Important Questions on Indian Constitution for Competitive Exams

Article 370 which gives special status to Jammu & Kashmir exist in the Indian constitution because of the agreement between Jawahar Lal Nehru and Maharaja Hari Singh.

If you look at India's Constitution, under part XXI, which is titled as "Temporary, Transitional and Special provisions," Article $370$ came into action right after independence, which gave the state of Jammu and Kashmir the special status to possess its own Constitution.

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) organisation is an attached office of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and is headed by the Director General of Foreign Trade.

The Subordinate Judiciary has been divided into two parts 'The U.P. Civil Judicial Services' and 'The U.P. Higher Judicial Service'. The former consists of Munsifs and Civil Judges including Small Cause Judges and the latter of Civil and Sessions Judges (now Additional District Sessions Judges). The District Judge is the controller of the Subordinate Judicial Service at the district level. The jurisdiction of the District Judge extends to more than one revenue district in some cases. On the civil side, the Munsif's Court is the lowest court. Earlier, Etawah District Court serves as a subordinate judicial service of the state of Uttar Pradesh

Pay & Accounts Office, DOC & MOT are responsible for the Payment of claims, accounting Transactions and other related matters like Finalization and payment of Pension and payment of final GPF cases, loan & Advance, Grant in Aid, Maintenance of GPF/CPF, NPS, LSC & PC, etc.

Gram Panchayat election is not held under the supervision of the Chief Election Commissioner. Gram Panchayat election is held under the supervision of the State Election Commissioner with the union of Tahsildar and District Collector. The tenure of Gram Panchayat members is for five years. It is divided into many wards. A member is elected from each ward by the people.

The following provisions were added by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976: Added three new words (i.e., socialist, secular and integrity) in the Preamble. Added new Part IV-A of Fundamental Duties for the citizens. The president should be bound by the advice of the cabinet according to this act.

The real executive power vested in the hands of the council of ministers headed by the Prime Minister is indicative of Parliamentary democracy. It holds the executive accountable in the Parliament.

The Election Commission of India is a constitutional structure. It was started by the Constitution of India to manage and control elections in the country. Article 324 of the Constitution gives that the power of superintendence, direction, and authority of elections to parliament, state legislatures, the office of the president of India, and the office of vice-president of India shall be implied in the election commission.

42nd Amendment Act, 1976 is one of the most important amendments to the Indian Constitution. It was enacted by the Indian National Congress headed by Indira Gandhi. Due to the large number of amendments this act has brought to the Indian Constitution, it is also known as 'Mini-Constitution.'