Insights Static Quiz -250, 2019–Polity

Solution: d)

Statement 1: The State shall endeavour to secure for all the citizens a Uniform Civil Code (Article 44 of DPSP).

Statement 2: Article 51A mentions this as one of the fundamental duties: “to promote harmony and the spirit of common brotherhood amongst all the people of India transcending religious, linguistic and regional or sectional diversities and to renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women.”

Statement 3: The Preamble secures to all citizens of India liberty of belief, faith and worship.

Statement 4:

• The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or equal protection of the laws (Article 14).
• The State shall not discriminate against any citizen on the ground of religion (Article 15).
• Equality of opportunity for all citizens in matters of public employment (Article 16).
• All persons are equally entitled to freedom of conscience and the right to freely profess, practice and propagate any religion (Article 25).
• Every religious denomination or any of its section shall have the right to manage its religious affairs (Article 26).
• Similarly Articles 27-30 also uphold values of secularism.

Solution: d)

The Constitution authorizes the Parliament to form new states or alter the areas, boundaries or names of the existing states without their consent.

Solution: a)

These matters include:

• Admission or establishment of new states.
• Formation of new states and alteration of areas, boundaries or names of existing states.
• Abolition or creation of legislative councils in states.
• Second Schedule—emoluments, allowances, privileges and so on of the president, the governors, the Speakers, judges, etc.
• Quorum in Parliament.
• Salaries and allowances of the members of Parliament.
• Rules of procedure in Parliament.
• Privileges of the Parliament, its members and its committees.
• Use of English language in Parliament.
• Number of puisne judges in the Supreme Court.
• Conferment of more jurisdiction on the Supreme Court.
• Use of official language.
• Citizenship—acquisition and termination.
• Elections to Parliament and state legislatures.
• Delimitation of constituencies.
• Union territories.
• Fifth Schedule—administration of scheduled areas and scheduled tribes.
• Sixth Schedule—administration of tribal areas.

Solution: a)

The Rajya Sabha is an institutional mechanism to provide representation to the States. Its purpose is to protect the powers of the States.

In matters of concurrent list, both the Parliament and State Legislatures can make laws.

Therefore, any matter that affects the States must be referred to Rajya Sabha for its consent and approval.

Solution: a)

• Swaran Singh Committee suggested the incorporation of eight Fundamental Duties in the Constitution, the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act (1976) included ten Fundamental Duties
• Certain recommendations of the Committee were not accepted and hence, not incorporated in the Constitution. These include:

1. Parliament may provide for the imposition of such penalty or punishment as may be
   considered appropriate for any non-compliance with or refusal to observe any of the duties
2. No law imposing such penalty or punishment shall be called in question in any court on the ground of infringement of any of Fundamental Rights or on the ground of repugnancy to any other provision of the Constitution
3. Duty to pay taxes should also be a Fundamental Duty of the citizens