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#1-a [1]
Mention any one situation when both the houses of Parliament meet for a joint session.
Ans : If there is deadlock between the two houses while passing an Ordinary bill in the parliament, the President calls for joint session of both the houses.

#1-b [1]
How can the Vidhan Parishad be created ?
Ans : Answer has not given due to out of present syllabus.

#1-c [1]
Mr. Gurudev was nominated by the President to the Rajya Sabha. Mention any one criterion on which the President would have nominated him. How many such members can the President nominated to the Rajya Sabha ?
Ans : Mr. Gurudev must be from among, the persons having special knowledge or practical experience in literature, art, science and social service. 12 Members can the President nominated to the Rajya Sabha.

#1-d [1]

Mention one difference between the election of the President and the Vice President of India.

Ans :

President	Vice-President
(1) President is elected by an electoral college consisting of the elected members of the Parliament and the elected members of the state legislative assemblies too.	(1) Vice President is elected by an electoral college consisting of the elected members of the Parliament only.
(2) Name to be proposed by 50 members and seconded by another 50.	(2) Name to be proposed by 20 members and seconded by another 20.

#1-e [1]
State one point of difference between the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers with reference to their responsibilities in the Government.
Ans :
(i) In day to day functioning of the government the cabinet advises the president and not the council.
(ii) Cabinet meets regularly for the policies and programmes of the government while council meets rarely. (any one)

#1-f [1]
Who give assent to a bill that is passed by the state legislature for it to become an Act ?
Ans : Answer has not given due to out of present syllabus.

#1-g [1]
What happens to the ruling government when a vote of no-confidence is passed against it ?
Ans : When a vote of no-confidence is passed against it such a government has lost the confidence of the house then it has to resign.

#1-h [1]
What is meant by Judicial Review ?
Ans : Judicial Review: The Supreme Court has the power to review any judgement pronounced or order made by it. It is not bound by its own decisions and orders. It possesses the rights to review the judgement and, if found necessary, it reverses the earlier decisions. Both the Supreme Court and the High Courts are empowered to declare any law or act of any body or individual ultra vires if it violates the spirit of the constitution.

#1-i [1]
Why is the Supreme Court said to be the guardian of the Constitution ?
Ans : Supreme Court is the protector and the final interpreter of the constitution. Any citizen whose fundamental rights are violated may move to the Supreme Court for the enforcement of his rights. That is why it is said to be the guardian of the constitution.
(j) Civil Courts, Criminal Courts and Court of revenue.

#2-a [2]
Why did the Doctrine of Lapse become a political cause for the result of 1857 ?
Ans : According to Doctrine, if a ruler died without an heir to succeed him his adopted son neither inherit the throne nor the title, and in such cases, the state was to be annexed to the British empire in India. This caused a lot of discontent among Indians. States which became victims to this doctrine are Jhansi, Satara, Jaitpur, Sambalpur, Udaipur and Nagpur.

#2-b
Mention the regional association that each nationalist was associated with :
Ans :
(i) Indian Association 1876—In Bengal.
(ii) East India Association 1866—In London.