Daily Current Affairs Quiz: August 25, 2025

Statement 1 is incorrect: While State Governments have disciplinary control over AIS officers, dismissal, removal, or reduction in rank requires the concurrence of the Central Government. This ensures a balance of power and safeguards officers from arbitrary actions by State Governments.

Statement 2 is correct: The All India Services Act, 1951 mandates consultation with the State Governments before making rules for recruitment and service conditions for AIS officers. This ensures that the rules are relevant and practical given the varying needs of different states.

Statement 3 is incorrect: Although the President appoints AIS officers, the process involves recommendations from the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and consultations with State Governments. Actual recruitment and initial postings are handled by the State Governments.

Statement 4 is correct: These three services form the core of the All India Services and play crucial roles in administration, law enforcement, and forest management at both the Central and State levels.

Statement 1 is incorrect: Not all Union Territories have representation in the Rajya Sabha.

Statement 2 is correct: As of the current structure, only Delhi, Puducherry, and Jammu & Kashmir have representation in the Rajya Sabha, and their members are chosen through indirect election, not direct.

Statement 3 is incorrect: The number of members from Union Territories in the Rajya Sabha can be altered by Parliament.

Statement 4 is incorrect: Representatives of the Union Territories in the Rajya Sabha are chosen by indirect election.

Articles 52 to 78 in Part V of the Constitution deal with the Union executive.

Statement 1 is correct: In India, the President appoints the Prime Minister, usually the leader of the majority party in the Lok Sabha. In contrast, in the USA, the President is directly elected by the people through an Electoral College system, reflecting the country’s presidential system.

Statement 2 is incorrect: In the USA, the executive (the President) does not have the power to dissolve the legislature (Congress). The USA follows a separation of powers model, where the executive and legislative branches operate independently. In India, however, the Prime Minister, through the President, can recommend the dissolution of the Lok Sabha in certain circumstances.

Statement 3 is incorrect: While both Presidents have veto powers, they differ in scope and application. The U.S. President has a strong veto, which can only be overridden by a two-thirds majority in Congress. The President of India has a more limited veto power, often exercised as a “suspensive veto” or “pocket veto,” but lacks the direct power to override legislation in the same manner as the U.S. President.

Statement-I is incorrect: While states generally execute laws on concurrent subjects, central laws prevail in case of conflict (Article 254). Presidential orders under Article 256 relate to giving directions to states, not overriding state executive actions on concurrent subjects. The correct mechanism for the Centre to override State action is through Parliamentary legislation (Article 254).

Statement-II is correct: Article 258(1) empowers the President to entrust the execution of Union laws to the states with their consent.

Explanation of their relationship: Statement II describes a mechanism for the Centre to utilize state machinery for executing central laws. It does not explain why State executive actions are overridden in concurrent subjects, which is related to legislative supremacy (Article 254), not executive delegation.