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NTSE political system
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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) One Year
B) Seven days
C) Fourteen days
D) One month
  • 2. Who decides the office of profit?
A) Supreme Court
B) Union Public Service Commission
C) Union Parliament
D) President and Governor
  • 3. The Comptroller and Auditor General is appointed
    by the President. He can be removed
A) by CJI
B) on an address from both Houses of Parliament
C) on the recommendation of the President by  the Supreme Court
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) 1/3 of total members of the Lok Sabha
B) 50 members
C) 60 members
D) 80 members
  • 5. How many times has Financial Emergency been
    declared in India so far?
A) 4 times
B) Never
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) 6 months
B) 1 month
C) 14 days
D) 3 months
  • 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) President
B) Any of the high courts
C) All of the above
D) Prime Minister
  • 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) Corporation tax
C) Customs
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) Legislative council
B) Legislative Assembly
C) Lok Sabha
D) Rajya Sabha
  • 11. By which of the following can the President of
    India be impeached?
A) The Prime Minister
B) The Parliament
C) The Chief Justice of India
D) The Lok Sabha
  • 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) 2031
B) 2021
C) 2026
D) 2011
  • 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) Both the state and Central government
B) State government
C) Central government
D) None of them
  • 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 Supreme Court has declared it to  be within the competence of the Union  Parliament
D) The Prime Minister has signed it
  • 17. According to our Constitution, the Rajya Sabha
A) is dissolved every six years.
B) is not subject of dissolution
C) is dissolved once in two years.
D) is dissolved every five 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) Chief Justice
D) Attorney General
  • 19. In which house is the presiding officer not a
    member of that house?
A) Vidhan parishad
B) Vidhan-Sabha
C) Lok Sabha
D) Rajya Sabha
  • 20. If the position of President and Vice-President are
    vacant, who officiates as the President of India?
A) The Speaker of Lok Sabha
B) The Prime Minister
C) The Chief Justice of India
D) None of these
  • 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 membership of the cabinet is restricted  to the lower house
C) The Constitution provides for a parliamentary  form of government
D) The cabinet has to enjoy the confidence of the majority in the popular chamber
  • 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) 1989
D) 1999
  • 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 relation between the President and the  Prime Minister
D) the relations between the Union and the State
  • 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) Balram Jakhar
B) Hukum Singh
C) G.V. Mavalankar
D) K.S. Hegde
  • 26. Indian Parliament consists of
A) Speaker and Lok Sabha
B) President and both the Houses
C) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Prime Minister
D) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
  • 27. Money bill is introduced in
A) Lok Sabha
B) Joint sitting of both the Houses
C) Rajya Sabha
D) None of the above
  • 28. Who of the following Presidents of India was
    associated with trade union movement?
A) Zakir Hussain
B) K.R. Narayanan
C) V.V. Giri
D) N. Sanjiva Reddy
  • 29. State Governor is appointed by
A) Speaker of Lok Sabha
B) Central Cabinet
C) President of India
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) by asking the legislature of the concerned  state
D) under any circumstances
  • 31. The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible
    to which of the following?
A) Rajya Sabha
B) President
C) Lok Sabha
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 separately
B) Lok Sabha
C) Rajya Sabha
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) Public Account Committee
B) Committee on Government Assurance
C) Estimate Committee
D) Committee on public undertaking
  • 35. Parliamentary Supremacy isthe definite feature of
    the political system in
A) Canada
B) Australia
C) India
D) UK
  • 36. What is the maximum time interval permissible
    between two successive sessions of the parliament?
A) 4 months
B) 5 months
C) 6 months
D) 3 months
  • 37. In India partyless democracy was first advocated
    by
A) Vinoba Bhave
B) M.N. Ray
C) Jai Prakash Narayan
D) Mahatma Gandhi
  • 38. The system of proportion of Representation as an
    electoral mechanism ensures
A) Rule of majority
B) Common political thinking
C) Representation of minorities
D) Stability in government
  • 39. Right to vote is a
A) Political right
B) Social right
C) Legal right
D) Personal right
  • 40. Which one of the following is the basis of federal
    government?
A) single citizenship
B) Division of powers between federal and state government
C) Supremacy of the parliament
D) Supremacy of Judiciary
  • 41. Government is classified as parliamentary and
    presidential on the basis of which of the following?
A) Relations between politician and civil  servants
B) Relations between legislature and executive
C) Written or unwritten Constitutions
D) Rigid or Flexible Constitutions
  • 42. The presidential system operates on the principle
    of
A) Fusion of powers
B) Separation of powers
C) Balance of powers
D) Division of powers
  • 43. The cabinet in the Parliamentary system is
    accountable to
A) The President
B) Council of Ministers
C) The Legislature
D) The Prime Minister
  • 44. The President of India enjoys emergency powers
    of
A) Two types
B) Three types
C) Five types
D) Four types
  • 45. Who is the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
A) The Speaker
B) The Prime Minister
C) The Vice-President
D) The President
  • 46. The Council of Ministers does not include
A) Minister of state
B) Cabinet Minister
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) Cabinet Secretary
C) Attorney General
D) Home 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) Sound vote
B) Direct vote
C) Casting vote
D) Indirect vote
  • 50. The chairman of the Lok Sabha is designated as
A) Chairman
B) Speaker
C) Vice President
D) President
  • 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) Estimates Committee
B) Select 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) Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
B) Dr. Radhakrishnan
C) Mr. V.V. Giri
D) Mr. R. Venkataraman
  • 54. In India, the Prime Minister remains in office so
    long as he enjoys the
A) Confidence of Lok Sabha
B) Support of armed forces
C) Support of the people
D) Confidence of Rajya Sabha
  • 55. The Council of Ministers of Indian Union is
    collectively responsible to the
A) Lok Sabha
B) Rajya Sabha
C) Prime Minister
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) 1/3rd of the total strength
B) 1/10th of the total strength
C) 1/6th 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) Setting up of new All India Services
C) Amendment of the Constitution
D) Money bills
  • 59. The number of Anglo-Indians who can be
    nominated by the president to the Lok Sabha is
A) 5
B) 4
C) 3
D) 2
  • 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 Chief Justice of India
D) The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
  • 61. The bill of which of the following categories can
    be initiated only in Lok Sabha?
A) Constitution Amendment Bill
B) Ordinary Bill
C) Money Bill
D) Private members Bill
  • 62. Who among the following forms the advisory
    committee of the parliament?
A) President of India
B) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
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 Justice of India
B) Chief of Army
C) Chief of Air Staff
D) Speakers of the Lok Sabha
  • 64. The proposal relating to dismissal of the Vice-
    President can be presented in
A) any
B) Any House of the Parliament
C) None of these
D) The Lok Sabha
E) the Rajya Sabha
  • 65. Who among the following is the Chairman of the
    National Integration Council?
A) The Vice-President
B) The President
C) The Prime Minister
D) The Chief Justice of India
  • 66. Who advises the Government of India on legal
    matters?
A) None of these
B) Chairman, Law Commission
C) Chief justice of Supreme Court
D) Attorney General
  • 67. The most important feature of the Indian Parliament
    is that
A) It also comprises of the President
B) It is bicameral in nature
C) The Upper House of the Parliament is never  dissolved
D) It is the Union Legislature in India
  • 68. The allocation of seats in the present Lok Sabha
    is based on which one of the following census?
A) 1981
B) 2001
C) 1971
D) 1991
  • 69. Who among the following was not elected for two
    terms as the Speaker of Lok Sabha?
A) Balram Jakhar
B) G.M.C. Balayogi
C) N. Sanjiva Reddy
D) Baliram Bhagat
  • 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) Morarji Desai
B) Chandra Shekhar
C) Chaudhary Charan Singh
D) V.P. Singh
  • 72. Who is called the Guardian of public purse?
A) President
B) Parliament
C) Council of Ministers
D) Controller and Auditor-General
  • 73. A proclamation of emergency must be placed
    before the Parliament for its approval
A) Within 6 months
B) Within 1 month
C) Within 1 year
D) Within 2 months
  • 74. ‘Zero Hour’ in political jargon refers to
A) Question hour
B) Adjourned time
C) Question-answer session
D) Suspended motion
  • 75. Which one of the following is the largest committee
    of the Parliament?
A) The Estimates Committee
B) The Committee on Public Undertakings
C) The Committee on Petition
D) The Public Accounts Committee
  • 76. Who is the founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party
    (BSP)?
A) B.R. Ambedkar
B) Jyotiba Phule
C) Sahu Maharaj
D) Kanshi Ram
  • 77. Which party has advocated the coming together
    of all Left parties?
A) CPI
B) CPI (M)
C) NCP
D) INC
  • 78. What is the term of a Member of the Rajya Sabha?
A) Three years
B) Six years
C) Five years
D) Four years
  • 79. The Union Executive of India consists of:
A) The President, Vice-President and the Council  of Ministers only
B) The President; Vice-President, Lok Sabha  Speaker and the Council of Ministers
C) The President and the Council of Ministers  only
D) The President, Deputy Chairman of the Rajya  Sabha, Lok Sabha Speaker and the Prime  Minister
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