431: Acts and Regulations validated by Article 31 B are specified in ......... of the Constitution:
(a) Concurrent List
(b) State List
(c) Union List
(d) Ninth Schedule
432: During which Five year Plan was the Emergency clamped, new elections took place and the Janata Party was elected?
(a) Fifth
(b) Fourth
(c) Sxith
(d) Third
Explanation:
The Fifty Five year Plan of India was chalked out for the period spanning 1974 to 1979 with the objectives of increasing the employment level, reducing poverty, and attainnig self reliance.
The Indian Emergency of 25 June 1975 - 21 March 1977 was a 21 months period (during the fifth five year plan period,} when President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, upon advice by prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared a state of emergency under Article 352 of the Constitution of India effectively bestowing on her the power to rule of by decree, suspending elections and civil liberties. on January 23, 1977, Indira Gandhi called fresh elections for March and released all political prisoners.
Emergency officially ended on March 23, 1977, The Janata Party's 295 seats (of a total 542) gave it only a slim majority, but oposition candidates together represented more than two-thirds of the Lok Sabha. Morarji Desai Became the first non-Congress Prime Minister of India.
433: In the context of polity, which one of the following would you accept as the most appropriate definition of liberty?
(a) Protection against the tyranny of political rulers
(b) Absence of restraint
(c) Opportunity to do whatever one likes
(d) Opportunity to develop oneself fully
Explanation:
Option d) seems the most appropriate answer because the Preamble of the Indian Constitution provides for Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship. This can be interpreted as liberty in the context of polity.
Source: Preamble
434: If a Panchayat is dissolved, elections are to be held within
(a) 1 month
(b) 3 months
(c) 6 months
(d) 1 year
Explanation:
The 73rd Amendment Act Provides for a five-years term of office to the Panchayat at every level. However it can be dissolved before the completion of its term. Further, the fresh election to constitute a Panchayat shall be completed (i) before the expiry of its duration of five years, or (ii) in case of dissolution, before the expiry of a period of six months from the date of its dissolution.
435: Which one of the following statements about a Money Bill is not correct ?
(a) A Money Bill can be tabled in either House of Parliament
(b) The Speaker of Lok Sabha is the final authority to decide whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not
(c) The Rajya Sabha must return a Money Bill passed by Lok Sabha and send it for consideration within 14 days
(d) The President cannot return a Money Bill to Lok Sabha for reconsideration
Explanation:
A money bill can be tabled in Lok Sabha only and it shall not be introduced in the council of states (Rajya sabha). A bill shall be deemed to be a Money Bill if it contains only provisions dealing with all or any of the matters mentioned under Article - 110 of the Consitution.