AHSEC| CLASS 11| POLITICAL SCIENCE| SOLVED PAPER - 2015| H.S.1ST YEAR
2015
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Full Marks: 100
Time: 3 hours
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PART
– A
(Indian
Constitution at Work)
1. Answer the following questions: 1x6=6
(a) Which Part of the
Constitution deals with the Fundamental Rights?
Ans:- Part – III.
(b) Mention the name of
the only State of Indian Federation having its own Constitution.
Ans:- Jammu & Kashmir.
(c) Is there Provision of
dual citizenship if India?
Ans:- Yes.
(d) Which Amendment of the
Constitution has inserted Fundamental Duties in the Indian Constitution?
Ans:- 42 Amendment.
(e) Which Article of the
Indian Constitution describes the amending procedures of the Constitution?-
Ans:- 368 (I) .
(f) Indian Constitution is dynamic. (Write True or False)
2.
Write two ideals enshrined in the Preamble to the Constitution of India. 2
Ans:- The Preamble of the Indian Constitution is described as follows:
"We, the people of India, resolve to constitute India as a sovereign, socialist secular, democratic, republic and secure all our citizens:
Worship of expression, belief and justice - social, economic and political freedom.
To promote equality of status and opportunity, and among them all.
Ensuring fraternity, dignity of person and integrity of nation.
On the sixth day of November 1949 in our parliamentary constituency, was the Constitution itself adopted, implemented and given?
3.
Write two Federal features of the Indian Constitution. 2
Ans:- Two federal features of Indian Constitution are given below:
(i) Fundamental Rights: - Under its Part III, the Constitution of India guarantees six fundamental rights to its citizens.
(ii) Fundamental Duties: - Under Article 4A of the Constitution, Article 51A enumerates 10 fundamental duties for a citizen of India.
4. Write two
differences features between Fundamental Rights and Directive Principles. 2
Ans: There are two differences between Fundamental Rights
and Directive Principles:
(i)
Fundamental rights are negative induction whereas instruction principles are
positive instructions.
(ii) Grants
fundamental rights to political democracy, where direct principles have a
purpose in socio-economic democracy.
5. Mention two
important roles of the Speaker of Lok Sabha. 2
Ans:- Lok Sabha speaker has two important roles:-
(i) The
speaker decides whether a bill is a money bill or not.
(ii) The
Speaker has sufficient powers to ensure the smooth conduct of parliamentary
proceedings and to protect the independence and impartiality of office.
6. When can the
Supreme Court of India exercise advisory jurisdiction? 2
Ans:- Article 143 of the Constitution gives advisory
jurisdiction to the Supreme Court of India. This provision traces its origins
to section 213 of the Government of India Act, 1935, which was granted
discretion by the Governor General to answer questions of public importance in
the Federal Court.
Similarly, as
per Article 143, the President has the power to address the questions of the
Supreme Court, which he considers important for public welfare.
7. What is residuary
power? Who can exercise it in India?
2
Ans: - These are the rights created by a government
authority which delegates certain powers to other authorities. Part 11 of the
Indian Constitution defines power distribution between the federal government
(center) and states in India.
This part is
divided between legislative and administrative powers. The legislative section
is divided into three lists: Union List, List of States and Concurrent List.
Residual powers remain near the center.
8. Explain four
functions of the Union Council of Ministers. 4
Ans:- The Union Council of Ministers has four functions: -
(i)
Formulation, execution, evaluation and amendment of public policy in various
fields which the party in power wants to progress and practice.
(ii)
Coordination between various ministries and other organs of government which
may be involved in conflicts, dissipation, duplication of functions and empire
building.
(iii)
Preparation and monitoring of the legislative agenda which translates the
policies of the government through statutory enactments.
(iv)
Executive control over appointments, rule-making powers and administration to
deal with crises and disasters - natural as well as political.
9. Write four
executive powers of the President of India. 4
Ans:- The President of India has four executive powers: -
(i)
Appointment of powers: All major appointments are made by the President. He is
the Prime Minister and other ministers of the Central Government, Chief Justice
of India, Judge of the Supreme Court and High Court of the States, Governor of
the States, L.T.
(ii)
Administrative powers: The President is the head of executive and
administration. All executive powers are vested in him (Art 53). Article 77
states that all executive functions of the Government of India should be taken
in the name of the President.
(iii) To
act as the supreme commander of the armed forces: Article 53 declares that the
President is the supreme commander of the Defense Forces of India. He makes all
higher appointments and promotions in relation to the Defense Forces.
(iv) Role in Foreign Relations: As the Head of
State, the President of India recognizes ambassadors and receives envoys of
foreigners and foreign ambassadors in India. All diplomatic activities take
place in his name.
10. Do you think that
the judicial activism can lead to a conflict between the judiciary and the
executive? Why? 4
Ans:- Judicial activism can lead to conflict between the
judiciary and the executive. Judicial activism has a profound influence on the
political system. This has forced executive accountability. Judicial activism
makes it easier to make the electoral system more free and courts have asked
contesting candidates to file affidavits showing their qualifications and
income along with educational qualifications. This blurred the line of
difference between dissident candidates and judicial activism on the one hand,
between the executive and the legislature and the judiciary on the other. The
court has been involved in resolving the issues that the executive has.
It is not the duty of the judiciary to investigate cases of corruption or to bring electoral reforms. These are matters which are the duty of administration and hence judicial activism can sometimes lead to confrontation between judiciary and executive.
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