456: Consider the following statements regarding "booth capturing" in an election:
1. It has been defined in the Constitution of India after the 61st Amendment.
2. It includes the seizure of and taking possession of a polling booth to prevent the orderly conduct of elections.
3. It is also committed when any elector is threatened and prevented from going to the polling station to cast his vote.
4. It has been declared a cognisable offence punishable by imprisonment.
Of these statements
(a) 2, 3 and 4 are correct
(b) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
(c) 2 and 3 are correct
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct
457: On which date Constitution of India was adopted and enacted by the Constituent Assembly?
(a) 15th August, 1947
(b) 26th January, 1950
(c) 26th November, 1949
(d) 30th January, 1948
Explanation:
Option C is correct
458: The Anti-Defection Law was enacted as early as 1979 in
(a) Kerala
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) West Bengal
(d) Tamil Nadu
459: The term of the Lok Sabha
(a) cannot be extended under any circumstances
(b) can be extended by six months at a time
(c) can be extended by one year at a time during the proclamation of emergency
(d) can be extended for two years at a time during the proclamation of emergency
Explanation:
The term of the Lok Sabha can be extended during the period of national emergency by a law of Parliament for one year at a time for any length of time.
460: How many High Courts in India have jurisdiction over more than one State (Union Territories not included)?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
Explanation:
Three Courts having jurisdiction over more than one state:
Bombay High Court - Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
Guwahati High Court - Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh.
Punjab and Haryana High Court - Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh.