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Questions : To be eligible to be appointed as a Judge of Supreme Court of India,how long a person should have practised in a High Court?

(a) 15 Years

(b) 12 Years

(c) 10 Years

(d) 5 Years

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

Article 124 (3) of the constitution prescribes that for appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court a person must be;

  1. a citizen of India,
  2. has been a judge of any High Court for at least 5 years, or
  3. has been an advocate in a High Court for 10 years or is in the opinion of the President a distinguished jurist.

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Question : 1

For the election of President of India, a citizen should have completed the age of

a) 18 years

b) 35 years

c) 25 years

d) 30 years

Answer: (b)

Article 58 of the Constitution sets the principle qualifications one must meet to be eligible to the office of the President.

A President must be:

  1. a citizen of India;
  2. of 35 years of age or above; and
  3. qualified to become a member of the Lok Sabha.

Question : 2

What is the minimum age required to become Prime Minister of India?

a) 35 years

b) 30 years

c) 18 years

d) 25 years

Answer: (d)

The question has two correct options:

  • According to Article 84 and Article 75 of the Constitution of India, the Prime Minister of India should be above 25 years of age if he is a member of Lok Sabha or above 30 years of age if he is a member of the Rajya Sabha.

Question : 3

Reasonable restrictions under Article 19(2) can be imposed on the ground of

a) Contempt of court

b) Death of the PM

c) Defection

d) Signing of a trade treaty with a country

Answer: (a)

According to Article 19(2),

Nothing in sub-clause (a)of clause (1) shall affect the operation of any existing law, or prevent the State from making any law, in so far as such law imposes reasonable restrictions on the exercise of the right conferred by the said sub-clause in the interests of the sovereignty and integrity of India.

Question : 4

The President of India enjoys emergency powers of

a) three types

b) five types

c) four types

d) two types

Answer: (a)

A state of emergency in India refers to a period of governance under an altered constitutional setup that can be proclaimed by the President of India when he/she perceives grave threats to the nation from internal and external sources or from financial situations of crisis.

The President can declare three types of emergencies:

  1. National emergency (caused by war, external aggression or armed rebellion in the whole of India or a part of its territory),
  2. State emergency (declared on the failure of constitutional machinery in a state) and
  3. Financial emergency (if the President is satisfied that there is an economic situation in which the financial stability or credit of India is threatened).

Question : 5

What is the term of a Member of the Rajya Sabha ?

a) Six years

b) Five years

c) Three years

d) Four years

Answer: (a)

The Rajya Sabha is a permanent body and is not subject to dissolution. However, one third of the members retire every second year, and are replaced by newly elected members. Each member is elected for a term of six years.

Question : 6

Which of the following special powers have been conferred on the Rajya Sabha by the Constitution of India?

a) To pass a resolution empowering the Parliament to make laws in the State List and to create one or more All India Services

b) To change the existing territory of a State and to change the name of a State

c) To amend the election procedure of the President and to determine the pension of the President after his/her retirement

d) To determine the functions of the Election Commission and to determine the number of Election Commissioners

Answer: (a)

The Constitution of India empowering the Parliament to make laws in the State List and to create one or more All India Services.

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