The Speaker’s Role in Lok Sabha:
- Observes proceedings, presides over meetings, and controls functioning.
- Ensures discipline, order, and dignity are maintained among members.
- Speaker’s decisions on these matters are final.
- Essentially, the Speaker acts as a guardian of the House’s dignity.
Q- Describe the emergency powers of the President.
National Emergency:
- Declared by President if security of India threatened by war, external aggression, or armed rebellion.
- Emergency can cover whole country or parts.
- Declaration not subject to court challenge.
Constitutional Emergency:
- President can declare based on Governor’s report.
- Results in ‘Presidential Rule’ with state cabinet dissolved.
Financial Emergency:
- President can reduce salaries of government officials, including judges.
- President holds vast executive powers, but Prime Minister and Council of Ministers effectively exercise them.
Q- What is the process of Impeachment ?
Impeachment Process for President:
- Special procedure for President’s early removal for Constitution violation.
- Process can start in either House of Parliament.
- Charges brought against President, requiring 2/3rd majority for resolution passage.
- Resolution sent to other House for investigation.
- If both Houses approve charges with 2/3rd majority, President removed.
- President has right to defend during impeachment.
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Q- Mention the powers of the Parliament.
Functions of Parliament:
- Parliament has two Houses: Lok Sabha (Lower) and Rajya Sabha (Upper).
- Controls, guides, and informs government.
- Question Hour allows MPs to gather government information.
- Crucial for financial matters’ approval.
- Makes, amends, or repeals laws.
- Passes Union Government budget, can reduce or reject it.
- Can impeach President, Supreme Court, and High Court judges for Constitution violation or misuse of status.
Q- State the Institute of Local Self Governance.
Rural Local Self-Governance:
- Gram Panchayat (Village level)
- Panchayat Samiti (Taluka level)
- Zilla Parishad (District level)
Urban Local Self-Governance:
- Municipality (Nagarpalika)
- Municipal Corporation (Mahanagarpalika)
- Megacity (Mahanagar Nigam)
Q- State the vices of bureaucracy.
Government Organs:
- Political Executive: Creates policies.
- Administrative Executive: Implements policies.
- Bureaucrats: Experienced public servants responsible for efficient implementation.
- Government’s power increasingly centralized in bureaucracy.
- Bureaucratic issues: Nepotism, corruption, inefficiency, misconduct.
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