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UPPSC 2021 GS-I Indian Polity
Question

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R) :

Assertion (A) : The Council of Ministers in India is collectively responsible to both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
Reason (R) : Members of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are eligible to become Ministers in Union Government.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
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Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: (A) is false, but (R) is true

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “(A) is false, but (R) is true”.

It is true that the Members of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are eligible to become Ministers in Union Government.

Article 75 states that the Council of Ministers shall be collectively responsible to the House of the People i.e Lok Sabha.

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A judge of the Supreme Court may resign his office by writing a letter to:
  1. A) the Chief Justice
  2. B) the President
  3. C) the Prime Minister
  4. D) the Law Minister
Assertion (A): India is not a federation
Reason (R): Union Parliament has power to alter the area, boundary and name of any state even without its consent.

Select the correct answer from the code given below: Code:
  1. A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. C) A is true but is fals
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With reference to the composition of the Legislative Council in a state of India, which of the following statement/s is/are correct?

(1) In the Legislative Council there may not be more than one-third members of the total membership of the Legislative Assembly of that state.
(2) The Legislative Council of a state must have at least forty members in it.

Select the correct answer from the code given below—
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  1. A) Only 1
  2. B) Only 2
  3. C) Both 1 and 2
  4. D) Neither 1 nor 2
There is no reservation for SC and ST for Lok Sabha in:
  1. A) Arunachal Pradesh
  2. B) Jammu & Kashmir
  3. C) Meghalaya
  4. D) All the above
Consider the following events and arrange these in correct chronological order starting from the earliest to the last activity-

(I) Appointment of the Drafting Committee
(II) Indian Constitution was adopted and enacted
(ill) Date of commencement of Indian Constitution
(IV) Constitution Assembly first met

Select the correct answer from the code given below
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  1. A) III, II, I, IV
  2. B) IV, I, III, II
  3. C) I, II, IV, Ill
  4. D) lV, I, II, Ill
Under the Constitution of India which of the following is NOT Fundamental Duty?
  1. A) To vote in General Election
  2. B) To develop the scientific temper
  3. C) To safeguard public property
  4. D) To abide by the Constitution and respect its ideas
Seats allocated to Bihar in the House of People is the sum total of seats allocated to:
  1. A) Assam and Madhya Pradesh
  2. B) Assam and Gujarat
  3. C) Karnataka and Rajasthan
  4. D) Haryana and Kerala
Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched ?
Lok Sabha – Election Year
  1. A) 13th – 1999
  2. B) 11th – 1996
  3. C) 9th – 1989
  4. D) 7th – 1982
We have a system of Judicial Review in:
  1. A) India only
  2. B) U.K. only
  3. C) U.S.A. only
  4. D) Both in India and U.S.A.
Which one of the following statements is correct?
  1. A) The Constitution of India is Presidential
  2. B) India is a titular monarchy
  3. C) India is an aristocracy
  4. D) India is a Parliamentary democracy
The provisions of the 6th schedule of the Indian constitution are applicable in which of the following states ?
  1. A) Tripura
  2. B) Sikkim
  3. C) Nagaland
  4. D) All of the above
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  1. A) Article 39A- Equal justice and free legal aid
  2. B) Article 40- Organisation of village panchayats
  3. C) Article 44- Uniform Civil Code
  4. D) Article 48- Separation of judiciary from executive