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Which among the following is not an act which is regarding the elections in India?

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  1. Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Act, 1952.

  2. Government of Union Territories Act, 1963.

  3. Government of States Act, 1951.

  4. Prohibition of Simultaneous Membership Rules, 1950.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is an Act to provide for Legislative Assemblies, Councils of Ministers and Councils of Advisers for states. The part that provides for the Part C States is called Government of Part C States Act, 1951. The part that provides for the Part B States is called The Part B States (Laws) Act, 1951.

Who launched the 'Naya Yudh' campaign?

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  1. Vallabhai Patel

  2. Morarji Desai

  3. Devi Lal

  4. Jagjiwan Ram

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Chaudhary Devi Lal was an Indian politician who twice served as Chief Minister of Haryana, first in 1977–79 and then in 1987–89. He also served as sixth Deputy Prime Minister of India from 1989–91 in the governments of V. P. Singh and Chandra Shekhar.

The elected representatives of the people elect the members of the ______________, both at the Centre as well as the State.

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  1. Lower House

  2. Middle House

  3. Upper House

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Rajya Sabha is upper house of the Central legislature. The members of the house are elected indirectly by proportional representation system by single transferable vote method. The representatives of each State and two Union territories are elected by the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of that State and by the members of the Electoral College for that Union Territory, as the case may be.

The National People's Congress of China has nearly ______________.

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  1. 1500 members.

  2. 2350 members

  3. 2657 members.

  4. 3000 members.

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Correct Option: D

Which of the following are the characteristics of institutional monarchy?

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  1. An elected representative acts as the head of the state

  2. The king is the leader of Parliament

  3. If the Monarch is the head of the state, he plays only the symbolic role

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: B