Schedules of Indian Constitution
First schedule
The articles covered are 1 and 4.It deals with the names of the states and their territorial jurisdictions and the names of Union Territories and their extent.
Second schedule
The articles covered are 59, 65,...
Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022. Explain in detail and reasons to repeal Identification...
On 28-3-2022, the Lok Sabha had passed the Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022 which enables investigating officers to gather the biometric detail of the prisoners.
Aim of the bill:...
National Register of Citizens (NRC)
What is the NRC?
The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is the list of Indian residents of Assam. It was set up in 1951, following the statistics of 1951. For an individual's name to be...
National Commission for Women launches- She is a Changemaker Programme
National Commission for Women launches a Pan-India Capacity Building Programme called ‘She is a Changemaker’ for Women in Politics i.e., women representatives at all levels, gram panchayats to parliament members and political...
FUNDAMENTAL DUTIES
There are Eleven Fundamental Duties and it shall be the duty of every citizen of India:
To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideals and institutions, the...
Chief Justice of India’s office under RTI
The Supreme Court decided that the office of the Chief Justice of India (CJI) is an open authority under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
A five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice...
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF INDIA
Which article states about the Attorney General of India?
a. 73
b. 75
c. 77
d. 76
Ans: d
Who appoints the Attorney General of India?
a. Prime minister
b. Cabinet Ministers
c. President
d. Speaker of Lok Sabha
Ans: c
It is...
Indo- China Relations
On 1 April 1950, India turned into the first non-communist coalition nation to set up strategic relations with the People's Republic of China. PM Nehru visited China in October 1954. While, the India-China outskirt...
ARTICLE 370 & ARTICLE 35A
Kashmir, which is a Himalayan region, has always been in news for some reason or the other and there have been violent activities in the Indian administered side of Jammu and Kashmir...
India-Languages
India is a multilingual country. The central, as well as the State Governments, have been taking necessary steps for the promotion and preservation of Indian languages. Currently, the Indian constitution recognizes 22...