Q1.When the House of people clearly and conclusively determines that the government does not command its support, the government has to resign. By which of the ways parliamentary confidence in the government may be expressed by the House of People?
1. Defeating the government on a major issue of policy.
2. Passing an adjournment motion
3. Defeating the government on finance issues
4. Passing a motion of no confidence in the council of ministers.
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q2. With reference to Union Government consider the following statements :
1. The constitution of India provides that all cabinet ministers shall be compulsorily the sitting members of Lok Sabha only.
2. The Union cabinet secretariat operates under the direction of the ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Q3. Who is called the Guardian of public purse?
(a) President
(b) Comptroller and Auditor-General
(c) Parliament
(d) Council of Ministers
Q4. A proclamation of emergency must be placed before the Parliament for its approval
(a) Within 1 month
(b) Within 2 months
(c) Within 6 months
(d) Within 1 year
Q5. ‘Zero Hour’ in political jargon refers to
(a) Suspended motion
(b) Question hour
(c) Adjourned time
(d) Question-answer session
Q6. 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
Q7. The Union Executive of India consists of:
(a) The President; Vice-President, Lok Sabha Speaker and the Council of Ministers
(b) The President, Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha Speaker and the Prime Minister
(c) The President and the Council of Ministers only
(d) The President, Vice-President and the Council of Ministers only
Q8. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha can resign his office by addressing his resignation to
(a) the President
(b) the Prime Minister
(c) the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(d) the Chief Justice of India
Q9. Freedom of the press in India is
(a) available to the people under the law of the Parliament
(b) specifically provided in the Constitution
(c) implied in the right of freedom of expression
(d) available to the people of India under executive order
Q10. The Legislative Council in a State in India can be created or abolished by the
(a) Parliament on the recommendation of a Governor of the state.
(b) Parliament alone
(c) Parliament after the state assembly passes the resolution of that effect.
(d) Governor of the state on the recommendation
Q11. By which amendment of the constitution, the Word ‘Socialist’ was incorporated in the Preamble of the Constitution?
(a) 42nd Amendment
(b) 44th Amendment
(c) 25th Amendment
(d) 24th Amendment
Q12. The permanent president of Constituent Assembly was
(a) Dr. Ambedkar
(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(c) K.M. munshi
(d) J.L. Nehru
Q13. Which one of the following rights has been described by Dr. Ambedkar as ‘The heart and soul of the Constitution’?
(a) Right of Equality
(b) Right to freedom
(c) Right to property
(d) Right to Constitutional Remedies
Q14. By which Act, Federation was introduced in India?
(a) Indian Council Act, 1861
(b) Regulation Act, 1935
(c) Indian Councils Act, 1892
(d) Cabinet Mission, 1946
Q15. Which of the following is not provided for by the Constitution of India?
(a) Election Commission
(b) Finance Commissions
(c) Public Service Commission
(d) Planning Commission
Solutions
1.D
2.D
3.B
4.A
5.D
6.B
7.C
8.C
9.C
10.C
11.A
12.B
13.D
14.D
15.D
