ഇന്ത്യയിലെ രാഷ്ട്രീയ പാർട്ടികൾ, നോട്ട, സംസ്ഥാന ഇലക്ഷൻ കമ്മീഷൻ, പബ്ലിക് സർവീസ് കമ്മീഷൻ എന്നിവയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ.
- No of national parties in India
7 (INC, CPI, CPM, BJP, BSP, NCP, Trinamool Congress)
- Last political party which got recognition as a national party
Thrinamool Congress (1998)
- Criteria for getting national party status
6% of the total polled vote in at least 4 states in last held general election
- Trinamool Congress : Grass and two flowers
- Bahujan Samaj Party : Elephant
- Nationalist Congress Party : Clock
- Aam Admi Party : Broom
- Telungu Desam Party : Cycle
- Dravida Munnetta Kazhagam : Rising Sun
- AIADMK : Two leaves
- No of persons compete and win from two constituencies in 16th Lok Sabha election
2 (Narendra Modi and Mulayam Sing Yadav)
- Constituencies of Narendra Modi in 16th Lok Sabha election
Varanasi and Vadodara (Resigned from Vadodara later)
- Constituencies of Mulayam Sing Yadav in 16th Lok Sabha election
Azamgarh and Mainpuri (Resigned from Mainpuri later)
- Largest constituency in India
Ladakh
- Smallest constituency in India
Chandni Chauk (Delhi)
- Constituency having largest number of voters
Malkaj Giri (Telangana)
- Constituency having shortest number of voters
Lakshadweep
- Political party formed by Irom Sharmila
PRJA (Peoples Resurgance and Justice Alliance)
- BJP/Jan Samkh : Shyamaprasad Mukharjee
- CPI : MN Roy
- BSP : Kanshiram
- NCP : Sharad Pawar
- Shiv Sena : Bal Thakkare
- DMK : CN Annadurai
- Anna DMK : MG Ramachandran
- Dravida Kazhakam : EV Ramaswamy Naikar
- Rashtreeya Janatha Dal : Laluprasad Yadav
- Trinamool Congress : Mamata Banarjee
- Praja Rajyam : Chiranjeevi
- Telungu Desam : NT Rama Rao
- Kerala Congress : KM George
- JSS : K R Gowri Amma
- CMP : MV Raghavan
- Lok Seva Party : Kamala Surayya
- Rashtreeya Maha Sabha : CK Janu
- Aam Admi Party : Aravind Kejriwal
- Largest majority of votes in Lok sabha election by
Preetham Munde in 16th Lok Sabha election (Maharashtra Beed Constituency)
- If the voter is not satisfied with the candidates, he can cast vote called
NOTA (None of the above)
- NOTA become legal on
27th September 2013
- Organization that give public interest litigation for the legalisation of NOTA
People Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL)
- PUCL formed under the leadership of
Jayaprakash Narayan (1976)
- NOTA introduced in
France
- First Asian country to introduce NOTA
Bangladesh
- 14th country to introduce NOTA
India
- 15th country to introduce NOTA
Nepal
- NOTA was first counted in
New Delhi (2013 state election)
- Percentage of NOTA in 16th election
1.1%
- Highest percentage of NOTA in 16th election was at
Puthuchery (3%)
- Election to Panchayats co ordinated by
State election commission
- State election commission is appointed by
Governor
- First state election commissioner of Kerala
MSK Ramaswamy
- Staus and salary of state election commission is same as that of
Judge of high court
- Tenure of State election commission
5 Years or 65 years of age
- State election commission of Kerala came into existence on
3rd December 1993
- Article dealing with State election commission
Article 243 (K)
- Present State election commissioner of Kerala
V Bhaskaran
- State election commission is appointed by
Governor
- Minimum age for contesting election to Panchayat
21
- Deposit required to participate in Presidential and vice presidential election
15000
- Deposit required to participate in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha election
25000 (12500 for SC and ST)
- Deposit required to participate in state legislative assembly election
10000 (5000 for SC\ST)
- Union public service commission (UPSC) was established on
1st October 1926
- Commission which recommended the formation of Union public service commission
Lee Commission
- Article dealing with Union public service commission
Articl 315 to 326
- No of members in Union public service commission
11 (Including Chairman)
- No of members in Kerala public service commission
21 (Including Chairman)
- Chairman and members of PSC are appointed under which article
Article 316
- Chairman and members of UPSC and joint state PSC are appointed by
President
- Chairman and members of UPSC and state PSC are removed by
President
- Chairman and members of State PSC are appointed by
Governor
- First Indian to become Chairman of UPSC
HK Kripalani
- First Malayalee to become member of UPSC
Dr KG Adiyodi
- First state PSC to setup online examination centre of its own
Kerala PSC
- First state PSC to conduct online examination
Rajasthan PSC
- Tenure of Chairman and members of UPSC
6 Years or 65 years of age
- Tenure of Chairman and members of State PSC
6 Years or 62 years of age
- First Chairman of UPSC
Sir Ross Barker
- First woman Chairperson of UPSC
Rose Milen Bethew
- Present Chairman of UPSC
David R Syiemlieh
- Present Chairman of Kerala PSC
MK Sakkeer
- Chairman and members of State PSC are submitting the resignation letter to
Governor
- Chairman and members of UPSC and Joint state PSC are submitting resignation letter to
President
- Who is called as the watchdog of the merit system in India
UPSC
- Travancore PSC established in
1936
- First commissioner of Travancore PSC
GD Nokes
- Travancore PSC become Kerala PSC in
1956
- First chairman of Kerala PSC
E K Velayudhan
- Agency responsible for recruiting personnel to middle and lower level services of Central Govt
SSC (Staff selection Commission)
- SSC was established in
4th November 1975
(To be Continued…)