Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is Article 20 and 21.

• Article 20 and 21 are the two articles (Fundamental Rights) of the Indian Constitution that are not suspended even during the National Emergency under Article 359.
• Article 20 gives protection in respect of conviction for offences.
• Article 21 gives the right to life, personal liberty, and the right to die with dignity.
• Article 21A gives free education to all children of the age of six to fourteen(6-14) years.
• Article 14 - Equality before the law
• Article 15 - Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth.
• Article 16 - Equality of opportunity in matters of public employment
• Article 17 - Abolition of untouchability
• Article 18 - Abolition of titles
• Article 19 - Protection of certain rights regarding freedom of speech, etc.

The Fundamental Rights from the article 12-35 have been classified under six categories:

• Right to Freedom
• Right to Equality
• Right against Exploitation
• Right to Freedom of Religion
• Cultural and Educational rights
• Right to constitutional remedies.

The correct answer is Speaker.

Key Points

• Before sending it to the upper house, The Speaker of the Lok Sabha certifies the bill as a money bill. Hence, option 3 is correct.
• The Speaker's decision is binding on both the Houses.
• The Bill can be introduced only in Lok Sabha.
• When a Money Bill is returned to the lower house with the recommended amendments of the Rajya Sabha, the bill is open to the Lok Sabha to accept or reject any or all of the recommendations.

Important Points

• Money bills passed by the lower house are sent to the Rajya Sabha.
• The Rajya Sabha can recommend amendments.
• The Rajya Sabha can not amend money bills.

The correct answer is 214. 

• According to Article 214 of the Constitution, a High Court has been established in every state.
• The Chief Justice of the state is appointed by the President in consultation with the Chief Justice of India and the Governor of the state.
  • Each judge of the High Court can hold office until the age of 62 years.
  • The High Court judges submit their resignations to the Governor.
  • The High Court judge can only be removed on the charge of incompetence.
  • Removal is the same as the impeachment of the President.

Key Points

• The Rajasthan High Court in Rajasthan was established in 1949 in Jodhpur.
• A block bench of it was established in Jaipur.
• Currently, 50 judges have been appointed in the Rajasthan High Court.
• The first judge of the Rajasthan High Court was Mr. Kamalkant Verma.
• In Rajasthan, it has a district court for civil cases and a sessions court for criminal cases.

Additional Information

• Article 231 - It states that there can be one high court for two or more states or for union territories.
• Article 217 - Qualifications of Judge of High court.
• Article 220 - After retirement, a judge of a High Court, except the Supreme Court or any other court, cannot advocate it in the court or in the subordinate courts and can not take any post of profit under the government.

The Correct answer is option 3 i.e. 1 and 3 only

• There are 22 languages that have been recognized in the eighth schedule of the Indian constitution.
• Part XVII of the Indian constitution deals with the official languages of India from articles 343 to 351.
• Originally, only 14 languages were mentioned and later, after several amendments, the other languages were added. 
• Sindhi language was added in the 8th schedule by the 21st Amendment Act of 1967.
• Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali were added by the 71st Amendment Act of 1992
• Bodo, Dongri, Maithili and Santhali were added by the 92nd Amendment Act of 2003.
• In all the 22 official languages the Hindi language is spoken by most of the Indians.