Short Answer TypeThe makers of our Constitution adopted the Parliamentary and the Cabinet form of Government. With reference to this, answer the following questions:
b. Explain briefly the position and powers of the Prime Minister in relation to the cabinet?
The position and powers of the Prime Minister:
(i) It is he who presides over meetings of the cabinet and determines what business shall be transacted at these meetings. He can change the personnel of the cabinet at any time by demanding a minister's resignation or having him dismissed by the President.
All major appointments of the Union Government are virtually made by the Prime Minister and all the major decision-making bodies likes the Union Cabinet, Planning Commission, Cabinet Committee functions under his supervision and direction.
(ii) Article 78 of the constitution defines the duties of the Prime Minister, and in the discharge of those duties reacts as a link between the President and the cabinet.
(iii) The Prime Minister is the leader of the Parliament. He determines the dates of its meetings, as also its programmes for the session. He decides when the Houses is to be prorogued or dissolved. He is the chief spokesman of the Government in the House and it is he who usually keeps it informed about the Government's intentions.
The makers of our Constitution adopted the Parliamentary and the Cabinet form of Government. With reference to this, answer the following questions:
c. Distinguish between the cabinet and the Council of Ministers.
With reference to our Judiciary, discuss the following:
a. Why is the Judiciary Kept independent of the control of the executive and the Legislature?
With reference to our Judiciary, discuss the following:
b. What do we mean when we refer to the Supreme Court and the High Court as a ‘Court of Record’?
With reference to our Judiciary, discuss the following:
Name the Writs that the High Courts are empowered to issue. What is meant by the Advisory Jurisdiction of the High Court?
The Rajya Sabha is the second chamber of the Indian Parliament and represents the interest of the States. In this context explain the following:
a. Its composition.
The Rajya Sabha is the second chamber of the Indian Parliament and represents the interest of the States. In this context explain the following:
Qualification for membership.
The Rajya Sabha is the second chamber of the Indian Parliament and represents the interest of the States. In this context explain the following:
Terms of the House and any two of its legislative powers.
Mention two administrative changes that the British Government brought about regarding the East India company's rule in India.
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