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Consider the following statements regarding Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968

1. The motion to impeach a Judge of the Supreme Court of India can be rejected by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha as per the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968.
2. If notice is given of a motion for the removal of a Judge, it must be signed by not less than one hundred members of Lok Sabha as per the Judges (Inquiry) Act, 1968.
3. The Act regulates the procedure for the investigation and proof of the misbehaviour or incapacity of a judge of the Supreme Court and High Court both.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952.

1. The Act states that the authority to conduct elections to the Office of President is vested in the Election Commission of India.
2. According to the Act, the election of the President shall be held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote.
3. The Act provides for the schedule of the election of the Office of President of India.
4. The Act provides grounds for rejection of the nomination of a candidate in the Presidential election

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements.

1. Review power of the Supreme Court is explicitly mentioned in the Constitution.
2. President amends or supersede the judicial record by using his Pardoning Power provided under Constitution.
3. When and how to file curative plea is very well laid down in the Constitutional by 42ND Constitutional Amendment Act.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968.

1. A registered political party is accorded the status of a recognized state or national party as per the criteria listed in said order.
2. Registration of Political parties is governed by the provisions of Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968.
3. It empowers the EC to recognize political parties and allot symbols.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements.

1. As per the Finance Commission (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1951, the chairperson of the F. Commission shall be member of State Finance Commission for at least 5 years.
2. The Commission in the performance of their functions shall have all the powers of a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
3. The matters that are referred to the finance Commission are all excluded from the Purview of Original Jurisdiction of SC.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements.

1. In the Lok Sabha, both Presiding Officers - the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker are elected from among its members by a simple majority of members present and voting in the House.
2. Both Speaker and Deputy Speaker may be removed from his office by a resolution of the House of the People passed by a majority of all the then members of the House.
3. The Speaker or the Deputy Speaker can preside but cannot vote while a resolution for his removal from office is under consideration.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Election dispute related to Panchayats shall be decided by:

Consider the following statements regarding composition of Municipalities.

1. Persons having special knowledge or experience in Municipal administration
2. the members of the House of the People representing constituencies which comprise wholly or partly the Municipal area
3. the members of the Council of States of the State registered as electors within the Municipal area

Select the correct code.

Which of the following provisions of the process of removal of SC judge is mentioned in the Constitution?

1. The notice for the motion of removal of judges shall be signed by at least 100 members in case of Lok Sabha and 50 members of Rajya Sabha.
2. It is the discretion of Speaker whether she will accept or reject the motion.
3. The motion has to passed by both the Houses by special majority.
4. Violation of Constitution is the only ground mentioned for the removal of judges of SC.

Select the correct code.

Which of the following best describes “Judicial Activism”?