Indian Constitution 34

ഭരണഘടനയിലെ മൂന്ന് ലിസ്റ്റുകൾ, ഭരണഘടനാ ഭേദഗതികൾ, പഞ്ചായത്തിരാജ് നിയമം, GST എന്നിവയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• Present no of subjects in Union list

                 100 (initially 97)

• Present no of subjects in State list

                 61 (initially 66)

• Present no of subjects in Concurrent list

                 52 (initially 47)

• Parliament make laws on subjects in state list in case of

                 During national emergencies, President's law, for international agreements, if two or more states request for the same

• Important subjects in Union list

                 Defence, External affairs, Railways, Post office, Lotteries, Census, Taxes on income other than agricultural income, Corporation tax

• Important subjects in State list

                 Police, Local government, Public health and sanitation, Agriculture, Fisheries, Taxes on agricultural income

• Important subjects in Concurrent list

                 Forest, Education, Electricity, Protection of wil animals and birds, Price control, Population control, Weights and measures, Administration of justice (Constitution of courts except SC and HC), Economic and social planning, Marriage and divorce, News papers and press

• Power of parliament to amend the constitution mentioned in

                 Part 20 (Article 368)

• Majority needed in parliament to amend the constitution

                 Majority of the total membership of the house and a majority of 2/3rd of members present and voting

• Specialities of amendment bill

                 Must pass seperately, not able to present in joint sitting, President must give his assent, prior permission from president is not required

• Constitution amendment to re-organization of states on linguistic basis

                 Seventh Amendment 1956

• Constitution amendment to abolish the privy purse of former rulers of princely states

                 Twenty Sixth Amendment 1971

• 44th amendment act which delete Right to property from fundamental rights was introduced by

                 Janata Government

• Constitution amendment which reduced voting age from 21 to 18

                 61st Amendment 1989

• Constitution amendment which is called as Mini Constitution

                 42nd Amendment 1976

• 42nd amendment act was passed during the period of

                 Indira Gandhi

• Committee which recommend changes in 42nd amendment act

                 Swaran Sing Committee

• Constitution amendment which designated Delhi as National capital of Delhi

                 69th Amendment 1991

• Constitution amendment act which is called as Panchayati Raj act

                 73rd Amendment 1992

• Panchayati Raj act came into force on

                 24th April 1993

• National Panchayati Raj Day

                 24th April

• Committee which examine the working of Panchayati Raj

                 Balwant Rai Mehta Committee

• Who is known as father of Panchayati Raj in India

                 Balwant Rai Mehta

• First state to establish Panchayati Raj in India

                 Rajastan

• Panchayati Raj was ingurated by

                Jawaharlal Nehru

• Panchayati Raj was ingurated at

                Nagaur district (On 2nd October 1959)

• The term Panchayati Raj was coined by

                 Jawaharlal Nehru

• First south Indian state and second Indian state to establish Panchayati Raj

                 Andhra Pradesh (1959)

• States where Panchayati Raj Act not applicable

                 Jammu Kashmir, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram

• Article which mandate for the establishment of Panchayati Raj institutions in India

                 Article 40 (Part 4)

• Chairman of committee on Panchayati Raj institutions appointed by Janata Govt

                 Ashok Mehta

• First state to make voting to local self governing bodies mandate

                 Gujarat

• Malayalee member in Ashok Mehta Committee

                 EMS

• A minister for Panchayati Raj was recommended by

                 Ashok Mehta committee

• Chairman of Committee on administrative arrangement for rural development and poverty allevation programme

                 GVK Rao

• Chairman of committee on revitalization of Panchayati Raj institutions for democract and development appointed by Rajiv Gandhi Govt

                 LM Singhvi

• Which committee called Grama Sabha as the embodiment of direct democracy

                 L M Singhvi Committee

• Which is considered as the foundation of Panchayati Raj system

                 Grama Sabha

• Article dealing with Grama Sabha

                 Article 243 A

• Article dealing with the constitution of Panchayat

                 Article 243 B

• Duration of meetings of Grama Sabha

                 At least once in three months

• Who is summons Grama Sabha

                 Ward member

• Who is presiding over Grama Sabha

                 Panchayat President

• Quorum for a meeting of Grama Sabha

                 1/10 of total members

• Kerala Panchayati raj act came into force on

                 23rd April 1994

• Three tier Panchayati raj system came into existence in Kerala on

                 2nd October 1995

• Kerala Municipality act came into force on

                 30th May 1994

• First attempt to constitutionalise Panchayati raj was made by

                 Rajiv Gandhi in 1989 (Constitutionalised during Narasimha Rao Govt)

• Three tier Panchayati raj system consist of

                 Village, Intermediate (Block), Districts

• Tenure of Panchayats as per 73rd amendment act

                 5 Year

• Article deals with state electioncommission

                 Article 243 K

• Percentage of seats reserved for women as per Panchayati raj act

                 Minimum one third (In Kerala its 50%)

• 74th amendment act of 1992 came into force on

                 1st June 1993 (Municipalities Act)

• First Municipal corporation in India was

                 Madras (1688)

• Municipal commissioners of municipalities are appointed by

                 State government

• First Municipal corporation in India was

                 Madras

• Tax applied on products enters Municipal corporation in India was

                 Octroi (By Municipal corporations)

• First Municipal corporation in India to get ISO certificate for quality management

                 Malappuram

• Chief executive of Municipal corporation

                 Mayor

• Chief executive of Municipalilty

                 Chairman

• Education rights act came into act on

                 2010 April 1

• Women reservation bill introduced for the first time in Parliament in

                 1996

• Women reservation bill passed by Rajya Sabha in

                 9th March 2010 (Lok Sabha not yet passed)

• 99th Constitutional amendment bill mentioning about

                 National Judicial Appontment Commission (NJAC)

• SC strikes out NJAC as unconstitutional on

                 16th October 2015

• 100th amendment act 2015 deals with

                 Land boundary agreement between India and Bangladesh

• Provision of Goods and Service Tax (GST) introduced by which amendment bill

                 101th Amendment Act 2015

• Provision of Goods and Service Tax amendment got presidential assent on

                 8th September 2016

• Provision of Goods and Service Tax (GST) came into effect on

                 1st July 2017

• Article dealing with special provision of GST

                 Article 246 A

• Article dealing with formation of GST council

                 Article 279 A
                                                                                          (To be Continued...)

Indian Constitution 33

ലോക്‌പാൽ, ലോക് അദാലത്ത്, ഓംബുഡ്സ്മാൻ, ഹരിത ട്രൈബുണൽ, സോഷ്യൽ ഓഡിറ്റ്, കില, ഭരണഘടനയിലെ ഷെഡ്യൂളുകൾ എന്നിവയാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ ഉൾപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നത്

• Anti-corruption authority constituted at centre

                Lokpal

• The word Lokpal was coined by

                Dr. L M Singvi (1963)

• The concept of Lokpal was suggested by

                Asokee Kumar Sen

• Minimum age limit for being a member of Lokpal 

                45 years

• Lokpal bill firstly introduced in Lok Sabha by

                Shanti Bhooshan (1968)

• How many times Lokpal bill ntroduced in Lok Sabha

                11 times

• No of members in Lokpal

                9 (including chairman)

• Lokpal bill passed in Rajya Sabha on

                2013 December 17

• Lokpal bill passed in Lok Sabha on

                2013 December 18

• Lokpal bill approved by the president on

                2014 January 1

• Lokpal Act came into act on

                2014 January 16

• Members of Lokpal are selected by 

                Prime Minister, Lok Sabha speaker, Opposition leader, Chief justice of SC or sitting judge of SC nominated by CJI, a jurist nominated by the president

• Lokpal will cover

                All categories of Public servents

• First state to conduct Arogya Adalath

                Karnataka

• Which is called as Citizen's ombudsman bill

                Lokpal Bill

• Leader of India against corruption organization who struggled for lokpal

                Anna Hazare

• Which is called as Peoples court

                Lok Adalath

• Methode of settling a case in court with making an agreement with both parties called

                Lok Adalath

• Lok Adalath introduced for the first time in India at

                Chennai

• Permanent Lok Adalath introduced in India at

                Rajasthan

• Permanent Lok Adalath introduced in South India at

                Thiruvananthapuram

• The institution of Ombudsman was created in

                Swedan

• An Ombudsman is to be appointed and removed by

                Legislature

• First Commonwealth country to appoint an Ombudsman 

                New Zealand

• Demand for setting up Ombudsman in India was put forward by

                KM Munshi (1960)

• Committee that recommended establishment of Ombudsman in India

                Santhanam Committee

• National Ombudsman recommended by Second Administrative Reforms Commission

                Rashtriya Lok Ayukta

• Local govt Ombudsman started functioning in Kerala from

                2000

• Local govt Ombudsman is appointed by

                Governor

• Local govt Ombudsman can be removed by

                Legislative assembly

• Tenure of Local govt Ombudsman

                Three Years

• Present Local govt Ombudsman in Kerala

                Js. ML Joseph Francis

• Reserve bank introduced banking ombudsman for the first time in

                1995

• Banking Ombudsman is appointed by

                Reserve Bank of India

• How many banking Ombudsmen are appointed in India

                Fifteen

• National Green tribunal formed in

                2010 October 18 (HQ : New Delhi)

• National Green tribunal formed under which amendment

                21st Amendment

• Present chairman of National Green tribunal

                Swathanthrar Kumar

• Tribunal formed to handle environmental related cases only

                National Green Tribunal

• Most popular and effective platform for conducting Social audit in India

                Grama Sabha

• Popular national programme which has inbuilt mechanism for Social audit

                Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

• State the holds credit for successful running of MGNREGS due to social audit initiatives

                Andhra Pradesh

• First social audit under MGNREGS in Kerala

                Vellamunda Grama Panchayath (Wayanad 2007)

• Kerala Govt initiative to bring transparency throgh social audit

                Corruption free Walayar

• Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA) was established in

                1990

• Head quarters of KILA is in

                Mulangunnathu Kavu (Thrissur)

• KILA is constituted under

                Ministry of Local self government, Kerala

• Nodal institution for training research and consultancy for the local self govt institutions

                KILA

• Administrative Tribunals added to the constitution by which amendment

                42nd Amendment 1976 (Article 323A)

• Chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) should be

                Sitting or retired judge of high court

• Chairman and members of Administrative Tribunal are appointed by (State and Centre)

                President

• Tenure of Chairman and members of Administrative Tribunal

                5 Years or attain the age of 65 years

• No of Schedules at the time of formation

                8 (Now 12)

• 9th schedule added by which amendment

                1st amendment of 1951

• 10th schedule added by which amendment

                52nd amendment of 1985

• Which amendment act is called as Anti-defection law

                52nd amendment of 1985

• 11th schedule added by which amendment

                73rd amendment of 1992

• 12th schedule added by which amendment

                74th amendment of 1992

• 1st schedule mentioning about

                Names of States and Union Territories and their jurisdiction

• 2nd schedule mentioning about

                Emoluments, allowances, privilages of important executives like President etc

• 3rd schedule mentioning about

                Oaths or Affirmation of important positions

• 4th schedule mentioning about

                Allocation of Rajya sabha seats among states and UTs

• 5th schedule mentioning about

                Administration and control of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes

• 6th schedule mentioning about

                Administration and control of scheduled areas in the state of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram

• 7th schedule mentioning about

                Union list, State list and Concurrent list

• 8th schedule mentioning about

                22 languages recognized by constitution

• Initial no of languages recognized in constitution

                14

• Only recognized language in constitution having no fonts

                Konkani

• Last added languages in 8th schedule

                Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhal (92nd amendment act 2003)

• 9th schedule mentioning about

                Land reforms and Zamindari system

• 10th schedule mentioning about

                Disqualification of members of Parliament or state legislature on the ground of defection

• 11th schedule mentioning about

                Power and responsibilities of Panchayath

• 12th schedule mentioning about

                Power and responsibilities of Municipalities
                                                                                             (To be Continued...)

Indian Constitution 32

വിദ്യാഭ്യാസ അവകാശ നിയമം, ദേശീയ ന്യൂനപക്ഷ കമ്മീഷൻ, പിന്നോക്ക വിഭാഗ കമ്മീഷൻ, വിജിലൻസ് കമ്മീഷൻ, പട്ടികജാതി, പട്ടികവർഗ്ഗ കമ്മീഷനുകൾ, ലോകായുക്ത എന്നിവയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• Right to education act came into force on

                   1st April 2010

• Only state in India where Right to education act is not introduced

                   Jammu Kashmir

• As per REA, free and compulsory education should given to children in age limit

                   6 to 14

• Program launched by Central Govt for universalisation of education in line with 86th amendment

                   Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)

• National education day

                   November 11

• National minority commission formed in

                   1978

• National commission for minorities act was introduced in

                   1992

• National minority commission formed as a statuatory body in 

                   1993 May 17

• No of members in National minority commission

                   7 (including chairman)

• Head quarters of National minority commission

                   Lok Nayak Bhavan

• Present National minority commission chairman

                   Sayad Gayarul Hassan

• Tenure of National minority commission

                   Three years

• Religions considered as minorities in India

                   6 (Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Budha, Jaina, Parsi)

• National minority rights day

                   December 18

• National knowledge commission established in

                   13th June 2005

• Period of National knowledge commission

                   2005-2009

• Chairman of National knowledge commission

                   Sam Pitroda

• National commission for backward classes established in

                   1993 August 14 (Statusatory body)

• No of members in National commission for backward classes

                   5 (including chairman)

• Tenure of National commission for backward classes

                   3 Years

• Central Vigilance commission established in

                   1964

• Committee which recommend the formation of Central Vigilance commission

                   Santhanam Committee

• Tenure of CVC

                   4 Years or 65 years of age

• Present Central Vigilance Commissioner

                   KV Chowdary (First Non IAS)

• First Central Vigilance Commissioner

                   N Srinivasa Rau

• Headquarters of Central Vigilance Commission

                   Satarkta Bhavan, New Delhi

• Article deals with notification of Scheduled castes

                   Article 341

• Article deals with notification of Scheduled Tribes

                   Article 342

• Article defining Scheduled castes and Scheduled tribes

                   Article 366

• Article deals with resetvation of seats for SC and ST in Lok Sabha

                   Article 330

• Article deals with resetvation of seats for SC and ST in State legislature

                   Article 332

• Article deals with national commission for Scheduled castes

                   Article 338

• Article deals with national commission for Scheduled Tribes

                   Article 338A

• SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) act was passed in

                   11 September 1989 (Came into effect on 30th January 1990)

• Article deals with resetvation of seats for SC and ST in Lok Sabha

                   Article 330

• Untouchability act 1955 amended and renamed in 1976 as

                   Protection of Civil rights act 1955

• "My fight against Untouchability is a fight against the impure in humanity" who said this

                   Mahathma Gandhi

• Law commission of India is a

                   Non-statuatory body

• First law commission in India was established under the chairmanship of

                   Lord Macaulay (1834)

• First law commission in independent India was established under the chairmanship of

                   MC Setalvad (1955)

• Present law commission chairman (21st)

                   Js Balbir Singh Chauhan (2015-18)

• Anti-corruption authority constituted at state level

                   Lokayukta (Statutory authority)

• No of Upa Lok ayukthas envisaged in Kerala Lok Ayuktha Act

                   Two

• Qualification for being a Lok ayuktha

                   Supreme Court Judge or Chief justice of High court

• Qualification for being an Upa Lok ayuktha

                   Judge of High court

• Lok ayuktha appointed by

                   Governor (Advised by Chief Minister)

• Kerala Lok ayuktha act passed in

                   1999

• Kerala Lok ayuktha came into force on

                   15th November 1998

• Tenure of Lok ayuktha and Upa Lok Ayuktha

                   5 Years

• Lok ayuktha and Upa Lok Ayukta submitting resignation letter to

                   Governor

• Salary of Lok ayuktha same as that of

                   Chief Justice of High Court

• Salary of Upa Lok ayuktha same as that of

                   Judge of High Court

• Power to remove Lok ayuktha and Upa Lok Ayukta vested in

                   Legislative Assembly (Majority of total strength which is not less than 2/3rd of members present in voting)

• First Lok ayuktha of Kerala

                   Js P C Balakrishna Menon

• Present Lok ayuktha of Kerala

                   Js Pius C Kuriakose

• First state in India to pass Lok ayuktha act

                   Odisha in 1970 (Came into force in 1983)

• First state in India to appoint Lok ayuktha

                   Maharashtra in 1972

• Information scheme developed for Lok ayuktha

                   CLAIMS (Computerised Lok Ayukta Information Management System)

• Predecessor of Kerala Lok ayuktha act

                   Kerala Public Men's Corruption Act 1987

• Lok ayuktha to present a consolidated annual report to

                   The Governor
                                                                                          (To be Continued...)

Indian Constitution 31

വിവരാവകാശ നിയമം, വനിതാ കമ്മീഷൻ, ബാലാവകാശ കമ്മീഷൻ എന്നിവയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• First country to pass Right to information Act

                  Sweden

• Right to information Act was passed by Indian Parliament on 

                  15th June 2005

• Right to information Act came into effect on

                  12th October 2005

• Organization which was instrumental in the passage of RTI was 

                  Mazdoor Kisan Shakthi Sangathan

• Mazdoor Kisan Sakti Sangathan founded by

                  Aruna Roy (Rajasthan)

• First Indian state to pass Right to information Act

                  Tamil Nadu (1997)

• Only state in India where RTI is not applicable

                  Jammu and Kashmir

• First state to issue non bailable arrest warrent for officers who failed to provide information under RTI

                  Arunachal Pradesh

• Headquarters of central information commission

                  August Kranti Bhavan, New Delhi

• No of members in Central and state information Commission

                  Chief information Commissioner and not more than 10 members (Present no 8 at centre)

• Committee recommending the appointment of Information commission consist of

                  Prime minister, Speaker, Union minister nominated by PM

• Central Chief Information commission appointed by

                  President

• State Chief Information commission appointed by

                  Governor

• Committee recommending the appointment of state Information commission consist of

                  Chief Minister, Opposition Leader, Minister nominated by CM

• First RTI application submitted by

                  Shahid Raza Burney

• Amended RTI Act was passed in

                  February 2011

• Tenure of Central and state Information commission 

                  5 Years or 65 years of age

• First Chief Information commissioner of India

                  Wajahat Habibulla

• First woman to become Chief Information commissioner of India

                  Deepak Sandhu

• Present Chief Information commissioner of India

                  MK Mathur

• Central Chief Information commission make oath before

                  President

• State Chief Information commission make oath before

                  Governor

• Central Chief Information commission members and chairman submitting resignation letter to

                  President

• State Chief Information commission members and chairma submitting resignation letter to

                  Governor

• Central Chief Information commission members and chairman shall be removed by

                  President

• State Chief Information commission members and chairman shall be removed by

                  Governor

• Salary of Central chief Information commissioner is same as that of 

                  Chief election commissioner

• Salary of State chief Information commissioner is same as that of 

                  State election commissioner

• Salary of Central Information commissioners is same as that of 

                  Election commissioner

• Salary of State Information commissioners is same as that of 

                  Chief secretary of the state

• Kerala State Information commission was formed in

                  19th December 2005

• Present no of members in Kerala State Information commission

                  6 (including chief commissioner)

• Application to get information under RTI should submit to

                  Public Information officer or Assistant Public Information officer

• First Chief Information commissioner in Kerala

                  Palat Mohandas

• Present Chief Information commissioner in Kerala

                  Vinson M Paul

• In normal case applicant should get information under RTI within

                  30 Days

• In case of life or liberty of a person, applicant should get information under RTI within

                  48 Hours

• Applicantion fee to get information under RTI within

                  10 Rs (Peoples below BPL are exempted)

• Penalty for not providing information and refusal to receive an application

                  250/- per day (Total amount should not exceed Rs 25,000)

• Information by RTI applicable for the event or matter that should take place within

                  20 years before the date of request

• International day for the elimination of violence against women is observed on

                  November 25

• International women's day

                  March 8

• Year declared as "the year for the empowerment of women" by Govt of India

                  2001

• National policy for the empowerment of women was passed in 

                  2001

• Committee on status of women in India was set up in

                  1971

• Separate ministry for women and social welfare was formed in India in

                  1986

• Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) was founded by

                  Dr Ela Bhatt (1971)

• National commission for women act was passed by parliament in

                  1990

• National commission for women was constituted on

                  1990 January 31

• Head quarters of National commission for women

                  Nirbhaya House, New Delhi

• National commission for women consist of

                  Chairperson and other five members

• Tenure of National commission for women

                  3 Year or 65 years of age

• First chairperson of National commission for women 

                  Jayanti Patnaik

• Only person to become chairperson of National commission for women twice

                  Girija Vyas

• Present chairperson of National commission for women 

                  Lalitha Kumaramangalam

• First male member of National commission for women 

                  Alok Rawat

• Resignation of Chairperson and members of National comission for women is addressed to

                  Central Govenment

• Kerala women's commission act was passed by

                  15th September 1995

• Kerala woman commission bill was drafted by

                  KR Gauri Amma

• First Kerala woman commission came into force on

                  14th May 1996

• Present Chairperson of Kerala woman commission

                  MC Josephine

• Tenure of Kerala woman commission

                  5 Year

• First Chairperson of Kerala woman commission

                  Sugatha Kumari

• Headquarters of Kerala woman commission

                  Thiruvananthapuram

• Mouthpiece of Kerala woman commission

                  Sthree Shakthi

• Mouthpiece of National woman commission

                  Rashtra Mahila

• Dowri prohibition act was passed by Parliament in

                  1961 May 20

• Dowri death is an offence under which section of Indian Penal code

                  304 B

• Domestic violence act was passed by Parliament in

                  2005 (Came into effect in 26th October 2006)

• National Commission for protection of Child rights (NCPCR) was setup in

                  March 2007

• NCPCR was setup under

                  Protection of Child rights act 2005

• First Chairperson of NCPCR

                  Pro. Shantha Sinha

• Present Chairperson of NCPCR

                  Stuti Narain Kakker

• No of members in NCPCR

                  Chairperson and six members

• Protection of Children from sexual offences was passed in 

                  2012

• National Child labour policy was adopted in India in

                  1987 (Child labour Act 1986)

• Minimum wages act was passed in India in

                  1948 (Factories Act 1948)

• Kerala state commission for protection of Child rights (KeSCPCR) started functioning in

                  2013 (Statutory body under Kerala state commission for Protection of child act 2012)

• First Chairperson of KeSCPCR

                  Neela Gangadharan

• Present Chairperson of KeSCPCR

                  Shobha Koshy
                                                                                                    (To be Continued...)

Indian Constitution 30

ഫിനാൻസ് കമ്മീഷൻ, കൺട്രോളർ ആൻഡ് ഓഡിറ്റർ ജനറൽ, അഡ്വക്കേറ്റ് ജനറൽ, ദേശീയ മനുഷ്യാവകാശ കമ്മീഷൻ, ദേശീയ പട്ടികജാതി കമ്മീഷൻ, ദേശീയ പട്ടികവർഗ്ഗ കമ്മീഷൻ എന്നിവയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• Aticle dealing with finance commission

                  Article 280

• Finance commission functions as 

                  Quasi judicial body (Constitutional body)

• No of members in finance commission

                  Chairman and four other members

• Chairman of the first finance commission

                  KC Neyogi

• First Malayalee to become member of finance commission

                  VP Menon

• First Malayalee to become member secretary of finance commission

                  PC Mathew

• Finance commission is appointed by the president for

                  Five years

• Chairman of 13th finance commission

                  Vjay Kelkar (2010 -2015)

• Chairman of 14th finance commission

                  Y V Reddy (2015 -2020)

• Heavy rush of expenditure towards the cose of finance year in India is called as

                  March rush

• Who lays the report of finance commission before the parliament

                  President

• Article dealing with Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)

                  Article 148 to 151

• Tenure of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)

                  6 years or 65 years of age

• CAG give resignantion letter to

                  President

• Head of Indian audit and accounts department

                  CAG

• Salary and removal of CAG is same as that of

                  Judge of SC

• First Comptroller and Auditor General of India

                  V Narahari Rao

• First Comptroller and Auditor General of British India

                  Edmond Drummond

• Former CAG of India who served as Kerala Governor

                  TN Chaturvedi

• CAG submit audit reports to

                  President (In union) and Governor (In states)

• CAG is responsible only to 

                  Parliament

• Guardian of public purse or watchdog of public purse

                  CAG

• Present CAG of India

                  Rajiv Mehrishi

• Highest law officer of India

                  Attorney General

• Article deals with Attorney General

                  Article 76

• Legal advisor of central government

                  Attorney General

• Tenure of Attorney general

                  Not mentioned in constitution

• Attorney general is removed from his office by and he is giving his resignantion letter to

                  President

• Officer having the privilage to attend sessions of the Parliament without the right to vote

                  Attorney General

• First Attorney general of India

                  MC Setalwad

• Longest serving Attorney general of India

                  MC Setalwad

• Only person to become Attorney general of India twice

                  Soli Sorrabji

• Present Attorney general of India

                  KK Venugopal

• First Malayalee to become Attorney general of India

                  KK Venugopal

• Second most legal officer of India

                  Solicitor general

• First solicitor general of India

                  CK Daphtari

• First solicitor general of India

                  CK Daphtari

• Equivalent position of Attorney general in states 

                  Advocate general

• Article dealing with Advocate general

                  Article 165

• Present Advocate general of Kerala

                  CP Sudhakara Prasad

• National scheduled caste and tribes commission established on

                  1992 March 12

• By which constitution amendment National scheduled caste and tribes commission formed

                  65th Amendment (1990)

• First chairman of National scheduled caste and tribes commission

                  Sree Ramdhan

• National scheduled caste and tribes commission split into National scheduled caste commission and National Scheduled tribe commission in

                  2003 (89th Amendment)

• National scheduled caste commission established in

                  2004 (Constitutional body)

• Article deals with National scheduled caste commission

                  Article 338

• Who is appointing National scheduled caste commission and national scheduled tribes commission

                  President

• No of members in National scheduled caste commission and national scheduled tribes commission

                  5 (Including chairman)

• Tenure of National scheduled caste commission and National scheduled tribes commission chairman and members

                  3 Years

• First chairman of National scheduled caste commission

                  Sooraj Bhan

• Present chairman of National scheduled caste commission

                  Ram Shankar Katheria

• National scheduled tribes commission established in

                  2004 (Constitutional body)

• Article deals with National scheduled tribes commission

                  Article 338A

• First chairman of National scheduled caste commission

                  Kanvar Sing

• Present chairman of National scheduled caste commission

                  Nandakumar Sai

• National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) established on

                  12th October 1993 (Autonomous statutory body)

• Human Rights are recognised under which part of Indian constitution

                  Part 3

• Watchdog of human rights in India

                  NHRC

• No of members in NHRC

                  Chairman and four other members

• Chairman of NHRC should be

                  Retired chief justice of SC

• Longest serving chairman of NHRC

                  KG Balakrishnan

• Present chairman of NHRC

                  HL Dattu

• First chairman of NHRC

                  Justice Ranganatha Misra

• First acting chairman of NHRC

                  Shivaraj Patil

• Chairman and members of NHRC are appointed and removed by

                  President

• Committee to select chairman of NHRC consist of

                  Prime Minister, Lok Sabha Speaker, Opposition leader

• Tenure of NHRC

                  Five years or age of 70 years

• Kerala State Human Rights Commission established on

                  11th December 1998

• Chairman of Kerala State Human Rights Commission should be

                  Retired chief justice of High Court

• Chairman and members of Kerala State Human Rights Commission appointed by

                  Governor

• Chairman and members of Kerala State Human Rights Commission removed by

                  President

• Tenure of State HRC

                  Five years or age of 70 years

• First Chairman of Kerala State Human Rights Commission

                  Js MM Pareeth Pilla

• Present Chairman of Kerala State Human Rights Commission

                  P Mohana Das (Acting)
                                                                                                        (To be Continued...)

Indian Constitution 29

ഇന്ത്യയിലെ രാഷ്ട്രീയ പാർട്ടികൾ, നോട്ട, സംസ്ഥാന ഇലക്ഷൻ കമ്മീഷൻ, പബ്ലിക് സർവീസ് കമ്മീഷൻ എന്നിവയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• No of national parties in India

                   7 (INC, CPI, CPM, BJP, BSP, NCP, Thrinamool Congress)

• Last political party which got recognition as national party

                   Thrinamool Congress (1998)

• Criteria for getting national party status 

                   6% of total polled vote in at least 4 states in last held general elction

• Thrinamool Congress             : Grass and two flowers

• Bahujan Samaj Party              : Elephant

• Nationalist Congress Party     : Clock

• Aam Admi Party                     : Broom

• Telungu Desam Party              : Cycle

• Dravida Munnetta Kazhagam  : Rising Sun

• AIADMK                                 : Two leaves

• No of persons compete and win from two constituencies in 16th Lok sabha election

                   2 (Narendra Modi and Mulayam Sing Yadav)

• Constituencies of Narendra Modi in 16th Lok Sabha election

                   Varanasi and Vadodhara (Resigned from Vadodhara later)     

• Constituencies of Mulayam Sing Yadav in 16th Lok Sabha election

                   Asamgarh and Mainpuri (Resigned from Mainpuri later)   

• Largest constituency in India

                   Ladakh   

• Smallest constituency in India

                   Chandni Chauk (Delhi)

• Constituency having largest number of voters

                   Malkaj Giri (Telunkana)

• Constituency having shortest number of voters

                   Lakshadweep

• Political party formed by Irom Sharmila

                   PRJA (Peoples Resurgance and Justice Alliance)

• BJP/Jan Samkh             : Shyamaprasad Mukharjee

• CPI                                : MN Roy

• BSP                               : Kanshiram

• NCP                              : Sharad Pawar

• Shiv Sena                      : Bal Thakkare

• DMK                             : CN Annadurai

• Anna DMK                   : MG Ramachandran

• Dravida Kazhakam       : EV Ramaswamy Naikar

• Rashtreeya Janatha Dal : Laluprasad Yadav

• Trinamool Congress      : Mamata Banarjee

• Praja Rajyam                 : Chiranjeevi

• Telungu Desam              : NT Rama Rao

• Kerala Congress             : KM George

• JSS                                  : K R Gowri Amma

• CMP                                : MV Raghavan

• Lok Seva Party                : Kamala Surayya

• Rashtreeya Maha Sabha  : CK Janu

• Aam Admi Party             : Aravind Kejriwal

• Largest majority of votes in Lok sabha election by

                   Preetham Munde in 16th Lok Sabha election (Maharashtra Beed Constituency)

• If the voter is not satisfied with the candidateshe can cast vote called

                   NOTA (None of the above)

• NOTA become legal on

                   27th September 2013

• Organization that give public interest litigation for the legalisation of NOTA

                   People Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL)

• PUCL formed under the leadership of 

                   Jayaprakash Narayan (1976)

• NOTA introduced in 

                   France

• First Asian country to introduce NOTA

                   Bangladesh

• 14th country to introduce NOTA

                   India

• 15th country to introduce NOTA

                   Nepal

• NOTA was first counted in

                   New Delhi (2013 state election)

• Percentage of NOTA in 16th election

                   1.1%

• Highest percentage of NOTA in 16th election was at

                   Puthuchery (3%)

• Election to Panchayats co ordinated by

                   State election commission

• State election commission is appointed by

                   Governor

• First state election commissioner of Kerala

                   MSK Ramaswamy

• Staus and salary of state election commission is same as that of 

                   Judge of highcourt

• Tenure of State election commission

                   5 Years or 65 years of age

• State election commission of Kerala came into existence on

                   3rd December 1993

• Article dealing with State election commission

                   Article 243 (K)

• Present State election commissioner of Kerala

                   V Bhaskaran

• State election commission is appointed by

                   Governor

• Minimum age for contesting election to Panchayat

                   21

• Deposit required to participate in Presidential and vice presidential election

                   15000

• Deposit required to participate in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha election

                   25000 (12500 for SC and ST)

• Deposit required to participate in state legislative assembly election

                   10000 (5000 for SC\ST)

• Union public service commission (UPSC) was established on

                   1st October 1926

• Commission which recommended the formation of Union public service commission

                   Lee Commission

• Article dealing with Union public service commission

                   Articl 315 to 326

• No of members in Union public service commission

                   11 (Including Chairman)

• No of members in Kerala public service commission

                   21 (Including Chairman)

• Chairman and members of PSC are appointed under which article

                   Article 316

• Chairman and members of UPSC and joint state PSC are appointed by

                   President

• Chairman and members of UPSC and state PSC are removed by

                   President

• Chairman and members of State PSC are appointed by

                   Governor

• First Indian to become Chairman of UPSC

                   HK Kripalani

• First Malayalee to become member of UPSC

                   Dr KG Adiyodi

• First state PSC to setup online examination centre of its own

                   Kerala PSC

• First state PSC to conduct online examination

                   Rajastan PSC

• Tenure of Chairman and members of UPSC

                   6 Years or 65 years of age

• Tenure of Chairman and members of State PSC

                   6 Years or 62 years of age

• First Chairman of UPSC

                   Sir Ross Barker

• First woman Chairperson of UPSC

                   Rose Milen Bethew

• Present Chairman of UPSC

                   David R Syiemlieh

• Present Chairman of Kerala PSC

                   MK Sakkeer

• Chairman and members of State PSC are submitting resignation letter to

                   Governor

• Chairman and members of UPSC and Joint state PSC are submitting resignation letter to

                   President

• Who is called as the watchdog of merit system in India

                   UPSC

• Travancore PSC established in

                   1936

• First commissioner of Travancore PSC 

                   GD Nokes

• Travancore PSC become Kerala PSC in 

                   1956

• First chairman of Kerala PSC

                   E K Velayudhan

• Agency responsible for recruiting personnal to middle and lower level services of Central govt

                   SSC (Staff selection Commission)

• SSC was established in

                   4th November 1975
                                                                         (To be Continued...)

Indian Constitution 28

ഹൈക്കോടതി, ഇലക്ഷൻ കമ്മീഷൻ, ചീഫ് ഇലക്ഷൻ കമ്മീഷണർ എന്നിവരുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• Indian High court Act was passed in

                1861 (Lord Canning)

• First High court in India was inagurated during the period of

                John Lawrence (1862, Calcutta, Bombay and Madras)

• Article deling with High court

                Article 214

• High court judges are removed by

                President (Same ground and manner of SC judge removal)

• Oath of High court judges are administrated by

                Governor of the state

• Retirement age of High court judges

                62

• Salaries and allowences of High court judges are charged upon

                Consolidated fund of the state

• Pension of High court judges are charged upon

                Consolidated fund of the India

• Highest court of appeal in the state

                High Court

• As per Article 226, writs of High court is

                Wider than that of Supreme court as it also for other purposes than fundamental rights

• No of High courts in India

                24

• Only Union territory having its own High court

                Delhi

• High court having most no of states under that

                Guwahati (4 states)

• Andaman Nicobar islands are under the jurisdiction of

                Kolkatta High court

• Oldest high court in India

                Kolkatta High court (1862)

• High court having most number of judges

                Allahabad High court

• First woman chief justice of High court

                Leila Seth (Himachal Pradesh)

• First woman to become judge of a High court

                Anna Chandi (Kerala) (First woman judge in Commonwealth countries)

• First woman Magistrate in India

                Omana Kunjamma

• First woman advocate in India

                Cornelia Sorabji

• First Indian to become judge of High court

                Sambhunath Pandit (1863, Calcutta)

• First Indian to become chief justice of High court

                PB Chakravarthi (1863, Calcutta)

• First Indian court to be powered by Solar energy

                Kunti District court (Jharkhand)

• First cyber forensic laboratory in India was set up in

                Tripura High Court (2013)

• Kerala High court started on

                1956 November 1 (At Eranakulam)

• Union territory which comes under Kerala High court

                Lakshadweep

• Present chief justice of Kerala High court

                Antony Dominic (2018 Feb 9 onwards)

• First chief justice of Kerala High court

                K T Koshi

• First woman chief justice of Kerala High court

                Sujatha Manohar

• First Malayalee woman chief justice of Kerala High court

                KK Usha

• First judge of Kerala High court to resign from office

                V Giri

• Chancellor of National University of Advanced Legal Studies

                Kerala High Court Cheif Justice

• Last formed High courts in India

                Manipur, Mekhalaya (25 March 2013), Thripura (26 March 2013)

• Article deling with Election Commission

                Article 324

• Study and scientific analysis of Elections is called

                Psephology

• Father of India Psephology

                Pranoy Roy

• Election Commission is a 

                Constitutional body

• Responsiblities of Election Commission

                Conducting elections to Parliament, State assemblies and to the offices of President and Vice president

• Election Commission came into force on

                25th January 1950

• National voters day

                25th January (2011 onwards)

• Election Commission consists of

                Chief election commissioner and two election commissioners

• Tenure of Election Commissioners

                6 years or 65 years of age

• General Election to the first Lok Sabha was held in India between

                25th October 1951 and 21st February 1952

• First voting in first general election was at

                Chini Taluk of Himachal Pradesh

• First voter in independent India

                Shyam Saran Negi

• For how many seats India's first Lok Sabha elction conducted

                489 (INC won 364 seats)

• Only one regional party to become main opposition party in Lok Sabha

                Telungu Desham Party

• Present (21st) Chief Election Commissioner of India

                Achal Kumar Jyoti

• Salary of Election Commissioners are equal to that of

                Judge of SC

• Who is responsible for issuing Voters list and giving acredition to political parties

                Election Commission of India

• Right to vote in India based on

                Universal adult franchise

• Article dealing with Universal adult franise

                Article 326

• First state to issue election identity cards to all voters

                Haryana

• First state to computerize all voters list

                Haryana

• First Chief election commissioner of India

                Sukumar Sen

• First Malayalee to become Chief election commissioner of India

                T N Seshan

• First woman chief election commissioner of India

                V S Ramadevi

• Shortest serving chief election commissioner of India

                V S Ramadevi

• Longest serving chief election commissioner of India

                KVK Sundaram

• Only Muslim chief election commissioner of India

                S Y Khureshi

• Voting age reduced to 18 from 21 by

                61st Constitution amendment act 1988

• Prime minister who reduced the voting age to 18

                Rajiv Gandhi

• Right to vote is a

                Legal right

• Election campaign should be stop

                48 Hrs before the poling

• Generally polling starts at

                7 am

• In charge of a polling booth is called

                Presiding officer

• Minimum vote required to get the deposit money back is

                1/6th of total vote

• Candidates submitting the nomination to

                Returning officer

• Present chief electoral officer of Kerala

                E K Majhi

• Chief election commissioner who introduced Photo identity cards 

                T N Sheshan

• Voter verified paper audit trial introduced as experimental in

                Nagaland Constituent assembly election 2013, Nokasen constituency

• Maximum possible constituencis from which a candidate can compete in election

                Two
                                                                                                  (To be Continued...)

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പ്രതിപക്ഷ നേതാക്കൾ, സുപ്രീം കോടതി, ജഡ്‌ജിമാരുടെ നിയമനം, വേതനം എന്നിവയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• Only Malayalee to become official leader of opposition in Lok Sabha

                 C M Stephan

• First woman to become leader of opposition in Lok Sabha

                 Sonia Gandhi

• Second woman to become leader of opposition in Lok Sabha

                 Sushama Swaraj

• First recognized leader of opposition in Lok Sabha

                 Dr Ram Subhag Singh

• First recognized leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha

                 S N Mishra

• First Lok Sabha leader of opposition to get cabinet rank

                 Y B Chawan

• First Rajya Sabha leader of opposition to get cabinet rank

                 Kamalapathi Thripadi

• Article dealing with establishment and constitution of Supreme court

                 Article 124

• Supreme court of India established on

                 28th January 1950

• A Federal court established as per Govt of India act 1935 in

                 1937 at New Delhi (Considered as the predecessor of SC)

• Which is considered as the guardian of Indian constitution

                 Supreme court

• From 1937 to 1950, Suprem court was functioning in

                 Chamber of rinces in Parliament

• Current building of Suprem court start functioning in

                 1958

• No of judges in Suprem court 

                 Chief Justice and 30 other judges

• No of judges in Suprem court in the beginning

                 Chief Justice and 7 other judges

• Who is responsible to change the no of judges in Suprem court 

                 Parliament

• What is the criteria for selecting a judge as Suprem court chief justice

                 Seniority

• 45th Chief Justice of India

                 Dipak Mishra

• Permanent seat of Suprem court is at

                 New Delhi

• Oath of judges in Suprem court administrated by

                 President

• Retirement age of judges in Suprem court 

                 65

• Article dealing with power of president to consult SC

                 Article 143

• Least no of judges needed for presidential reference as per article 143

                 5

• PIN code of Suprem court 

                 110201

• First customized PIN code oin India

                 110201 (PIN of SC, 2013 September)

• Resignation letters of Suprem court judges are addressed to

                 The President

• Salary and allowances of Suprem court judges are charged up on

                 Consolidated fund of India

• Article dealing with removal of Suprem court Judges by the president

                 Article 124 (4)

• Reasons for the removal of Suprem court Judges

                 Proved misbehaviour or incapacity

• No of signes needed to present a motion to remove SC Judge

                 100 in Lok Sabha and 50 in Rajya sabha

• Majority needed to pass a motion of remove SC Judge in each house of the parliament is

                 2/3rd of the members of the house present

• SC bench dealing with Social justice

                 Social justice bench

• Social justice bench started by

                 HL Dutt (2014 December 12)

• First person to appear before Social justice bench

                 Medha Padkar

• Social justice bench cancelled by

                 T S Dakkoor (2016)

• Social justice bench restarted by

                 J S Khehar

• First judge to face impeachment in Lok sabha

                 V Rama swami (1993)

• First judge to face impeachment in Rajya sabha

                 Soumitra Sen (2011)

• First judge to resign after impeachment in Lok sabha

                 Soumitra Sen (Due to corruption)

• First person to become governor after become Chief justice of India 

                 P Sadasivam (Kerala)

• First person to become vice president after become Chief justice of India 

                 M Hidayathullah

• First person to become speaker after become SC justice

                 K S Hegde

• First governor to vote in Kerala legislative assembly election

                 P Sadasivam

• Article deals with original jurisdiction of SC 

                 Article 131

• Highest appeallate court in India

                 Supreme Court

• Article deals judicial review

                 Article 13

• Article deals with advisory jurisdiction of SC 

                 Article 143

• Which is known as court of record under article 129

                 Supreme court

• First chief justice of India

                 H J Kania

• Longest serving chief justice of India

                 Y V Chandrachood

• Shortest serving chief justice of India

                 Kamal Narayan Singh

• First Malayalee to become SC Judge

                 P Govinda Menon

• First Malayalee to become SC chief Judge

                 KG Balakrishnan (37th)

• First woman to become SC Judge

                 Fathima Beevi (Malayalee)

• SC ordered to disqualify parliamentary members who punished in criminal cases on

                 2013 July 10

• First Rajya Sabha\Parliament member to disqualify as per the SC order on 2013 July 10

                 Rasheed Masood

• Lok Sabha member to disqualify as per the SC order on 2013 July 10

                 Lalu Prasad Yadav and Jagadish Sharma

• Monthly salary of Indian President

                 1,50,000

• Monthly salary of Vice President

                 1,25,000

• Monthly salary of Governor

                 1,10,000

• Monthly salary of Chief justice of SC

                 1,00,000

• Monthly salary of judges of SC and Chief justice of High court

                 90,000

• Monthly salary of judges of High court

                 80,000

• Father of modern legal education in India

                 NR Madhava Menon

• National Judicial Academy is at

                 Bhopal

• First all women court in India

                 Malda (West Bengal)

• First high court to establish Green bench in India

                 Calcutta High Court (1996)

• First state to start mobile court in India

                 Haryana
                                                                                                (To be Continued...)