241. A money bill can be introduced in
Correct Answer:-C ( only House of the People (Lok Sabha) )
Description:- Money Bills can be introduced only in Lok Sabha. The Rajya Sabha may not amend money bills but can recommend amendments. The definition of “Money Bill” is given in the Article 110 of the Constitution of India.
242. Parliamentary or Presidential Government can be distinguished mainly by
Correct Answer:-D ( the legislative-executive relations )
Description:- In a parliamentary system, the executive branch derives its democratic legitimacy from, and is held accountable to, the legislature; the executive and legislative branches are thus interconnected. In a presidential system, the head of state often is also the head of government, and the executive branch does not derive its democratic legitimacy from the legislature.
243. The maximum strength of Rajya Sabha is
Correct Answer:-C ( 250)
Description:- Article 80 of the Constitution lays down the maximum strength of Rajya Sabha as 250, out of which 12 members are nominated by the President and 238 are representatives of the States and of the two Union Territories. Note : The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Membership of Rajya Sabha is limited by the Constitution to a maximum of 250 members, and current laws have provision for 245 members. Maximum of 12 members can be nominated by president of India.
244. If the President of India wants to resign, he has to address the letter of resignation to the
Correct Answer:-C ( Vice-President )
Description:- According to Article 56 of the Indian Constitution, the President may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Vice-President, resign his office. The same article also states that the President holds office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office.
245. Who acts as the channel of communication between the President and the Council Ministers ?
Correct Answer:-D ( Prime Minister )
Description:- The Prime Minister is the chief channel of communication between the President and the Council of Ministers and keeps the former informed about all the decisions of the council. Article 74 of the Constitution lays down that there shall be a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister at the head to aid and advice the President.
246. Which one of the following is the specific feature of the single member constituency system ?
Correct Answer:-C ( It secures a stable majority in the legislature. )
Description:- The single member constituency system allows a single representative in a legislative body rather than two or more. Because single-member districts are used in conjunction with plurality or majority voting rules, they are also said to foster strong and stable government.
247. The number of subjects incorporated in the Union List is
Correct Answer:-A ( 97)
Description:- The Union List or List-I is a list of 100 items (though last item is numbered 97) given in Part XI of the Constitution of India on which Parliament has exclusive power to legislate. This list is found in Article 246 under Seventh Schedule.
248. How many items are there in the Union List ?
Correct Answer:-C ( 97)
Description:- The Union List or List-I is a list of 100 items (though last item is numbered 97) given in Part XI of the Constitution of India on which Parliament has exclusive power to legislate. Out of the 100 items on the list, one is no longer in force.
249. What is the maximum gap permissible between two sessions of Parliament ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Six months )
Description:- 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. In India, the parliament conducts three sessions each year.
250. Who has got the power to create All India Services ?
Correct Answer:-B ( The Parliament )
Description:- Article 312 provides that an All India Service can be created only if the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) declares, by resolution supported by not less than a two-thirds majority, that it is necessary in the national interest to create one or more such All India Services. When once such a resolution is passed, the Parliament is competent to constitute such an All India Service.
251. In the provisional Parliament of India, how many members were there ?
Correct Answer:-A ( 296)
Description:- When the Constitution took effect on January 26, 1950, the Constituent Assembly became the Provisional Parliament of India. It was “provisional” until the first elections under the new Constitution took place in 1952. It had 296 members in 1950 which increased to 313 in the following year with the inclusion of the princely states’ representatives.
252. Who admits a new State to the Union of India ?
Correct Answer:-D ( Parliament )
Description:- Article 2 states that the parliament may, by law, admit new states into Union of India or establish new states on terms and conditions its deems fit. Article 3 empowers the parliament to form a new state by separation of a part of territory of an established state or to unite two or more states or parts of states or by uniting any territory to a part of any state.
253. The most important feature of Cabinet system of Government is
Correct Answer:-B ( Collective responsibility )
Description:- A key feature of Cabinet is the concept of collective responsibility, which means that the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to the House of People. It is because of collective responsibility, the cabinet government is also known as the responsible government.
254. The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the
Correct Answer:-C ( Lok Sabha )
Description:- Article 75(3) of the Constitution states that the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha. It means that all the Ministers are collectively answerable to the Lok Sabha for the policies and decisions of the government, even though a decision taken may pertain to a single ministry.
255. If the Union Parliament is to assume legislative power over-and subject included in the State List, the resolution to the effect has to be passed by which of the following ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Rajya Sabha )
Description:- If the Rajya Sabha declares that it is necessary in the national interest that Parliament should make laws on a matter in the State List, then the Parliament becomes competent to make laws on that matter. Such a resolution must be supported by two-thirds of the members present and voting. The resolution remains in force for one year.
256. In India, how many times has the President declared Financial Emergency ?
Correct Answer:-B ( Never )
Description:- No Financial Emergency has been declared so far, though there was a financial crisis in 1991. Article 360 empowers the president to proclaim a Financial Emergency if he is satisfied that a situation has arisen due to which the financial stability or credit of India or any part of its territory is threatened.
257. The legislature gains a priority over the executive in
Correct Answer:-D ( A Parliamentary Government )
Description:- The Parliamentary system of government refers to “a system of government having the real executive power vested in a cabinet composed of members of the legislature who are individually and collectively responsible to the legislature.” That means it is a kind of democracy where the executive and legislature are inter-connected and the former obtains its democratic legitimacy from, and is held accountable to, the legislature
258. The legislature in a democratic country can influence public opinion by
Correct Answer:-A ( Focusing attention on public issues )
Description:- The legislature in a democratic country can influence public opinion by focusing attention on public issues. It offers an easy solution to the problem of political obligation. The citizens obey the law, as it rests on their will to obey. The whole process of lawmaking serves to obliterate the distinction between the law-giver and the law- receiver.
259. If the President wants to resign from his office, he may do so by writing to the
Correct Answer:-B ( Vice President )
Description:- According to Article 56 of Indian Constitution, the President may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Vice-President, resign his office. The same article states that the President may, for violation of the Constitution, be removed from office by impeachment in the manner provided in article 61.
260. The name of the upper house of the Indian Parliament is :
Correct Answer:-B ( Rajya Sabha )
Description:- The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. It meets in continuous sessions, and unlike the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament, is not subject to dissolution. The Vice President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
261. Who was the first speaker of the LokSabha :
Correct Answer:-B ( G.V. Mavalankar )
Description:- Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar was, on 15 May 1952, elected the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha after the first general elections in independent India. Earlier, he held the positions of the President (from 1946 to 1947) of the Central Legislative Assembly and then Speaker of the Constituent Assembly of India.
262. In the case of deadlock between the two houses paraliament, the joint sitting is presided over by the :
Correct Answer:-C ( Speaker of Lok Sabha )
Description:- Article 108 of Indian Constitution prescribes the procedure for resolving a conflict between the two Houses of Parliament over a Bill through a ‘joint sitting’ of both the Houses. It empowers the President to summon a ‘joint sitting’. Such a joint sitting is presided over by the Speaker who is assisted by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha.
263. Who administers the oath of office to the President?
Correct Answer:-A ( Chief Justice of India )
Description:- The oath of office to the President is administered by the Chief Justice of India and in his absence, the senior most judge of the Supreme Court available. The President is required to make and subscribe in the presence of the Chief Justice of an oath or affirmation that he/she shall protect, preserve and defend the Constitution. Note : Chief Justice of India, i.e. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India is one who gives oath to the President of India. It is the President that administers oath to the Chief Justice of India too. In a hypothetical situation if anything happens to the Chief Justice of India on the day, the second senior most judges (as acting CJI) can administer oath to the President. Similarly, in the absence of the President, the Vice President can administer oath to CJI. Recently, Justice JS Khehar sworn in as the 44th Chief Justice of India
264. The President of India can be removed from his office by the
Correct Answer:-B ( Parliament )
Description:- According to Article 61 of Indian Constitution, the President can be removed from office by a process of impeachment for ‘violation of the Constitution’. The impeachment charges can be initiated by either House of Parliament. These charges should be signed by one-fourth members of the House (that framed the charges), and a 14 days’ notice should be given to the President.
265. The first President of independent India was:
Correct Answer:-D ( Dr Rajendra Prasad )
Description:- Rajendra Prasad was the first President of the Republic of India. He held the office from 26 January 1950 to 12 May 1962. Prasad was the only president to serve two terms in office. Upon independence in 1947, Prasad was elected president of the Constituent Assembly of India, which prepared the Constitution of India and served as its provisional parliament.
266. If the President wants to resign, he shall address his letter of resignation to :
Correct Answer:-B ( Vice-President of India )
Description:- The President holds office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office. However, he can resign from his office at any time by addressing the resignation letter to the Vice President. Further, he can also be removed from the office before completion of his term by the process of impeachment.
267. Impeachment Proceedings against the President for violation of the Constitution can be intiated in :
Correct Answer:-A ( Either House of Parliament )
Description:- According to Article 61 of Indian Constitution, when a President is to be impeached for violation of the Constitution, the charge shall be preferred by either House of Parliament. It adds that no such charge shall be preferred unless: l the proposal to prefer such charge is contained in a resolution which has been moved after at least fourteen days’ notice in writing signed by not less than one-fourth of the total number of members of the House has been given of their intention to move the resolution, and l such resolution has been passed by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the total membership of the House.
268. Who was the First Speaker of the Lok Sabha ?
Correct Answer:-C ( Ganesh Vasudev Mavlankar )
Description:- Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar served as the first speaker of the Lok Sabha during 15 May 1952 – 13 January 1956. Earlier, he was the President (from 1946 to 1947) of the Central Legislative Assembly, then Speaker of the Constituent Assembly of India. Note : Ganesh Vasudeva Mavalankar popularly known as Dadasaheb was then Speaker of the Constituent Assembly of India, and later the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India. Sumitra Jayant Mahajan is the Speaker of the 16th Lok Sabha (Present).She belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party. In 2014, she got elected to the Lok Sabha for the eighth time, one of three members of the 16th Lok Sabha to do so, and is currently the longest-serving woman member. She has represented the Indore constituency of Madhya Pradesh since 1989.
269. How many members are there in Public Accounts Committee?
Correct Answer:-A ( 22 members )
Description:- The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is formed every year with a strength of not more than 22 members of which 15 are from Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament, and 7 from Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament. The term of office of the members is one year.
270. Who is the only second Vice– President of India to get a second consecutive term after S. Radhakrishnan?
Correct Answer:-C ( M.H. Ansari )
Description:- Mohammad Hamid Ansari is the only second vicepresident of India to get a second consecutive term after S. Radhakrishnan. He was elected as Vice President of India on 10 August 2007 and took office on 11 August 2007. He was re-elected on 7 August 2012.
