People who regularly move in and out of poverty (for example small farmers and seasonal workers). The occasionally poor are rich most of the time but may sometimes have a patch of bad luck are called ______
- Chronic poor
- Churning poor
- Transient poor
- Non-poor
The churning poor are the people who go in and out of poverty (for example, small farmers and seasonal workers).
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
'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.
Name of the first Governor-General of Bengal.
- Warren Hastings
- Lord Dalhousie
- WIlliam Bentick
- Lord Cornwallis
The first Governor-General of Bengal was Warren Hastings, the head of the Supreme Council of Bengal.
Which of the following is not a fundamental right?
- Right to Equality
- Right to Life
- Right to Property
- Right against Exploitation
The Morarji Desai government eventually scrapped the fundamental right to property with the 44th Constitutional Amendment in 1978.
Indian constitutional amendment procedure is:
- Rigid
- Flexible
- Rigid as well as Flexible
- None
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.
