Correct Answer – Option 1 : Article 323A

The correct answer is Article 323A.

• Article 323A deals with the Administrative Tribunal in India.

• The 42nd Amendment Act of 1976 added a new Part XIVA to the Constitution. 
• This Part is entitled ‘Tribunals’ and consists of only two Articles. 
• Article 323A dealing with administrative tribunals and Article 323B dealing with tribunals for other matters.

• The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) Prohibition and certiorari are both issued against court or Tribunals exercising judicial or quasi-judicial powers.

• Article 271 in The Constitution Of India 1949 says
  • Surcharge on certain duties and taxes for purposes of the Union Notwithstanding anything in Articles 269 and 270, Parliament may at any time increase any of the duties or taxes referred in those articles.
• Article 290(a) in The Constitution Of India 1949 says
  • In the case of a charge on the Consolidated Fund of India, the court or Commission serves any of the separate needs of a State, or the person has served wholly or in part in connection with the affairs of a State.
• Article 307 of the Constitution of India deals with
  • The Appointment of authority for carrying out the purposes of articles 301 to 304 Important Schedules of the Indian Constitution is as follows:
    • 6th Schedule: Administration of Tribal Areas of North-Eastern States.
    • 7th Schedule: Distribution of power between the Union and the State Government (Union List, State List and Concurrent List).
    • 8th Schedule: Description of 22 languages recognized by the constitution.
    • 9th Schedule: Validation of certain Acts and Regulations.
    • 10th Schedule: Provisions as to disqualification on the ground of defection (Anti-defection Law introduced by the 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act). 

Correct Answer – Option 1 : Article 131

The correct answer is Article 131.

• Recently, the Kerala government filed a civil lawsuit in the Supreme Court (SC) challenging the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019, under the provisions of Article 131 of the Indian Constitution.

Article-131

• The Supreme Court has Original jurisdiction to decide the disputes arising between different units of the Indian Federation like:
  • Centre and one or more states; or
  • Centre & any state(s) on one side and one or more states on the other; or
  • Two or more states.

Article 368

• Article 368 in Part XX of the Constitution deals with the power of parliament to amend the constitution and its procedures.

Article 23

• Article 23 deals with the prohibition of traffic in human beings and forced labour. 

Article 17

• Article 17 deals with the abolition of Untouchability.
• “Untouchability” is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden.
• The enforcement of any disability arising out of “Untouchability” shall be an offence punishable in accordance with the law.

Correct Answer – Option 4 : 168

The correct answer is 168.

•  Under Article-168, Constitution of Legislatures in States.
  • For every State, there shall be a Legislature which shall consist of the Governor.
    • In the States of Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Uttar Pradesh, two houses.
    • In other States, one House.
  • There are two Houses of the Legislature of a State, the First Legislative Council and the second Legislative Assembly, and where there is only one House, it shall be known as the Legislative Assembly.

Correct Answer – Option 3 : Article 124

The correct answer is Article 124.

• Article 124 is related to the establishment and Constitution of the Supreme Court.
• The constitution and jurisdiction of the Supreme Court are stated in detail from articles 124-147.
  • There shall be a Supreme Court of India consisting of a Chief Justice of India and, until Parliament by law prescribes a larger number, of not more than seven other Judges.

Correct Answer – Option 3 : Article 18 (1)

The correct answer is Article 18 (1).

• Article 18 Clause (1) prohibits the conferment of titles, Military and academic distinctions are exempted from the prohibition. 

• This means that Indian citizens cannot accept any titles from any foreign country.
• During the British era, Britishers had created an upper-class Rai Bahadur and Khan Bahadur in India, these titles were also abolished.
• Titles of Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Shri are excluded under article 18.
• The state gives these titles to its citizens for the good deeds they have done in their respective fields.

Correct Answer – Option 3 : Article 61

The correct answer is Article 61.

• Article 61 of the Constitution of India provides the procedure for the impeachment of the President.

• Impeachment of the President:
  • Under Article 61, the President can be impeached from office for “violation of the Constitution”.
  • The impeachment can be initiated by either House of Parliament.
  • The resolution must be moved after at least 14 days notice in writing signed by not less than 1/4 of total members of the House and passed by two-thirds of the total membership.

• Article 78 deals with the duty of the Prime Minister to:
  • To communicate to the President, for all decisions of the Council of Ministers relating to the administration of the affairs of the Union and proposals for legislation.
  • To furnish such information relating to the administration of the affairs of the Union and proposals for legislation as the
    President may call for.
• Article 73 states that 
  • The executive power of the Union shall extend to the matters with respect to which Parliament has the power to make laws.
• Article 88 states that
  • Every Minister and the Attorney-General of India shall have the right to speak in, and otherwise to take part in the proceedings of, either House, any joint sitting of the Houses, and any committee of Parliament of which he may be named a member, but shall not by virtue of this article be entitled to vote.

Correct Answer – Option 3 : Article 42

The correct answer is Article 42. 

• Article 42 adds the clause of maternity relief.

• It states about maternity relief and just and humane conditions of work. 
• The State is responsible to provide just and humane conditions of work. 
• It states that the women are eligible to avail paid leaves during the time of pregnancy and childbirth.
• Its duration varies from 12 weeks to 26 weeks.

Correct Answer – Option 4 : Article 30

The correct answer is Article 30.

• Article 30 states the Right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions in the country.
• All minorities (religion or language) have equal rights to administer and establish educational institutions of their choice within the country.

• If the state makes any law that provides the compulsory possession of any property of an academic institution that is established and administered by a minority.
• The State has to make sure that the quantity fixed for the acquisition of such property under such law should not restrict or interfere with the right guaranteed to them.
• The State has no right to discriminate among any educational institution which is managed by a minority in granting aid.

Correct Answer – Option 2 : Article 17

The correct answer is Article 17.

• Article 17– Untouchability is abolished and its practice in any form is forbidden The enforcement of any disability arising out of untouchability shall be an offense punishable in accordance with.
• The Untouchability (Offences) Act, which commands punishments for the practice of untouchability and abolishes this disgraceful practice, came into force on 1st June 1955.