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Describe majority with an example.

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  1. More than half the number of constituencies in a state

  2. Less than half the number of constituencies in a state

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A political party whose MLAs have won more than half the number of constituencies in a state can be said to be in a majority. For example, the Legislative Assembly of the state of Himachal Pradesh has 68 MLA constituencies. Candidates from various political parties won the 2003 assembly elections and became MLAs. Since the total number of MLAs in the Legislative Assembly is 68, a political party would have needed to have more than 34 MLAs in order to gain a majority. The Indian National Congress with 43 MLAs had the majority and it became the ruling party.

How does the press conference help to get information on what the government is doing?

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  1. The minister explained the steps the government had taken

  2. To announce a new policy or to deny an allegation

  3. To give details of a crime or ask for public help

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A press conference is a meeting organised for the purpose of distributing information to the media and answering questions from reporters. Soon after the discussion in the assembly, there was a press conference organised by the health minister. Large numbers of people from different newspapers were present in the press conference. The minister explained the steps the government had taken on a particular situation. This discussion was then reported in different newspapers, which helped the public to know the work done by the government.

Match Columns

Column I Column II
(i) Chief Minister (a) Head of State
(ii) Discussion of Issues (b) Legislature
(iii) MLAs (c) Press Conference
(iv) Governor (d) Executive
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  1. (i) - b, (ii) - c, (iii) - d, (iv) - a

  2. (i) - a, (ii) - b, (iii) - c, (iv) - d

  3. (i) - c, (ii) - d, (iii) - b, (iv) - a

  4. (i) - d, (ii) - c, (iii) - b, (iv) - a

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Chief Minister heads the executive wing of the legislative assembly. Discussion of issues takes place in press conferences and accordingly important government decisions and actions are communicated to the public. MLAs are the ministers of the legislative assembly. Governor is the head of the state as far as the executive power is concerned but he is a nominal head.

The system of representation of elections to Rajya Sabha and State Legislative Councils is _________________.

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  1. Proportional representation

  2. Territorial representation

  3. Functional representation

  4. Different from one another

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Elections to the Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Parliament, Vidhan Parishads, Upper Houses of the State Legislatures  (existing only in a few states) and offices of the President and Vice-President are, however, conducted on the basis of proportional representation through a single transferable vote system. Hence, Option A is correct. The rest of the systems are not applicable to these elections, hence, incorrect. 

A person who holds or who has held office as President shall ____________________.

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  1. Not be eligible for re-election

  2. Be eligible for re-election as President

  3. Be eligible for re-election as President after the gap of one term

  4. Be eligible for re-election as President after $10$ years of vacating the office

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The Constitution itself provides that a person holding an office of the President shall be eligible for re-election as President after the expiry of the current term.