Question Discussion & Solution

The correct answer is To promulgate the ordinance.

Mistake PointsAccording to the Official Answer key Given by CGPSC Option D is the answer.

Key Points

​Legislative Powers

• He can address the Parliament at the commencement of the first session after the general election and the first session of each year.
• He can summon a joint sitting (Art. 108) of both the Houses of Parliament which is presided over by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
• President lays down reports of UPSC, CAG, Election Commission, Finance Commission, CVC etc. before the Parliament.
• President decides upon the question of disqualification of MPs (In anti-defection case – Presiding officer of the house)
• President’s previous recommendation or permission is needed for introducing bills in the Parliament which involves expenditure from Consolidated Fund of India, alternation of boundaries of states or creation of a new state
• When a bill is sent to the Parliament after it has been passed by the Parliament, the President can give his assent to the bill or withhold his assent to the bill or return the bill (if it’s not a Money Bill or a Constitutional Amendment Bill) for reconsideration of the Parliament.
• When a bill is passed by a State Legislature is reserved by the Governor for consideration of the President, the President can give his assent to the bill, or withhold his assent to the bill or direct the GOVERNOR to return the bill (if it’s not a money bill) for reconsideration of the State Legislature.
• President can promulgate ordinances (Art.123) when both the Houses of the Parliament are not in session. The ordinance are effective for a maximum period of 6 months and 6 weeks.

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Minorities can establish and administer educational institutions of their choice

• Article 30 secures religious and linguistic minorities the right to establish and administer educational institutions.
• Only religious and linguistic minorities find mention in Article 30 not ethnic. Hence, both Options 2 and 3 are NOT correct.
• Article 30 also states that any State shall not, in granting aid to educational institutions, discriminate against any educational institution on the ground that it is under the management of a minority, whether based on religion or language. Hence, Option 4 is NOT correct.

• 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.

The correct answer is 42nd Amendment.

Key Points

• The term "Secular" was added to the Preamble by Indira Gandhi Government in the 42nd amendment.
• Secular means the relationship between the government and the religious groups is defined by constitution and law.
• Under the 42nd Amendment Act, three words were added: Socialist, Secular, and Integrity.
• The Indian Constitution embodies the positive concept of secularism, all the religions in our country have the same status and support from the state.
• However, as the Supreme Court said in 1974, although the words ‘secular state’ was not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution, there can be no doubt that Constitution-makers wanted to establish such a state, and accordingly, Articles 25 to 28 (guaranteeing the fundamental right to freedom of religion) have been included in the constitution.
• On 18 December 1976, during the Emergency in India, the Indira Gandhi government pushed through several changes in the Forty-second Amendment of the constitution.
• Through this amendment, the words "socialist" and "secular" were added between the words "sovereign" and "democratic" and the words "unity of the Nation" were changed to "unity and integrity of the Nation".

The correct answer is Heera Lal Shastri.

• Heera Lal Shastri was the first Chief Minister of Rajasthan.

Key Points

• Chief Minister is the head of the state government.
• According to Article 164 in the Indian Constitution, Governor appoints Chief Minister.
• However, the Governor cannot appoint any random person as the Chief Minister but has to follow a provision.
• The present state of Rajasthan was created on 30 January 1949 by merging the earlier state of Rajputana and a number of princely states.
• The latter were further regrouped in 1956.
• Hiralal Shastri, a prominent politician, and educationist, the serving ‘Prime Minister’ of the princely Jaipur State.
• He was appointed as the 1st Chief Minister of this state. (General election in India came into effect in 1952).
• About Rajasthan (as of Sep 2021)
  • ​Current Governor: Kalraj Mishra
  • Capital: Jaipur (Executive Branch)
  • Current Chief minister: Ashok Gehlot
  • Rajya Sabha Seats: 10
  • Lok Sabha Seats: 25

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