The Parliament
1. The most important feature of
the Indian Parliament is that:
(a) it is the Union legislature in
India
(b) it also comprises of the
President
(c) it is bicameral in
nature
(d) the Upper House of the Parliament is
never dissolved
Ans: (b) it also comprises of the President
2. Which of the following has the
powers to create a new all India Service?
(a) Parliament
(b)
Union Public Service Commission
(c) Union Cabinet
(d) Ministry of Personnel, Public
Grievances and Pensions
Ans: (a) Parliament
3. In which ways does the Indian
Parliament exercise control over the administration?
(a) Thorough Parliamentary
Committees
(b) Through Consultative Committees of
various ministers
(c) By making the administration send
periodic reports
(d) By compelling
the executive to issue writs
Ans: (a) Thorough Parliamentary Committees
4. Which functionary can be invited
to give his opinion in the Parliament?
(a) Attorney –General of India
(b) Chief Justice of
India
(c) Chief Election Commissioner of India
(d) Comptroller and Auditor-General of
India
Ans: (a) Attorney –General of India
5. If a member of Parliament
becomes disqualified for membership, the decision of his removal is taken by
___
(a) Chief Election Commissioner
(b)
President of India on the advice of Council of Ministers
(c) President of India on enquiry by a
Supreme Court Judge
(d) President in accordance with the opinion
of the Election Commission
Ans: (d) President in accordance with the opinion of the Election Commission
6. The Parliament can make any law
for the whole or any part India for implementing International treaties:
(a) with the consent of all the State
(b) with the consent of the majority of
States
(c) with the consent of the
States concerned
(d) without the consent of any State
Ans: (d) without the consent of any State
7. Who of the following shall cause
every recommendation made by the Finance Commission to be laid before each
House of parliament?
(a) The President of India
(b) The Speaker of Lok Sabha
(c) The Prime Minister of India
(d) The Union Finance Minister
Ans: (a) The President of India
8. Which one of the following has
the power to initiate the Motion of impeachment of the President of India?
(a) Both the Houses of the
Parliament
(b) Lok Sabha
(c) Rajya Sabha
(d) Speaker of the Lok
Sabha
Ans: (a) Both the Houses of the Parliament
9. Consider the following
statements:
1. The expenditure to be incurred by the
Government and the revenue to be collected by way of taxes must be
approved by
both the Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
2.
The charge of impeachment against the president of India can be brought about
by any House of the Parliament.
Which of the statement(s) given
above is/ are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: (c) Both 1 and 2
10. What can be the maximum interval
between two Sessions of Parliament?
(a) 3 months
(b) 4 months
(c) 6
months
(d) 9 months
Ans: (c) 6 months
11. Match List –I ( Country ) with List
–II ( Name of Parliament) and Select the correct answer using the codes
given below the lists__
List
–I List
– II
A. Netherland 1. Diet
B. Ukraine 2. States General
C. Poland 3. Supreme Council
D. Japan 4. Sejm
Codes: A B
C D
(a) 4 1 2
3
(b) 2 3
4 1
(c) 4 3 2
1
(d) 2 1
4 3
Ans: (b) 2 3 4 1
12. Who can initiated impeachment proceeding
against the President of India?
(a) Only Lok Sabha
(b) Only Rajya Sabha
(c) Either House of the Parliament
(d) Any Legislative Assembly
Ans: (c) Either House of the Parliament
13. Who decides dispute regarding
disqualification of members of Parliament?
(a) The President
(b) The Concerned
House
(c) The Election Commission
(d) The President in consultation with the
Election Commission
Ans: (d) The President in consultation with the Election Commission
14. Age of a candidate to contest
Parliamentary election should not be lesser than:
(a) 18 years
(b) 21 years
(c) 25
years
(d) 26 years
Ans: (c) 25 years
15. Which of the following statement
correctly describes a ‘hung Parliament’?
(a) A Parliament in which no party has a
clear majority
(b) The prime
Minister has resigned but the Parliament is not dissolved
(c) The Parliament lacks the quorum to
conduct business
(d) A lame duck
Parliament
Ans: (a) A Parliament in which no party has a clear majority
16. Japan’s Parliament is known as__
(a) Diet
(b) Dail
(c)
Yuan
(d) Shora
Ans: (a) Diet
17. Economic Survey is presented in
Parliament every year__
(a) before the presentation of budget for
the coming year
(b) after the
presentation of budget for the coming year
(c) after the presentation of finance
bill
(d) and has no relation with the presentation of budget
Ans: (a) before the presentation of budget for the coming year
18. Chinese Parliament is known
as___
(a) National People’s Congress
(b) National
Assembly
(c) The National Parliament of China
(d)
The House of Democracy of China
(e) None of these
Ans: (a) National People’s Congress
19. How are legislature excesses of
Parliament and State Assemblies checked?
(a) Intervention from President /
Governor
(b) No- Confidence motions
(c) Judicial review
(d) General elections
Ans: (b) No- Confidence motions
20. The Union Budget is laid before
the two Houses of Parliament in accordance with Article No……..of Indian
Constitution:
(a) 73
(b) 112
(c)
360
(d) 370
Ans: (b) 112
21. Who said, Parliamentary system
provides a daily as well as a periodic
assessment of the Government?
(a) B.R. Ambedkar
(b) B.N. Rau
(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(d) Rajendra Prasad
Ans: (a) B.R. Ambedkar
22. Which non-member can participate
in the business of either House of Parliament?
(a) The Vice- President
(b) The Solicitor General
(c) The Attorney –General
(d) The Chief Justice of India
Ans: (c) The Attorney –General
23. With reference to Indian
Parliament, consider the following statements___
1. A member of Lok Sabha can not be
arrested by police under any case when the Parliament is in session.
2. Members of Indian Parliament have the
privilege of exemption from attendance as witnesses in the law courts.
Which of these statements is / are
correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) both 1 and 2
(d) neither 1 nor
2
Ans: (c) both 1 and 2
24. Who will decide the Office of
Profit?
(a) President and Governor
(b) Union Parliament
(c)
Supreme Court
(d) Union
Public Service Commission
Ans: (b) Union Parliament
25. In order to be recognized as an
official Opposition Group in the Parliament, how many seats should it have?
(a) 1/ 3rd of the total
strength
(b) 1/ 4th of the
total strength
(c) 1/ 6th
of the total strength
(d) 1/ 10th
of the total strength
Ans: (d) 1/ 10th of the total strength
26. Until Parliament by law
otherwise provide which one of the following constitutes quorum of meeting
of
either House of the Parliament?
(a) One-tenth of the total number of
members of the House
(b) One- fourth of the total
number of members of the House
(c) One- third of the total number of
members of the House
(d) Two-third of the total
number of members of the House
Ans: (a) One-tenth of the total number of members of the House
27. Secretariat of Parliament of
India is __
(a) Under Minister of Parliamentary
Affairs
(b) Under President
(c) Independence of the
Government
(d) Under the Supreme Court
Ans: (a) Under Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
28. 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
Ans: (a) within 1 month
29. Which one of the following bills
must be passed by each House of the Indian Parliament separately by special
majority?
(a) Ordinary Bill
(b) Money Bill
(c)
Finance Bill
(d) Constitutional Amendment
Bill
Ans: (d) Constitutional Amendment Bill
30. How many members of the
Anglo-India Community can be nominated by the President of India to the
Parliament?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c)
5
(d) 8
Ans: (b) 2
31. The quorum of Rajya Sabha and
Lok Sabha is __
(a) 1/ 5th of the total
membership
(b)
1/ 6th of the total membership
(c) 1/ 8th of the total membership
(d) 1/ 10th of the total
membership
Ans: (d) 1/ 10th of the total membership
32. Which of the following
non-member of Parliament has the right to address it?
(a) Attorney General of India
(b) Solicitor General of India
(c) Chief Justice of India
(d) Chief Election Commissioner
Ans: (a) Attorney General of India
33. Union Parliament was attacked by
terrorists on ___
(a) 2nd December, 2001
(b) 11th December,
2001
(c) 13th December, 2001
(d) 11th September, 2001
Ans: (c) 13th December, 2001
34. Sovereignty of Indian Parliament
is restricted by ___
(a) Powers of the President of India
(b) Judicial review
(c) leader of the opposition
(d) Power of the Prime Minister of India
Ans: (b) Judicial review
35. The Indian Parliament consists
of __
(a) Lok Sabha only
(b) Lok Sabha and the President
(c) Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
(d) the President, Rajya Sabha and Lok
Sabha
Ans: (b) Lok Sabha and the President
36. Where was the first
Parliamentary form of Government formed?
(a) Britain
(b) Belgium
(c) France
(d) Switzerland
Ans: (a) Britain
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1.B
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2.A
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3.A
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4.A
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5.D
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6.D
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7.A
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8.A
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9.C
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10.C
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11.B
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12.C
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13.D
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14.C
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15.A
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17.A
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18.A
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19.B
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20.B
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21.A
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22.C
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23.C
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24.B
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25.D
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26.A
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27.A
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28.A
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29.D
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30.B
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31.D
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32.A
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33.C
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34.B
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36.A
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