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Parliament of India
  • 1. What is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India?
A) Supreme Court of India
B) Parliament of India
C) Imperial Legislative Council
D) Constituent Assembly
  • 2. Which two houses compose the bicameral legislature of India?
A) Council of States and Chamber of Princes
B) Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
C) Lok Sabha and Constituent Assembly
D) Central Legislative Assembly and Rajya Sabha
  • 3. Who has the power to summon and prorogue the houses of Parliament?
A) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
B) Chief Justice of India
C) Prime Minister of India
D) President of India
  • 4. Upon whose advice does the President dissolve the Lok Sabha?
A) Supreme Court
B) Prime Minister and Central Council of Ministers
C) Members of Parliament
D) The electorate
  • 5. How are members of the Lok Sabha elected?
A) By state legislative assemblies
B) Directly by Indian citizens
C) Nominated by the President
D) Appointed by the Prime Minister
  • 6. What is the sanctioned strength of the Lok Sabha?
A) 543
B) 500
C) 550
D) 245
  • 7. How are members of the Rajya Sabha elected?
A) By the President
B) By members of state legislative assemblies
C) By the Central Council of Ministers
D) Directly by Indian citizens
  • 8. How many members are nominated to the Rajya Sabha by the President?
A) 245
B) 12
C) 10
D) 543
  • 9. When was the New Parliament Building inaugurated?
A) 26 January 1950
B) 28 May 2023
C) 15 August 1947
D) 18 January 1927
  • 10. What was the legislative branch of India during British rule?
A) Central Legislative Assembly
B) Parliament of India
C) Imperial Legislative Council
D) Constituent Assembly
  • 11. When was the Imperial Legislative Council disbanded?
A) 1950
B) 1947
C) 1861
D) 1927
  • 12. Who designed the Old Parliament House (Samvidhan Sadan)?
A) Narendra Modi
B) Lord Irwin
C) The Constituent Assembly
D) Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker
  • 13. Who performed the opening ceremony of the Old Parliament House in 1927?
A) The Prime Minister
B) Lord Irwin
C) Herbert Baker
D) Edwin Lutyens
  • 14. What is the height of the Old Parliament House?
A) 170 metres
B) 30 metres
C) 21 metres
D) 543 metres
  • 15. Where was the Indian Constitution framed?
A) Imperial Legislative Council
B) Chamber of Princes
C) Sansad Bhavan
D) Central Hall
  • 16. What is the approximate built-up area of the new Sansad Bhavan?
A) 50,000 sq m
B) 100,000 sq m
C) 85,000 sq m
D) 65,000 sq m
  • 17. What is the maximum seating capacity of the Lok Sabha Hall for joint sessions?
A) 384 seats
B) 1,272 seats
C) 888 seats
D) 543 seats
  • 18. Which theme is used for the design of the Lok Sabha Hall?
A) Lotus
B) Tiger
C) Banyan tree
D) Peacock
  • 19. Who laid the foundation for the new Parliament building?
A) The President of India
B) The Vice President
C) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
D) Narendra Modi
  • 20. Under which Article of the Constitution is the President considered a component of Parliament?
A) Article 111
B) Article 60
C) Article 79
D) Article 54
  • 21. What is the term length for the President of India?
A) Four years
B) Six years
C) Five years
D) Life term
  • 22. Which Constitutional Amendment Act abolished the nomination of Anglo-Indian members?
A) 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019
B) 101st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2018
C) 105th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2021
D) 99th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2015
  • 23. What is the minimum age required to be eligible for membership in the Lok Sabha?
A) 35 years
B) 25 years
C) 18 years
D) 30 years
  • 24. How many seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes in the Lok Sabha?
A) 84
B) 50
C) 47
D) 543
  • 25. What theme is used for the design of the Rajya Sabha hall?
A) Lotus
B) Lion
C) Peacock
D) Tiger
  • 26. What is the maximum strength of the Lok Sabha as provided by the Constitution?
A) 550
B) 888
C) 543
D) 384
  • 27. What is the estimated cost of the new Parliament building?
A) ₹ 12.5 billion
B) ₹ 9.71 billion
C) ₹ 5.0 billion
D) ₹ 7.8 billion
  • 28. How many seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha?
A) 84
B) 47
C) 35
D) 543
  • 29. What is the age threshold for a citizen to be eligible to vote in India?
A) 18 years
B) 16 years
C) 21 years
D) 25 years
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