31. The President’s Rule is imposed on a State in India, when
Correct Answer:-D ( There is a Constitutional breakdown )
Description:- President’s rule is enabled by Article 356 of the Constitution of India, which gives authority to impose central rule if there has been failure of the constitutional machinery in any state of India. During President’s Rule, a Governor appointed by the Central Government assumes executive authority.
32. In Indian Parliament, a bill may be sent to a select committee
Correct Answer:-D ( at any stage at the discretion of the Speaker )
Description:- When a Bill comes up before a House for general discussion, it is open to that House to refer it to a Select Committee of the House or a Joint Committee of the two Houses. A motion has to be moved and adopted to this effect in the House in which the Bill comes up for consideration. In case the motion adopted is for reference of the Bill to a Joint Committee, the decision is conveyed to the other House requesting them to nominate members of the other House to serve on the Committee. The Select or Joint Committee considers the Bill clause by clause just as the two Houses do. Amendments can be moved to various clauses by members of the Committee.
33. Where is the Constitutional power located enabling the Central Government to legislate on cow slaughter ?
Correct Answer:-D ( Art. 48 in the Directive Principles )
Description:- Article 48 of the Indian Constitution calls upon the state to improve animal husbandry and agriculture. It states that the State shall endeavour to organise agriculture and animal husbandry on modern and scientific lines and shall, in particular, take steps for preserving and improving the breeds, and prohibiting the slaughter, of cows and calves and other milch and draught cattle.
34. The salaries and allowances payable to the Members of the Parliament are decided by the
Correct Answer:-C ( Parliament )
Description:- After election to Parliament, the members become entitled to certain amenities. These amenities are provided to members with a view to enable them to function effectively as Members of Parliament. Broadly speaking, the amenities provided to the members relate to salaries and allowances, travelling facilities, medical facilities, accommodation, telephones, etc. These are governed by the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954 and the rules made there under.
35. The authority to prorogue the two Houses of the Parliament rests with the
Correct Answer:-A ( President )
Description:- There are certain constitutional functions which the President has to perform with respect to Parliament. The President of India has the power to summon and prorogue either of the two Houses of Parliament or to dissolve the Lok Sabha. While the Rajya Sabha is a continuing body, the power to dissolve the Lok Sabha vests in the President.
36. Who is the competent to dissolve the Parliament ?
Correct Answer:-A ( The President )
Description:- The President has the power to summon and prorogue either House of Parliament or to dissolve Lok Sabha. When the term, dissolution of Parliament is used, it only means the Lok Sabha, the House of the People, the Lower House of Parliament. Parliament comprises the President, Lok Sabha, and Rajya Sabha, the Council of States, the Upper House. The first and third have fixed terms of five and six years respectively, the Lok Sabha has a term of five years but can be dissolved earlier.
37. The Secretary General of the Lok Sabha is the Chief of its Secretariat and is :
Correct Answer:-C ( appointed by the Speaker )
Description:- The Secretary General is the administrative head of the Secretariat of the Lok Sabha. The post of Secretary General is of the rank of the Cabinet Secretary in the Government of India, who is the senior most civil servant to the Indian Government. The incumbent to the post is appointed by the Speaker of Lok Sabha in consultation with the Prime Minister of India and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
38. When was zero hour introduced in the parliamentary affairs in India ?
Correct Answer:-B ( 1962)
Description:- Zero Hour in Parliament starts at 12 noon during which members raise matters of importance, especially those that cannot be delayed. Zero Hour is the Indian innovation in the field of parliamentary procedures and has been in existence since 1962. However, it does not find mention in the rules of procedure. During zero hour, questions are asked about issues of public importance without prior permission. These questions are usually directed against individual ministers.
39. The maximum number of members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha has been fixed by the Constitution of India respectively as
Correct Answer:-D ( 545 and 250 )
Description:- The Indian Parliament consists of two houses called as Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha respectively and the President of India. The Constitution provides that the maximum strength of the House be 552 members. It has a term of five years. At present, the strength of the house is 545 members. The Rajya Sabha can have a maximum of 250 members in all. Elections to it are scheduled and the chamber cannot be dissolved.
40. In order to be recognised as an official opposition Group in the Parliament how many seats should it have ?
Correct Answer:-D ( 1 10 th of the total strength )
Description:- Official Opposition is a term used in India to designate the political party which has secured the largest number of seats in the Lower House of parliament (Lok Sabha) but is not a part of the ruling party or coalition. A political party is officially accorded the status of an opposition party in Lok Sabha, only if it secures at least 10 percent of the seats.
41. What is the maximum time interval permissible between two successive sessions of the Parliament ?
Correct Answer:-B ( Six months )
Description:- The period during which the House meets to conduct its business is called a session. The Constitution empowers the President to summon each House at such intervals that there should not be more than 6 month’s gap between the two sessions. Hence the Parliament must meet at least twice a year.
42. What is the minimum age laid down for a candidate to seek election to the Lok Sahbha ?
Correct Answer:-C ( 25 years )
Description:- Membership of the Lok Sabha requires that the person be a citizen of India, aged 25 or over, mentally sound, should not be bankrupt and must not have been criminally convicted. Ongoing criminal proceedings against the said individual in courts do not disqualify the person from membership of the Lok Sabha; however this must be clearly mentioned while filing the affidavit to the Election Commission.
43. Which of the following taxes is exclusively and totally assigned to the Central Government by the Constitution ?
Correct Answer:-D ( Corporation Tax )
Description:- The authority to levy a tax is derived from the Constitution of India which allocates the power to levy various taxes between the Centre and the State. Article 246 of the Indian Constitution, distributes legislative powers including taxation, between the Parliament of India and the State Legislature. Taxes of Central government under constitutionally established scheme of taxation are: taxes on income other than agricultural income; duties of customs including export duties; corporation tax; taxes on capital value of assets, exclusive of agricultural land, of individuals and companies, taxes on capital of companies; estate duty in respect of property other than agricultural land, etc.
44. When the offices of both the President and Vice President of India are vacant, who will discharge their functions ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Chief Justice of India )
Description:- If the posts of both the President and the Vice- President fall vacant at any time, the Chief Justice of India acts as President till the new President assumes office. So far ths situation arose once in 1969 when the then President died and the then Vice President V.V. Giri resigned from his office in order to contest the election of President. As per the legal provisions, the Chief Justice of India, M. Hidayatullah was appointed the acting President of India.
45. Who is eligible to cast the deciding vote over a bill in a Joint Parliamentary session ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Speaker of Lok Sabha )
Description:- Joint Session of Parliament is called when a Bill is passed by one House and rejected by the other House and in case where the amendment proposed to a Bill in one House is rejected by other House and also in case the other House sits on a Bill without taking any action for six months. The Speaker of Lok Sabha is eligible to cast the deciding vote over a bill in a Joint Parliamentary session.
46. Representation of any state in Rajya Sabha is according to
Correct Answer:-B ( population of the state )
Description:- The Fourth Schedule to the Constitution provides for allocation of seats to the States and Union Territories in Rajya Sabha. The allocation of seats is made on the basis of the population of each State. Consequent on the reorganization of States and formation of new States, the number of elected seats in the Rajya Sabha allotted to States and Union Territories has changed from time to time since 1952.
47. The Electoral College that elects the President of India consists of
Correct Answer:-C ( Elected members of the Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and State Assemblies )
Description:- The President is chosen by an electoral college consisting of the elected members of both houses of Parliament, the elected members of the State Legislative Assemblies (Vidhan Sabha) and the elected members of the legislative assemblies of the Union Territories of Delhi and Puducherry.
48. The Constitution of India lays down that the two Houses of Parliament must be summoned at least
Correct Answer:-C ( twice a year )
Description:- The period during which the House meets to conduct its business is called a session. The Constitution empowers the President to summon each House at such intervals that there should not be more than 6 month’s gap between the two sessions. Hence the Parliament must meet at least twice a year.
49. The Vice-President of India is also the
Correct Answer:-B ( Ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha )
Description:- The Vice President also serves as the ex-officio chairman of Rajya Sabha (Council of States). Thus, apart from holding the executive position of successor to the President, the Vice President also serves the legislative role of Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. This unique dual ity is not shared by any other Commonwealth Country, and was borrowed from the Constitution of the United States.
50. The President of the Union of India has the same constitutional authority as the
Correct Answer:-A ( British Monarch )
Description:- The President is the formal head of the executive, legislature and judiciary of India. India achieved independence from the United Kingdom, on 15 August 1947, as a Dominion within the Commonwealth of Nations. However, this status was only a temporary measure, as India’s political leadership did not consider it appropriate for the new country to share a monarch with the former colonial power. Under the new constitution, India became a republic. The office of Governor-General and role of the King were swept aside, being replaced by the new office of President of India.
51. Which organ is the custodian of the National Purse ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Legislature )
Description:- The idea of legislature as the custodian of national purse was for the first time mooted by the Government of India Act, 1909. It is considered as the custodian as it is the primary and most often the exclusive arbiter of federal fiscal affairs.
52. Who can be the member of the Rajya Sabha but can speak both in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha?
Correct Answer:-D ( Ministers who are members of the Rajya Sabha )
Description:- A Minister who is a Member of Lok Sabha has the right to speak in and otherwise to take part in the proceedings of Rajya Sabha but has no right to vote in Rajya Sabha and vice versa.
53. What are the ‘residuary powers’?
Correct Answer:-D ( Powers which are not mentioned in any of the lists )
Description:- Article 248 of the Constitution deals with residuary powers. Parliament has exclusive power to make any law with respect to any matter not enumerated in the Concurrent List or State List. Such power shall include the power of making any law imposing a tax not mentioned in either of those Lists.
54. How many members of the Rajya Sabha are nominated by the President ?
Correct Answer:-B ( Twelve )
Description:- Membership is limited to 250 members, 12 of whom are nominated by the President of India for their contributions to art, literature, science, and social services. The remainder of the body is elected by the state and territorial legislatures.
55. Which of the following is not a tool of legislative control over administration in India?
Correct Answer:-A ( Dissolution of House )
Description:- In any representative democratic state, legislature is the supreme arm of state because it consists of representatives of people. This is why, it exercises control over administration. Parliament exercises the control over administration through executives by several mechanism. The first kind of general control is achieved through law making, questions, motions and resolutions, debate and discussions. Second kind comprises specific techniques specifically for financial control such as budgetary system, demand of grants, supplementary, additional and excess grants, consolidated fund, cut motions, appropriation bill, vote on account, vote of debit, money bill, etc.
56. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected as the first President of India by
Correct Answer:-C ( Constituent Assembly )
Description:- The Election Commission of India held the first presidential elections of India on May 2, 1952. Dr. Rajendra Prasad won his first election with 507,400 votes over his nearest rival K.T. Shah who got 92,827 votes. He was elected the President of Constituent Assembly on 11 December, 1946. On January 26, 1950, the Constitution of independent India was ratified and Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected the nation’s first President. He served as the President of constituent assembly.
57. The members of Estimates Commitee are
Correct Answer:-A ( elected from Lok Sabha only )
Description:- Among the Standing Committees, the three Financial Committees – Committees on Estimates, Public Accounts and Public Undertakings – constitute a distinct group as they keep an unremitting vigil over Government expenditure and performance. While members of the Rajya Sabha are associated with Committees on Public Accounts and Public Undertakings, the members of the Committee on Estimates are drawn entirely from the Lok Sabha.
58. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is elected by the
Correct Answer:-D ( members of Lok Sabha )
Description:- The speaker is elected in the very first meeting of the Lok Sabha after the general elections for a term of 5 years from amongst the members of the Lok Sabha. He/she is supposed to resign from his/her original party because as a speaker, he/she has to remain impartial.
59. The President of India is elected by
Correct Answer:-D ( elected members of both houses of Parliament and elected members of State legislative assemblies )
Description:- The President is indirectly elected by the people through elected members of the Parliament of India (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) as well as of the state legislatures (Vidhan Sabhas), and serves for a term of five years.
60. A motion moved by a member in a legislature when it is desired to have a discussion on a matter of urgent public importance is called
Correct Answer:-A ( Adjournment motion )
Description:- The primary object of an adjournment motion is to draw the attention of the House to a recent matter of urgent public importance having serious consequences and in regard to which a motion or a resolution with proper notice will be too late. The matter proposed to be raised should be of such a character that something very grave which affects the whole country and its security has happened and the House is required to pay its attention immediately by interrupting the normal business of the House. The adjournment motion is thus an extraordinary procedure which, if admitted, leads to setting aside the normal business of the House for discussing a definite matter of urgent public importance.
