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