Indian polity miscellaneous
- Popular sovereignty was advocated by
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Popular sovereignty or the sovereignty of the people is the principle that the legitimacy of the state is created and sustained by the will or consent of its people, who are the source of all political power. It is closely associated with the social contracts school (mid-17th to mid-18th centuries), represented by Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679), John Locke (1632– 1704), and Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), author of The Social Contract, a prominent political work that clearly highlighted the ideals of "general will" and further matured the idea of popular sovereignty.
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Popular sovereignty or the sovereignty of the people is the principle that the legitimacy of the state is created and sustained by the will or consent of its people, who are the source of all political power. It is closely associated with the social contracts school (mid-17th to mid-18th centuries), represented by Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679), John Locke (1632– 1704), and Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778), author of The Social Contract, a prominent political work that clearly highlighted the ideals of "general will" and further matured the idea of popular sovereignty.
- Who was the President of India during Janata Party regime?
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Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was the 6th President of India and his tenure was 25 July, 1977 – 25 July, 1982. During his term of office, Reddy had to work with three governments under Prime Ministers Morarji Desai, Charan Singh and Indira Gandhi. Morarji Desai and Charan Singh belonged to the Janata regime.
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Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was the 6th President of India and his tenure was 25 July, 1977 – 25 July, 1982. During his term of office, Reddy had to work with three governments under Prime Ministers Morarji Desai, Charan Singh and Indira Gandhi. Morarji Desai and Charan Singh belonged to the Janata regime.
- The Creamy Layer, concept refers to
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The creamy layer is a term used in Indian politics to refer to the relatively wealthier and better educated members of the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) who are not eligible for govern-ment sponsored educational and professional benefit programs. The term was introduced by the Sattanathan Commission in 1971, which directed that the "creamy layer" should be excluded from the reservations (quotas) of civil posts and services granted to the OBCs.
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The creamy layer is a term used in Indian politics to refer to the relatively wealthier and better educated members of the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) who are not eligible for govern-ment sponsored educational and professional benefit programs. The term was introduced by the Sattanathan Commission in 1971, which directed that the "creamy layer" should be excluded from the reservations (quotas) of civil posts and services granted to the OBCs.
- Which Lok Sabha constituency had the highest number of voters during the 13th Lok Sabha Elections?
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Outer Delhi with 3,103,525 voters was the largest. It had 2,500 colonies and 182 villages, 21 assembly segments and 42 corporation seats. Most of the voters were migrants from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Punjab.
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Outer Delhi with 3,103,525 voters was the largest. It had 2,500 colonies and 182 villages, 21 assembly segments and 42 corporation seats. Most of the voters were migrants from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Punjab.
- Socialist thinkers advocate the extension of the right to equality in
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Socialism is an economic system characterized by social ownership of the means of production and cooperative management of the economy, and a political philosophy advocating such a system. So it advocates the extension of the principal of equality in economic sphere. Lately, it has been used to refer to an ethical political doctrine focusing on a common set of values emphasizing social cooperation, universal welfare, and equality.
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Socialism is an economic system characterized by social ownership of the means of production and cooperative management of the economy, and a political philosophy advocating such a system. So it advocates the extension of the principal of equality in economic sphere. Lately, it has been used to refer to an ethical political doctrine focusing on a common set of values emphasizing social cooperation, universal welfare, and equality.