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EXAMINATIONFORRECRUITMENTTOTHEPOSTOFSENIORLEGISLATIVE!COMMITTEE!PROTOCOUEXECUTIVEASSISTANTINLOKSABHAANDRAJYA SABHASECRETARIATS

12thNOVEMBER,2005

PAPER.I : GENERALKNOWLEDGE& CURRENTAFFAIRS

INSTRUCTIONS:(i) WriteyourRollNo(s)attheappropriatecolumn(s)ontheanswersheet.(ii) Put'X' markonlyinthecorrectBoxlikethis{X}. NomarkswillbegivenforresponsesoutsidetheBox.(iii)Incaseyouwanttochangeyourresponsetoanyquestion,fullyblackenthefirstresponselikethis. and

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1. Whichof thefollowingStatesintroducedVATfrom1April,2005?(A)Gujarat . (B)Maharashtra (C)RajasthanTheForeignExchangeReservesof Indiapresentlystandat.(A)$124billionapp. (B)$130billionapp. (C)$ 143billionapp.Whoamongthe followinghasbeenappointedtheElectionCommissionerof India?(A)B.B.Tandon (B)AjayPrasad (C)NavinChawlaWhichoneof the followingis headedby SunItaNarain?(A)PlanningTaskForce(C)RuralDevelopmentForceThe38thJnanpithAwardhasbeenconferredon.(A)ChandrikaPrasadSrivastava (B)D.JayakanthanDadasahebPhalkeAwardfor2004hasbeenawardedto. .

(A)MeeraNair (B)MadhurBhandarkar (C)AdoorGopalakrishnan (0)SanjayBhansaliThe'GlobalIndianof theYear'hasbeenawardedbyEconomicTimesBusinessAwards,2005to .(A)LakshmiMittal (B)SunilMittal (C)LordSwrajPaul (0) Ani!AmbaniHowmanymedalsIndiawonatthe 16111AsianAthleticsChampionshipheldin SouthKorea?(A) 4 (B) 9 (C) 12 (D) 13Whohadstartedthe first newspaperIn India?(A)BalGangadharTilak (B)BhartenduHarischandra(C)DadabhaiNaoroji'Nhichinstrumentis usedfor measuringdensityof milk?(A)Speedometer (B)HydrometerWhoinventedDynamite?(A)MadamCurieWhichis thecoldestplanet?(A)Mercury (B)Pluto (C)VenusThe"GoldenGirl" is thebiographyofwhichoneof thefollowing?(A)P.T.Usha (B)SoniaGandhi (C)BenazirBhuttoWhichis thesecondlargestlanguagespokenin IndiaafterHindi?(A)Bengali (B)Marathi (C)TeluguWhoformedthe 'Gaddarparty'?(A)VirSavarkar (B)MadanLalDhingra (C)LalaLajpatRaiWhichwasthecapitalof MaharajaRanjitSingh?(A)Amritsar (B)KabulWhowasthefounderof 'ForwardBloc'Party?(A)SubhasChandraBose (B)SharatchandraBose (C)RasBehariBoseWithwhatreformsLordMacaulayis associated?(A)AdministrativeReforms (B)EconomicReforms (C)EducationalReforms"WorldAIDSDay"is observedon.(A) 7 December (B) 15DecemberThenameof the Parliamentof Bangladeshis . .

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(A) SamVeda (B)AtharvaVedaIn which year was Indian National Congress born?(A) 1869 (B) 1885Who was instrumental in eradicating 'Sati'?(A) LordDalhousie (B) LordMountbatten (C)LordRiponGuru Arjun Devwas which guru of the Sikhs?(A) Fourth (B) Fifth (C) Sixth (D) SeventhBy which amendmentto the Constitution of India, the words 'Socialist' and 'Secular' were included in Prembletothe Constitution?(A) 36th (B)41stWith which subject 'Manusmriti' deals?(A) Economics (B)LawWhich country is known as 'Land of Thunderbolt'?(A) Bhutan (B) Nepal (C) VietnamWho has termed Indus Valley Civilization as Harappan Culture?(A) R.D. Bane~ee (B) Professor Harper (C) Rai Bahadur Dayaram Sahni (D) Sir John MarshalUnder which article of the Constitution, Rajya Sabha can recommend formation of an All India Service?(A)Article249 (B) Article311 (C) Article312 (D) Article265Who led the revolutionaries in Kanpur in the First War of Independencein 1857?(A) NanaSahib (B)TatyaTope (C) RaniLaxmibaiFor which one of the following, "Akira Kurosava Award" is given?(A) Painting (B)Films (C)LiteratureWhich one of the following is called, "Milk Sugar"?(A) Glucose (B)Fractose (C)LactoseDehydration leads to the deficiency of which one of the following in human body?(A) Blood (B)Salt (C)GlucoseFrom which place MahatmaGandhi started 'Dandi March' in March 19301(A) Sabarmati (B) Porbandar (C)WardhaWith which sport is 'Deuce' associated?(A) Bridge (B) Boxing (C)TennisHow many spokes are there in the wheel of the National Flagof India?(A) 8 (B) 16 (C) 24The popular mobile phone brand "Nokia" is from which country?(A)Japan (B)France (C) S. KoreaThe full form of MAPIN is .(A) MarketAcquisitionParticipationInvestorNote (B)MarketAccessand ParticipatingInvestorNumber(C) MarketParticipantsand InvestorsIdentificationNumber (0) Noneof the above.For the year 2005-06the fiscal deficit is estimated at :(A) 3.4 percentof GOP (B) 4.3 percentof GDP (C) 5.4 percentof GDP (D) 6.5 percent of GDPWith whom the second battle of Panipatwas fought by Akbar?(A) IbrahimLodi (B)HemuBakal (C)RanaSangaA Rajya Sabha Member is elected by .(A) Elected members of all State Legislative Assemblies(C) Elected members of concerned State Legislative AssemblyWhich country's Parliament is known as Majlis?(A)Afghanistan (B)Iran (C)IraqWhoseageis ascertainedbymeans of Carbon Dating process?W~ ~~ ~~-Who has been responsible for 'White Revolution' in India?(A) M. Swaminathan (B)VergheseKurian (C)Jai PrakashNarainWhich one of the following was not connected with Ayurveda?(A) Dhanvantri (B)Charak (C) SushrutaWorld Enviornment Day is observed on .(A) 25February (B) 5June

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(A)Lossofappetite (B)MentalimbalanceWhereis permanentSecretariatof SAARCsituated?(A)Dhaka (B)Kathmandu (C)IslamabadTowhomtheGovernorof aStateis responsiblefor hisacts?(A)StateLegislativeAssembly (B)CabinetoftheState (C)Presidentof India (D)PrimeMinisterWhichoneof thefollowingPublicSectorBankshaslaunched"MultiCityCheque"facility?(A)AllahabadBank (B)BankofBaroda (C)UnionBankof India (D)StateBankof IndiaWhichIndiancompanyhasdecidedto invest$2 billion in Bangladeshin steel,powerandfertilizersectors?(A) TATA (B) IFFCO (C) NTPC (D) SAILTheabbreviationUTIstandsfor.(A)UnitedTourismInternational(B)UnitTrustof India (C)UnionTerritoryin India (D)UlhasnagarTechnicalInstituteTheOpinionpoll 2004by BusinessBaronshasratedoneof thefollowingasthe mostadmiredChiefExecutiveOfficer.(A)AnilAmbani (B)RahulBajajWhereis KalahariDesert?(A)AustraliaWhostartedtheKhalsaPanth?(A)GuruNanakDev (B)GuruTegBahadur (C)GuruGobindSinghHowmanychromosomesaretherein a humanbody?(A) 42 (B) 44 (C) 46Whatmaximumgapcanbetherebetweentwo sessionsof Parliament?(A) 2 months (B) 3 months (C) 4 monthsThetermof a StateLegislativeAssemblycanbeextendedduringEmergencyby.(A)Presidentof India (B)ElectionCommission(C)Parfiament (D)Governorof theStateTheconstitutionalprovisionof 33%reservationof seatsfor womenis atpresentapplicableto:(A)StateLegislativeAssemblies (B)LocalBodies (C)All IndiaServices (D)LokSabhaWhois knownasthe "Fatherof E.mail"?(A)BillGates. (B)RayTomilson (C)LincolnGettysberg (D)TimothyBillThemostcommoninstrument,Stethoscopeusedbydoctorsworksaccordingto the principleof .(A)InductionofSoundWaves (B)Interference (C)Reflection (D)RefractionThecontroversialbook,"Lalla"waswrittenby.(A)TaslimaNasrin (B)UpmanuChatterjee (C)VikramSethHowmanyoceansarethereontheearth?(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 7Howmuchwateris containedin thebodyof a normalhumanbeing?(A) 15litres (B) 30litres (C) 45litresFromwhichdiseasetheworkersofa Stonequarryaremoreproneto beaffected?(A)T.B. (B)Jaundice (C) PneumoniaTheyear2005hasbeendeclaredbythe UnitedNationsas.(A)InternationalYearofSportandPhysicalEducation (B)InternationalYearof theMentally- ChallengedChild(C)InternationalYearoftheWomen (D)NoneoftheaboveWhohas beenappointedtheChairperson of the newlyconstituted NationalKnowledgeCommission?(A)P.M.Bhargava (B)SamPitroda (C) JoginderSingh (D)Dr.KaranSinghWhichArticleofthe Constitutiondealswith theFundamentaldutiesofthe citizenof India.(A)Article19(1)(A) (B)Article32 (C)Article51Thelanguagesrecognisedbythe Constitutionhavebeenlistedunder.(A)FirstSchedule (B)SeventhSchedule (C)EightScheduleWhohad written the book, "Nineteen Eighty Four"?(A)ErnestHemingway (B)GeorgeOrwell (C)ArthurC.ClarkeWhowas the first Indian Womanto be crowned the title of "Miss World"?(A)AishwaryaRai (B)DianaHayden (C)SushmitaSenWhichcityis knownas 'Veniceofthe East'?(A)Bangkok (B)KualaLumpurWhatdoyou understandby50S?(A)SaveourShip (B)An internationalvillage (C)A distresssignalWhichone ofthe followingis amongthe languagesused bythe UnitedNations?(A)Japanese (B)German (C)Hindi

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PARLIAMENTOFINDIA(JOINTRECRUITMENTCELL)

EXAMINATIONFORRECRUITMENTTOTHEPOSTOFSENIORLEGISLATIVE!COMMITTEE!PROTOCOLIEXECUTIVEASSISTANTINLOKSABHAANDRAJYA SABHASECRETARIATS

12th NOVEMBER,2005

PAPER.II: ENGLISHESSAYANDPRECISWRITING

Time: 3 hours Marks:100

I. WriteanEssayin Englishonanyoneof thefollowingtopics: [50Marks]

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VocationalEducation

Strike-a problem

WhereThere'swill,There'saWay

Evilsof Begging

II Writea precisof thefollowingpassagein one.thirdof its lengthandsuggestasuitabletitle:[ 50Marks]

Manis a socialanimal,theysay. Tosurviveina society,onemustbeableto reachoutandestablisha bond

withotherpeople,extendingbeyondone'sfamilycircle.Asadults,wetendto takefriendshipsandourabilityto form

themforgranted.Butconsidera lifewithoutfriends.Ina word,unimaginable.Canyourememberthedayyoumade

yourfirstfriendorevenwhothatpersonwas?Probablynot. A child'sfirstfriendshipcouldbesaidto beherfirstforay

intosociety.Thisis a wholenewballgameforher. Herparentsareherguidesandprotectors,hersafetynets. Her

siblingsaresometimesherteachersandsometimeshertormentors.Buta friendshipnormallybeginson anequal

footing,a relationshipof give-andtake,of two waytraffic,irrespectiveof what it ultimatelyevolvesinto. It is a

relationshipwitha personshehasbeendrawnto,withwhomshecanexplore,experiment,learnabouttheworldand

makemistakeswith. A friend:isa person,likeher,whois beginningfromsquareone. Eventhougheveryonewasa

childonce,butasanadultit isdifficulttoslipintotheshoesofa childonceagain.Parentsandsiblingscannevertake

theplaceoffriendsofthesameageandviceversa.Everyrelationshiphasa uniqueplaceinlifeandperformsa unique

function.Atwhatagecanyou.expectyourchildto besocial?Beforetwoyearsofage,a childistoobusystaringwide-

eyedattheworldaroundher,tryingtotakeit all in. Herfamilyfillsherlittleworld.Whileherimmediatefamilystaysa

constantpresence,all thetimetherearenewfacesandhappeningstoabsorb.Sheistooyoungandimmaturetobuild

a relationshipwithherpeers. However,oncesheis two-year-old,sheis readyto makeherdebutin society.When

parentsputa coupleof two-years-oldstogetherto playtheymaynotthinkso. Whattheywillprobablyobserveis two

toddlerspotteringaboutwiththeirrespectivetoyswithoutevenacknowledgingeachother'spresence.Butparents

shouldnotdespair,becauseeventhoughthechildrenseemtoengageinparallelplay,theyareactuallylearningfrom

eachotherthroughimitation.Toddlerscanimitatea wholenewsequenceof actionsfromtheirpeersandinthisway

absorbnewskills. If parentsobservetwotoddlers'playing'togetherclosely,theywillseeonetoddlerbuilda towerof

blocksinthesamemannerastheotherhadwithoutseemingto interactatall. Thatisaboutallthatyoucanexpectfrom

a relationshipbetweentwo-year-olds.Betweentheagesofthreeandsix,children'sabilitytorelatetotheirpeerstakesa

-2---tinystepforward.Inthecaseof boys,it is theageto venttheiraggression.Parentsaremostlikelyto seetheirlittle

boyslockedincombat,rollingaroundthefloor,wrestlingwithotherboysandgenerallyindulginginhorseplay.Girls,on

theotherhand,aremorelikelytoteaseandprovokeeachotherandgiggleateveryopportunity.Thisis thetimewhen

childrenare initiatedintotheworldof give-and-take.It is importantthatchildrenshouldnotbeisolatedfor whatever

reason.Spoiledandoverprotectedchildrenwillhaveadifficulttime.Betweentheagesofsixandnine,childrenbeginto

formfriendshipsintheconventionalsense.Childrenbegintoformsmallgroups.Theygetattachedtoparticularchildren

andwantto spendall theirtimetogetherwiththeirspecialfriends.Theyarepossessiveabouttheirspecialfriendsand

deeplyhurtwhena friendshowsa preferencefor another.Groupdynamicscanbe observed.Somechildrenare

admired,somebulliedandothersexcluded.Thisis thetimechildwilllearnthedemandsofclosenessandtheneedto

besensitivetoothers'feelings.Whentwochildrengettogether,it neednotnecessarilybeallsweetnessandlight.Just

likeadults,theyjustmaynotgeton. Onechildmaybeparticularlyaggressive,whiletheothermightcowerinresponse.

Giventhisscenario,mostparentstendtojumpintothefray,butthiscouldbackfire,astheyarelikelyto reinforcetheir

child'simbalancedbehaviourbytheirintervention.Theparentof theaggressoris likelyto reprimandherchildwiththe

aimofputtinga stoptoheraggression.Atthesametimesheprobablyresentstheparentforexpressingheranger.The

aggressivechildsensesherparent'soverreactionandincreasesheraggression.Theparentofthedocilechildwilleither

angrilyexhortherchildto fightbackata timewhensheis notcapable,or playtheroleof theprotector.Theparent's

angerandembarrassmentwilldrivehomethedocilechild'ssenseof helplessnessandinadequacy.Parentsshould

leavetheirchildrento hammeroutthesituationontheirown. Theminuteparentsstepintothepicture,it becomesan

adultsituation.However,if thechildrencannotcopeevenafterbeinglefttotheirowndevices,thenparentsshouldsteer

themtowardsplaymatesof a similartemperament.Childrenare morelikelyto leamfromplaymatesof similar

temperament.If parentsofa docilechildpushhertobemoreaggressiveorgregarious,theyaremerelygivingherthe

messagethattheydonotapproveofherthewaysheis. Parentsofaggressivechildrenwillfindthatwhensuchchildren

are throwntogetherwithotheraggressors,theyare likelyto becomebosombuddiesas aggressionon bothsides

somehowbalancesout. Bulliesare insecurechildrenwhocombattheir insecuritythroughaggression.Bullying

behaviourtendsto fallintoa viciouscircle.Childrendistancethemselvesfrombulliesandasthebulliesaremoreand

moreisolated,theirinsecurityincreasesandsodotheirbulyingtacticsinanattemptto hidetheirvulnerability.Parents

ofbulliesshouldtrytobolstertheirself-image,butatthesametimetheyshouldmakeit clearthatbullyingbehaviouris

unacceptable.Theyshouldtryto maketheirchildrenunderstandthatoftenchildrenteaseeachotherinanattemptto

gettoknoweachotherbetterandthatifonecantakesomeribbingandteasingsportingly,oneis likelytomakeagreat

dealof friends.Parentsshouldideallyleavetheirchildrento findtheirownfeet. Thelesstheadultinvolvement,the

morethechildrenare likelyto learnabouteachotherandthemselves.Theyshouldbe leftfreeto maketheirown

judgementsandmistakes.Thequantityandqualityof a child'sfriendshipsis a goodindicatorof hermentaland

emotionalwell-being.Inall likelihood,a childwhois shunnedor ostractizedbyherpeersis sendingouta message

spellingoutanxiety,self-doubtorsomekindof turmoil.Sometimes,childrencanbemoresensitiveandperceptivethan

adults. Theycantell thedifferencebetweena childthatis upsetbysomeimmediatecircumstanceandonethat is

chronicallyunhappy.Inthelattercase,childrenreactbystayingawaybecausetheyarethreatenedbythesefeelings.

Whena childcannotestablishbondswithherpeers,it meansthatsomethingis fundamentallywrongandneeds

parentalattention..

PARLIAMENT OF INDIA(JOINT RECRUITMENT CELL)

EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF SENIOR LEGISLATIVEI COMMITTEEIPROTOCOUEXECUTIVEASSISTANTIN LOK SABHA .

AND RAJYA SABHA SECRETARIATS13thNOVEMBER,2005

Fill blankswith suitablepreposition:(i) Helives 7 DuplexLane.(ii) Heslept- 8 0' Clock,(iii) Helives DuplexLane.(iv) Ishallreturn anhour.(v) Pleasecomeandsit- Me.(vi) a MarutiVersahehasanAccent.(vii) Herushed thewelloftheHousewiththeRulebookandlistof Business.(viii) Thereweren'tmanypeople thepartyhostedbythedissidentleader.(ix) Hehaseatennothing yesterday..(x) None- bravedeservesthehonour.Rewritethefollowingsentencesin appropriatearrangement:

(i) Moneyhaveshallyou.(ii) Mercifularetheblessed.(iii) Peoplejoyforrangthebell.(iv) Friends,Countrymen,yourearlendme,(v) Wanteda nursemaidis fora 7 yearsoldbaby.Punctuatethefollowingparagraph. [5 Marks]

Thepurposeof writingis to communicatea thoughtan ideaa sentimenta factthemorepreciseandconcretetheseelementsina communicationthemoreprecisethemorerewardingtheyareto thereaderthemannerinwhichyoucommunicateinformationisenormouslyimportantit mustcometo us inpalatableformtocommandourattentionandtoholdit.Punctuatethefollowingsentences:

(i) HisreplywasI amnotinterestedinthematter(ii) Hesaidwhatis thehighestpricethatyoucanpay(iii) HowdareyoufriskmetheMembershouted(iv) MemberSirI havea pointofOrder(v) Howeverearlyherisesinthemorningheis lateforofficeTurn the following sentences into indirect speech.

(i) Galileosaid,"Theearthrevolvesroundthesun",(ii) "Chineseisdifficultto learn", thediplomatsaid.(iii) Thepolicemansaid,"Whereareyougoing?"(iv) "Callthewitnesses",theChairmansaid.(v) Hesaid,"Iamgladtobeherethisevening."Writetheplurals of thefollowingwords:

(i) Fungus(ii) Criterion(Hi) Deer(iv) Medium(v) Synopsis

PAPER-III : GENERAL ENGLISH

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(i) Suppositionorassumptionsmadeasbasisforreasoning.(ii) Acourseofstudyprescribedforstudents.(iii) A largeheartedornobleperson.(iv) Peopleoforiginofa countrysettledorspreadindifferentcountries.(v) A personwhototallyabstainsfromintoxicants.Makesentencesof thefollowingpairsof wordsto bringouttheir meaningclearly:(i) Cynosure,connoisseur(ii) Apposite,opposite(iii) Specious,Spacious(iv) Eminent,imminent(v) Elevating,alleviatingBringoutthemeaningof followingidiomsbymakingsuitablesentences:

(i) Atsixesandsevens(ii) Toothandnail(iii) Taketo task(iv) Athorninone'sside(v) Innsandouts.Writea paragraphof about200wordson anyoneof thefollowingtopics:

(i) Whereis globalizationheadingfor?(ii) Privatizationandeconomicdisparities.(iii) WhyWaterConservationandWaterManagement?(iv) Roleandrelevanceofoppositionina Parliamentarydemocracy.(v) Regionalaspirationsandnationalintegration

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11. Preparea Memorandumof about200words for the considerationof the Joint Committeeon securityapprisingthemof the difficultiesconfrontedby theWatch& WardStaffindealingwith thevisitorsandthemeasuresrequiredto betakento tacklethedifficulties. [15Marks]

Readthefollowingpassageandanswerthequestionsthatfollow: [10Marks]

Thecasefor literaturewitha purposeis obvious,thecaseagainstit is lessso. Literatureis morethanpamphleteering,otherwisemanythousandsof pamphletsnowforgottenwouldstill be readas muchas novelsandpoetryareread. Literatureis notthemerestatementof a problem,howeverimportant,norsimplythepleadingof acause,howeverworthy. Literatureis a creativeart,writtenbycreativeliteraryartists. Themotivepowerof artistsisimagination,whichendowsthemwithvisionandtheperceptionof truthinitsfullaspect.A visionof truthis thepeculiarandspecialcontributionwhicha greatpoetora greatnovelistisqualifiedto giveto mankind:it is a visionofthebeautyand perfectionthat is humanity'sidealaim,the end towardwhichall thingsmove. But they movewithagonizingslowness,painfulstepbypainfulstep;andit is withthisalmostimperceptibleprogressthatpoliticiansandsociologistsareconcerned.Politics,it hasbeensaid, is theartof thepossible.Incontrastitcanbesaidthatpoetryis theartofthedesirable.Whena poetattemptsto harnesshistalenttocurrentpracticalproblemsheis morelikelytocripplehisownimaginationthanto servemankind,fora poetveryrarelyallowsimportanceto significantfactswhilehecommandsavisionofultimatetruth.

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Howis literaturedifferentfrompamphleteering?

Whatisthecontributionofa literaryartisttomankind?

Whatdifferenceofapproachdoyoufind.betweenpoliticsandthepoetry?

Whatcancrippletheimaginationofa poet?

Whichcaseismorestrong,literaturewitha purposeorwithouta purpose?

PARLIAMENT OF INDIA(JOINT RECRUITMENT CELL)

EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENTTO THE POST OF SENIOR LEGISLATIVEICOMMITTEEI PROTOCOU EXECUTIVEASSISTANT IN LOK SABHA

AND RAJYA SABHA SECRETARIATS13th NOVEMBER,2005

PAPER-IV: CONSTITUTION OF INDIA

Time: 3 hours Marks: 100

Instructions: Attemptanyfive questions. All questionscarry equalmarks.

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The fundamentalrightsguaranteed by the Constitutionof India areenforceableby the Courtof law. Pleasecriticallyexaminethe right ofconstitutionalremedieswiththehelpofrelevantcaselaw.

CanthebasicfeaturesoftheConstitutionof Indiabeamended.Examinethisstatementinthelightof thepowerofParliamentunderarticle368toamendtheConstitution.

Thereis a uniquemixtureof unitaryandfederalsystemin ourconstitution.PleasediscusstheIndianfederalisminthelightofthisstatement.

Parliamentcontrolsthe purseof the Government.PleaseexaminethesupremacyofParliamentinfinancialmattersasreflectedinvariousprovisionsoftheConstitution.

'Presidentactsunderarticle356of theConstitutiononlyin accordancewiththeadvicetenderedbytheUnionCouncilof Ministers'.CriticallyexaminethePowerofPresidentunderarticle356withthehelpofrelevantcaselaw.

Pleasediscussthe compositionand role of Rajya Sabhaunder theConstitution.

Superintendence,directionandcontrolof electionshavebeenvestedwithElectionCommission.PleasediscussthejudicialreviewofordersofElectionCommissionbytheHighCourtsandtheSupremeCourt.

Writeshortnotesonanytwoof thefollowing:-(a) PreambleoftheConstitution.

(b) CodificationofParliamentaryPrivileges

(c) Rightto Information.