English Biography Presentation - Biography of Mahatma Ghandi
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PARLIAMENTOFINDIA(JOINTRECRUITMENTCELL)
EXAMINATIONFORRECRUITMENTTOTHEPOSTOFSENIORLEGISLATIVE!COMMITTEE!PROTOCOUEXECUTIVEASSISTANTINLOKSABHAANDRAJYA SABHASECRETARIATS
12thNOVEMBER,2005
PAPER.I : GENERALKNOWLEDGE& CURRENTAFFAIRS
INSTRUCTIONS:(i) WriteyourRollNo(s)attheappropriatecolumn(s)ontheanswersheet.(ii) Put'X' markonlyinthecorrectBoxlikethis{X}. NomarkswillbegivenforresponsesoutsidetheBox.(iii)Incaseyouwanttochangeyourresponsetoanyquestion,fullyblackenthefirstresponselikethis. and
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1. Whichof thefollowingStatesintroducedVATfrom1April,2005?(A)Gujarat . (B)Maharashtra (C)RajasthanTheForeignExchangeReservesof Indiapresentlystandat.(A)$124billionapp. (B)$130billionapp. (C)$ 143billionapp.Whoamongthe followinghasbeenappointedtheElectionCommissionerof India?(A)B.B.Tandon (B)AjayPrasad (C)NavinChawlaWhichoneof the followingis headedby SunItaNarain?(A)PlanningTaskForce(C)RuralDevelopmentForceThe38thJnanpithAwardhasbeenconferredon.(A)ChandrikaPrasadSrivastava (B)D.JayakanthanDadasahebPhalkeAwardfor2004hasbeenawardedto. .
(A)MeeraNair (B)MadhurBhandarkar (C)AdoorGopalakrishnan (0)SanjayBhansaliThe'GlobalIndianof theYear'hasbeenawardedbyEconomicTimesBusinessAwards,2005to .(A)LakshmiMittal (B)SunilMittal (C)LordSwrajPaul (0) Ani!AmbaniHowmanymedalsIndiawonatthe 16111AsianAthleticsChampionshipheldin SouthKorea?(A) 4 (B) 9 (C) 12 (D) 13Whohadstartedthe first newspaperIn India?(A)BalGangadharTilak (B)BhartenduHarischandra(C)DadabhaiNaoroji'Nhichinstrumentis usedfor measuringdensityof milk?(A)Speedometer (B)HydrometerWhoinventedDynamite?(A)MadamCurieWhichis thecoldestplanet?(A)Mercury (B)Pluto (C)VenusThe"GoldenGirl" is thebiographyofwhichoneof thefollowing?(A)P.T.Usha (B)SoniaGandhi (C)BenazirBhuttoWhichis thesecondlargestlanguagespokenin IndiaafterHindi?(A)Bengali (B)Marathi (C)TeluguWhoformedthe 'Gaddarparty'?(A)VirSavarkar (B)MadanLalDhingra (C)LalaLajpatRaiWhichwasthecapitalof MaharajaRanjitSingh?(A)Amritsar (B)KabulWhowasthefounderof 'ForwardBloc'Party?(A)SubhasChandraBose (B)SharatchandraBose (C)RasBehariBoseWithwhatreformsLordMacaulayis associated?(A)AdministrativeReforms (B)EconomicReforms (C)EducationalReforms"WorldAIDSDay"is observedon.(A) 7 December (B) 15DecemberThenameof the Parliamentof Bangladeshis . .
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21. Whichoneof thefollowingis observedasthe "PollutionPreventionDay"?(A) 5 September (B) 24October (C) 19NovemberWhichcity, famousfor producingfilms, is knownas "Lollywood"in commonparlance?(A)London (B) Lucknow (C)LahoreThedeficiencyof iodineleadsto whichdisease?(A)Asthma (B)Goitre (C)JaundiceWhichoneof thefollowingis thecapitalof Bosnia- Herzegovina?(A)Sarayevo (B)Zagreb (C)KievWhatis thechemicalnameof bluevitriol?(A)CopperOxide (B)CalciumSulphate (C)SodiumChlorideTheheadquarterof NationalRemoteSensingAgencyis situatedat.(A)Hyderabad (B)Bangalore (C)KolkataThenewspaper,'Dawn'is publishedfrom.(A)China (B)GreatBritainWhowasthearchitectof NewDelhi?(A)LeCarbusier (B)SirSobhaSinghWhois theGovernorof Jharkhand?(A)ButaSingh (B)SyedSibteyRazi (C)SushilKumarShindeWhohasbeenrecentlyappointedtheheadof theNationalSchoolof Drama?(A)AnupamKher (B)RajBabbar (C)OmPuriWhichactresshasbeenawardedBestActressAwardfor theyear2004?(A)RaniMukherjee(Black) (B)RaniMukherjee(VeerZaara)(C)KonkanaSen Sharma(Page3) (0)Thaara(Hasina- Kannada)At whichplaceNationalMaritineComplexis proposedto besetup?(A)Thiruvannthapuram (B)Kolkata (C)PortBlair (0) ChemmancherinearChennaiAccordingto theStateof ForestReport,2003,whatis thetotalforestcover in India?(A) 6.70lakhsq.km. (B) 6.781akhsq.km. (cj 6.911akhsq.km. (0) 7.011akhsq.km.Whichoneof thefOllowingairportsin Indiais thefirst to beownedby a public limitedcompany?(A)Bangaloreairport (B)Oabolimairport (C)Cochinairport (0) HyderabadairportRajivGandhiKhelRatnaAwardfor 2005hasbeenawardedto .(A)AnjuBobbyGeorge (B)RajyavardhanSinghRathore (C)VirendraSahwag (0) MaheshBhupathiWhichoneof thefollowingcompanieshasstarteda ruralmarketingnetworkcalled,'e-chaupals'?(A)ITC (B)Reliance (C)HindustanLever (0) BirlaGroupAs perworld Bankfiguresfor WorldGDPin 2004,India'spercapitaincome measuredindollarsstandsat.(A) $ 598.9 (B) $ 599.9 (C) $691.9 (0) $ 699.9V.Shanta,Directorof AdyarCancerInstitutehasbeenawardedMagsaysayAwardfor 2005for.(A)PublicService (B)PeaceandInternationalUnderstanding(C)EmergentLeadership (0) CommunityLeadershipWhichoneof thefollowingis a majorrubber producingStatein India?(A)AndhraPradesh (B) Assam (C) OrissaNanavatiCommission,whichrecentlysubmittedits report,hasenquiredinto.(A)Anti- Sikhriotsin1984 (B)Gujaratriots (C)ShareMarketScam (0) NoneoftheaboveThe'SarvaShikshaAbhiyan'is targetedatachievingtheuniversalisationof elementaryeducationby theyear.(A) 2009 (B) 2010 (C) 2012 (0) 2020InwhichStateMittalSteel,the largeststeelproduceris planningto setup a steelplant?(A) Chhatisgarh (B) Jharkhand (C) MaharashtraNamethe newChairpersonof Children'sFilmSocietyof India.(A)SharmilaTagore (B) ShabanaAzmi (C)NafisaAliWhichcountryis calledthe 'CockpitofEurope'?(A) Italy (B) FranceThePresidentof Indiais electedby.(A) AnElectoralCollegecomprisingallthemembersofLokSabhaand-RajyaSabha(B) AnElectoralCollegeconsistingofallelectedmembersof LokSabhaandRajyaSabha(C) AnElectoralCollegeconsistingofelectedmembersofbothHousesofParliament,StateLegislativeAssemblies
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(A) SamVeda (B)AtharvaVedaIn which year was Indian National Congress born?(A) 1869 (B) 1885Who was instrumental in eradicating 'Sati'?(A) LordDalhousie (B) LordMountbatten (C)LordRiponGuru Arjun Devwas which guru of the Sikhs?(A) Fourth (B) Fifth (C) Sixth (D) SeventhBy which amendmentto the Constitution of India, the words 'Socialist' and 'Secular' were included in Prembletothe Constitution?(A) 36th (B)41stWith which subject 'Manusmriti' deals?(A) Economics (B)LawWhich country is known as 'Land of Thunderbolt'?(A) Bhutan (B) Nepal (C) VietnamWho has termed Indus Valley Civilization as Harappan Culture?(A) R.D. Bane~ee (B) Professor Harper (C) Rai Bahadur Dayaram Sahni (D) Sir John MarshalUnder which article of the Constitution, Rajya Sabha can recommend formation of an All India Service?(A)Article249 (B) Article311 (C) Article312 (D) Article265Who led the revolutionaries in Kanpur in the First War of Independencein 1857?(A) NanaSahib (B)TatyaTope (C) RaniLaxmibaiFor which one of the following, "Akira Kurosava Award" is given?(A) Painting (B)Films (C)LiteratureWhich one of the following is called, "Milk Sugar"?(A) Glucose (B)Fractose (C)LactoseDehydration leads to the deficiency of which one of the following in human body?(A) Blood (B)Salt (C)GlucoseFrom which place MahatmaGandhi started 'Dandi March' in March 19301(A) Sabarmati (B) Porbandar (C)WardhaWith which sport is 'Deuce' associated?(A) Bridge (B) Boxing (C)TennisHow many spokes are there in the wheel of the National Flagof India?(A) 8 (B) 16 (C) 24The popular mobile phone brand "Nokia" is from which country?(A)Japan (B)France (C) S. KoreaThe full form of MAPIN is .(A) MarketAcquisitionParticipationInvestorNote (B)MarketAccessand ParticipatingInvestorNumber(C) MarketParticipantsand InvestorsIdentificationNumber (0) Noneof the above.For the year 2005-06the fiscal deficit is estimated at :(A) 3.4 percentof GOP (B) 4.3 percentof GDP (C) 5.4 percentof GDP (D) 6.5 percent of GDPWith whom the second battle of Panipatwas fought by Akbar?(A) IbrahimLodi (B)HemuBakal (C)RanaSangaA Rajya Sabha Member is elected by .(A) Elected members of all State Legislative Assemblies(C) Elected members of concerned State Legislative AssemblyWhich country's Parliament is known as Majlis?(A)Afghanistan (B)Iran (C)IraqWhoseageis ascertainedbymeans of Carbon Dating process?W~ ~~ ~~-Who has been responsible for 'White Revolution' in India?(A) M. Swaminathan (B)VergheseKurian (C)Jai PrakashNarainWhich one of the following was not connected with Ayurveda?(A) Dhanvantri (B)Charak (C) SushrutaWorld Enviornment Day is observed on .(A) 25February (B) 5June
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PARLIAMENTOFINDIA(JOINTRECRUITMENTCELL)
EXAMINATIONFORRECRUITMENTTOTHEPOSTOFSENIORLEGISLATIVE!COMMITTEE!PROTOCOLIEXECUTIVEASSISTANTINLOKSABHAANDRAJYA SABHASECRETARIATS
12th NOVEMBER,2005
PAPER.II: ENGLISHESSAYANDPRECISWRITING
Time: 3 hours Marks:100
I. WriteanEssayin Englishonanyoneof thefollowingtopics: [50Marks]
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VocationalEducation
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WhereThere'swill,There'saWay
Evilsof Begging
II Writea precisof thefollowingpassagein one.thirdof its lengthandsuggestasuitabletitle:[ 50Marks]
Manis a socialanimal,theysay. Tosurviveina society,onemustbeableto reachoutandestablisha bond
withotherpeople,extendingbeyondone'sfamilycircle.Asadults,wetendto takefriendshipsandourabilityto form
themforgranted.Butconsidera lifewithoutfriends.Ina word,unimaginable.Canyourememberthedayyoumade
yourfirstfriendorevenwhothatpersonwas?Probablynot. A child'sfirstfriendshipcouldbesaidto beherfirstforay
intosociety.Thisis a wholenewballgameforher. Herparentsareherguidesandprotectors,hersafetynets. Her
siblingsaresometimesherteachersandsometimeshertormentors.Buta friendshipnormallybeginson anequal
footing,a relationshipof give-andtake,of two waytraffic,irrespectiveof what it ultimatelyevolvesinto. It is a
relationshipwitha personshehasbeendrawnto,withwhomshecanexplore,experiment,learnabouttheworldand
makemistakeswith. A friend:isa person,likeher,whois beginningfromsquareone. Eventhougheveryonewasa
childonce,butasanadultit isdifficulttoslipintotheshoesofa childonceagain.Parentsandsiblingscannevertake
theplaceoffriendsofthesameageandviceversa.Everyrelationshiphasa uniqueplaceinlifeandperformsa unique
function.Atwhatagecanyou.expectyourchildto besocial?Beforetwoyearsofage,a childistoobusystaringwide-
eyedattheworldaroundher,tryingtotakeit all in. Herfamilyfillsherlittleworld.Whileherimmediatefamilystaysa
constantpresence,all thetimetherearenewfacesandhappeningstoabsorb.Sheistooyoungandimmaturetobuild
a relationshipwithherpeers. However,oncesheis two-year-old,sheis readyto makeherdebutin society.When
parentsputa coupleof two-years-oldstogetherto playtheymaynotthinkso. Whattheywillprobablyobserveis two
toddlerspotteringaboutwiththeirrespectivetoyswithoutevenacknowledgingeachother'spresence.Butparents
shouldnotdespair,becauseeventhoughthechildrenseemtoengageinparallelplay,theyareactuallylearningfrom
eachotherthroughimitation.Toddlerscanimitatea wholenewsequenceof actionsfromtheirpeersandinthisway
absorbnewskills. If parentsobservetwotoddlers'playing'togetherclosely,theywillseeonetoddlerbuilda towerof
blocksinthesamemannerastheotherhadwithoutseemingto interactatall. Thatisaboutallthatyoucanexpectfrom
a relationshipbetweentwo-year-olds.Betweentheagesofthreeandsix,children'sabilitytorelatetotheirpeerstakesa
-2---tinystepforward.Inthecaseof boys,it is theageto venttheiraggression.Parentsaremostlikelyto seetheirlittle
boyslockedincombat,rollingaroundthefloor,wrestlingwithotherboysandgenerallyindulginginhorseplay.Girls,on
theotherhand,aremorelikelytoteaseandprovokeeachotherandgiggleateveryopportunity.Thisis thetimewhen
childrenare initiatedintotheworldof give-and-take.It is importantthatchildrenshouldnotbeisolatedfor whatever
reason.Spoiledandoverprotectedchildrenwillhaveadifficulttime.Betweentheagesofsixandnine,childrenbeginto
formfriendshipsintheconventionalsense.Childrenbegintoformsmallgroups.Theygetattachedtoparticularchildren
andwantto spendall theirtimetogetherwiththeirspecialfriends.Theyarepossessiveabouttheirspecialfriendsand
deeplyhurtwhena friendshowsa preferencefor another.Groupdynamicscanbe observed.Somechildrenare
admired,somebulliedandothersexcluded.Thisis thetimechildwilllearnthedemandsofclosenessandtheneedto
besensitivetoothers'feelings.Whentwochildrengettogether,it neednotnecessarilybeallsweetnessandlight.Just
likeadults,theyjustmaynotgeton. Onechildmaybeparticularlyaggressive,whiletheothermightcowerinresponse.
Giventhisscenario,mostparentstendtojumpintothefray,butthiscouldbackfire,astheyarelikelyto reinforcetheir
child'simbalancedbehaviourbytheirintervention.Theparentof theaggressoris likelyto reprimandherchildwiththe
aimofputtinga stoptoheraggression.Atthesametimesheprobablyresentstheparentforexpressingheranger.The
aggressivechildsensesherparent'soverreactionandincreasesheraggression.Theparentofthedocilechildwilleither
angrilyexhortherchildto fightbackata timewhensheis notcapable,or playtheroleof theprotector.Theparent's
angerandembarrassmentwilldrivehomethedocilechild'ssenseof helplessnessandinadequacy.Parentsshould
leavetheirchildrento hammeroutthesituationontheirown. Theminuteparentsstepintothepicture,it becomesan
adultsituation.However,if thechildrencannotcopeevenafterbeinglefttotheirowndevices,thenparentsshouldsteer
themtowardsplaymatesof a similartemperament.Childrenare morelikelyto leamfromplaymatesof similar
temperament.If parentsofa docilechildpushhertobemoreaggressiveorgregarious,theyaremerelygivingherthe
messagethattheydonotapproveofherthewaysheis. Parentsofaggressivechildrenwillfindthatwhensuchchildren
are throwntogetherwithotheraggressors,theyare likelyto becomebosombuddiesas aggressionon bothsides
somehowbalancesout. Bulliesare insecurechildrenwhocombattheir insecuritythroughaggression.Bullying
behaviourtendsto fallintoa viciouscircle.Childrendistancethemselvesfrombulliesandasthebulliesaremoreand
moreisolated,theirinsecurityincreasesandsodotheirbulyingtacticsinanattemptto hidetheirvulnerability.Parents
ofbulliesshouldtrytobolstertheirself-image,butatthesametimetheyshouldmakeit clearthatbullyingbehaviouris
unacceptable.Theyshouldtryto maketheirchildrenunderstandthatoftenchildrenteaseeachotherinanattemptto
gettoknoweachotherbetterandthatifonecantakesomeribbingandteasingsportingly,oneis likelytomakeagreat
dealof friends.Parentsshouldideallyleavetheirchildrento findtheirownfeet. Thelesstheadultinvolvement,the
morethechildrenare likelyto learnabouteachotherandthemselves.Theyshouldbe leftfreeto maketheirown
judgementsandmistakes.Thequantityandqualityof a child'sfriendshipsis a goodindicatorof hermentaland
emotionalwell-being.Inall likelihood,a childwhois shunnedor ostractizedbyherpeersis sendingouta message
spellingoutanxiety,self-doubtorsomekindof turmoil.Sometimes,childrencanbemoresensitiveandperceptivethan
adults. Theycantell thedifferencebetweena childthatis upsetbysomeimmediatecircumstanceandonethat is
chronicallyunhappy.Inthelattercase,childrenreactbystayingawaybecausetheyarethreatenedbythesefeelings.
Whena childcannotestablishbondswithherpeers,it meansthatsomethingis fundamentallywrongandneeds
parentalattention..
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EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF SENIOR LEGISLATIVEI COMMITTEEIPROTOCOUEXECUTIVEASSISTANTIN LOK SABHA .
AND RAJYA SABHA SECRETARIATS13thNOVEMBER,2005
Fill blankswith suitablepreposition:(i) Helives 7 DuplexLane.(ii) Heslept- 8 0' Clock,(iii) Helives DuplexLane.(iv) Ishallreturn anhour.(v) Pleasecomeandsit- Me.(vi) a MarutiVersahehasanAccent.(vii) Herushed thewelloftheHousewiththeRulebookandlistof Business.(viii) Thereweren'tmanypeople thepartyhostedbythedissidentleader.(ix) Hehaseatennothing yesterday..(x) None- bravedeservesthehonour.Rewritethefollowingsentencesin appropriatearrangement:
(i) Moneyhaveshallyou.(ii) Mercifularetheblessed.(iii) Peoplejoyforrangthebell.(iv) Friends,Countrymen,yourearlendme,(v) Wanteda nursemaidis fora 7 yearsoldbaby.Punctuatethefollowingparagraph. [5 Marks]
Thepurposeof writingis to communicatea thoughtan ideaa sentimenta factthemorepreciseandconcretetheseelementsina communicationthemoreprecisethemorerewardingtheyareto thereaderthemannerinwhichyoucommunicateinformationisenormouslyimportantit mustcometo us inpalatableformtocommandourattentionandtoholdit.Punctuatethefollowingsentences:
(i) HisreplywasI amnotinterestedinthematter(ii) Hesaidwhatis thehighestpricethatyoucanpay(iii) HowdareyoufriskmetheMembershouted(iv) MemberSirI havea pointofOrder(v) Howeverearlyherisesinthemorningheis lateforofficeTurn the following sentences into indirect speech.
(i) Galileosaid,"Theearthrevolvesroundthesun",(ii) "Chineseisdifficultto learn", thediplomatsaid.(iii) Thepolicemansaid,"Whereareyougoing?"(iv) "Callthewitnesses",theChairmansaid.(v) Hesaid,"Iamgladtobeherethisevening."Writetheplurals of thefollowingwords:
(i) Fungus(ii) Criterion(Hi) Deer(iv) Medium(v) Synopsis
PAPER-III : GENERAL ENGLISH
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(i) Suppositionorassumptionsmadeasbasisforreasoning.(ii) Acourseofstudyprescribedforstudents.(iii) A largeheartedornobleperson.(iv) Peopleoforiginofa countrysettledorspreadindifferentcountries.(v) A personwhototallyabstainsfromintoxicants.Makesentencesof thefollowingpairsof wordsto bringouttheir meaningclearly:(i) Cynosure,connoisseur(ii) Apposite,opposite(iii) Specious,Spacious(iv) Eminent,imminent(v) Elevating,alleviatingBringoutthemeaningof followingidiomsbymakingsuitablesentences:
(i) Atsixesandsevens(ii) Toothandnail(iii) Taketo task(iv) Athorninone'sside(v) Innsandouts.Writea paragraphof about200wordson anyoneof thefollowingtopics:
(i) Whereis globalizationheadingfor?(ii) Privatizationandeconomicdisparities.(iii) WhyWaterConservationandWaterManagement?(iv) Roleandrelevanceofoppositionina Parliamentarydemocracy.(v) Regionalaspirationsandnationalintegration
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11. Preparea Memorandumof about200words for the considerationof the Joint Committeeon securityapprisingthemof the difficultiesconfrontedby theWatch& WardStaffindealingwith thevisitorsandthemeasuresrequiredto betakento tacklethedifficulties. [15Marks]
Readthefollowingpassageandanswerthequestionsthatfollow: [10Marks]
Thecasefor literaturewitha purposeis obvious,thecaseagainstit is lessso. Literatureis morethanpamphleteering,otherwisemanythousandsof pamphletsnowforgottenwouldstill be readas muchas novelsandpoetryareread. Literatureis notthemerestatementof a problem,howeverimportant,norsimplythepleadingof acause,howeverworthy. Literatureis a creativeart,writtenbycreativeliteraryartists. Themotivepowerof artistsisimagination,whichendowsthemwithvisionandtheperceptionof truthinitsfullaspect.A visionof truthis thepeculiarandspecialcontributionwhicha greatpoetora greatnovelistisqualifiedto giveto mankind:it is a visionofthebeautyand perfectionthat is humanity'sidealaim,the end towardwhichall thingsmove. But they movewithagonizingslowness,painfulstepbypainfulstep;andit is withthisalmostimperceptibleprogressthatpoliticiansandsociologistsareconcerned.Politics,it hasbeensaid, is theartof thepossible.Incontrastitcanbesaidthatpoetryis theartofthedesirable.Whena poetattemptsto harnesshistalenttocurrentpracticalproblemsheis morelikelytocripplehisownimaginationthanto servemankind,fora poetveryrarelyallowsimportanceto significantfactswhilehecommandsavisionofultimatetruth.
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Howis literaturedifferentfrompamphleteering?
Whatisthecontributionofa literaryartisttomankind?
Whatdifferenceofapproachdoyoufind.betweenpoliticsandthepoetry?
Whatcancrippletheimaginationofa poet?
Whichcaseismorestrong,literaturewitha purposeorwithouta purpose?
PARLIAMENT OF INDIA(JOINT RECRUITMENT CELL)
EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENTTO THE POST OF SENIOR LEGISLATIVEICOMMITTEEI PROTOCOU EXECUTIVEASSISTANT IN LOK SABHA
AND RAJYA SABHA SECRETARIATS13th NOVEMBER,2005
PAPER-IV: CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
Time: 3 hours Marks: 100
Instructions: Attemptanyfive questions. All questionscarry equalmarks.
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The fundamentalrightsguaranteed by the Constitutionof India areenforceableby the Courtof law. Pleasecriticallyexaminethe right ofconstitutionalremedieswiththehelpofrelevantcaselaw.
CanthebasicfeaturesoftheConstitutionof Indiabeamended.Examinethisstatementinthelightof thepowerofParliamentunderarticle368toamendtheConstitution.
Thereis a uniquemixtureof unitaryandfederalsystemin ourconstitution.PleasediscusstheIndianfederalisminthelightofthisstatement.
Parliamentcontrolsthe purseof the Government.PleaseexaminethesupremacyofParliamentinfinancialmattersasreflectedinvariousprovisionsoftheConstitution.
'Presidentactsunderarticle356of theConstitutiononlyin accordancewiththeadvicetenderedbytheUnionCouncilof Ministers'.CriticallyexaminethePowerofPresidentunderarticle356withthehelpofrelevantcaselaw.
Pleasediscussthe compositionand role of Rajya Sabhaunder theConstitution.
Superintendence,directionandcontrolof electionshavebeenvestedwithElectionCommission.PleasediscussthejudicialreviewofordersofElectionCommissionbytheHighCourtsandtheSupremeCourt.
Writeshortnotesonanytwoof thefollowing:-(a) PreambleoftheConstitution.
(b) CodificationofParliamentaryPrivileges
(c) Rightto Information.