PRE EMPOWER Sep 20 – Daily Quiz

Answer: The correct option is A.
Explanation: A proclamation imposing President’s Rule must be approved by both the Houses of Parliament within two months from the date of its issue.

• However, if the proclamation of President’s Rule is issued at a time when the Lok Sabha has been dissolved or the dissolution of the Lok Sabha takes place during the period of two months without approving the proclamation, then the proclamation survives until 30 days from the first sitting of the Lok Sabha after its reconstitution, provided the Rajya Sabha approves it in the meantime.
• If approved by both the Houses of Parliament, the President’s Rule continues for six months.
• It can be extended for a maximum period of three years with the approval of the Parliament, every six months.

Answer: The correct option is A.
Explanation: Second Schedule contains the provisions relating to the emoluments, allowances, privileges etc. of the following:

• The President of India
• The Governors of States
• The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
• The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
• The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in the states
• The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council in the states
• The Judges of the Supreme Court
• The Judges of the High Courts
• The Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
• The provisions in the Second Schedule can be amended by a simple majority of the two Houses of Parliament outside the scope of Article 368.

Answer: The correct option is A.
Explanation: On 29th August 1947, the Constituent Assembly through a resolution appointed a Drafting Committee to scrutinize the draft of the text of the Constitution of India prepared by Constitutional Adviser and to submit to the Assembly for consideration the text of the draft constitution as revised by the committee.

• The Drafting Committee had seven members:
  • Alladi Krishnaswami Ayyar;
  • N. Gopalaswami;
  • B.R. Ambedkar;
  • K.M Munshi;
  • Mohammad Saadullah
  • B.L. Mitter and
  • D.P. Khaitan.

Answer: The correct option is D.
Explanation:
Article 25 says that all persons are equally entitled to freedom of conscience and the right to freely profess, practice, and propagate religion.

• The implications of these are:
  Freedom of conscience: Inner freedom of an individual to mold his relation with God or Creatures in whatever way he desires.
  Right to profess: Declaration of one’s religious beliefs and faith openly and freely.
  Right to practice: Performance of religious worship, rituals, ceremonies, and exhibition of beliefs and ideas.
  Right to propagate: Transmission and dissemination of one’s religious beliefs to others or exposition of the tenets of one’s religion.

  But, it does not include a right to convert another person to one’s own religion.
  Thus Article 25 covers not only religious beliefs but also religious practices (rituals). Moreover, these rights are available to all persons–citizens as well as non- citizens.

• However, these rights are subject to public order, morality, health, and other provisions relating to fundamental rights. Further, the State is permitted to:
  • regulate or restrict any economic, financial, political, or other secular activity associated with religious practice
    provide for social welfare and reform or throw open Hindu religious institutions of a public character to all classes and sections of Hindus.
    Under Article 28, no religious instruction shall be provided in any educational institution wholly maintained out of State funds.
    However, this provision shall not apply to an educational institution administered by the State but established under any endowment or trust, requiring imparting of religious instruction in such institution. Hence statement 2 is not correct.
    Further, no person attending any educational institution recognized by the State or receiving aid out of State funds shall be required to attend any religious instruction or worship in that institution without his consent.
    Thus, Article 28 distinguishes between four types of educational institutions:
• Institutions wholly maintained by the State.
• Institutions administered by the State but established under any endowment or trust.
• Institutions recognized by the State.
• Institutions receiving aid from the State.
  In (1) religious instruction is completely prohibited while in (2), religious instruction is permitted. In (3) & (4) religious instruction is permitted on a voluntary basis.

Answer: The correct option is A.
Explanation: Dual citizenship is not an essential feature of a federal polity. In some federal countries like India, there is single citizenship.

• Essential features of a federal polity:
  • Two set of polities- at the national level and at the regional level
  • Written constitution
  • Rigid constitution
  • Supremacy of Constitution
  • Independent judiciary
  • Bicameral legislature
  • Division of powers between the national and regional governments.

    Hence option A is the correct answer.