the commander-in-chief of the Indian Armed Forces. The President is indirectly elected by the people through elected members of the Parliament of India (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) as well as of the Legislative Assemblies in States of India (Vidhan Sabha) and serves for a term of five years. Historically‚ ruling party (majority in the Lok Sabha) nominees (for example‚ United Progressive Alliance nominee Pranab Mukherjee) have been elected or largely elected unanimously. Incumbent presidents are permitted
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by many reformers‚ the history of women in India has been eventful. In modern India‚ women have held high offices in India including that of the President‚ Prime Minister‚ Speaker of the Lok Sabha and Leader of the Opposition. As of 2011‚ the Speaker of the Lok Sabha and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of the parliament) were women. However‚ women in India continue to face atrocities such as rape‚ acid throwing‚ dowry killings‚ forced prostitution of young girls. Women in
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(b) Advocate General (c) Solicitor General (d) Secretary General 10. Which of the following is also called the "house of elders"? (a) Rajya Sabha (b) Lok Sabha (c) Gram Sabha (d) Vidhan Sabha 11.Members of the Union Public Service Commission function (a) 60 years (b) 58 years (c) 62 years (d) 65 years 12. The first no confidence motion moved in the Lok Sabha After independence was in the year(a) 1954 (b) 1960 (c) 1963 (d) 1975 13. The Legislative Council in a state can be created or disbanded by
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Women’s Reservation: Another Approach Mukesh Dalal he Women’s Reservation Bill is currently caught in a deadly stalemate. Nevertheless‚ the idea of affirmative action to enhance the participation of women in our legislatures is finally getting to be debated in terms of exploring various options and alternatives which will avoid the pitfalls of a lottery based‚ territorially reserved‚ rotating quota of seats for women. Over the last four years‚ MANUSHI has submitted three different options: a) Multi
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Web Sify Search Follow us on login Home Samachar Finance elections world t20 Sports Movies WWE Bawarchi More Sify.com / News / National / Five major issues that hit Tamil Nadu in 2012 4 Mail Print Five major issues that hit Tamil Nadu in 2012 By Bhama Devi Ravi Source : SIFY Last Updated: Wed‚ Dec 26‚ 2012 19:00 hrs 0 Comments Thousands join protest in sea at Kudankulam 1. Paucity of power There is simply
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Small Scale Industries Introduction The Ministry of Small Scale Industries (SSI) is a defunct Indian government ministry. It was merged with the Ministry of Agro and Rural Industries to form the Ministry of Micro‚ Small and Medium Enterprises. The ministry was tasked with the promotion of micro and small enterprises (MSEs). The Ministry of Small Scale Industries and Agro and Rural Industries (SSI&ARI) was created in October 1999. In September 2001‚ the ministry was split into
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banking | |bill‚ a key reform legislation pending for long. Parliament also passed the amendments to the debt recovery laws or Sarfesi law | |after a reply by Finance Minister P Chidambaram on the combined discussion on the two bills in Rajya Sabha. These two Bills -- | |Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill‚ 2012‚ and Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws (Amendment) Bill‚ 2012‚ -- he | |said‚ will strengthen the financial sector and help in establishing large-sized banks
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local levels. At the national level‚ the head of government‚ Prime Minister‚ is elected by the members of Lok Sabha‚ lower house of the parliament of India.All members of Lok Sabha except two‚ who can be nominated by president of India‚ are directly elected through general elections which takes place every five years‚ in normal circumstances‚ by universal adult suffrage. Members of Rajya Sabha‚ upper house of Indian parliament‚ are elected by elected members of the legislative assemblies of states
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The association of the rupee with pound sterling as the intervention currency was broken in A. 1990 B. 1991 C. 1992 D. 1993 ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form On which one of the followings is the benefits received principle of taxation to achieve optimality bases? A. Marginal benefit received B. Total benefit received C. Average benefit received D. Ability to pay for the benefit ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Ashoka‚ the great
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state. Its main motive was not only to remove corruption from the society but also to instill and reinstate the confidence of public in judiciary and administrative system. Therefore‚ in 1968 Lokpal bill was presented to Lok Sabha by Shanti Bhushan and was passed in 1969. But Lok Sabha got dissolved and the bill got lapsed. Revival of the bill was attempted number of times again viz. 1971‚1977‚1985‚1989‚1996‚1998‚2001‚2001 and 2008 was the 10th version. Due to recent scams like 2G scam‚ Lalit Modi Scam
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