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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: General Knowledge (GK) , Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) , Indian Administrative Service (IAS) .
Chapters
| 1. |
Who among the following can participate in the proceedings of both the houses of parliament? |
| A. | Vice-President |
| B. | Solicitor General |
| C. | Chief Justice |
| D. | Attorney General |
| Answer» D. Attorney General | |
| 2. |
What can be the maximum interval between two sessions of parliament? |
| A. | 3 months |
| B. | 4 months |
| C. | 6 months |
| D. | 9 months |
| Answer» C. 6 months | |
| 3. |
How are legislative excesses of parliament and state assemblies checked? |
| A. | Intervention from President/Governor |
| B. | No-Confidence motions |
| C. | Judicial review |
| D. | General elections |
| Answer» C. Judicial review | |
| 4. |
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 |
| Answer» A. Attorney General of India | |
| 5. |
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. | ¼ of the total strength |
| C. | 1/6th of the total strength |
| D. | 1/10th of the total strength |
| Answer» D. 1/10th of the total strength | |
| 6. |
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 commission of India |
| D. | Comptroller and auditor General of India |
| Answer» A. Attorney General of India | |
| 7. |
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 |
| Answer» C. 25 years | |
| 8. |
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 |
| Answer» B. It also comprises of the President | |
| 9. |
Japan’s Parliament is known as – |
| A. | Diet |
| B. | Dail |
| C. | Yuan |
| D. | Shora |
| Answer» A. Diet | |
| 10. |
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 |
| Answer» A. B.R. Ambedkar | |
| 11. |
The vice-President is the ex-officio chairman of the– |
| A. | Rajya Sabha |
| B. | Lok Sabha |
| C. | Planning Commission |
| D. | National Development council |
| Answer» A. Rajya Sabha | |
| 12. |
The Rajya Sabha is dissolved after – |
| A. | Every five years |
| B. | Every six years |
| C. | On the advice of the Prime minister |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 13. |
The upper house of Indian Parliament is known as – |
| A. | The Rajya Sabha |
| B. | The Lok Sabha |
| C. | The national Assembly |
| D. | The Indian Parliament |
| Answer» A. The Rajya Sabha | |
| 14. |
Who is the chairman of Rajya Sabha – |
| A. | The President |
| B. | The Vice-President |
| C. | Legislative Council |
| D. | Legislative assembly |
| Answer» B. The Vice-President | |
| 15. |
Which is the House where the chair person is not the member of that House? |
| A. | Rajya Sabha |
| B. | Lok Sabha |
| C. | Legislative Council |
| D. | Legislative Assembly |
| Answer» A. Rajya Sabha | |
| 16. |
How many members are nominated by the President in the Rajya Sabha? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 12 |
| D. | 15 |
| Answer» C. 12 | |
| 17. |
The speaker of 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 |
| Answer» C. The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha | |
| 18. |
A money bill passed by the Lok Sabha is deemed to have been passed by the Rajya Sabha also when no action is taken by the Upper House (Rajya Sabha ) within – |
| A. | 10 days |
| B. | 14 days |
| C. | 20 days |
| D. | 30 days |
| Answer» B. 14 days | |
| 19. |
What can be maximum interval between two sessions of Parliament? |
| A. | 3montsh |
| B. | 4 months |
| C. | 6 months |
| D. | 9 months |
| Answer» C. 6 months | |
| 20. |
Bill of which of the following categories can be initiated only in Lok Sabha? |
| A. | Ordinary Bill |
| B. | Private Members bill |
| C. | Money bill |
| D. | Constitution Amendment bill |
| Answer» C. Money bill | |
| 21. |
Who decides whether a bill is a money bill or not? |
| A. | Speaker of the Lok Sabha |
| B. | The President |
| C. | The Prime Minister |
| D. | The parliamentary select committee |
| Answer» A. Speaker of the Lok Sabha | |
| 22. |
By which bill the Government propose collection of revenues for a year? |
| A. | Economic Bill |
| B. | Finance Bill |
| C. | Supplementary Bill |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Finance Bill | |
| 23. |
Who calls the joint session of the two Houses of the Parliament? |
| A. | The President |
| B. | The Prime Minister |
| C. | The Lok Sabha Speaker |
| D. | The vice President |
| Answer» A. The President | |
| 24. |
What is Zero Hour? |
| A. | When the proposals of the opposition are raised |
| B. | When matters of utmost importance are raised |
| C. | Interval between the morning and afternoon sessions |
| D. | When a money bill is introduced in Lok Sabha |
| Answer» B. When matters of utmost importance are raised | |
| 25. |
Which of the following Ministries prepares its own budget and presents in the Parliament every year? |
| A. | Finance Ministry |
| B. | Railway Ministry |
| C. | Ministry of Defence |
| D. | Ministry of Home affairs |
| Answer» B. Railway Ministry | |
| 26. |
The Governor of a state in India is – |
| A. | Directly elected by the people of India |
| B. | Appointed by the state chief Minister |
| C. | Appointed by the Prime Minister |
| D. | Appointed by the President |
| Answer» D. Appointed by the President | |
| 27. |
Which one of the following offices is held during the pleasure of the President of India? |
| A. | Vice-President |
| B. | Chief Justice of India |
| C. | Governor of a State |
| D. | Chairman of UPSC |
| Answer» C. Governor of a State | |
| 28. |
The Chief Minister is appointed by – |
| A. | The Governor |
| B. | The President |
| C. | The Chief Justice of Supreme Court |
| D. | The Chief justice of High court |
| Answer» A. The Governor | |
| 29. |
Who among the following was the first woman chief minister in independent India? |
| A. | Amrit Kaur |
| B. | Sarojini Naidu |
| C. | Sucheta Kriplani |
| D. | Vijaya lakshmi Pandit |
| Answer» C. Sucheta Kriplani | |
| 30. |
Who was the first Chief Minister of Uttarakhand State? |
| A. | Bhagat Singh Koshyari |
| B. | Nityanand Swami |
| C. | N.D. Tiwari |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Nityanand Swami | |
| 31. |
Which Indian State had the first woman chief Minister? |
| A. | U.P. |
| B. | Bihar |
| C. | Tamil Nadu |
| D. | Delhi |
| Answer» A. U.P. | |
| 32. |
The total number of members of the legislative council can in no case be less than: |
| A. | 40 |
| B. | 50 |
| C. | 60 |
| D. | No minimum strength has been fixed |
| Answer» A. 40 | |
| 33. |
Who among the following recommendation to the parliament for the abolition of the legislative council in state? |
| A. | The President of India |
| B. | The Governor of the concerned state |
| C. | The legislative council of the concerned state |
| D. | The legislative assembly of the concerned state |
| Answer» D. The legislative assembly of the concerned state | |
| 34. |
Which is the upper chamber of state legislature in India? |
| A. | Legislative Council |
| B. | Legislative Council |
| C. | Governor’s Office |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Legislative Council | |
| 35. |
The Maximum number of members that the legislative assembly of a state in India can have is: |
| A. | 400 |
| B. | 450 |
| C. | 500 |
| D. | 600 |
| Answer» C. 500 | |
| 36. |
The Chief justice of a high court is appointed by: |
| A. | President |
| B. | Governor |
| C. | Chief Justice of India |
| D. | President and the chief Justice of India |
| Answer» D. President and the chief Justice of India | |
| 37. |
To which of the following state the special Marriage Act 1954 does not apply? |
| A. | Meghalaya |
| B. | Nagaland |
| C. | Tripura |
| D. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Answer» D. Jammu and Kashmir | |
| 38. |
Which article of the constitution of India accords special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir? |
| A. | 311 |
| B. | 324 |
| C. | 356 |
| D. | 370 |
| Answer» D. 370 | |
| 39. |
Which one of the following states has a separate constitution? |
| A. | Arunachal Pradesh |
| B. | Assam |
| C. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| D. | Sikkim |
| Answer» C. Jammu and Kashmir | |
| 40. |
In Indian constitution, article 370 is related with which? |
| A. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| B. | Reservation of Scheduled castes and Scheduled |
| C. | Punjab and Haryana States |
| D. | Karnataka and Tamil Nadu States |
| Answer» A. Jammu and Kashmir | |
| 41. |
Who appoints the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir? |
| A. | The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir |
| B. | The Chief Minister of High court of Jammu and Kashmir |
| C. | The Prime Minister of India |
| D. | The President of India |
| Answer» D. The President of India | |
| 42. |
Which of the following states can nominate two women members to the Legislative assembly? |
| A. | Himachal Pradesh |
| B. | Uttar Pradesh |
| C. | Jammu and Kashmir |
| D. | Kerala |
| Answer» C. Jammu and Kashmir | |
| 43. |
Where was the first Municipal Corporation in India set up? |
| A. | Bombay |
| B. | Calcutta |
| C. | Delhi |
| D. | Madras |
| Answer» D. Madras | |
| 44. |
The Constitutional (74th) Amendment act, 1993 mentions of the: |
| A. | Composition of the National Development Council |
| B. | Functions of the state Finance Commission |
| C. | Functions of the Kaveri Water Authority |
| D. | The Municipalities |
| Answer» D. The Municipalities | |
| 45. |
Provisions regarding Municpalities and Panchayats was made in the Indian Constitution in which year? |
| A. | 1991 |
| B. | 1993 |
| C. | 1995 |
| D. | 2000 |
| Answer» B. 1993 | |
| 46. |
All day-to-day functions of the Panchayat in which of the following states are being operated on electronic system and are webbased? (This is being done for the first time in India for a Panchayat) |
| A. | Kerala |
| B. | Karnataka |
| C. | Andhra Pradesh |
| D. | Maharashtra |
| Answer» A. Kerala | |
| 47. |
The Constitution of India mandates that the elections of the Panchayati Raj should be held regularly after a gap of: |
| A. | 2 years |
| B. | 3 years |
| C. | 4 years |
| D. | 5 years |
| Answer» D. 5 years | |
| 48. |
The first finance commission was constituted in: |
| A. | 1950 |
| B. | 1951 |
| C. | 1952 |
| D. | 1954. |
| Answer» B. 1951 | |
| 49. |
Which agency acts as co-ordinator between union government, Planning commission and state Governments? |
| A. | National integration council |
| B. | Finance Commission |
| C. | National Development Council |
| D. | Inter State Council |
| Answer» C. National Development Council | |
| 50. |
Fiscal Deficit is – |
| A. | Total Expenditures – Total receipts |
| B. | Revenue expenditures – Revenue receipts |
| C. | Capital expenditure – capital receipts – Borrowings |
| D. | Sum of Budget Deficit and Government’s market borrowings and liabilities |
| Answer» A. Total Expenditures – Total receipts | |
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