What does republic mean in the Indian Constitution?
- India is a Union of States
- The head of state is elected by people
- People have final authority in all the matters
- India has parliamentary system of government
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'Republic' is a State in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives. It has an elected head of state rather than a monarch.
Which of the following activities is also referred to as the 'Gold Collar' profession?
- Primary
- Secondary
- Quinary
- Quaternary
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Quinary activities are services that focus on the creation, re-arrangement, and interpretation of new and existing ideas; data interpretation, and the use and evaluation of new technologies. Gold Collar Worker: Refers to highly-skilled knowledgeable people such as doctors, lawyers, scientists, and also young, low-wage workers who also get parental support.
Who proposed the theory of the expanding universe?
- Georges Lemaitre
- Galileo Galilei
- Edwin Hubble
- Claudius Ptolemy
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American astronomer Edwin Hubble discovered in the 1920s that the Universe is expanding by showing that most galaxies are receding from the Milky Way and the farther away they are, the faster they are receding.
Constitution day of India is celebrated on
- 26th November 1949
- 26th November 1948
- 26th January 1950
- 26th November 1946
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The Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26th November 1949 and came into force on 26th January, 1950.
Indian constitutional amendment procedure is:
- Rigid
- Flexible
- Rigid as well as Flexible
- None
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Indian constitution is more flexible than rigid. For example, most of its provisions can be amended by a two-thirds majority in the parliament. However, in order to amend some of the provisions like the election of the president, powers and functions, the extent of Centre-State relations, etc. apart from two-thirds majority in both houses of the parliament, the bill must be passed by at least half of the total state legislatures.
