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Indian Polity UPPSC 2014 GS-I
Question

How many members may be nominated by the President from Anglo-Indian Community, if he is of opinion that the community is not adequately represented in the House of the People ?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: 2

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “2”.
In January 2020, the Anglo-Indian reserved seats in the Parliament and State Legislatures of India were abolished by the 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019.

Similar Questions:

Indian Parliament consists of
  1. A) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
  2. B) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Prime Minister
  3. C) Speaker and Lok Sabha
  4. D) President and both the Houses
Which of the following is/are stated in the Constitution of India?

1. The President shall not be a member of either of the Houses of the Parliament.
2. The Parliament shall consist of the President and both Houses.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. A) Both 1 and 2
  2. B) Only 2
  3. C) Neither 1 nor 2
  4. D) Only 1
Right to property is a:
  1. A) Fundamental right
  2. B) Natural right
  3. C) Constitutional right
  4. D) Legal right
Consider the following statements:
An Amendment to the Constitution of India can be initiated by the:

1. LokSabha 2. RajyaSabha
3. State Legislatures 4. President of India

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
  1. A) 1,2 and 3
  2. B) 1 and 2
  3. C) Only 1
  4. D) 2, 3 and 4
'NEERI' is located at:
  1. A) Nagpur
  2. B) Mumbai
  3. C) Chennai
  4. D) Bengaluru
Statement (A): Indian Constitution is quasi-federal
Reason (R): The Indian constitution is neither federal nor unitary.

Choose the correct answer from the code given below:
  1. A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
  2. B) Both A and R are correct but R is not the explanation of A.
  3. C) A is true but R is false.
  4. D) A is false but R is true.
Who renovated Sudarshan lake without using forced labour ?
  1. A) Chandragupta Maurya
  2. B) Bindusar
  3. C) Ashoka
  4. D) Rudradaman-I
A member of State Public Service Commission may be removed by:
  1. A) The Governor on the basis of impeachment in Vidhan Sabha
  2. B) The Governor, after the enquiry conducted by the Supreme Court
  3. C) The President, after the enquiry conducted by the Supreme Court
  4. D) The Governor, after the enquiry conducted by the High Court
The correct sequence of the following countries in terms of total railway length in the world in descending order is:
  1. A) Canada, Germany, U.S.A., India
  2. B) Germany, U.S.A., Canada, India
  3. C) India, U.S.A., Germany, Canada
  4. D) U.S.A., Canada, India, Germany
Who among the following are directly elected by the people? Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. Pradhan
2. Block Pramukh
3. Zila Panchayat Adhyaksh
4. Sarpanch
5. Panch

Code:
  1. A) 1, 2 and 3
  2. B) 1, 2 and 5
  3. C) 1, 4 and 5
  4. D) 1 and 5
The Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India was created:
  1. A) through an Act of the Parliament
  2. B) by the Constitution
  3. C) through a Cabinet Resolution
  4. D) none of the above
Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

List - I - List-II
A. Vitamin B12 - 1. Magnesium
B. Haemoglobin - 2. Cobalt
C. Chlorophyll - 3. Copper
D. Brass - 4. Iron

Codes:
A B C D
  1. A) 2 4 1 3
  2. B) 2 1 3 4
  3. C) 4 1 2 3
  4. D) 3 4 2 1