Question

Which of the following statements is/are included as a provision of the Indian Constitution?

a. The person to be appointed as Governor of a State should be a domicile of some other State of the Indian Union.

b. There should be at least one Muslim judge in the Supreme Court so as to ensure its secular character.

c. The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament should belong to a party in the opposition.

1. Only a
2. Only b
3.  None of the above
4. a and  b

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 :  None of the above

The correct answer is None of the above.

• The following provisions are not mentioned in the Indian constitution but these are followed as a convention (not binding).
  • The person to be appointed as Governor of a State should be a domicile of some other State of the Indian Union.
  • There should be at least one Muslim judge in the Supreme Court so as to ensure its secular character.
  • The chairman of the public accounts committee of the Parliament should belong to a party in the opposition.
  • Hence the correct answer is None of the above provisions are mentioned in Indian Constitutions.

• Some of the other conventions are being followed in the Indian Polity.
  • If the President is from the north then the Vice President should be from the south or vice versa.
  • if the speaker of Lok sabha is from the ruling party then the deputy speaker should be from the opposition party.
  • Such conventions are followed as practice for years but not binding.