Indian Polity General Knowledge Questions for SSC Exams

Popular Sovereignty or The Sovereignty of the people’s rule is the principle that the Authority of a State and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives (Rule by the People), who are the source of all political power

4.2 Clause (1) of article 356 - indeed the whole article - has been the subject-matter of elaborate consideration at the hands of the Supreme Court in two of its decisions, namely, State of Rajasthan v.

Political Geography: The park is located in the Malbazar subdivision of Jalpaiguri district , in the state of West Bengal in India . Physical Geography: Gorumara is located in the Eastern Himalayas' submontane Terai belt.

The ministers are collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha which implies that the Lok Sabha can remove the ministry from office by passing a vote of no confidence.

1. The Constituent Assembly passed the Constitution of India on November 26, 1949, but it came into force on January 26, 1950. India came into existence as a Republic on January 26, 1950.

2. The Constituent Assembly was established on December 9, 1946, to frame the Constitution of India. There were a total of 389 members in the Constituent Assembly, out of which 299 members were from the Indian National Congress. The Constituent Assembly drafted the Constitution in 2 years, 11 months and 18 days.

3. The Constitution of India is a written constitution. It is the longest-written constitution in the world. It consists of 395 articles, 8 schedules and 12 schedules. The Constitution sets out the structure, powers and functions of the Government of India. It also ensures the rights and freedoms of the citizens.

The correct answer is 143. Section 143 of the Indian Penal Code deals with punishment for unlawful assembly.

The State shall endeavour to provide, within a period of ten years from the commencement of this Constitution, for free and compulsory education for all children until they complete the age of fourteen years.

The constitution provides that when the vice president acts as the president or discharges the duties of the president, the vice president is entitled to the salary and privileges of the president. The pension for the vice president is 50% of the salary.

INTRA-TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION: Section 2 of the IPC deals with intra-territorial jurisdiction, and applies to “every person.” The law is to be applied equally to all persons in India, and no consideration is to be given to caste, sex, creed, privilege or even nationality.

The correct answer is Prime Minister. Prime Minister is the ex-officio chairman of the NITI Aayog in India.