Question 1

Who is known as the Second Law Officer of India?

Accepted Answer

The Solicitor General of India is the second law officer of the country. The Solicitor General of India is below the Attorney General for India, who is the Indian government's chief legal advisor, and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of India. The Solicitor General of India is appointed for the period of 3 years. He assists the Attorney General and is himself assisted by several Additional Solicitors General of India.

Question 2

By tradition, when does the presidential campaign begin?

Accepted Answer

When a candidate is officially nominated at the national convention, then the presidential campaign begins.

Question 3

What is the political party of the president now?

Accepted Answer

Ram Nath Kovind, the present President of India is from BJP, Bharatiya Janata Party. The president of the Republic India is the head of state of India. He is also the commander-in-chief of Indian Armed Forces. He is indirectly elected by the people through members of both houses of the parliament of India, legislative assemblies of all the states of India, the legislative assembly of the Union

Question 4

Which sociological perspective is most closely linked to microsociology?

Accepted Answer

There are two types of sociological theories: 1. Macro and 2. Micro. Macro theories focus on the society as a whole and aim at establishing the general characteristics of the society. It is basically looking at the society as a whole and looking at a bigger picture. It aims to answer three basic questions: 1) What holds the societies together? 2) What are the sources of conflict in a society? 3) How do societies change? There are two branches of macro-sociological theories: consensus and conflict, with the main representative being functionalist and marxist respectively. Micro theories on the other hand, focus on the individuals who make up the society unlike macro theory which looks at the society as a whole. Micro theories are small scale. Consider it a magnifying glass, when you look through it, you 'zoom' in to the society and see the individuals who have made up that particular society. Symbolic interactionism is the sociological perspective which is most closely linked to microsociology.

Question 5

What makes an election democratic?

Accepted Answer

In short, Democracy is a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people." Definition : Democracy "is government by the people in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system." The conditions of a democratic election are: * Every citizen should have one vote ad every vote should have an equal value. * Voters choose from the political parties and candidates should be free to contest elections giving the voters a real choice. * Elections should be held at regular intervals. * The candidate preferred by the people should get elected. * Elections should be conducted in free and fair manner where people can choose as they really wish.

Question 6

Incorporation creates a local government and

Accepted Answer

Incorporation is a legal process that enables the formation of a local government and divides a state into separate counties with their own leaders. The different counties become self governing entities under the laws of the state in which they fall and are given the authority to function as independent units but within the jurisdiction of the state laws.

Question 7

Which of the following is not a Fundamental Right?

Accepted Answer

Fundamental Rights are the basic rights of the common people and inalienable rights of the people who enjoy it under the charter of rights of Constitution of India. The six fundamental rights recognised by the Indian constitution are:: the right to equality, right to freedom, right against exploitation, right to freedom of religion, cultural and educational rights, right to constitutional remedies.

Question 8

The sources of state power are specifically outlined in

Accepted Answer

The sources of state power are specifically outlined in the Tenth Amendment of the Bill of Rights. When the Constitution was first proposed, many people were concerned about the federal government become too powerful. A group known as the anti-federalists pushed for a way to legally set aside certain rights and powers to individual states. This amendment was added to satisfy the anti-federalists who were concerned that the Constitution would grant the federal government unlimited power. The Tenth Amendment states that all powers that are not specifically given to the federal government are reserved to individual states.

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