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