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