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...)