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Indian Polity UPPSC 2017 GS-I
Question

Which of the following are enshrined in the third schedule of the Indian Constitution?

(a) Form of oath of office for a Minister for the Union.
(b) Form of oath to be made by the Chief Justice of Supreme Court.
(c) Form of oath of office for the President of India.
(d) Form of oath to be made by a Member of Parliament.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: a, b, d

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “a, b, d”.
The third schedule of the Indian Constitution contains the forms of oath and affirmation for:

Union Ministers of India
Parliament Election Candidates
Members of Parliament (MPs)
Supreme Court Judges
Comptroller and Auditor General
State Ministers
State Legislature Elections' Candidates
State Legislature Members
High Court Judges

It does not contain oaths and affirmations for the "President of India" and "Governors of States."

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  2. B) Khasi - Garo - Naga - Jaintia
  3. C) Garo - Khasi - Jaintia - Naga
  4. D) Jaintiya - Naga - Garo - Khasi
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Match List I with List II and select the correct answer from the code given below: List I List II

(A) Curtailment of the power judicial review - (a) 61st Amendment
(B) Abolition of Right to property as a fundamental right - (b) 42nd Amendment
(C) Lowering the voting age from 21 to 18 - (c) 38th Amendment
(D) Addition of the word secular in the preamble - (d) 44th Amendment
  1. A) A-a, B-b, C-d, D-
  2. B) A-b, B-d, C-a, D-c
  3. C) A-c, B-d, C-a, D-b
  4. D) A-d, B-a, C-c, D-b
Match list-I with list-li and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists
(List - I) (List - II)

(A) Article - 324 - (1) National Commission for Schedule Castes
(B) Article - 315 - (2) Finance Commission
(C) Article — 280 - (3) Public Service Commission
(D) Article — 338 - (4) Election Commission

Code -
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  2. B) A-(4), B-(3), C-(2), D-(1)
  3. C) A-(3), B-(2), C-(1), D-(4)
  4. D) A-(1), B-(3), C-(4), D-(2)
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