PTM INDIAN POLITY TEST – 12
Q 1 . Consider the following statements with respect to Inner Line Permit (ILP)1. It is an official travel document required by Indian citizens residing outside certain…
PTM INDIAN POLITY TEST – 11
Q 1 . Consider the following statements about Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. 1 . The Act defines a child as any person…
PTM INDIAN POLITY TEST – 10
Q 1. Consider the following statements: 1 . District Mineral Foundations (DMFs) were instituted under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (MMDR) Amendment Act 2015. 2…
PTM INDIAN POLITY TEST – 9
Q 1 . Consider the following statements: 1 . Lord Mayo is known as the father of local self-government in India 2 . A Panchayat reconstituted after…
PTM INDIAN POLITY TEST – 8
Q1 . With reference to Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), which of the following statement is not true? (a) The President determines the composition of Union Public…
SC’s Kihoto Hollohan order of 1992
What was the Kihoto Hollohan case? The law covering the disqualification of legislators and the powers of the Speaker in deciding such matters became part of the…
Postponement of Assembly or Parliamentary elections
Is the Election Commission empowered to delay elections at will? The Election Commission (EC) is mandated under law to hold elections at any time within six months…
Anti-defection law: Purpose and Evaluation
What is the anti-defection law? The anti-defection law deals with situations of defection in Parliament or state legislatures by:(a) members of a political party, (b) independent members,…
What’s a ‘whip’, and what does it do?
What is a whip? The term whip is derived from the old British practice of “whipping in” lawmakers to follow the party line. A whip in parliamentary…
Electoral Bond
What is an electoral bond? An electoral bond is designed to be a bearer instrument like a Promissory Note — in effect, it will be similar to…