“Some important facts of the Indian Constitution.” “āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻ‚āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ⧰ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āϤāĻĨā§āĻ¯â€


“Some important facts of the Indian Constitution.”: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϏāĻ‚āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāύ⧰ āĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āϗ⧁⧰⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āϤāĻĨā§āϝ


1. ‘Cabinet’ is a small part of the Council of Ministers.āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāϏāĻ­āĻžā§° āĻāĻ• āĻ•ā§āώ⧁āĻĻā§ā§° āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāϕ⧇āχāϕ⧇āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧇āϟāĻŦā§‹āϞāĻž āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤
Explanation: The Cabinet is the core group of senior ministers who make major decisions. They guide government policies and administration more directly than the full Council of Ministers.


2. Article 352 mentions the term ‘Cabinet’.āĻ…āύ⧁āĻšā§āϛ⧇āĻĻ ā§Šā§Ģ⧍-āϤāϕ⧇āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧇āϟāĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻā§° āωāĻ˛ā§āϞ⧇āĻ– āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
Explanation: Article 352 (National Emergency) requires written advice of the Cabinet, ensuring only top ministers can advise the President during emergency.


3. West Bengal has 42 Lok Sabha seats.āĻĒāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāĻŽāĻŦāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§° āϞ⧋āĻ•āϏāĻ­āĻž āφāϏāύ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž ā§Ē⧍āĨ¤
Explanation: Lok Sabha seat distribution depends on population; West Bengal has 42 elected members.


4. 11th Amendment (1961) changed the election procedure of the Vice President.: ā§§ā§§āϤāĻŽ āϏāĻ‚āĻļā§‹āϧāύ⧇ āωāĻĒāϰāĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°āĻĒāϤāĻŋ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤
Explanation: The amendment removed state legislatures from the Vice President’s electoral college.


5. To remove Lok Sabha Speaker, 14 days’ notice is required.: āϞ⧋āĻ•āϏāĻ­āĻžā§° āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ•āĻžā§°āϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻĒāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ ā§§ā§Ē āĻĻāĻŋāύ āφāĻ—āϤ āύ⧋āϟāĻŋāĻļ āϞāĻžāϗ⧇āĨ¤
Explanation: A prior notice ensures time for discussion before passing a removal resolution.


6. Supreme Court has the power of judicial review.: āϏ⧁āĻĒā§āϰ⧀āĻŽ āϕ⧋āĻ°ā§āϟāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāϚāĻžā§° āϏāĻŽā§€āĻ•ā§āώāĻžā§° āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āĻĻāĻŋ⧟āĻž āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
Explanation: Judicial review allows the Court to check whether laws violate the Constitution.


7. Vice President’s term is 5 years.: āωāĻĒāϰāĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°āĻĒāϤāĻŋā§° āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝāĻ•āĻžāϞ ā§Ģ āĻŦāĻ›āϰāĨ¤
Explanation: The Vice President serves a fixed five-year term unless resigns or removed earlier.


8. 14 days’ notice to remove the Vice President.: āĻ…āĻĒāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖā§° ā§§ā§Ē āĻĻāĻŋāύ āφāĻ—āϤ āύ⧋āϟāĻŋāĻļ āϞāĻžāϗ⧇āĨ¤
Explanation: Removal requires Rajya Sabha resolution with proper notice and majority.


9. Executive power of the Union is vested in the President.: āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§€ā§Ÿ āĻ•āĻžā§°ā§āϝāύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§€ āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°āĻĒāϤāĻŋāϤ āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻ¸ā§āϤāĨ¤
Explanation: President formally holds executive power, exercised by PM and Council of Ministers.


 


 


10. Article 324 creates the Election Commission.: āĻ…āύ⧁āĻšā§āϛ⧇āĻĻ ā§Šā§¨ā§Ē-āϤ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ āĻ†ā§Ÿā§‹āĻ—ā§° āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
Explanation: Article 324 empowers an independent body to conduct free and fair elections.


11. West Bengal has 16 Rajya Sabha seats.: āĻĒāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāĻŽāĻŦāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§° ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝāϏāĻ­āĻž āφāϏāύ ā§§ā§Ŧ āϟāĻžāĨ¤
Explanation: Rajya Sabha seats are allotted to states based on population.


12. Lok Sabha Speaker has casting vote.: āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ•āĻžā§°āĻ•āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻžā§ŸāĻ• āĻ­ā§‹āϟāĻĻāĻŋ⧟āĻž āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤
Explanation: Casting vote is used only when the House is equally divided.


13. Vice President is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha.: āĻĒāĻĻāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžā§° āĻŦāϞ⧇āχ āωāĻĒāϰāĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°āĻĒāϤāĻŋ ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝāϏāĻ­āĻžā§° āϏāĻ­āĻžāĻĒāϤāĻŋāĨ¤
Explanation: By virtue of office, the Vice President presides over Rajya Sabha sessions.


14. Public Accounts Committee has 22 members.: āĻ—āĻŖāĻŋāϤāĻ• āϏāĻŽāĻŋāϤāĻŋ ⧍⧍ āϏāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āϝ⧰āĨ¤
Explanation: PAC checks government expenditure; members from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.


15. Official Language Commission formed in 1955 under B.G. Kher.: ⧧⧝ā§Ģā§Ģ-āϤ āĻŦāĻŋ.āϜāĻŋ. āϖ⧇⧰ āύ⧇āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāϤ āĻ­āĻžāώāĻž āĻ†ā§Ÿā§‹āĻ— āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤
Explanation: The commission examined progress and issues of Hindi as official language.


16. National Integration Council formed in 1986.: ā§§ā§¯ā§Žā§Ŧ-āϤ ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°ā§€ā§Ÿ āϏāĻ‚āĻšāϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāώāĻĻ āĻ—āĻ āύ āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤
Explanation: It aimed to promote unity and address communal issues.


17. PAC has 15 Lok Sabha members.: āĻ—āĻŖāĻŋāϤāĻ• āϏāĻŽāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϤ āϞ⧋āĻ•āϏāĻ­āĻž ā§§ā§Ģ āϜāύ āϏāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āϝāĨ¤
Explanation: Most PAC members are from Lok Sabha because it controls finances.


18. Article 326 grants adult voting rights.: āĻ…āύ⧁āĻšā§āϛ⧇āĻĻ ā§Šā§¨ā§Ŧ-āĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŦ⧟āĻ¸ā§āĻ• āĻ­ā§‹āϟāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžā§° āĻĻāĻŋāϛ⧇āĨ¤
Explanation: Citizens 18+ can vote based on universal adult suffrage.


19. 15th Amendment raised High Court judges’ retirement age to 62.: ā§§ā§ĢāϤāĻŽ āϏāĻ‚āĻļā§‹āϧāύ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāϏ⧰ āĻŦ⧟āϏ ā§Ŧā§Ļā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž ā§Ŧ⧍āĨ¤
Explanation: Age increased to strengthen judiciary and maintain experience.


20. Part IX deals with Panchayati Raj.: āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ IX-āϤ āĻĒāĻžā§āϚāĻžā§Ÿā§‡āϤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžā§° āĻ•āĻĨāĻžāĨ¤
Explanation: It provides 3-tier rural local governance system.


21. First Lok Sabha session: 13 May 1952.: āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āϞ⧋āĻ•āϏāĻ­āĻž āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļāύ ā§§ā§Š āĻŽā§‡, ⧧⧝ā§Ģ⧍āĨ¤
Explanation: Marked the beginning of parliamentary democracy in India.


22. Minimum age for President: 35 years.: ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°āĻĒāϤāĻŋ āĻš'āĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻ¨ā§āϝ⧂āύāϤāĻŽ āĻŦ⧟āϏ ā§Šā§ĢāĨ¤
Explanation: High maturity and experience required for highest constitutional office.


23. Rajya Sabha can hold a Money Bill for 14 days.: āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨāĻŦāĻŋāϞ ā§§ā§Ē āĻĻāĻŋāύ ā§°āĻžāĻ–āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡āĨ¤
Explanation: It can suggest changes but Lok Sabha decides.


24. Article 117 deals with Financial Bills.: āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻŦāĻŋāώ⧟āĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻšā§āϛ⧇āĻĻ ā§§ā§§ā§­-āϤāĨ¤
Explanation: Defines types of Financial Bills and introduction rules.


25. Minimum age for State Legislative Assembly: 25 years.: āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻžāύāϏāĻ­āĻžā§° āϏāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻšāϤ⧇ ⧍ā§Ģ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āϞāĻžāϗ⧇āĨ¤
Explanation: Same as Lok Sabha due to similar responsibilities.


26. First National Emergency: 1962.: āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°ā§€ā§Ÿ āϜāϰ⧁⧰⧀ āĻ…ā§ąāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž ⧧⧝ā§Ŧ⧍āĨ¤
Explanation: Declared during Indo-China war.


27. PM called ‘Keystone of the Cabinet arch’.: āĻĒā§ā§°āϧāĻžāύāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§€āϕ⧇āϕ⧇āĻŦāĻŋāύ⧇āϟ⧰ āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§āϝ āĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŦā§‹āϞāĻž āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤
Explanation: PM is central figure controlling Cabinet decisions.


28. PM is ‘First Among Equals’.:āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ⧰ āĻŽāĻžāϜāϤ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽāĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ—āĻŖā§āϝāĨ¤
Explanation: Though ministers are equal, PM is leader with final authority.


29. Article 17 abolishes untouchability.: āĻ…āύ⧁āĻšā§āϛ⧇āĻĻ ā§§ā§­-āĻ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĒ⧃āĻļā§āϝāϤāĻž āύāĻŋāώāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĨ¤
Explanation: Makes practice of untouchability a punishable offence.


30. Article 356 allows President’s Rule in states.: āĻ…āύ⧁āĻšā§āϛ⧇āĻĻ ā§Šā§Ģā§Ŧ-āĻ ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝāϤ ā§°āĻžāĻˇā§āĻŸā§ā§°āĻĒāϤāĻŋ āĻļāĻžāϏāύāĨ¤
Explanation: Used when state government fails to function as per Constitution.


31. India has 25 High Courts (current).: āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤāϤ āĻŦā§°ā§āϤāĻŽāĻžāύ⧇ ⧍ā§Ģ āϟāĻž āĻšāĻžāχāϕ⧋āĻ°ā§āϟāĨ¤
Explanation: Some High Courts serve multiple states or union territories.


32. Lok Sabha strength: 545.: āϞ⧋āĻ•āϏāĻ­āĻžā§° āφāϏāύ āϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž ā§Ģā§Ēā§ĢāĨ¤
Explanation: 543 elected + 2 nominated Anglo-Indian (historically).


33. Rajya Sabha strength: 245.: ā§°āĻžāĻœā§āϝāϏāĻ­āĻžā§° āφāϏāύ ⧍ā§Ēā§ĢāĨ¤
Explanation: 233 elected by states + 12 nominated by President.


34. Lok Sabha meets 3 sessions a year.: āĻŦāϛ⧰āϤ ā§Š āĻŦāĻžā§° āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļāύāĨ¤
Explanation: Budget, Monsoon, and Winter sessions.


35. Minimum age for Panchayat Member: 21 years.: āĻĒāĻžā§āϚāĻžā§Ÿā§‡āϤ āϏāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻšāϤ⧇ ⧍⧧ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āϞāĻžāϗ⧇āĨ¤
Explanation: Lower age for local level governance.


36. Minimum age for Lok Sabha: 25 years.: āϞ⧋āĻ•āϏāĻ­āĻž āϏāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āϝ⧰ āĻŦ⧟āϏ ⧍ā§ĢāĨ¤
Explanation: Ensures maturity for national law-making responsibilities.