1. (i) This order announced a major policy decision. (ii) According to this, the Mandal Commission gave a recommendation for 27 per cent of the government jobs to be reserved for the Socially and Economically Backward Classes (SEBC) in India. (ii) SEBC is another name for- all those people who belong tRead more

    (i) This order announced a major policy decision.
    (ii) According to this, the Mandal Commission gave a recommendation for
    27 per cent of the government jobs to be reserved for the Socially and
    Economically Backward Classes (SEBC) in India.
    (ii) SEBC is another name for- all those people who belong to castes that are
    considered backward by the government.
    (iv) The benefit of job reservation was till then available only to scheduled
    castes and scheduled tribes.
    (r,) Now a new third category called SEBC was introduced’ Only persons
    who belonged to backward castes were eligible for this quota of 27 pet
    cent government jobs. Others could not compete for these jobs.

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  2. (i) A judge can be removed only by an impeachment motion passed separately by two-third members of the two Houses of the Parliament. (ii) Similarly, with impeachment, even President of India can be removed. It is passed by both the Houses of Parliament by two-third members majority.

    (i) A judge can be removed only by an impeachment motion passed
    separately by two-third members of the two Houses of the Parliament.
    (ii) Similarly, with impeachment, even President of India can be removed.
    It is passed by both the Houses of Parliament by two-third members
    majority.

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  3. (i) Cabinet is formed by the top-level leaders of the ruling party or parties who are in charge of the major ministries. (ii) Usually the cabinet meets to take decisions in the name of the Council of Ministers. (iii) Cabinet is thus the inner ring of the Council of ministers. It comprises about twenRead more

    (i) Cabinet is formed by the top-level leaders of the ruling party or parties
    who are in charge of the major ministries.
    (ii) Usually the cabinet meets to take decisions in the name of the Council of
    Ministers.
    (iii) Cabinet is thus the inner ring of the Council of ministers. It comprises about
    twenty ministers.

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  4. (i) The ministers are usually from the party or the coalition that has the majority in the Lok Sabha. (ii) The Prime Minister is free to choose ministers as long as they are members of Parliament. (iii) Sometimes, a person who is not a member of Parliament can also become a minister. But such a persRead more

    (i) The ministers are usually from the party or the coalition that has the
    majority in the Lok Sabha.
    (ii) The Prime Minister is free to choose ministers as long as they are members
    of Parliament.
    (iii) Sometimes, a person who is not a member of Parliament can also become
    a minister. But such a person has to get elected to one of the Houses of
    Parliament within six months of appointment as minister.

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  5. (i) At different levels of any government, we find functionaries who take day-to-day decisions but do not exercise supreme powers on behalf of the people. (ii) All those functionaries are collectively known as executive. (iii) They are called executive because they are in charge of the 'execution' oRead more

    (i) At different levels of any government, we find functionaries who take
    day-to-day decisions but do not exercise supreme powers on behalf of
    the people.
    (ii) All those functionaries are collectively known as executive.
    (iii) They are called executive because they are in charge of the ‘execution’ of
    the policies of the government.
    Thus, when we talk about ‘the government’ we usually mean ‘executive’.

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