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In 1973 the Supreme Court held that Parliament cannot violate the Constitution's basic structure. Which case was this?Read the answer and worked solution →In which year was the right to property removed from the list of fundamental rights?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch independenceRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the PIL casesRead the answer and worked solution →Run the courtsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the writsRead the answer and worked solution →Which jurisdictionRead the answer and worked solution →Who does whatRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Judiciary bingoRead the answer and worked solution →The Union and a State disagree over who controls a subject. Which body settles the legal dispute?Read the answer and worked solution →A student searches the Constitution for the word federation. What does she find?Read the answer and worked solution →How does Article 1 describe India?Read the answer and worked solution →Why did the framers want a strong centre at independence?Read the answer and worked solution →Parliament creates a new State by splitting an existing one. Which power is this?Read the answer and worked solution →During a national emergency, what happens to Parliament's law making power?Read the answer and worked solution →Why do States depend on grants from the centre?Read the answer and worked solution →A Governor holds back a State bill and sends it to the President instead of signing. What power is this?Read the answer and worked solution →Parliament wants to legislate on a State List subject in the national interest. Which House must ratify the move?Read the answer and worked solution →A State wants to sack an IAS collector for misconduct. Can it?Read the answer and worked solution →Which Act rests on Articles 33 and 34, which protect persons acting under martial law?Read the answer and worked solution →In 1977 which State government issued a document demanding a restructuring of centre-State relations?Read the answer and worked solution →The Sarkaria Commission was set up in 1983 to study centre-State relations. When did it report?Read the answer and worked solution →Which article provides for President's rule in a State?Read the answer and worked solution →President's rule in a State can be extended up to how long?Read the answer and worked solution →In which State was an elected government dismissed in 1959 despite having a majority?Read the answer and worked solution →Gujarat and Maharashtra were created in 1960. When were Punjab and Haryana separated?Read the answer and worked solution →Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand and Jharkhand were created in 2000. Which State was formed in 2014?Read the answer and worked solution →Maharashtra and Karnataka have a long running dispute over which city?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the unitary biasRead the answer and worked solution →

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In 1973 the Supreme Court held that Parliament cannot violate the Constitution's basic structure. Which case was this?

  1. Sunil Batra vs Delhi
  2. Bandhua Mukti Morcha
  3. Kesavananda Bharati
  4. Hussainara Khatoon
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Correct answer: C. Kesavananda Bharati

1. The 1973 ruling regulates Parliament and judiciary. 2. It is the Kesavananda Bharati case. 3. The Court reserved the right to define basic structure. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 6, Judiciary._

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In which year was the right to property removed from the list of fundamental rights?

  1. 1950
  2. 1973
  3. 1991
  4. 1979
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Correct answer: D. 1979

1. Right to property caused a long conflict. 2. It was held not part of basic structure. 3. It left the fundamental rights list in 1979. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 6, Judiciary._

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Catch independence

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Items
  1. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    Fixed tenure
  2. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    Hard removal
  3. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    Pay not voted
  4. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    Contempt power
  5. Matches the category
    Yes
    Item
    No MP debate
  6. Matches the category
    No
    Item
    MPs pick judges
  7. Matches the category
    No
    Item
    Cabinet sets pay
  8. Matches the category
    No
    Item
    Easy removal
  9. Matches the category
    No
    Item
    Yearly re-vote
Category
Protects judges
Instructions
Catch the things that protect judicial independence. Let the rest fall.
_Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 6, Judiciary._

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