Amid India-Pakistan row, Saarc faces second snub
Answered 7 yr ago
bhavishya kumarFor the second year in a row, there may be no Saarc summit. India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan had pulled out of the 2016 Saarc summit citing Pakistan's open support to terror that impacted all three countries.Islamabad was supposed to host the 2016 summit, which had to be cancelled.Thi...Read more
Which one of the following is not a feature of Indian federalism? 1., There is an independent judiciary in India. 2., Powers have been clearly divided between the Centre and the States. 3., The federating units have been given unequal representation in the Rajya Sabha. 4., It is the result of an agreement among the federating units
Answered 7 yr agoAnswer (d)The Union of India cannot be said to the result of any compact or agreement between any autonomous States. ...Read more
Out of the following statement, choose the one that brings out the principle underlying the Cabinet form of Government: 1., An arrangement for minimizing the criticism against the Government whose responsibilities are complex and hard to carry out to the satisfaction of all. 2., A mechanism for speeding up the activities of the Government whose responsibilities are increasing day by day. 3., A mechanism of parliamentary democracy for ensuring collective responsibility of Government to the people. 4., A device for strengthening the hands of the head of the Government whose hold over the people is in a state of decline.
Answered 7 yr agoAnswer (c)Parliamentary democracy envisages a cabinet form of a government with a President as a titular head (and a governor in the states) with the&n...Read more