Indian Polity and Governance

In 2010, S. H. Kapadia became the first Chief Justice of India from a minority community.

The Chief Election Commissioner is appointed by the President of India under Article 324 of the Constitution. The President acts on the advice of the Council of Ministers in this appointment.

The board members can fix the remuneration of the first auditors.

By CAG, within 60 days of registration of the company as per Section 139(7) of Companies Act, 2013.

The Chief Justice of a High Court is appointed by the President with the consultation of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the Governor of the State. The other judges are appointed by the will of President, Governor and the Chief Justice of High Court.

The Lok Sabha (House of People) Speaker certifies the bill as a money bill before sending it to the upper house, and the decision of the Speaker is binding on both the Houses.

Governor is an integral part of the State Legislature as the President is in the Parliament. Article 168(1) of the Indian Constitution provides that for every State there shall be a Legislature, which shall consist of the Governor and two Houses or one House as the case may be. He plays multifaceted role in the administration of the State even though he is not the member of the State Legislature. He is the executive head of the State. All executive actions in the State are taken in his name. He is empowered to exercise his executive power either directly or through the officers, who are subordinate to him.

The joint sitting of the Parliament is called by the President and is presided over by the Speaker of Lok Sabha (house of people) or, in his absence, by the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha or in his absence, the Chairman or in his absence, the Deputy-Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. If any of the above officers is not present, then any other member of the Parliament can preside by consensus of both the Houses.

The Indian federal system is most similar to Canada's federation. Both have a strong central government with division of powers between the center and states, and both follow a parliamentary system with a written constitution. Like Canada, India has a federal structure with a strong central tendency.

This is the correct answer as a Member of Parliament or Lok Sabha MP is chosen directly by the people in direct elections.

This is the correct answer as the DC is a part of the permanent executive by the virtue of being a civil servant.

The Vice President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. Hence, the Vice President of India is the Presiding Officer.

This is the correct answer. The President of India is the Head of the State and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.

This is the correct answer as the Union Budget is presented in the Lok Sabha.

This is correct as Electoral College includes all MLAs and MPs, except the nominated members. The President is chosen by indirect election by the Electoral College.