The Annual Session of the INC
Sr. No. ---------Year -----------Place------------ President----------------- Others
1. ----28-12-1885-------- Bombay----------- W.C.Bannerjee
2. 28-12-1886---------- Calcutta------------- Dadabhai Naroji
3. 28-12-1887 ------------Madras ---------Badruddin Tayyabji-------- First Muslim Pr. of INC
4. 26-12-1888 ------------Allahabad------- George Yule ---------First English President of INC
5. 27-12-1905------------ Varanasi ----------Gopal Krishan Gokhale ---------Call for Swedeshi
6. 26-12-1906 ------------Calcutta------------ Dadabhai Naroji --------Goal of INC ‘Self Govt.’
7. 26-12-1907 ------------Surat---------------- Rashbehari Ghosh ------------Congress Split
8. 1916 -----------------Lucknow --------------Ambika Charan Muzumdar
9. 1917 -------------Calcutta ---------------Annie Besant -------------First woman President
10. 1920 -----------Calcutta --------------Lala Lajpat Rai (suspended)
11. 1920 -------------Nagpur ------------C. Vijayraghavachariar (annual)
12. 1921 ----------------Ahmedabad ----------C.R.Das (in Prison) Hakim Ajmal Khan (acting)
13. 1924 ------------Belgaum --------------Mahatma Gandhi
14. 1925 ----------- Kanpur --------Sarojini Naidu ---------1st Indian Woman President of INC
15. 1928 ----------Calcutta -------Motilal Nehru
16. 1929-30 ---------Lahore -------Jawaharlal Nehru ----Resolution on Complete Independence on 31 Dec- 1929
17. 1931 ----------Karachi ----------Vallabhbhai Patel ---------Resolution on Fundamental Rights
18. 1937 -------Faizpur --------J.L.Nehru ------------INC first session in village
19. 1938 ----------Haripura ---------S.C.Bose --------
20. 1939 ---------- Tripuri ---------S.C.Bose (later Rajendra Prasad) ---
21. 1940----------- Ramgarh------------ Mulana Abul Kalam Azad
22. 1946 ---------Meerut --------------J.B. Kriplani
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Friday, June 11, 2010
P.S.C. Questions
Selected Questions from Different Public Service Commissions
1.National Mela was founded by N.G.Mitra.
2.National Biodiversity Act of India came into existence in 2002
3.Terrorist attacked Indian Parliament on December 13, 2001.
4.‘The Philosophers must be the king’ – Plato.
5.Mandal Commission Report was implemented in 1990.
6.The Supreme court of India was set up by the Regulating Act, 1773.
7.Indian Telephone industries Ltd. is located at Banglore.
8.‘Patriotism is religion and religion is love for India” – Swami Vivekananda.
9.J.L.Nehru prepared the draft of the ‘Quit India’ resolution.
10. First Indian to start an agitation on political reforms – B.G.Tilak.
11. The women’s movement in India started largely under inspiration of Padmabai Ranaday.
12. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was prisoned in the Banikpur jail in 1942.
13. ‘Village on wheels’ project was started by Indian Railway in 2004.
14. Salim Group was permitted to set up SEZ at Nandi gram.
15. The mobile court in India is the brain child of Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam.
16. After the amendment in Indian Constitution by the Parliament on August 14, 2007, the number of castes in the list of Scheduled Castes is 1206.
17. Liver is affected by the consumption of Aflatoxin food adulterant.
18. Et-mad-Ud-Daula’s tomb at Agra was built by Noorjahan.
19. Radha Mohan Cup is associated with Polo.
20. Naval Air Station ‘Garud’ is situated at Kochin.
21. First Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya at Varanashi was founded by Jonathan Duncan.
22. The Samadhi of Raja Rammohan Roy is in Bristal, England.
23. The minimum distance between Sun and Earth occurs on January 3.
24. J.L.Nehru had written his famous book ‘Discovery of India’ in Ahmadnagar Fort prison.
25. Lord Mayo was the person in India who conducted Census of Population for the first time.
26. Bagalihar hydroelectric power project in J & K is located on Chenab river.
27. Canada is credited with the establishment of ‘Uranium City’.
28. The symbol of World Wildlife Fund is – red panda.
29. Sea water can be converted into pure water by reverse osmosis.
30. Indian PM Manmohan Singh is an elected member of Rajya Sabha from Assam.
31. ‘Andha-yug’ was written by Dharam Veer Bharti.
32. Pearl is mainly constituted of calcium carbonate.
33. Minamata disease is caused by Mercury.
34. World famous ‘Finger lake region’ is located in USA.
35. First fully computer literate district in India is Malappuram.
Making of constitution - 7
Judiciary
Supreme Court
1. Art. 124: - Supreme Court consists of Chief Justice and not more than 30 other judges.
2. Appointment:- He has been a High Court Judge for at least 5 years or has been an advocate of a High Court for at least 10 years.
3. No minimum age is prescribed for appointment as a judge of Supreme Court. Judges hold offices until he attains the age of 65 years.
4. The only grounds upon which he may be removed are: ‘proved misbehavior’ & incapacity.
5. Art. 126: - When the office of Chief Justice is vacant or he is unable to discharge his duties, the duties of the Chief Justice shall be performed by such one of the Judges of the Supreme Court as President may appoint for the purpose. (Acting Chief Justice).
6. Art. 127:- Appointment of adhoc Judges.
7. Art. 129: - The SC is a court of records and in this capacity it enjoys the power to punish for its contempt.
8. Art. 131: - Original jurisdiction- Certain types of cases such as dispute between the centre and states and dispute between two or more states.
9. Art. 132:- Appellate Jurisdiction- The Supreme Court is the highest court of appeal in the country.
10. Art. 143: - Advisory Jurisdiction: - The President may ask the Supreme Court to render advice on any legal or other matter whenever he thinks it necessary. Though such advice is not binding on the President; it is respected by lower courts as precedent.
11. Art. 137: - Review of judgments or order by Supreme Courts.
12. Art. 139: - Powers to issue certain writs.
13. Art. 141: Law declared by Supreme court tobe binding on all courts.
14. Present Chief Justice of India: - Just. S. H. Kapadia has been appointed as Chief Justice of India.
15. The Supreme Court held its inaugural sitting on 28 January, 1950 in the Chamber of Princes.
16. Present Supreme Court building was designed by Ganesh Bhikaji Deolalikar. The court moved to present building in 1958.
17. At the time of constitution of Supreme court total number of judges were 1+7= 8 in 1950.
18. The first woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court was – Justice Fatima Beevi in 1987. She was followed by Sujata Manohar, Ruma Pal and Gyan Sudha Mishra.
19. D.P. Wadhwa Committee constituted by Supreme Court to monitor its orders in the PIL on the Right to Food.
20. Indian Judiciary cover PIL – Epistolary jurisdiction.
High Court
1. Art. 214:- Provision of High Court for each State.
2. Art. 215: - High courts to be court of Records.
3. Art 217: - Appointment & conditions of the office of a judge of High court.
4. Art 224: - Appointment of retired judges at sitting of high court.
5. Art 226: - Powers to issue certain writs.
6. Art 231:- Establishment of a common High Court for two or more states.
7. Qualification for appointment as High Court Judge : held for at least 10 years a judicial office / been for at least 10 years an advocate of a High Court.
8. Art 202: - Expenditure in respect of the salaries and allowancesof the judges shall be charged on consolidated fund of the state.
Supreme Court
1. Art. 124: - Supreme Court consists of Chief Justice and not more than 30 other judges.
2. Appointment:- He has been a High Court Judge for at least 5 years or has been an advocate of a High Court for at least 10 years.
3. No minimum age is prescribed for appointment as a judge of Supreme Court. Judges hold offices until he attains the age of 65 years.
4. The only grounds upon which he may be removed are: ‘proved misbehavior’ & incapacity.
5. Art. 126: - When the office of Chief Justice is vacant or he is unable to discharge his duties, the duties of the Chief Justice shall be performed by such one of the Judges of the Supreme Court as President may appoint for the purpose. (Acting Chief Justice).
6. Art. 127:- Appointment of adhoc Judges.
7. Art. 129: - The SC is a court of records and in this capacity it enjoys the power to punish for its contempt.
8. Art. 131: - Original jurisdiction- Certain types of cases such as dispute between the centre and states and dispute between two or more states.
9. Art. 132:- Appellate Jurisdiction- The Supreme Court is the highest court of appeal in the country.
10. Art. 143: - Advisory Jurisdiction: - The President may ask the Supreme Court to render advice on any legal or other matter whenever he thinks it necessary. Though such advice is not binding on the President; it is respected by lower courts as precedent.
11. Art. 137: - Review of judgments or order by Supreme Courts.
12. Art. 139: - Powers to issue certain writs.
13. Art. 141: Law declared by Supreme court tobe binding on all courts.
14. Present Chief Justice of India: - Just. S. H. Kapadia has been appointed as Chief Justice of India.
15. The Supreme Court held its inaugural sitting on 28 January, 1950 in the Chamber of Princes.
16. Present Supreme Court building was designed by Ganesh Bhikaji Deolalikar. The court moved to present building in 1958.
17. At the time of constitution of Supreme court total number of judges were 1+7= 8 in 1950.
18. The first woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court was – Justice Fatima Beevi in 1987. She was followed by Sujata Manohar, Ruma Pal and Gyan Sudha Mishra.
19. D.P. Wadhwa Committee constituted by Supreme Court to monitor its orders in the PIL on the Right to Food.
20. Indian Judiciary cover PIL – Epistolary jurisdiction.
High Court
1. Art. 214:- Provision of High Court for each State.
2. Art. 215: - High courts to be court of Records.
3. Art 217: - Appointment & conditions of the office of a judge of High court.
4. Art 224: - Appointment of retired judges at sitting of high court.
5. Art 226: - Powers to issue certain writs.
6. Art 231:- Establishment of a common High Court for two or more states.
7. Qualification for appointment as High Court Judge : held for at least 10 years a judicial office / been for at least 10 years an advocate of a High Court.
8. Art 202: - Expenditure in respect of the salaries and allowancesof the judges shall be charged on consolidated fund of the state.
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