Very Short Answer Questions

No, Mr Aniruddh Choudhary cannot take up the offer. Retired Supreme Court judges are prohibited from practicing law after retirement, to avoid any conflict of interest or undue influence on the judiciary.

The Parliament must have its next session by the end of August, i.e., within six months. This is because there cannot be a gap of more than six months between two consecutive sessions.

Two impacts of the annexation of Awadh were:

1. Unemployment and loss of estates — Thousands of nobles, officials and soldiers lost their jobs, while many taluqdars and zamindars lost their estates.
2. Resentment among the sepoys — Many Bengal Army sepoys came from Awadh. Its annexation and the higher taxes imposed on their family lands created strong resentment against British rule.

In the Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress in 1929, the demand for 'Purna Swaraj' or 'Complete Independence' was made the objective of the Congress. This session was a momentous event in India's struggle for independence because it marked a decisive shift towards the goal of complete sovereignty, laid the groundwork for the Civil Disobedience Movement, and symbolised the growing strength and unity of the Indian nationalist movement.

1. Rebellious villages had to pay huge sums such as punitive fines, and the villagers had to undergo mass floggings.
2. Gandhiji was detained at Agha Khan's palace in Pune, and the other leaders were sent to jail in Ahmednagar Fort.

Indian National Army was a unique army that was far ahead of its time. Two traits that made Indian National Army unique are as follows:

1. It was an army organised on foreign soil, hundreds of kilometres away from its motherland.
2. INA had a women's regiment called the Rani Jhansi Regiment was led by Dr. Lakshmi Swaminathan.

One single nation-state before 1914 — France.
One imperial state before 1914 — Russian empire

Two reasons for the failure of League of Nations to prevent Second World War were:

1. The economic sanctions were of no use against a determined aggressor.
2. Members of the League were not interested in the principle of collective security.

As the leader of the cabinet, the Prime Minister of India has the following powers:

1. The Prime Minister has the liberty to decide upon the different categories of ministers
2. Power to allocate portfolios and to reshuffle the Council of Ministers.
3. Power to select and dismiss ministers.
4. Power to direct and coordinate policy