Q: What is the Constitution?
A: Supreme law of the land
Q: What is Sovereignty?
A: Absolute authority of the state
Q: What does Secular mean in Indian polity?
A: No state religion
Q: What is Federalism?
A: Division of powers between Centre and States
Q: What is Republic?
A: Head of state is elected
Q: What is Parliamentary system?
A: Executive is responsible to legislature
Q: What is Rule of Law?
A: Equality before law
Q: What is Universal Adult Franchise?
A: Right to vote for all adults
Q: What is Bicameral Legislature?
A: Two houses of Parliament
Q: What is Unicameral Legislature?
A: Single house legislature
Q: What is Lok Sabha?
A: Lower House of Parliament
Q: What is Rajya Sabha?
A: Upper House of Parliament
Q: What is Quorum?
A: Minimum members required to conduct business
Q: What is Adjournment?
A: Suspension of sitting for a short period
Q: What is Prorogation?
A: Termination of a session
Q: What is Dissolution?
A: Ending of Lok Sabha
Q: What is Zero Hour?
A: Time for raising urgent issues
Q: What is Question Hour?
A: First hour of parliamentary sitting
Q: What is Whip?
A: Party direction to members
Q: What is Money Bill?
A: Bill dealing only with financial matters
Q: What is Ordinary Bill?
A: Bill on non-financial matters
Q: What is Joint Sitting?
A: Combined meeting of both Houses
Q: What is No-Confidence Motion?
A: Motion to remove government
Q: What is Censure Motion?
A: Motion to criticise government policy
Q: What is Cut Motion?
A: Proposal to reduce budget demand
Q: What is Impeachment?
A: Removal of President or judges
Q: What is Ordinance?
A: Law made by President when Parliament not in session
Q: What is Veto power?
A: Power to withhold assent
Q: What is Collective Responsibility?
A: Council of Ministers accountable to Lok Sabha
Q: What is Cabinet?
A: Core decision-making body
Q: What are Fundamental Rights?
A: Justiciable rights in Part III
Q: What are DPSPs?
A: Non-justiciable policy principles
Q: What are Fundamental Duties?
A: Moral obligations of citizens
Q: What is Judicial Review?
A: Power to examine constitutionality of laws
Q: What is PIL?
A: Public Interest Litigation
Q: What is Habeas Corpus?
A: Protection against illegal detention
Q: What is Mandamus?
A: Order to perform public duty
Q: What is Certiorari?
A: Order to quash lower court decision
Q: What is Quo Warranto?
A: Inquiry into legality of office
Q: What is Writ jurisdiction?
A: Power to issue constitutional remedies
Q: What is Election Commission?
A: Constitutional body for elections
Q: What is UPSC?
A: Central recruitment agency
Q: What is Finance Commission?
A: Body for centre-state revenue distribution
Q: What is Attorney General?
A: Chief legal advisor of Government
Q: What is CAG?
A: Auditor of public finances
Q: What is Amendment?
A: Change in Constitution
Q: What is Basic Structure?
A: Core features of Constitution
Q: What is Cooperative Federalism?
A: Centre-state cooperation
Q: What is Single Citizenship?
A: One citizenship for entire country
Q: What is Secession?
A: Separation from the state (not allowed in India)