The President of India is the Indian Republic While the Governor is the Head of the State Government. In this context, answer the following questions.
Justify the need for 'Indirect Election' of the President.
The President of India is the Indian Republic While the Governor is the Head of the State Government. In this context, answer the following questions.
Describe the circumstances under which the President can declare an emergency in the country.
The President of India is the Indian Republic While the Governor is the Head of the State Government. In this context, answer the following questions.
Enumerate four similar features in the legislative powers of the President and the Governor.
The President -
i. Power to summon, prorogue two houses of parliament - President has power to summon or prorogue.
ii. Nomination of MPs - President nominated 2 members of Anglo Indian Community in the Lok Sabha (Article 331). He also nominates 12 members of Rajya Sabha if they excel in Art, Literature, Science, Social Science, Culture etc.
iii. Giving assent to bills -The bills passed by the parliament become acts only after assent of president.
iv. President’s assent in case of Money Bills Money bills can be introduced in the Parliament only with prior recommendation of President.
Governor -
i. Governor has powers to summon and prorogue state legislature and dissolve the state assembly.
ii. All the bills passed by the state legislatures are sent to the Governor for assent.
iii. As per provisions of article 213, the Governor has special legislative power of promulgating the ordinances during the recess of the State legislature.
iv. Governor decides on the question of disqualification of members of the state legislature in consultation with the Election Commission.
'The Supreme Court is the apex judicial body in the country'. With reference to this, answer the following questions :
State the composition of the Supreme Court. 'The Supreme Court is the apex judicial body in the country'. With reference to this, answer the following questions :
'The Supreme Court is the apex judicial body in the country'. With reference to this, answer the following questions :
Describe the Supreme Court's power of judicial review. What is meant by Court of Record?
'The Supreme Court is the apex judicial body in the country'. With reference to this, answer the following questions :
Explain how the independence of the Judges of the Supreme Court is ensured by the Constitution.
a. Name the person represented in the picture given below. Write about his contribution to the National Movement.
b. State the demand made by the Moderates.
c. Give any four achievements of the Moderates.
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:
'On August 7th and 8th, in Bombay the All - India Congress Committee considered and debated in Public the resolution,...... . The Committee resolves therefore to sanction, .... the starting of a mass struggle on non- violent lines under the inevitable leadership of Gandhiji.
........ The resolution was finally passed late in the evening of August 8th, 1942. A few hours later, in the early morning of August 9th, a large number of arrests were made in Bombay and all over the country. (From: The Discovery of India - Jawahar Lal Nehru)
(a) What is meant by 'mass struggle on non- Violent lines' ? Which resolution was passed on the 8th of August , 1942 leading to a mass struggle on non-Violent lines ?
(b) State any reasons behind the launching of the August, 1942 movement.
(c) Discuss any four consequences of the 1942 Movement.