
Indian Polity: Objective one liner for all exams in 2025. Compiled from different websites.
INDIAN POLITY
- An amendment of the constitution may be initiated by the introduction of a bill in either House of Parliament
- The Directive Principles of State Policy has been adopted from Irish Constitution
- Speaker of Lok Sabha has the right to decide whether a Bill is a money bill or not
- The President can advance money to meet unforeseen expenses from the Contingency Fund
- Article 352 of Indian Constitution has the provision for National Emergency
- Article 66 deals with the election of the Vice-president
- Parliament can remove the Vice-President from his office
- The salary and allowances of the Governor are charged from the Consolidated Fund of the State
- G V K Rao committee on Panchayat raj is constituted on 1985
- A member of the council of ministers can hold office without being a member of the state legislature for a maximum period of six months
- Six fundamental Rights are mentioned in Indian constitution
- President of India is the executive head of state in India
- Article 124 of the constitution of India provides the composition and jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India
- Bhushan Gavai is the 52nd chief justice of India, First Buddhist
- Article 72 deals with the pardoning power of the President
- The impeachment of the President is carried by parliament of India
- Article 56 deals with the tenure of the President
- Article 61 deals with the impeachment of the President
- Supreme Court held that the Preamble is not a part of the constitution in Berubari Union case (1960)
- 42th amendment acts amended the Preamble of the Indian constitution
- In a parliamentary form of Government, the real powers of the state are vested in the Council of ministers headed by the Prime Minister
- The independence of Judiciary in Indian constitution is taken from USA
- Preamble of the constitution describes India as a secular state
- The first Parliamentary Forum on Youth constituted on 2006
- Shri BVR Subrahmanyam is the CEO of NITI Aayog
- Shri Suman Berry is the Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog
- Arvind Panagariya was the first Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog
- Think tank of Government of India that replaced the Planning commission is NITI Aayog
- NITI Aayog came into effect from 1 January 2015
- The Panchayat Raj system exists in all the states except Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram and in all the Union territories except Delhi
- The Panchayat Raj system was first adopted by the state of Rajasthan
- The panchayat system was adopted to decentralize the power of democracy
- Part IX of the constitution deals with the panchayat
- Rajasthan was the first state to establish Panchayat raj institutions
- Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 makes provisions for a 3-tier system of Panchayat Raj for all the States having population of above 20 Lakhs
- The Prime Minister of India is chairman of NITI Aayog
- High courts issue writs under Article 226
- Governor of the state appoints the Lokayukta and Upalokayukta
- Karnataka Lokayukta’s office is considered to be the strongest in terms of power and scope
- The fundamental rights are provided in part III of the Indian Constitution
- Article 17 of the Constitution abolishes Untouchability
- Article 14 guarantees equality before law and equal protection of law for all individuals residing within the territory of India
- Articles 25 to 28 contain the right to religious freedom
- Swaran singh committee suggested to incorporate fundamental duties in the constitution
- Article 51 A of the Constitution contains fundamental duties
- The fundamental duties are mentioned in Part-IV A of the Constitution
- The fundamental duties are included in the constitution by 42nd Amendment in 1976
- Article 153 of the Constitution deals with the Governor of States
- The Governor of the State can be removed by President of India
- Financial emergency is imposed under Article 360
- National emergency proclamation is issued in Armed rebellion, External aggression and War
- Members of Election Commission are appointed by President of India
- The number of seats reserved for scheduled caste in the Lok sabha is 79
- President of India appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of Election Commission
- Article 324 in the Indian Constitution provides for an Election Commission in India
- Article 44 of the Constitution is directed to establish Uniform Civil Code
- Articles 36 to 51 of the Indian Constitution contains Directive principles of State policy
- Directive principles of State Policy is mentioned in of the Indian constitution
- Indian constitution taken the concept of single citizenship from UK
- Article 5 to 11 part II of Indian constitution deals with Citizenship
- Article 148 in the Constitution on India provides for the post of Comptroller and Auditor General of India
- Constitution of India came into effect on 26th January, 1950
- The constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26th November, 1949
- Right to property according to the constitution is Legal right
- The total number of Schedules in the constitution are 12
- The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) comes under the administrative control of Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) of the Ministry of Personnel
- The headquarters of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) located in New Delhi
- Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Academy located in Ghaziabad
- Central Bureau of Investigation was established in year of 1963
- Anti-Defection law passed in the year of 1985
- Article 83 lays down the qualifications for membership of the two Houses of Parliament
- The current limit of creamy layer (for OBC) in India to decide the benefits of the reservation is 8 lakhs per annum
- National Commission for Other Backward Class came into effect from 1993
- Procedure for the amendment of the Constitution is taken from South Africa
- Farming is mainly served by the Co-operative Societies in India
- State reorganisation committee was appointed on 1953
- Central Vigilance Commission established on 1964
- Central Information Commission is established by the central government under the Right to Information Act 2005
- Article 76 of Indian Constitution dealt with the appointment of attorney general of India
- The Attorney General of India is the highest law officer of the country
- Jawahar Lal Nehru prepared the preamble of the Indian Constitution
- Preamble of the Constitution describes India as a secular state
- Article 368 of Indian constitution deals with constitutional amendments
- 42nd constitutional Amendment of was passed during the emergency
- 92nd constitutional amendment Bill added Bodo, Dogri, Maithali and Santhali launguages in the 8th schedule of the Indian constitution
- Government of India act 1935 is called the mini constitution of India
- The council of ministers is responsible to the Lok Sabha
- The Ninth Schedule to the Indian Constitution was added by First Amendment
- Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has the right to remove the incompetent, inefficient and unproductive All India Service officers after 15 years of service
- Article 83 of the Constitution says that Rajya Sabha shall not be dissolute
- The representative from states in Rajya Sabha is elected by the Elected members of the state legislative Assembly
- Article 249 of Indian constitution says that Parliament has the power to make laws on any matter in the state list if a proclamation of emergency is in operation
- Article 275 has the provision that the union government will provide grants-in-aid to state government
- Article 280 of the Indian Constitution has the provision of Finance Commission in India
- Joint session of the parliament is arranged under the Article 108
- The Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) must be Retired Judge of Supreme Court
- National Human Rights Commission was established in the year of 1993
- The term of Comptroller and Auditor General of India is 6 years
- Andhra Pradesh was the first linguistic state
- Sarojini Naidu was the first woman governor in independence India
- The Estimates Committee is the largest Committee of the Parliament
- The salaries of the Judges of the Supreme Court drawn from Consolidated Fund
- The strategy of Rolling plan was adopted during prime ministership of Morarji Desai
- Constitution describes India as Union of states
- Right to education is a human right as well as a fundamental right under the Constitution of India
- The United Nations declared 4th week of September is peace week
- The first session of the Constituent Assembly held at New Delhi
- Proclamation of National Emergency automatically suspends Right to freedom
- President decides the number of Judges in a High Court
- Malhotra committee was assigned to recommend reforms in the insurance sector\
- During the proclamation of National Emergency articles 20 and 21 cannot be suspended
- Central pollution control bureau works under Environment and Forest ministry
- The year of the Shimla pact between India and Pakistan is 1972
- Liberty, Equality, Fraternity was a popular slogan of French revolution
- The Union Public Service Commission presents its report to President
- The maximum number of elected members in a State Assembly is 500
- First woman to become a Chief Minister of any State in India is Sucheta Kripalani
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first President of the Indian Union
- Bibek Debroy committee report is related to Restructuring the railways
- Right against exploitation guaranteed that the Constitution prohibits traffic in human beings
- The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected for a term of six years
- President in consultation with Election Commission is authorised to decide a dispute regarding the disqualification of members of Parliament
- The Rajya Sabha is a permanent house but one-third of its members retire every two years
- The Supreme Court tender‘s advice to the President on a matter of law or fact. if he seeks such advice
- The objective of 97th Amendment Act is encourage economic activities of cooperatives which in turn help progress of rural India
- The States Reorganisation Commission was set up in 1953 to consider the demand for linguistic states was headed by Fazl Ali
- The legislative council in a state can be abolished by the Parliament on the recommendation of the state legislative assembly
- The Secretary General of the Lok Sabha, who is the chief of the Lok Sabha Secretariat, is appointed by speaker of Lok sabha
- The Comptroller and Auditor General can be removed from his office before expiry of his term by the President on the recommendation of the Parliament
- The writ of Habeas Corpus is issued in the form of an order calling upon a person who has detained another person to bring that person before court and show authority for such detention
- The Speaker of the Lok Sabha addresses his letter of resignation to the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
- The Comptroller and Auditor General holds office for a term of six years
- The Government of India instituted Bharat Ratna and Padma Shri awards under Article 18 of the Constitution
- Impeachment proceedings against the President of India can be initiated in either House of Parliament
- The doctrine of judicial review is adopted in India to ensure smooth functioning of the Constitution
- The salary and allowances of the Comptroller and Auditor General are paid out of the Consolidated Fund of India
- The Presiding officer of Rajya sabha is not a member of that house
- The Prime Minister of India occupies a superior position than the British Prime Minister because his office has been created by the Constitution
- In India power of judicial review is restricted because the Constitution is supreme
- The Election Commission of India has a Quasi-Judicial Power
- The President of India is elected through an electoral college consisting of the elected members of Parliament and state legislative assemblies
- Money bills can be introduced in the Parliament only with the prior approval of the President
- The Parliament of India consists of the President, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
- The Lok Sabha can be dissolved before the expiry of its term by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister
- The maximum gap between the two sessions of Parliament is six months
- Prime Minister Choudhary Charan Singh never attended the Parliament during his tenure
- The power to form new states or change the boundaries of existing states rests with the Parliament
- The office of the Prime Minister in India has been created by the Constitution
- The government resigns if a no-confidence motion is passed in Lok sabha
- The pension of the judges of the High Court is charged from the Consolidated Fund of India
- Article 137 of the Constitution permits the Supreme Court to review its own judgement or order
- The Supreme Court of India was set up by the Constitution
- The States Reorganization Act, 1956, divided the entire country into 14 states and 6 union territories
- The titles and special privileges of the former rulers of the princely states were abolished by the 26th Amendment
- The president of India consitutes a Finance Commission once in every five years.
- The article 280 of the Constitution describes the composition of the Finance Commission. It will have one Chairman and four other members.
