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Which party promised in its 1989 manifesto to implement the Mandal report?Read the answer and worked solution →The Supreme Court case that upheld the 27 per cent reservation order was:Read the answer and worked solution →How many Supreme Court judges heard the Indira Sawhney case?Read the answer and worked solution →If the two Houses differ on an ordinary bill, the final decision is taken in a:Read the answer and worked solution →The Rajya Sabha can delay a money bill passed by the Lok Sabha by at most:Read the answer and worked solution →If a majority of Lok Sabha members express no confidence in the Council of Ministers:Read the answer and worked solution →The officials appointed on a long-term basis who remain in office when the ruling party changes form the:Read the answer and worked solution →The President appoints as Prime Minister the leader who commands a majority in the:Read the answer and worked solution →A non-member of Parliament who becomes a minister must get elected to a House within:Read the answer and worked solution →The Council of Ministers usually has how many ministers of different ranks?Read the answer and worked solution →The Cabinet, the inner ring of the Council of Ministers, comprises about:Read the answer and worked solution →The head of the State in India, exercising only nominal powers, is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The President of India is elected by:Read the answer and worked solution →If the Council of Ministers gives the same advice again after reconsideration, the President:Read the answer and worked solution →The US President has a fixed tenure of:Read the answer and worked solution →Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts are appointed by the President in consultation with the:Read the answer and worked solution →A judge of the Supreme Court can be removed only by an impeachment motion passed separately by:Read the answer and worked solution →The power of courts to declare a law invalid if it violates the Constitution is:Read the answer and worked solution →Anyone approaching the courts when public interest is hurt by government action is filing:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the executiveRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the judiciary wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Run the Mandal yearsRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the institution wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Prime Minister or PresidentRead the answer and worked solution →Sort the three organsRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Working of institutions bingoRead the answer and worked solution →About how many people were secretly held by US forces at the Guantanamo Bay prison?Read the answer and worked solution →Guantanamo Bay is an area near which country, controlled by the American Navy?Read the answer and worked solution →Which organisation reported torture of Guantanamo prisoners?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which party promised in its 1989 manifesto to implement the Mandal report?

  1. Left Front
  2. Janata Dal
  3. Congress
  4. Lok Dal
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Correct answer: B. Janata Dal

1. It formed the government after the election. 2. The Janata Dal made the promise. 3. V.P. Singh became Prime Minister. _Source: syllabus Democratic Politics I, Chapter 4, Working of Institutions._

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The Supreme Court case that upheld the 27 per cent reservation order was:

  1. Golaknath case
  2. Minerva Mills case
  3. Indira Sawhney case
  4. Kesavananda case
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Correct answer: C. Indira Sawhney case

1. Many petitions were bunched together. 2. It is the Indira Sawhney and others vs Union of India case. 3. The order was declared valid in 1992. _Source: syllabus Democratic Politics I, Chapter 4, Working of Institutions._

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How many Supreme Court judges heard the Indira Sawhney case?

  1. Twelve
  2. Thirteen
  3. Fifteen
  4. Eleven
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Correct answer: D. Eleven

1. It was a large bench. 2. Eleven judges heard both sides. 3. The majority upheld the order. _Source: syllabus Democratic Politics I, Chapter 4, Working of Institutions._

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