Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is 1, 2, 4

Key Points

• Schedule 3 enriched Forms of oaths and Affirmations of offices for elected officials including judges.
• It contains the forms of oath and affirmation for:
  • Union Ministers of India
  • Parliament Election Candidates
  • Members of Parliament (MPs)
  • Supreme Court Judges
  • Comptroller and Auditor General
  • State Ministers
  • State Legislature Elections Candidates
  • State Legislature Members
  • High Court Judges

Additional Information

• First Schedule contains the Lists of the states and territories of India (also about their changes).
• The second Schedule lists the salaries of officials holding public office, Presidents, judges, and the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India.
• The fourth Schedule contains the Allocation of seats in the Rajya Sabha (the Upper House of Parliament) per State or Union Territory.
• The fifth Schedule includes the Provisions as to the Administration and Control of Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes.
• The sixth Schedule includes the Provisions as to the Administration of Tribal Areas in the States of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram.
• The seventh Schedule contains The Union (central government), state, and concurrent lists of responsibilities.
• 8^th, 9^th, 11^th and 12^th Schedule contains the Languages, Validation of certain Acts and Regulations, Panchayat Raj (rural local government), and Municipalities (urban local government) respectively.
• The tenth Schedule enriched "Anti-defection" provisions for the Members of Parliament and the Members of the State Legislatures.

The correct answer is 11 + one Chief Minister.

• The minimum number of Council of Ministers in Rajasthan can be 11 + one Chief Minister.

• The minimum strength of the council of ministers is 12 and the maximum is 15 per cent of the Legislative Assembly.
  • Sh. Ashok Gehlot-CM
  • Sh. Bulaki Das Kalla - Energy Dept., Public Health & Engineering
  • Sh. Shanti Kumar Dhariwal- Local Self Government, Urban Development & Housing Dept.,
  • Sh. Parsadi Lal-Industry Dept., State Enterprise Dept.
  • Sh. Lalchand Katariya-Agriculture Dept., Animal Husbandry Dept., Fisheries Dept.
  • Sh. Raghu Sharma-Medical & Health Dept., Ayurved & Indian Medical
  • Sh. Pramod Bhaya-Mines Dept., Gopalan Dept
  • Sh. Harish Choudhary-Revenue Dept., Colonization Dept., Command Area Development 
  • Sh. Anjana Udaylal-Co-operative Dept.,
  • Sh. Pratap Singh-Khachariyawas Transport Dept., Soldier Welfare Dept.
  • Sh. Shale Mohammad-Minority Affairs Dept., Waqf Dept.

• Source: https://rajassembly.nic.in/Cabinet.aspx 

The correct answer is Article 318.

Key Points

• The Commission consists of a Chairman and such number of Members as are determined by the Governor from time to time under Article 318 of the Constitution.
• Their conditions of service have also been determined by the Governor under the said Article by notifying the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (Conditions of Service) Regulations, 1974.
• Under Article 318 (b), the Governor makes provision with respect to the number of members of the staff of the Commission from time to time.
• Their conditions of service have also been provided in the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (Ministerial and Subordinate Services) Rules and Regulations, 1979, and RPSC (Gazetted Staff) Service Rules and Regulations, 1991. 

Additional Information

• Article 343(1) of the Constitution provides that Hindi in Devanagari script shall be the Official Language of the Union.
• Article 320 states the functions of Public Service Commission.
• Article 323 deals with publishing of annual reports by Public Service Commission.

The correct answer is Nagaland.

• English is the official language of Nagaland.

Key Points

• The Official Language:
  • Part XVII of the Constitution deals with the official language in Articles 343 to 351.
  • Hindi written in Devanagari Script is to be the official language of the Union.
  • Originally there were fourteen languages in Eighth Schedule, but eight were added during amendments.
  • The first Official Language Commission was appointed in 1955 under Shri B.G. Kher as Chairman.
• Language of the State/Link Language:
  • The Legislature of a State can adopt any one or more languages used in the State or Hindi for the official purposes of that State.

Additional Information

• Konkani is the official language of Goa.
• The official languages of Puducherry are Tamil (in Puducherry and Karaikal), Telugu (in Yanam), Malayalam (in Mahe).
• Bengali and Kokborok are the official languages of Tripura.

The correct answer is Vincent de Gournay.

 Key Points

• The term bureaucracy, coined (as bureaucratie) in the mid-18th century by the French philosopher Vincent de Gournay.
• It is derived from the French bureau, meaning “writing desk,” and -cratie, meaning “government.”

  Important Points

• Max Weber was a German sociologist and political economist best known for his thesis of the “Protestant ethic,” relating Protestantism to capitalism, and for his ideas on bureaucracy.
• Alexander Pope is seen as one of the greatest English poets and the foremost poet of the early 18th century.
• He is best known for satirical and discursive poetry, including The Rape of the Lock, The Dunciad, and An Essay on Criticism, and for his translation of Homer.
• Michel Crozier was a French sociologist and member of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques from 1999 until his death.
• He also was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, as well as a laureate of the Prix Alexis de Tocqueville.