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  • 1. Rajya Sabha can delay the Finance bill sent for its
    consideration by the Lok Sabha for a maximum
    period of
A) Fourteen days
B) One month
C) Seven days
D) One Year
  • 2. Who decides the office of profit?
A) Union Parliament
B) Union Public Service Commission
C) Supreme Court
D) President and Governor
  • 3. The Comptroller and Auditor General is appointed
    by the President. He can be removed
A) on the recommendation of the President by  the Supreme Court
B) by the President
C) by CJI
D) on an address from both Houses of Parliament
  • 4. To be officially recognized by the speaker of Lok
    Sabha as an opposition group, a party or coalition
    of parties must have at least
A) 80 members
B) 1/3 of total members of the Lok Sabha
C) 60 members
D) 50 members
  • 5. How many times has Financial Emergency been
    declared in India so far?
A) Never
B) 4 times
C) 5 times
D) once
  • 6. Which one of the following is the time limit for the
    ratification of an emergency period by parliament?
A) 3 months
B) 14 days
C) 1 month
D) 6 months
  • 7. The vacancy of the office of the President of India
    must be filled up within
A) within the period decided by the Parliament
B) One year
C) 6 months
D) 90 days
  • 8. Who has the right to seek advisory opinion of the
    Supreme Court of India, on any question of law?
A) Prime Minister
B) President
C) All of the above
D) Any of the high courts
  • 9. Which one of the following taxes is levied and
    collected by the Union but distributed between
    union and states?
A) Customs
B) Tax on railway fares and freights
C) Corporation tax
D) Tax on income other than on agricultural  income
  • 10. In which of the following houses the chairperson
    is not the member of that house?
A) Lok Sabha
B) Legislative council
C) Legislative Assembly
D) Rajya Sabha
  • 11. By which of the following can the President of
    India be impeached?
A) The Lok Sabha
B) The Prime Minister
C) The Chief Justice of India
D) The Parliament
  • 12. Which of the following subjects lies in the
    concurrent list?
A) Defence
B) Police
C) Agriculture
D) Education
  • 13. The state wise allocation of seats in Lok Sabha is
    based on the 1971 census. Up to which year does
    this remain intact?
A) 2011
B) 2031
C) 2021
D) 2026
  • 14. How many members are nominated by the
    president in the Rajya Sabha
A) 15
B) 12
C) 10
D) 2
  • 15. The Prime Minister of India is the head of the
A) Both the state and Central government
B) None of them
C) State government
D) Central government
  • 16. A bill presented in Parliament becomes an Act after
A) The president has given his assent
B) It is passed by both the Houses.
C) The Prime Minister has signed it
D) The Supreme Court has declared it to  be within the competence of the Union  Parliament
  • 17. According to our Constitution, the Rajya Sabha
A) is dissolved once in two years.
B) is not subject of dissolution
C) is dissolved every five years.
D) is dissolved every six years.
  • 18. As a non-member who can participate in the
    proceedings of either House of Parliament
A) Vice President
B) Chief Election Commissioner
C) Attorney General
D) Chief Justice
  • 19. In which house is the presiding officer not a
    member of that house?
A) Rajya Sabha
B) Lok Sabha
C) Vidhan-Sabha
D) Vidhan parishad
  • 20. If the position of President and Vice-President are
    vacant, who officiates as the President of India?
A) None of these
B) The Prime Minister
C) The Chief Justice of India
D) The Speaker of Lok Sabha
  • 21. Which one of the following statements about the
    Parliament of India is not correct?
A) The cabinet has to enjoy the confidence of the majority in the popular chamber
B) The membership of the cabinet is restricted  to the lower house
C) The foremost function of the parliament is to  provide a cabinet
D) The Constitution provides for a parliamentary  form of government
  • 22. Voting right by the youth at the age of 18 years was
    exercised for the first time in the general election
    of
A) 1989
B) 1988
C) 1999
D) 1998
  • 23. Sarkaria Commission was set up to review
A) the relations between the executive and the  judiciary
B) the relation between the legislative and the  executive
C) the relations between the Union and the State
D) the relation between the President and the  Prime Minister
  • 24. The ‘Contingency Fund’ of the state is operated
    by
A) The Governor of the state
B) The Chief Minister of the state
C) None of the above
D) The State Finance Minister
  • 25. The first speaker against whom a motion of non-
    confidence was moved in the Lok Sabha was
A) Balram Jakhar
B) G.V. Mavalankar
C) Hukum Singh
D) K.S. Hegde
  • 26. Indian Parliament consists of
A) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Prime Minister
B) President and both the Houses
C) Speaker and Lok Sabha
D) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
  • 27. Money bill is introduced in
A) Rajya Sabha
B) Joint sitting of both the Houses
C) None of the above
D) Lok Sabha
  • 28. Who of the following Presidents of India was
    associated with trade union movement?
A) Zakir Hussain
B) N. Sanjiva Reddy
C) V.V. Giri
D) K.R. Narayanan
  • 29. State Governor is appointed by
A) Speaker of Lok Sabha
B) President of India
C) Chief justice of Supreme Court
D) Central Cabinet
  • 30. The Parliament can legislate on a subject in the
    state list
A) under any circumstances
B) by the wish of the president 
C) if the Rajya Sabha passes such a resolution
D) by asking the legislature of the concerned  state
  • 31. The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible
    to which of the following?
A) Rajya Sabha
B) Lok Sabha
C) President
D) Prime Minister
  • 32. The Council of Ministers has to resign if
    no-confidence motion is passed by a majority of
    members of
A) Both the Houses in joint sitting
B) Rajya Sabha
C) ) Both the Houses separately
D) Lok Sabha
  • 33. What is the tenure of the Chief Election
    Commissioner of India?
A) Five years or till the age of 65 years whichever is earlier
B) Six years or till the age of 65 years whichever  is earlier
C) During the ‘pleasure’ of the President
  • 34. In which of the following committees there is no
    representation of Rajya Sabha?
A) Committee on Government Assurance
B) Committee on public undertaking
C) Estimate Committee
D) Public Account Committee
  • 35. Parliamentary Supremacy isthe definite feature of
    the political system in
A) India
B) Canada
C) Australia
D) UK
  • 36. What is the maximum time interval permissible
    between two successive sessions of the parliament?
A) 5 months
B) 6 months
C) 3 months
D) 4 months
  • 37. In India partyless democracy was first advocated
    by
A) Mahatma Gandhi
B) Vinoba Bhave
C) M.N. Ray
D) Jai Prakash Narayan
  • 38. The system of proportion of Representation as an
    electoral mechanism ensures
A) Rule of majority
B) Representation of minorities
C) Stability in government
D) Common political thinking
  • 39. Right to vote is a
A) Legal right
B) Political right
C) Personal right
D) Social right
  • 40. Which one of the following is the basis of federal
    government?
A) single citizenship
B) Supremacy of the parliament
C) Division of powers between federal and state government
D) Supremacy of Judiciary
  • 41. Government is classified as parliamentary and
    presidential on the basis of which of the following?
A) Written or unwritten Constitutions
B) Relations between politician and civil  servants
C) Rigid or Flexible Constitutions
D) Relations between legislature and executive
  • 42. The presidential system operates on the principle
    of
A) Balance of powers
B) Fusion of powers
C) Separation of powers
D) Division of powers
  • 43. The cabinet in the Parliamentary system is
    accountable to
A) The Legislature
B) Council of Ministers
C) The Prime Minister
D) The President
  • 44. The President of India enjoys emergency powers
    of
A) Four types
B) Two types
C) Five types
D) Three types
  • 45. Who is the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
A) The Prime Minister
B) The President
C) The Vice-President
D) The Speaker
  • 46. The Council of Ministers does not include
A) Cabinet Minister
B) Minister without portfolio
C) Cabinet Secretary
D) Minister of state
  • 47. Who is the highest civil servant of the Union
    Government?
A) Attorney General
B) Home Secretary
C) Principal Secretary of the P.M.
D) Cabinet Secretary
  • 48. Who is competent to dissolve the Rajya Sabha?
A) The joint session of Parliament
B) None of these
C) The President
D) The Chairman of Rajya Sabha
  • 49. The speaker’s vote in the Lok Sabha is called
A) Indirect vote
B) Sound vote
C) Casting vote
D) Direct vote
  • 50. The chairman of the Lok Sabha is designated as
A) Speaker
B) Chairman
C) President
D) Vice President
  • 51. Who decides whether a Bill is a money Bill or not?
A) The President
B) The Prime Minister
C) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
D) The Parliamentary Select Committee
  • 52. The Parliamentary Committee which scrutinizes
    the report of the CAG of India is
A) Estimates Committee
B) Public Accounts Committee
C) None of these
D) Select Committee
  • 53. Who held the office of the Vice-President of India
    for two consecutive terms?
A) Dr. Radhakrishnan
B) Mr. V.V. Giri
C) Mr. R. Venkataraman
D) Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
  • 54. In India, the Prime Minister remains in office so
    long as he enjoys the
A) Confidence of Rajya Sabha
B) Confidence of Lok Sabha
C) Support of armed forces
D) Support of the people
  • 55. The Council of Ministers of Indian Union is
    collectively responsible to the
A) Prime Minister
B) Rajya Sabha
C) President
D) Lok Sabha
  • 56. What is the period of appointment of the Comptroller
    and Auditor General of India?
A) upto 65 years of age
B) upto 64 years of age
C) 6 years
D) 6 years or 65 years of age, whichever earlier
  • 57. In order to be recognised as an official opposition
    group in the Parliament
A) 1/4th of the total strength
B) 1/3rd of the total strength
C) 1/10th of the total strength
D) 1/6th of the total strength
  • 58. Rajya Sabha enjoys more power than the Lok
    Sabha in the case of
A) Amendment of the Constitution
B) Money bills
C) Non-money bills
D) Setting up of new All India Services
  • 59. The number of Anglo-Indians who can be
    nominated by the president to the Lok Sabha is
A) 4
B) 5
C) 2
D) 3
  • 60. The speaker of the Lok Sabha can resign his office
    by addressing his resignation to
A) The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
B) The President
C) The Chief Justice of India
D) The Prime Minister
  • 61. The bill of which of the following categories can
    be initiated only in Lok Sabha?
A) Private members Bill
B) Money Bill
C) Constitution Amendment Bill
D) Ordinary Bill
  • 62. Who among the following forms the advisory
    committee of the parliament?
A) Vice-President of India
B) President of India
C) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
D) Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
  • 63. Which of the following appointments is not made
    by the President of India?
A) Chief of Army
B) Chief of Air Staff
C) Speakers of the Lok Sabha
D) Chief Justice of India
  • 64. The proposal relating to dismissal of the Vice-
    President can be presented in
A) The Lok Sabha
B) any
C) None of these
D) Any House of the Parliament
E) the Rajya Sabha
  • 65. Who among the following is the Chairman of the
    National Integration Council?
A) The Chief Justice of India
B) The President
C) The Vice-President
D) The Prime Minister
  • 66. Who advises the Government of India on legal
    matters?
A) None of these
B) Attorney General
C) Chairman, Law Commission
D) Chief justice of Supreme Court
  • 67. The most important feature of the Indian Parliament
    is that
A) It also comprises of the President
B) It is the Union Legislature in India
C) It is bicameral in nature
D) The Upper House of the Parliament is never  dissolved
  • 68. The allocation of seats in the present Lok Sabha
    is based on which one of the following census?
A) 1971
B) 1991
C) 1981
D) 2001
  • 69. Who among the following was not elected for two
    terms as the Speaker of Lok Sabha?
A) Baliram Bhagat
B) N. Sanjiva Reddy
C) G.M.C. Balayogi
D) Balram Jakhar
  • 70. In case the President wishes to resign, to whom is
    he to address his resignation letter?
A) Prime Minister
B) Secretary of Lok Sabha
C) Vice President
D) Chief Justice of India
  • 71. Who among the following Indian Prime Ministers
    resigned before facing a vote of no-confidence in
    the Lok Sabha?
A) V.P. Singh
B) Chaudhary Charan Singh
C) Morarji Desai
D) Chandra Shekhar
  • 72. Who is called the Guardian of public purse?
A) Controller and Auditor-General
B) Parliament
C) Council of Ministers
D) President
  • 73. A proclamation of emergency must be placed
    before the Parliament for its approval
A) Within 1 year
B) Within 2 months
C) Within 6 months
D) Within 1 month
  • 74. ‘Zero Hour’ in political jargon refers to
A) Adjourned time
B) Question-answer session
C) Suspended motion
D) Question hour
  • 75. Which one of the following is the largest committee
    of the Parliament?
A) The Committee on Petition
B) The Estimates Committee
C) The Committee on Public Undertakings
D) The Public Accounts Committee
  • 76. Who is the founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party
    (BSP)?
A) Sahu Maharaj
B) Kanshi Ram
C) B.R. Ambedkar
D) Jyotiba Phule
  • 77. Which party has advocated the coming together
    of all Left parties?
A) CPI (M)
B) CPI
C) INC
D) NCP
  • 78. What is the term of a Member of the Rajya Sabha?
A) Five years
B) Six years
C) Three years
D) Four years
  • 79. The Union Executive of India consists of:
A) The President and the Council of Ministers  only
B) The President, Vice-President and the Council  of Ministers only
C) The President; Vice-President, Lok Sabha  Speaker and the Council of Ministers
D) The President, Deputy Chairman of the Rajya  Sabha, Lok Sabha Speaker and the Prime  Minister
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