General Qacts - 25/09/2018

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  • The Soviet Union had four constitutions in its life of 74 years in 1918, 1924, 1936 and 1977. After its fall Russian Federation adopted the new constitution in 1993.
  • Indian constitution is a sacred document and that it is an
  • instrument that may require changes from time to time. In other words, our Constitution is not a static document, it is not the final word about everything; it is not unalterable.
  • UMANG - Unified Mobile Assistant for National Governance.
  • Veer Surender Sai airport -  Jharsuguda, Odisha.
  • India has become the first and only SAARC country and 4th country in Asia after Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore to have this government helpline for those looking to quit tobacco.
  • India ranks third in the world for package warnings, according to the October 2016 ‘Cigarette Package Health Warning International Status Report’ of the Canadian Cancer Society that ranked 205 countries.
  • The Constitution declares Delhi as the seat of the SC, it also empowers CJI to appoint other place or places as the seat of the Supreme Court.
  • Orders issued by the Delimitation Commission cannot be questioned in a court of law.
  • Prisoners convicted of heinous crimes cannot vote in the Lok Sabha elections.
  • Appointment of persons (other than district judges) to the judicial service of a state is made by the governor of the state after consultation with the State Public Service Commission and the high court. 
  • The judges of a High Court are appointed by the President. The chief justice is appointed by the President after consultation with the chief justice of India and the governor of the state concerned. For the appointment of other judges, the chief justice of the concerned high court is also consulted.
  • Cabinet Committees are not mentioned in the constitution.
  • Provision of joint sitting is applicable to ordinary bills or financial bills only and not to money bills or Constitutional amendment bills. In the case of a money bill, the Lok Sabha has overriding powers, while a Constitutional amendment bill must be passed by each House separately.
  • Article 323-A provides for the establishment of administrative tribunals by a parliament law for the adjudication or trial of disputes and complaints relating to the recruitment and conditions of service of government servants under the central government and the state government. State governments cannot establish a tribunal.
  • Part 14A was added to the constitution through the 42nd constitutional amendment act, provides the constitutional status to the Administrative Tribunals.