are multiples of one thousand in the quotient obtained by dividing the population of the State by the total number of the elected members of the Assembly;
(b) if, after taking the said multiples of one thousand, the remainder is not less than five hundred, then the vote of each member referred to in sub-clause (a) shall be further increased by one; (c) each elected member of either House of Parliament shall have such number of votes as may be obtained by dividing the total number of votes assigned to the members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States under sub-clauses (a) and (b) by the total number of the elected members of both Houses of Parliament, fractions exceeding one-half being counted as one and other fractions being disregarded.

(3) The election of the President shall be held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote and the voting at such election shall be by secret ballot.

Explanation.—In this article, the expression ''population'' means the population as ascertained at the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published:

Provided that the reference in this Explanation to the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published shall, until the relevant figures for the first census taken after the year [2026] have been published, be construed as a reference to the 1971 census.

Term of office of President

56. (1) The President shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office:

Provided that—
(a) the President may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Vice-President, resign his office;
(b) the President may, for violation of the Constitution, be removed from office by impeachment in the manner provided in article 61;
(c) the President shall, notwithstanding the expiration of his term, continue to hold office until his successor enters upon his office.

(2) Any resignation addressed to the Vice-President under clause (a) of the proviso to clause (1) shall forthwith be communicated by him to the Speaker of the House of the People.

Eligibility for re-election.

57. A person who holds, or who has held, office as President shall, subject to the other provisions of this Constitution, be eligible for re-election to that office.

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(Download) Special Class Railway Apprentices (SCRA) Practice Paper (SET - 2) : Physical Science

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 11:42 PM PST

Special Class Railway Apprentices (SCRA)
Practice Paper (SET - 2)

Physical Science

A fatty acid is first warmed with sodium bisulphate and then treated with sodium nitroprusside solution when a greenishblue colour is produced. The fatty acid is
(a) acetic acid. (b) formic acid.
(c) propionic acid. (d) None of these.

Which of the following acids is present in lemon juice ?
(a) Citric acid (b) Benzoic acid
(c) Tartaric acid (d) Oxalic acid.

The acid present in the stings of bees and wasps is
(a) acetic acid. (b) formic acid.
(c) formalin. (d) formaldehyde.

A primary amine can be distinguished from secondary and tertiary amines by
(a) reaction with methyl iodide.
(b) reaction with acetyl chloride.
(c) carbylamine reaction.
(d) None of these.

The acid manufactured from cellulose is
(a) citric acid.
(b) oxalic acid.
(c) Both (a) and (b).
(d) None of these.

Which of the following statements is incorrect about esters ?
(a) They are colourless liquids with pleasant fruity odours.
(b) They are prepared by refluxing an alcohol with anhydrous acid in the presence of concentrated sulphuric acid.
(c) They are hydrolysed on refluxing with dilute alkali in a reaction known as saponification.
(d) They form amines with ammonia.

Which of the following statments is not true about acetamide ?
(a) It is a white crystalline solid, soluble in water.
(b) It can be prepared by slow dehydration of the ammonium salt of ethanic acid.
(c) It is dehydrated by phosphorus pentoxide to form a nitrile.
(d) It reacts with bromine water and warm alkali to form a tertiary amine.

Chlorobenzene gives D.D.T. when it reacts with
(a) chloral. (b) phenol.
(c) naphthalene. (d) benzoic acid.

Chlorobenzene gives phenol when heated with
(a) water. (b) alcohol.
(c) caustic soda. (d) All of these.

Chlorobenzene when heated with chloral and conc. sulphuric acid yields
(a) phenol. (b) benzoic acid.
(c) polythene. (d) D.D.T.

The compounds prepared by Sandmeyer reactions are
(a) phenols.
(b) diazo compounds.
(c) halo compounds.
(d) nitro compounds.

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(Download) Special Class Railway Apprentices (SCRA) Practice Paper (SET - 2) : General Ability Test

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 11:35 PM PST

Special Class Railway Apprentices (SCRA)
Practice Paper (SET - 2)

General Ability Test

1. The music for the Asiad was ................ by Pt. Ravi Shanker.
(a) demonstrated (b) made
(c) displayed (d) composed

2. The government should provide attractive tax ............. to create the market for quality goods.
(a) adulteration (b) emancipation
(c) creation (d) relaxation

3. The young man lost his way in the forest and found that he had become a/an ........ to the dacoits.
(a) decoy (b) quarry
(c) enemy (d) adversory

4. He sold his property because he was under a lot of .................
(a) loan (b) credit
(c) account (d) debt

5. He is a person of sound character and disposition.
(a) morose (b) beneficent
(c) amicable (d) amiable

6. If negotiations are to prove fruitful, there must not only be sincerety on each side, but there must also be .......... in the sincerety of the other side.
(a) faith (b) belief
(c) certainty (d) substance

7. Judicial decrees may not change the heart, but they can.......the heartless.
(a) transform (b) disarm
(c) subdue (d) regulate

8. He in wearing, the old fashioned coat in spite of his wife's disapproval.
(a) persists (b) insists
(c) resists (d) desists

9. Many of the advances of civilisation have been conceived by young people just on the of adulthood.
(a) peak (b) threshold
(c) horizon (d) boundary

10. This was the first time Roshan had been found guilty. He had no ....... convictions.
(a) previous (b) former
(c) past (d) earlier

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(Download) Special Class Railway Apprentices (SCRA) Practice Paper (SET - 2) : Mathematics

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 11:32 PM PST

Special Class Railway Apprentices (SCRA)
Practice Paper (SET - 2)

Mathematics

Two circles each of radius 5 units touch each other at (1, 2). If the equation of their common tangent is 4x + 3y = 10, then the centres of the two circles are:
(a) (3, 4), (–1, 0)
(b) (5, 7), (–3, – 3)
(c) (5, 5), (–3, –1)
(d) None of the above

If the curves y2 = 16x and 9x2 + by2 = 16 cut each other at right angles, then the value of b is:
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 9/2
(d) none of these

The lines 2x – 3y = 5 and 3x – 4y = 7 are diameters of a circle of area 144 sq units. Then the equation of this circle is:
(a) x2 + y2 + 2x – 2y = 62
(b) x2 = y2 + 2x – 2y = 47
(c) x2 + y2 – 2x + 2y = 47
(d) x2 + y2 – 2x + 2y = 62

Two vertices of a triangle are (5 – 1) and (–2, 3). If the orthocentre of the triangle is the origin, then co-ordinates of the third vertex are:
(a) (4, 7)
(b) (–4, –7)
(c) (–4, 7)
(d) none of these

A circle is given by x² + y² – 6x + 8y – 11 = 0 and are two points (0, 0) and (1,
8). These points lie:
(a) both inside the circle
(b) both outside and one inside the circle
(c) both outside the cirlce
(d) one on and other inside the circle

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(IGP) IAS Pre: GS - Indian History - Medieval Indian - Chronology of Events in Medieval India (MCQ -1)

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 11:06 PM PST

Medieval Indian History
Chronology of Events in Medieval India (MCQ -1)

1. Arrange the following in their chronological order.
(a) Bhoja of Gujar-Pratibara Dynasty
(b) Hindushahis of Punjab & Kabul
(c) Rashtra Kutas of Deccan.
(d) Chalukya Dynasty of Kalyani

(1) (a) (b) (c) (d)
(2) (d) (a) (b) (c)
(3) (b) (c) (a) (d)
(4) (c) (a) (b) (d)

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(IGP) IAS Pre: GS - Indian History - Medieval Indian - Chronology of Events in Medieval India

Posted: 25 Dec 2011 10:54 PM PST

Medieval Indian History
Chronology of Events in Medieval India

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753-973	Rashtrakutas of Deccan
760-1142	Palas of eastern India
770-810	Dharmapala, the greatest Pala, and foundation of the Vikramasila University
783-1036	Gujara-Pratiharans of northern India, founded by Vatsaraja of Rajasthan
788-820	Sankaracharya and his philosophy of Advaitavada
835-885	Bhoja of Gujara-Pratihara dynasty; visit of Sulaiman, an Arab merchant, to his kingdom
850	Capture of Tanjore by Vijayalaya Chola from the Pandyas
860	King Balaputra fo Sumatra (Indonesia) establishes a monastery at Nalanda
871-1173	Imperial Cholas of Tanjore
883-1026	Hindushahis of Punjab and Kabul
915-927	Indra-III, one of the greatest Rashtrakuta rules: visit of AIMasudi (an Arab traveler) to hiskingdom.
916-2103	Chandellas of Jeja Kabhukti (Bundelkhand); construction of Khajuraho temples.
940-967	940-967 Krishna-III, another great Rashtakuta ruler
950-1195	Kalachuris of Tripuri in central India
973-1189	Chalukya dynasty of Kalyani (later of western Chalukyas)
973-1192	Chahamanas (Chauhanas) of Sakambhari (Ajmer)
974-1233	Paramaras (Pawars) of Dhar (Malwa)
974-1238	Solankis (Gujarati Chalukyas) of Ahnilwaa (Kathiawr)
985-1014	Reign of Rajaraja Chola; construction of the famous Siva or Brihadeeswara temple at Tanjore
1000-1323	Kakatiyas of Warangla, Beta Raja I (founder), Prataparudradeva (lastruler)
1001	1001 Battle of Waihind and defeat of Jaipal (Hindushahi ruler) by Mahmud of Ghazni

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