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Indian PolityMediumAsked in: UPSC Civil Services · CSE Prelims 2024, GS Paper I

With reference to Union Budget, consider the following statements : 1. The Union Finance Minister on behalf of the Prime Minister lays the Annual Financial Statement before both the Houses of Parliament. 2. At the Union level, no demand for a grant can be made except on the recommendation of the President of India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

  1. A.1 only
  2. B.2 only
  3. C.Both 1 and 2
  4. D.Neither 1 nor 2

Correct answer

B. 2 only

Explanation

The correct answer is B, 2 only. Demands for grants need the President's recommendation, but the Budget is laid on behalf of the President, not the Prime Minister.

Article 112 of the Constitution says that the President shall, in respect of every financial year, cause to be laid before both Houses of Parliament a statement of the estimated receipts and expenditure of the Government of India, called the Annual Financial Statement. In practice the Finance Minister presents it, but he or she does so on behalf of the President, since the Constitution places the duty on the President. Article 113(3) adds that no demand for a grant shall be made except on the recommendation of the President, which is why only the government can seek money and members cannot propose new spending on their own.

A is wrong because statement 1 wrongly names the Prime Minister. C is wrong because statement 1 is false. D is wrong because statement 2 is true.

Exam tip: Article 112 = Annual Financial Statement; Article 113(3) = grants only on President's recommendation.

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Q1.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2020, Paper IEasy

Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly ?

  1. A.B. R. Ambedkar
  2. B.Rajendra Prasad
  3. C.Alladi Krishnaswami Aiyar
  4. D.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
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Correct answer: B. Rajendra Prasad

Dr Rajendra Prasad was elected the permanent President of the Constituent Assembly on 11 December 1946 and presided over it until the Constitution was adopted.

Q2.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2020, Paper IMedium

Which of the following statements with regard to the Speaker, Lok Sabha is/are correct ? 1. The election of the Speaker of Lok Sabha is conducted by the Election Commission of India 2. The Speaker on assuming his office is not required to make and subscribe oath or affirmation 3. The Speaker does not exercise a casting vote in case of equality of votes Select the correct answer using the code given below :

  1. A.2 only
  2. B.1 and 3
  3. C.1 only
  4. D.2 and 3
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Correct answer: A. 2 only

The Speaker takes no separate oath for the office, while statements 1 and 3 are false.

Q3.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2018, Paper IHard

Which one of the following statements relating to the power of the President of India to grant pardon is not correct?

  1. A.The President has the power to grant pardon where punishment or sentence is by a Court Martial.
  2. B.The President can grant pardon in all cases where the sentence is a sentence of death.
  3. C.The Court's power of judicial review is very limited in relation to the decision of the President on mercy petition.
  4. D.The power to grant pardon by the President is the power that the sovereign never exercises against its own judicial mandate.
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Correct answer: D. The power to grant pardon by the President is the power that the sovereign never exercises against its own judicial mandate.

The pardoning power is exactly the power by which the sovereign, acting through the President, can set aside or soften the result of its own courts' judgment, so saying it is never exercised against the judicial mandate is wrong.

Q4.Indian PolityAsked in: UPSC CAPF · CAPF 2020, Paper IMedium

Which one of the following statements regarding Public Accounts Committee is correct ?

  1. A.It consists of fifteen members from Lok Sabha and seven members from Rajya Sabha
  2. B.It consists of twenty members from Lok Sabha and ten members from Rajya Sabha
  3. C.The term of members of Public Accounts Committee is five years
  4. D.Finance Minister is the Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee
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Correct answer: A. It consists of fifteen members from Lok Sabha and seven members from Rajya Sabha

The Public Accounts Committee has 22 members: 15 elected by the Lok Sabha and 7 by the Rajya Sabha.

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The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 replaced which earlier law?

  1. A.The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929
  2. B.The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
  3. C.The Special Marriage Act, 1954
  4. D.The Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
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Correct answer: A. The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929

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