The elections to the Lower House of the Parliament of India, held in 2019, constituted the
- A.14th Lok Sabha
- B.15th Lok Sabha
- C.16th Lok Sabha
- D.17th Lok Sabha
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Explanation
The correct answer is D, 17th Lok Sabha. The general election held in April and May 2019 elected the 17th Lok Sabha, which first met in June 2019.
The Lok Sabha is the lower house of Parliament, and under Article 83 its normal term is five years from the date of its first meeting. The first Lok Sabha was elected in the general election of 1951–52. Counting the houses after that gives a simple chain: the 14th Lok Sabha was elected in 2004, the 15th in 2009, the 16th in 2014 and the 17th in 2019. Each general election is conducted by the Election Commission of India under Article 324 of the Constitution.
A is wrong because the 14th Lok Sabha came from the 2004 election. B is wrong because the 15th Lok Sabha was elected in 2009. C is wrong because the 16th Lok Sabha was elected in 2014 and its term ended in 2019.
Exam tip: 2004 – 14th, 2009 – 15th, 2014 – 16th, 2019 – 17th Lok Sabha; the first was elected in 1951–52.
Practice Questions
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- A.Popular Government
- B.Self-Government
- C.Federal Government
- D.Quasi-Government
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Panchayati Raj Institutions are bodies of rural local self-government, through which villagers manage their own local affairs. Article 40, a Directive Principle, asks the State to organise village panchayats and give them the powers needed to function as units of self-government.
Read the full explanation →In which one of the following States has the President's Rule been imposed most number of times?
- A.Bihar
- B.Karnataka
- C.Manipur
- D.Punjab
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Manipur has been placed under President's Rule more often than any other state, more than ten times since 1967.
Read the full explanation →The Constitution of India guarantees freedom of speech and expression. But the freedom is subject to certain reasonable restrictions imposed by the State. These restrictions may relate to which of the following ?
1. Defamation
2. Decency or morality
3. Incitement to an offence
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- A.1 only
- B.2 and 3 only
- C.1 and 3 only
- D.1, 2 and 3
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All three are grounds listed in Article 19(2) on which the State may place reasonable restrictions on freedom of speech and expression.
Read the full explanation →Which one of the following is not a Constitutional Commission of India?
- A.The National Commission for Scheduled Castes
- B.The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
- C.The National Commission for Backward Classes
- D.The National Commission for Women
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It was set up in 1992 under the National Commission for Women Act, 1990, so it is a statutory body, not a constitutional one.
Read the full explanation →Which statement about the doctrine of eclipse is correct?
- A.It applies equally to pre-Constitution and post-Constitution laws that violate Fundamental Rights
- B.It applies to pre-Constitution laws, which remain dormant and may revive if the constitutional bar is removed
- C.It permits a court to strike down only the offending part of a statute
- D.It allows a citizen to give up a Fundamental Right voluntarily
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Article 13(1) makes a pre-Constitution law void only to the extent of its inconsistency with the Fundamental Rights, so the Supreme Court in Bhikaji Narain Dhakras, 1955, held that such a law is not erased but merely eclipsed, staying unenforceable until the shadow is lifted, after which it revives.
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