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Which of the following statements with regard to the Federal System is/are correct?

1. In a federation, two sets of governments co-exist and there is the distribution of power.
2. There is a written constitution.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• 1 only

• 2 only

• Both 1 and 2

• Neither l nor 2

In a democracy, individual differences are encouraged because

• individuals will place the good of the nation ahead of their own preferences

• individuals will tend to act and think alike in the long run

• individual differences make for diverse beneficial contributions to the common cause

• the Constitution guarantees the right of the individual to act as he pleases

The Supreme Court of India has expanded the meaning of the Right to Life to include the following derivative rights. Which one among the following is not included in the Court's definition?

• Right to food and adequate livelihood

• Right to education

• Right to live in a healthy environment

• Right to health and information

Read the statements and choose the correct alternatives

Statement I : Coalition in India is always a post-poll phenomenon.

Statement II: The United Progressive Alliance was formed after the Lok Sabha Election of 2004.

• Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I.

• Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I.

• Statement I is true but Statement II is false.

• Statement I is false but Statement II is true.

Read the statements and choose the correct alternatives

Statement I : The Constitution of India is a liberal Constitution.

Statement II : It provides. Fundamental Rights to individuals.

• 
  Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I.

• Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I.

• Statement I is true but Statement II is false.

• Statement I is false but Statement II is true.

Read the statements and choose the correct alternatives

Statement I : In order to create linguistic provinces in India the Congress Party constituted Motilal Nehru Committee in 1928.

Statement II : The Motilal Nehru Committee suggested the creation of linguistic provinces in India.

• Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I.

• Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I.

• Statement I is true but Statement II is false.

• Statement I is false but Statement II is true.

Which of the following statements is/are not violative of the principle of federalism?

1. The President of India takes over the administration of provinces under the emergency provisions.
2. The Parliament of India has exclusive power to make any law with respect to any matter not enumerated in the Concurrent List or State List.
3. The distribution of powers between the Union and Provinces is done through three different lists enumerated in the Constitution of India.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• 1 and 2

• 2 and 3

• 3 only

• 1 and 3

Public Interest Litigation (PIL) may be linked with

• judicial review

• judicial activism

• judicial intervention

• judicial sanctity

In Hind Swaraj, Mahatma Gandhi was critical of railways, because they are

1. carriers of plague germs
2. instruments for the frequency of famines
3. responsible for creating class division in society
4. accident-prone

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• 1, 2 and 3

• 1 and 2 only

• 2 and 3 only

• 1 and 4

When an Ordinary Bill is referred to a joint sitting of both the Houses of Indian Parliament, it has to be passed by a:

• a simple majority of the total number of members of both the Houses present and voting.

• a two-third majority of the total number of members of both the Houses

• a simple majority of the total number of members of both the Houses.

• a two-third majority of the total number of members of both the Houses present and voting.