President Powers

Legislative power is constitutionally vested in the Parliament of India of which the president is the titular head. The President commands both the Houses (the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha) of the Parliament and prorogues them. He can dissolve the Lok Sabha.[7]:147 these powers are formal and by convention, the President uses these powers according to the advice of the Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister.[9] The President inaugurates the Parliament by addressing it after the general elections and also at the beginning of the first session each year. Presidential address on these occasions is generally meant to outline the new policies of the government.[10]:145 All bills passed by the Parliament can become laws only after receiving the assent of the President. The President can return a bill to the Parliament, if it is not a money bill or a constitutional amendment bill, for reconsideration. When, after reconsideration, the bill is passed and presented to the President, with or without amendments, the President is obliged to assent it. The President can also withhold his assent to a bill when it is initially presented to him (rather than return it to the Parliament) thereby exercising a pocket veto . When either of the two Houses of the Parliament of India is not in session, and if government feels the need for immediate procedure, the President can promulgate ordinances which have the same force and effect as laws passed by Parliament. These are in the nature of interim or temporary legislation and their continuance is subject to parliamentary approval. Ordinances remain valid for no more than six weeks from the date the Parliament is convened unless approved by it earlier.[12]

 About ration card

1. APL means people Above Poverty Level; these people have income more than Rs 10,000 per annum. People who belong to APL are given White ration Card. These category are not liable for food grains though Government. So there ration Card merely wok as an Identity and Address proof. 2. BPL means Below Poverty line; anyone earning less than Rs. 10,000 per annum falls under BPL category and they are liable to receive food and grains at very cheap cost by Government. These people are issued Blue Colour Ration Card. 3. AYY (Antyodaya) families: These are very poor people who dont have a stable income at all. Single men along with women and aged people above the age of 65 can attain this facility in an impeccable manner. Rickshaw pullers, Coolies, Daily Labourers will qualify this category and will be liable to get Food grains at cheap cost. For them government issues Yellow ration card. 4. AY (Annapurna Yojna) Ration Card: These are the special type of ration card issued only to the elderly poor people above 65 years. They are entitled for 10kgs of food grain on the monthly basis from the government side. However along with the food grains government also provides subsidies like kerosene oil etc. But now from 1st Jan 2013 the money of these subsidies directly goes to the poor people bank account via the Direct Cash transfer Scheme. For distributing food grains government also issues temporary Ration Card to those who doesnt have an original ration card so that proper facilities can be given to the needy people.
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Question.1: Who was Dietrich Brandis? What were his achievements? Question.2: What is shifting agriculture? Question.3: Give any three reasons why cultivation expanded rapidly in the colonial period. Question.4: Why did the people of Bastar rise in revolt against the British? Question.5: Define the terms: (I) Pastoralists, (ii) scientific forestry.

CBSE Sample questions

Solution of Question.1: Dietrich Brandis was the first Inspector General of Forests in India. He set up the Indian Forest Service in 1864 and helped to formulate the 1865 Indian Forest Act. Solution of Question.2: When agricultural activities are done on a particular plot for a short period after parts of the forest are cut and burnt in rotation. The area thus, cleared is used for cultivation for a couple of years and then left fallow for some years for the forest to grow and its replenishment. Solution of Question.3: (I) The British encouraged the cultivation of commercial crops like jute, sugar, wheat and cotton. (ii) They tried to increase the yield of agricultural products. (iii) They tried to increase their revenue and enhance the income of the state through rapid expansion of agricultural activities. Solution of Question.4: The people of Bastar revolted against the British because 1. The British Government tried to reserve the forests which deprived these people of their right to collect forest products which used to be their livelihoods. 2. The British also shifting cultivation which was practiced by these people. 3. People were suffering from increased land rents and frequent demands for free labour and goods by colonial officials. Solution of Question.5: (I) Pastoralists: People who were engaged in pastoral activities. (ii) Scientific forestry: Forest activities carried on scientific methods or scientific lines.