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A bill presented in Parliament becomes an Act after -

A) The Prime Minister has signed it B) The Supreme Court has declared it to be within the competence of the Union Parliament
C) The President has given her/his assent D) It is passed by both the Houses
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) The President has given her/his assent

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The brand name of 16 digit Unique identification number to be assigned to each individual in the country will be

A) Pehchan B) Maadhyam
C) Aadhar D) Aabhar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Aadhar

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Which House of Parliament is sometimes called the "House of Elders"?

A) Rajya Sabha B) Lok Sabha
C) Both D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rajya Sabha

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Which political process is necessary for redistricting?

A) Gerrymandering B) Filibuster
C) Census D) Election
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Census

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Redistricting is the process of drawing electoral district boundaries in the United States.

The state legislature has primary responsibility for creating a redistricting plan, in many cases subject to approval by the state governor.

Redistricting has to follow certain criteria to be accepted:

* compactness
* contiguity
* equal population
* preservation of existing political communities
* partisan fairness
* racial fairness

 

The practice of gerrymandering involves the manipulation of district drawing in aims to leave out, or include, specific populations in a legislator's district to ensure his/her reelection.

 

Gerrymandering is the practice of drawing district lines to achieve political gain for legislators.

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From the following languages listed in the Eighth schedule of the constitution pick out of the one which is official language of a state

A) Kashmiri B) Urdu
C) Sindhi D) Nepali
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Urdu

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In India, the chief Election Commissioner can be removed from his office in the same manner and on the same ground as :

A) A judge of the Supreme Court B) The Chief Justice of a High Court
C) The Comptroller and Auditor-General D) The Attorney General of India
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A judge of the Supreme Court

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Who has become the first full time woman Defence Minister of India ?

A) Sushma Swaraj B) Nirmala Sitharaman
C) Uma Bharathi D) Smriti Irani
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Nirmala Sitharaman

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Nirmala Sitharaman, who took oath as the new Cabinet member in september 2017 under Narendra Modi, has been given the Defence Ministry portfolio. Incidentally, she has become the first dedicated woman defence minister of India and only the second woman to hold the crucial ministry after Indira Gandhi. 

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When was the first central legislative assembly constituted?

A) 1909 B) 1917
C) 1920 D) 1925
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 1920

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The first central legislative assembly constituted in the year 1920.

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