(Legislature)
1. Parliament or a State Legislature can declare a seat vacant if a member absents himself without permission from the sessions for (I.A.S. 1990)
(a) 30 days (b) 60 days
(c) 90 days (d) 120 days
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2. Who presides over the meetings of the Rajya Sabha? (C.B.I.1989)
(a) President (b) Vice-President
(c) Prime Minister (d) Speaker
3. A candidate to become a member of the Rajya Sabha should not be less than
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(a) 21 years (b) 25 years
(c) 30 years (d) 35 years
4. Public Accounts Committee is a
(a) Sub Committee
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(b) Select Committee of Lok Sabha
(c) Standing Committee of Rajya Sabha
(d) Joint Committee of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
5. The Rajya Sabha has a life of (Railways, 1991)
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(a) 2 years (b) 6 years
(c) 7 years (d) Permanency
6. The Governor is appointed by the
(a) Prime Minister (b) President
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(c) Chief Minister (d) Chief Justice
7. The budget is presented to the Parliament on
(a) The last day of February (b) 15th March (c) The last day of March (d) 1st April
8. The term of Lok Sabha is normally
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(a) 4 years (b) 5 years
(c) 6 years (d) 2 years
9. The Constitution provides for the nomination to the Lok Sabha two members belonging to the community of
(a) Syrian Christians (b) Anglo-Indians
(c) Parsis (d) Scheduled Castes
10. The legislative powers are vested in the
(a) President (b) Parliament (c) Prime Minister (d) Governor
11. Which authority recommends the principles governing the grants-in- aid of the revenues of the states out of the Consolidated Fund of India? (Assistant Grade, 1994)
(a) Public Accounts Committee
(b) Union Ministry of Finance
(c) Finance Commission
(d) Inter State Council
12. Which are the two States (other than U.P.) having maximum representation in Lok Sabha?
(a) Bihar and Madhya Pradesh
(b) Bihar and Maharashtra
(c) Bihar and Andhra Pradesh
(d) Bihar and Tamil Nadu
13. The term of the Lok Sabha
(a) Cannot be extended
(b) Can be extended for another full term of 5 years.
(c) Can be extended for an unlimited period
(d) Can be extended by 1 year at a time
14. How many times can the President of India return a non-money Bill, passed by Parliament?
(a) Twice (b) Once
(c) Thrice (d) Never
15. Which of the following are Financial Committees of Parliament in India? (I.A.S.1992)
I. Public Accounts Committee II. Estimates Committee III. Committee on Public Undertakings.
(a) I & III (b) I & II
(c) II & III (d) I, II & III
16. Which of the following correctly reflects the position of the Upper House of the State Legislature as compared to the position of the Upper House of the Parliament?
(a) 1/3rd members of Rajya Sabha retire every second year while 1/4th members of Legislative Council retire every 18 months.
(b) There is no provision for a joint sitting of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council in the states for resolving deadlocks while there is such a provision in the case of the two Houses of Parliament.
(c) While no Bill other than a Money Bill can originate in the State Legislative Council, no Bill can originate in the Rajya Sabha.
(d) While Rajya Sabha has 12 nominated members, the State Legislative Council has none.
17. Under which of the following circumstances an elected Member of Parliament may be disqualified on the ground of defection? (I.A.S.1992)
I- If he vountarily gives up his membership of a political party.
II. If he votes or abstains from voting contrary to any direction issued by his political party without prior permission of the political party.
III. If he speaks against the political party.
IV. If he joins a political party other than the party on whose ticket he contested and got elected,
(a) I, II & III (b) 1, II & IV
(c) I, III, & IV (d) II, II & IV
18. Which of the following is the correct sequence of the grades of officers in the Central Secretariat?
A. Secretary C. Joint Secretary E. Under Secretary
B. Additional Secretary D. Deputy Secretary F. Director
(a) A B C F D E (c) F D C E B A
(b) B A C E D F (d) A E D B F C
19. ‘Vote on Account’ means legislative vote
(a) In respect of the report of audit and accounts submitted by the Comptroller & Auditor General
(b) On the Appropriation Bill
(c) On the Finance Bill
(d) Authorizing expenditure in respect of demands for grants pending the passing of the Appropriation Act
20. Which of the following committees does not consist of any member from the Rajya Sabha?
(a) Estimates Committee
(b) Public Accounts Committee
(c) Public Grievances Committee
(d) Committee on Public Undertakings
21. Recognition to a political party is accorded by (C.D.S. 1992)
(a) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha in the case of national parties and the Speaker of legislative assemblies in the case of regional parties
(b) The Election Commission
(c) The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
(d) A Committee of Whips
22. Which of the following is true?
(a) The Chairman and Deputy Chairman, both are not members of Rajya Sabha.
(b) In the election of President, nominated members of State Legislative Assembly do not take part while in the election of Vice President they take part.
(c) In the 1992 election of President of India, the members of Union Territories participated for the first time.
(d) India follows the British convention that the Finance Minister should be a member of lower House.
23. The Chairman of Public Accounts Committee is (C.D-S.1992)
(a) Elected by Union Cabinet
(b) Appointed by Speaker
(c) Appointed by President
(d) Elected by members of PAC
24. A Party in India in order to be recognized as official Opposition in the Indian Parliament should have at least how many seats? (Teachers’ Exam, 1993)
(a) 1/3rd (b) 1/4th
(c) 1/6th (d) 1/10th
25. Which of the following states has the largest percentage of reserved parliamentary seats? (Teacher’s Exam, 1993)
(a) Orissa (b) Bihar
(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Madhya Pradesh
26. The Rajya Sabha can have a maximum strength of (N.D.A.1992)
(a) 200 (b) 210
(c) 250 (d) 260
27. The Parliament Committee which scrutinizes the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India is
(a) Estimates Committee
(b) Select Committee
(c) Public Accounts Committee
(d) None of these
28. Who among the following has a right to attend the Lok Sabha session though he is not a member?
(a) Chief Justice (b) Vice President
(c) Auditor General (d) Attorney General
29. When Budget has been passed by Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha can (Stenographer’s Exam, 1991)
(a) Return the budget (b) Only pass the budget
(c) Keep the budget (d) Delay the budget
30. Members’ of the Rajya Sabha are elected according to
(a) Cumulative Vote System
(b) Single Non-transferable Vote System
(c) Single Transferable Vote System
(d) None of the above
31. Which of the following can be abolished, but not dissolved? (I.AS.1991)
(a) Rajya Sabha (b) Municipal Bodies
(c) State Legislative Council (d) None of the above
32. In a political party of 36 members, the minimum number of members needed to split for disqualifying the original political party as per anti- defection law should be
(a) 9 (b) 12
(c) 18 (d) 24
33. In the estimation of the expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of India, the Parliament has
(a) No power to discuss
(b) Full power to discuss
(c) Full power to discuss during financial emergency
(d) None of the above
34. The distribution of seats of the Parliament are based on which of the following census?
(a) 1951 (b) 1961
(c) 1971 (d) 1981
35. The Speaker of the lok Sabha is elected by (Teacher’s Exam, 1994)
(a) All the members of Parliament
(b) The people directly
(c) All the members of Lok Sabha
(d) The members of the majority party in the Lok Sabha
36. How long can a person continue to be a Minister without being a member of either House of Parliament?
(a) 3 months (b) 6 months
(c) I year (d) No time limit
37. The maximum time gap between two successive sessions of the Parliament can be
(a) 4 months (b) 6 months
(c) 1 year (d) as specified by the President
38. A party is recognized as a national party if
(a) It secures 5% of the total votes polled
(b) If it contests in all the constituencies
(c) If it captures power in more than four states
(d) If it secures 5% of the votes polled in four states
39. If the Speaker of the Lower House of a state wants to resign, his letter of resignation is to be addressed to the
(a) Chief Minister (b) Deputy Speaker
(c) Governor (d) President
40. The representation to states in the Rajya Sabha is given on the basis of
(a) An equal number of seats to each state
(b) In proportion to their population
(c) In proportion to their size
(d) In accordance with their resources
41. Which of the following is incorrect in respect of parliamentary control over the Budget? (I.A.S. 1993)
(a) Parliament has no say in the preparation of the Budget.
(b) Parliament has the power to increase expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund.
(c) Parliament has no power to impose a tax without the President’s recommendation.
(d) Parliament cannot increase a tax without the President’s recommendation.
42. What is the minimum percentage of seats a party should get to be recognized as the opposition party in the legislature?
(a) 20% (b) 15%
(c) 10% (d) No such limit
43. Which one of the following statements regarding the office of the Speaker is correct?
(a) He holds office during the pleasure of the President.
(b) He need not be a member of the House at the time of his election but has to become a member of the House within 6 months from the date of his election.
(c) He loses his office if the House is dissolved before the expiry of its term.
(d) If he intends to resign, the letter of his resignation is to be addressed to the Deputy Speaker.
44. The Lok Sabha Secretariat comes under the direct supervision of
(a) Ministry of Human Affairs
(b) Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
(c) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(d) President
45. Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha can be removed by.
(a) A resolution passed by two-third members of both Houses
(b) A resolution passed by half the members of Rajya Sabha with President’s assent
(c) A resolution passed by two-third members of Rajya Sabha present during the session
(d) He cannot be removed
46. Which of the following States of India does not have a Legislative Council so far even though the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956 provides for it?
(a) Karnataka (b) Bihar
(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Maharashtra
47. Which of the following is correct?
(a) Lok Sabha can be dissolved before 5 years
(b) Lok Sabha can be extended only up to 6 years
(c) Lok Sabha is never dissolved before 5 years
(d) All members of Lok Sabha are elected representatives
48. Who is authorized to decide over a dispute regarding disqualification of a member of Parliament?
(a) Election Commissioner
(b) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(c) President
(d) A Committee set up by the Parliament
49. The Lok Sabha is called in session for at least how many times in a year?
(a) Twice (c) Thrice (b) Once (d) Four times
50. If the Rajya Sabha rejects a Money Bill, then which of the following is correct?
(a) Lok Sabha may or may not accept its recommendation.
(b) Lok Sabha may not consider it at all.
(c) President calls a joint session for passing of the Bill.
(d) Bill is sent for further consideration.
ANSWERS
1(b) 2(b) 3.(c) 4(c) 5(d) 6(b) 7. (a) 8. (b) 9(b) 10.(b)
11. (c) 12(b) 13.(d) 14.(b) 15.(d) 16(b) 17.(d) 18.(a)
19.(d) 20.(a) 21.(b) 22(b) 23.(b) 24.(d) 25. (c) 26. (c)
27.(e) 28.(d) 29(b) 30(c) 31. (a) 32 (b) 33. (b) 34. (c)
35.(e) 36.(b) 37. (b) 38. (d) 39.(b) 40.(b) 41. (a) 42. (d)
43. (d) 44. (a) 45. (c) 46. (b) 47. (a) 48. (c) 49. (a) 50. (a)