Indian Political System Quiz

Study Notes

Indira Gandhi was the first female Prime Minister of India.
Article 361 protects the President of India from legal action.
The "First Citizen of India" is the President.
The maximum number of members in the Rajya Sabha is 245.
The concept of Judicial Review is borrowed from the US Constitution.
The Indian Constitution's Directive Principles of State Policy do not include the right to work.

The first woman Governor of an Indian state was Sarojini Naidu.
The maximum number of judges in the Supreme Court of India is 31.
The power to pardon a convicted person in India rests with the President.
The Indian Parliament consists of two Houses.
The President of India has the power to issue ordinances when Parliament is not in session.
The first Chief Election Commissioner of India was Sukumar Sen.
The Right to Education is a non-justiciable right in India.
The Indian Parliament has the power to form new states.
The "Right to Information" Act was passed in 2005.
The President's Rule can be invoked under Article 356.
The minimum age for a Lok Sabha member is 25 years.
Defence, Foreign Affairs, and Atomic Energy are subjects of the Union List in the Indian Constitution.
The President of India can impose President's rule for a maximum of 6 months without parliamentary approval.
The Doctrine of Severability is associated with Judicial Review.
The person who appoints the Governor of an Indian state is the President.
The 77th Constitutional Amendment allowed for the creation of a National Commission for Backward Classes.
The term "Secular" in the Indian Constitution means equal respect for all religions.
The Indian Constitution was adopted on November 26, 1949.
The National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) Act was struck down by the Supreme Court in 2015.