The oath of the President is administered by the Chief Justice of India and in his absence by the most senior judge of the Supreme Court.

31st Constitutional Amendment Act, 1973 .By this amendment the seats of Lok Sabha was increased from 525 to 545 but reduced the representation of UT's in Lok Sabha from 25 to 20.

The Deputy Prime Minister of India is a member of the Union Cabinet in the Government of India. Not technically a constitutional office, it seldom carries any specific powers. A deputy prime minister usually also holds a key cabinet portfolio.

The Constitution was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 26 November 1949 and came into effect on 26 January 1950.

The Governors and Lieutenant-Governors are appointed by the President for a term of 5 years.

On 2 June 2014, Telangana became the 29th state of India, consisting of the ten districts, with Hyderabad as its capital.

If the President is satisfied that there is an economic situation in which the financial stability or credit of India is threatened, he or she can declare financial emergency. Such an emergency must be approved by the Parliament within two months. It has never been declared.

There are nine PIN zones in India, including eight regional zones and one functional zone (for the Indian Army). The first digit of the PIN code indicates the region. The second digit indicates the sub-region, and the third digit indicates the sorting district within the region. The final three digits are assigned to individual post offices.

The time immediately following the Question Hour has come to be known as Zero Hour. It starts at around 12 noon and members can, with prior notice to the Speaker, raise issues of importance during this time.

The Constitution empowers the President to summon each House at such intervals that there should not be more than 6-month's gap between the two sessions. Hence the Parliament must meet at least twice a year.