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Answer: [C]President Explanation: The Governor of a state in India is the agent of the President and holds office during the pleasure of the president.
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Answer: [D]Assam Explanation: Eastern Zonal Council comprises States of West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar and Jharkhand.
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Answer: [A]31 Explanation: The sanctioned strength of the apex court is 31 judges including the CJI. (Article 124 and Act 11 of 2009)
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Answer: [B]Panchayat Samiti Explanation: The middle unit of the three tier Panchayati Raj System is called as Panchayat Samiti. Gram Panchayat was established for village level, Panchayat Samiti was for block level and Zila Parsihad was formed at district level. The Balwant Rai Committee recommended the establishment of the scheme of “Democratic Decentralization” or “Panchayati Raj” in January 1958.
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Answer: [B]Article 352 Explanation: Article 352 of the Indian Constitution 1949 deals with the National emergency that can be proclaimed on the grounds of security threat or the situation crisis in India. In the history of independent India, there were three periods during which a state of emergency was deemed to have existed. It has been proclaimed three times so far-1962, 1971 and 1975. Financial emergency (article 360) has not been declared so far.
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Answer: [A]L.M.Singhvi Committee Explanation: L.M.Singhvi Committee was formed by the government to study the Panchayatiraj. The Gram Sabha was considered as the base of a decentralized democracy, and PRIs viewed as institutions of self-governance which would actually facilitate the participation of the people in the process of planning and development.
Its salient recommendations are as follows:
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Answer: [D]Notified Area Committee is constituted by an act of legislatures Explanation: Notified Area Committee is not constituted by an act of legislatures. It is an area which does not necessarily fulfill all the conditions for the constitution of the municipality. The chairman and all the other members of the committee are appointed by the state government.NAC can be constituted by a notification and no need for an statute
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Answer: [B]Sarkaria Commission Explanation: Sarkaria Commission was set up in June 1983 by the central government of India. The Sarkaria Commission’s charter was to examine the relationship and balance of power between state and central governments in the country and suggest changes within the framework of Constitution of India. The Commission was so named as it was headed by Justice Rajinder Singh Sarkaria, a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India. The other two members of the committee were Shri B Sivaraman and Dr SR Sen. The Commission after conducting several studies, eliciting information, holding discussions and after detailed deliberations submitted its 1600 page final report in January 1988. the Commission recommended, by and large, status quo in the Centre-State relations, especially in the areas, relating to legislative matters, role of Governors and use of Article 356.
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Answer:[B]Article 312 Explanation: According to the provisions of article 312, the Parliament can create a new all India service, if resolution to that effect in national interest is passed by the council of states.
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Answer: [B]Only 1 & 3 Explanation:
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