Indian Constitution and Fundamental Rights

Article 11 of the Indian Constitution grants the Parliament the power to regulate the right of citizenship by law. Articles 5 through 10 deal with citizenship at the commencement of the Constitution.

The Right to Information Act, 2005, received the assent of the President on 15 June 2005. It replaced the Freedom of Information Act, 2002.

Under the Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) scheme, citizens of Bangladesh and Pakistan are specifically excluded from eligibility. This is due to the specific geopolitical context regarding these nations.

The 10th Schedule of the Indian Constitution, added by the 52nd Amendment Act of 1985, contains the provisions for disqualification on grounds of defection.

When the RTI Act was enacted in 2005, it extended to the whole of India except the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Following the 2019 reorganization, the Act now applies to all Union Territories and states.

Wajahat Habibullah (note: question shows Haninullah, appears to be typo) resigned as Chief Information Commissioner in 2009. He was the first CIC of India and served from 2005-2009.

The Right to Information Act, 2005, was enacted to provide a more effective regime for access to information, thereby repealing the Freedom of Information Act, 2002.

Under the RTI Act, the State Chief Information Commissioner and State Information Commissioners are appointed by the Governor of the state on the recommendation of a committee.

The 93rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2005, inserted clause (5) in Article 15, enabling the state to make special provisions for the advancement of socially and educationally backward classes in private unaided educational institutions.

Mamta Sharma succeeded Girija Vyas as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Women in 2011.

Article 30(1) of the Indian Constitution states that all minorities, whether based on religion or language, shall have the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice.

K.G. Balakrishnan was appointed as the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission in 2010, succeeding Justice S. Rajendra Babu.

Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December, the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.

Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to be appointed as the Governor of an Indian state (United Provinces, now Uttar Pradesh) in independent India.

Pratibha Patil served as the 12th President of India, holding office from 2007 to 2012.

Article 61 of the Indian Constitution provides the procedure for the impeachment of the President of India.

The word 'cabinet' was added to the Indian Constitution by the 44th Amendment Act, 1978, in Article 352, which deals with the proclamation of emergency.

Under Article 79 of the Indian Constitution, the Parliament of the Union consists of the President and the two Houses: the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) and the House of the People (Lok Sabha).

Vinod Rai served as the Comptroller and Auditor General of India from 2008 to 2013. Therefore, he was the incumbent in 2011.

Correct Answer: Andhra State
The first president's rule was imposed in the then Andhra state between November 15, 1954 to March 29, 1955.

In the Interim Government formed in 1946, Jawaharlal Nehru served as the Vice President of the Executive Council, while the Viceroy remained the President.