Assam TET, BTC TET, LP UP TET, RRB NTPC, SSC, APSC, APDCL, ADRE Grade 4 Examination (Political Science) Important Questions

(Politics is the science of power, governance and application of knowledge for the sake of nation. It is a social science that can be understand from the perspective of domestic, international and comparative analysis. There lots of Questions asked from politics every year at different competitive examinations. Besides, political science is also practiced as an individual subject at various schools, colleges, universities. The importance of political science is increasing day by day. Politics is the mandatory topic of human life at present. Below are some important facts and questions that will be the most helpful for the upcoming grade 3 and grade 4 examination conducted by Assam Direct Recruitment Examination (ADRE). Hope all the viewers will benefit from this post.)

Knowledge Capsule: The Constitution of India was framed by the “Constituent Assembly” which was set up under Cabinet Mission Plan in May 16, 1946.

The Constituent Assembly consists of 385 members.
B. N. Rao was appointed as the constitutional advisor of the assembly.
The words SOCIALIST, SECULAR, UNITY AND INTEGRITY were added by the 42nd Amendment in 1976.
The Indian Constitution has 448 articles, 25 parts, and 12 schedules at present.
The Constituent Assembly adopted our National Flag on July 22, 1947. it was designed by Pingali Venkaiah of Andra Pradesh.

Important Questions (ADRE/APSC/PnRD/APDCL/Health/SSC)-

1. Who is the first citizen of India?

-The president.

2. Who was the first prime minister of independent India?

– Jawaharlal Nehru.

3. Who was the first president of India?

-Dr. Rajendra Prasad.

4. How many seats are there in Lok Sabha at present?

–545 (election held for 543).

5. When was first Indian Constitution amended?

-In 1951 (Added Ninth Schedule).

6. When for the first time our national anthem was sung?

-Dec 27, 1911 at the Calcutta session of INC.

7. How many lions are there in our National Emblem?

-Four Lions standing back to back.

8. Who appoint the Chief justice of India?

-The President.

Features of Indian Constitution borrowed from other Countries-

FEATURES	BORROWED COUNTRY
Parliamentary type of Govt. Cabinet Minister system Single citizenship PM Post Speaker in Lok Sabha Nominal Head – President Bicameral Parliament system	United Kingdom (UK)
Preamble of Constitution Supreme Court Fundamental Rights Executive head of state – President President as supreme commander of the Armed Forces. Vice President as ex -officio chairman of Raijya Sabha.	United State (US)
Fundamental Duties Five Year Plan	USSR
1. Concurrent list	Australia
1. Suspension of fundamental rights during emergency	Germany
1. Procedure of Constitutional Amendments	South Africa
1. Power distribution between center and the states	Canada
1. Concept of Directive Principles	Ireland

9. How many states are in India at present?

– 28 states.

10. How many union territories are in India?

– 8 UTs.

11. Which state is removed from 29 states as a result total no of states in India become 28?

– Jammu & Kashmir.

12. Which one is the newest state of India?

– Telangana (formed in June 2, 2014).

13. Which is the oldest state of India?

– Bihar (1912).

14. What is the smallest state of India?

– Goa.

KNOWLEDGE BOOSTER: “Right to constitutional Remedy” is the Soul of the constitution and it was termed by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. It is guaranteed by the article 32 of the constitution.

15. Which Indian official holds the emergency power of the country?

– President.

16. Who is the supreme commander of Indian armed forces?

– The President.

17. Which article of Indian constitution ensures that no citizen of India shall be discriminated on the basis of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth?

– Article 15.

18. Who founded DMK (Dravida Munetra Kazhagam) party?

– C.N. Annadurai.

19. Who was the first chief election commissioner of India?

– Sukumar Sen.

20. Who appoint the chief justice of India?

– The President of India.

21. Who was the first speaker of Lok sabha?

– G.V. Mavalankar.

22. Who was the first chairman of Raijya sabha?

– S. Radhakrishnan.

23. Rajya sabha can’t reject money bill but can delay it. For how many days Rajya sabha can delay or hold money bill?

– 14 days.

Some important books related to Politics –

BOOKS	AUTHORS
The Republic	Plato
Politics	Aristotle
The Prince	Niccolo Machiavelli
Philosophy of Rights	Hegel
Political Science and Government	Dr. Garner
Ethical Studies	F.H. Bradley
The Social Contract	J.J. Rousseau
The Communist Manifesto	Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
On Liberty	John Stuart Mill
Metaphysical Theory of the State	Dr. L.T. Hobhouse

Some Important Facts of Nation –

National animal – The Magnificent tiger (Panthera tigris)
National bird – The Indian Peacock (Pavo cristatus)
National tree – The Banyan Tree (Ficus benghalensis)
National fruit – Mango (Mangifera indica)
National flower – Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)
National Aquatic animal – Gangetic Dolphin (Platanista gangetica)

Some Important Amendments of Constitution –

AMENDMENTS	FEATURES
1st Amendment – 1951	Added article 15(4) and article 19(6)
10th Amendment – 1961	Dadra and Nagar Haveli as Union Territory
12th Amendment – 1962	Include Goa, Daman and Diu as union Territory
13th Amendment – 1962	Added article 371 to make special provisions for Nagaland state
19th Amendment – 1966	To clarify the duties of Election Commission
21st Amendment – 1967	Sindhi language included as regional language in 8th schedule
42nd Amendment – 1976	It incorporated the words SOCIALIST, SECULAR AND INTEGRITY in the preamble. Fundamental duties were added in part IV (A).
55th Amendment – 1986	Formation of Arunachal Pradesh
56th Amendment – 1987	Goa was made full fledged state with state assembly.
57th Amendment – 1987	Reservation of seats for ST of Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh in Lok Sabha.
61st Amendment – 1988 (w.e.f 1989)	Amendment to Article 326 for the reduction of voting age from 21 to 18 years.
71st Amendment – 1992	It included Manipur, Konkani and Nepalese languages in the 8th schedule.
86th Amendment – 2002	Added a new Article 21A after Article 21 which makes the right of education for children of the age of 6 to 14 years a fundamental right.
90th Amendment – 2003	Creation of BTAD within Assam
92th Amendment – 2003	Amended the 8th schedule and inserted four new languages – Bodo, Dogri, Maithili and Santhali.
106th Amendment -2023	Women reservation in Lok Sabha and State Assembly.

24. Who was the first Assamese to become president of India?

– Dr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed.

25. What is the name of only hill city of Assam?

– Haflong.

26. How manny members are nominated by the President to Rajya sabha?

– 12 members.

27. Which article of constitution has the provision for the establishment of Supreme court?

– Article 124.

28. Who appoint the chief justice of India?

– The President.

Indian History: https://youtu.be/gP1jjkr5of0

Assam History: https://youtu.be/tyL8HNARjqQ

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