Polity Qacts - 1

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  • GV Malvankar was the first speaker of Lok Sabha from 1946 to 1956.
  • The first session after each general election and the first session of every year is addressed by the President.
  • This address of the president is discussed in both the Houses of Parliament on a motion called the 'Motion of Thanks'. At the end of the discussion, the motion is put to vote. This motion must be passed in the Lok Sabha. Otherwise, it amounts to the defeat of the government.
  • Quorum: It is one-tenth of the total number of members in each House including the "presiding officer".
  • Deputy Chairman is not subordinate to the Chairman. He is directly responsible to the Rajya Sabha.
  • In 1925, Vithalbhai J. Patel became the first Indian and the first elected Speaker of the central legislative assembly.
  • It was in 1969 that an official leader of the opposition was recognized for the first time. However, the leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were accorded statutory recognition in 1977.
  • Parliamentary Affairs Committee looks after the progress of government business in the Parliament. The Committee has no power to allocate ranks and portfolios to ministers.
  • Appointments Committee of the Cabinet decides all higher level appointments in the Central Secretariat, Public Enterprises, Banks and Financial Institutions. The Committee has no power to allocate ranks and portfolios to ministers.
  • The grounds of removal an SC judge are two—"proved misbehavior" or "incapacity".
  • RS MPs are elected by the "elected members" of state legislative assemblies.
  • The representatives of each UT in the RS are indirectly elected by members of an electoral college specially constituted for the purpose. 
  • Out of the 7 union territories, only 2 (Delhi and Puducherry) have representation in RS.
  • Autonomous bodies are established by the Government to discharge the activities which are related to governmental functions.
  • Attached offices are responsible for providing executive direction required in the implementation of the policies laid down by the department to which they are attached.
  • "Extra-territorial legislations" are the laws of the Parliament are also applicable to the Indian citizens and their property in any part of the world. 
  • Cyber Law and the Trade Unions come under concurrent list.
  • President may, with the consent of the state government, entrust to that government any of the executive functions of the Centre. 
  • Governor of a state may, with the consent of the Central government, entrust to that government any of the executive functions of the state. 
  • The recognition granted by EC to political parties determines their right to certain privileges in elections.