UNION / CENTRAL GOVERNMENT (1)
1. The
President of Indian Union has the similar Constitutional authority as the ---- British
Monarch
2. The Supreme
Court of India was created by ---- The Constitution
3. The concept
of Judicial Review has been borrowed from the Constitution of ------ Switzerland
4. The Seat of
Supreme Court is ----- New Delhi
5. Can a
retired judge be asked to sit in the Supreme Court? ---- Yes
6. The organ of
the State which makes law is ---- Legislature
7. The organ of
the State implement and execute laws is known as ----- Executive
8. ‘Legislate’
means ------ make law
9. ‘Natural
Justice’ means ---- just, fair and reasonable action
10. What is not
a function of judiciary? ------ Catching criminals and punishing them
11. Article 254
of the Constitution deals with ----- dominance of Union laws over State laws
in case of any conflict between the two
12. Under the
Indian Constitution, the subjects of administration have been divided into
------ Three lists
13. India is
known as a Parliamentary Democracy because the ----- Executive is
responsible to the Parliament
14. In
Parliamentary form of Government, the council of Ministers is responsible to
the ---- Parliament
15. The
President of India is an integral part of the ----- Parliament
16. The
Parliament may confer by law any functions on the authorities concerned except
the ---- President
17. All the
Executive powers and the Defence forces of the Union shall be vested in the
----- President
18. In India,
Mandamus will lie against -------- Both Officers and Government
19. The power
to establish new states in India rests with the ------ Parliament
20. When can the President refer a matter to the Supreme
Court for its opinion? ----- When a matter is of public importance
21. The Supreme
Court propounded ‘The Theory of Basic Structure of the Constitution’ in----- Keshavananda
Bharti case
22. How many
judges sat on the Bench to hear the landmark case of Keshavananda Bharti V/s
State of Kerala in 1973? ---- 13
23. The
Appellate Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court does not involve in ---- Disputes
arising out of pre-constitution treaties and agreements
24. In India,
the power of Judicial Review is enjoyed by the ----- Supreme Court only
25. The Chief
Justice and other Judges of the High Court are appointed by the ----- President
26. In criminal
matters, the highest court of appeal in a district is the ---- Court of
Second Class Magistrate
27. A High
Court for two or more States and or Union Territory may be established by -----
Law by Parliament
28. Golden
Jubilee of Indian Parliament was celebrated on ------ 13.05.2002
29. Who is the
integral part of the Indian Parliament? ------ President
30. Who
represents the Nation but does not rule the Nation? ----- President
31. In the
Presidential Election (Electoral College) ------ Parity between the Center
and the States has been maintained
32. Indian
Constitution has distributed the powers between the Center and _______. -------
States
33. Who is the
Chairman of the Rajya Sabha? ----- The Vice President
34. The Speaker
is elected by the Members of ________. ------ Lok Sabha
35. The
President of India is ------ Elected
36. Who elects
the President of India? ------ By Electoral College
37. How many
times the President can seek re-election to his post? ----- Infinite times
38. Who acts as
the President when neither the President nor the Vice President is available?
----- Chief Justice of India
39. In the
Presidential Election in India, every elected member of the Legislative
Assembly of a State shall have as many votes as there multiples of one ______
in the quotient obtained by dividing the population of the state by the total
number of elected members of the assembly. ------ Thousand
40. A Bill for
the purpose of altering the boundaries of any State shall be introduced in either
of the House of the Parliament with the recommendation of the _______.
------------- President
41. Which is the Committee recommended for the
Reorganization of States? ------- Fazal Ali
42. Which Act
has been enacted by the Parliament by exercising its power under the Article 3
of the Constitution? --------- States Reorganization Act
43. States will
be reorganized by the Parliament under the Article 3 of the Constitution on the
--- Linguistic basis
44. A Bill for
the purpose of reorganization of states shall be introduced in either of House
of the Parliament with the prior approval of the ------ President
45. India opted
for a Federal form of government on the ground of ----- Linguistic and
Regional diversity
46. Who is the
Commander-in-Chief of all the Armed Forces? ----- The President
47. What is the
eligibility age and tenure of Office of President and Vice President? (in
years) ----- 35 and 5
48. How many
Anglo-Indian and other Members can be nominated by the President to the Lok
Sabha and Rajya Sabha? ---- 2 and 12
49. How many
States and Union Territories are there in our country? ----- 29 and 7
50. In which
year, Delhi got the status of a State? ---- 1993
51. How many
seats are reserved for the members of the Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha?
---- 30
52. Which state
became the 28th State of the Indian Union? ---- Jharkhand
53. Who will
preside over the Joint Session of both the Houses of the Parliament? ---- Speaker
54. Which of
the following appointments is not made by the President of the Indian Republic?
---- Speaker of Lok Sabha
55. The
President will decide the question as to disqualification of the MPs in
consultation with the ---- Election Commissioner
56. Which
Article empowers the President to give his assent to Bills? ----- 111
57. Which
Article authorizes the President to seek an advice from the Supreme Court?
----- 143
58. In a
Federation, the source of power for the States is the ------ Constitution
59. How the
Constitution of India has distributed the powers to different levels? ----- Concurrent
List, Central List & State List
60. How many
subjects are there in the Central, State and Concurrent Lists? ----- 97, 66
and 47
61. The
Central, State and Concurrent Lists indicates division of ------ Legislative
powers
62. Economic
Planning is a subject in the ------ Concurrent List
63. Railways is
a subject under ____ ------ Union List
64. Lotteries
organized by the State Government come under _____ List. ------ State
65.
Distribution of subjects between the Center and the States is enumerated under
____ Schedule. ------ 7th
66. Sarkaria Commission was appointed by the Government
to report on ---- Center-State Relations
67. Planning in
India derives its objectives from ------ DPSP
68. The other
names for Rajya Sabha (Permanent Body) are ------ Upper House / House of
States
69. The other
names for Lok Sabha (Temporary Body) are ----- Lower House / House of People
70. The word
‘Parliament’ is derived from the French word ‘Parler’ which means ------ To
talk
71. Parliament
of India is composed of ------ Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and President
72. The first
session of the Parliament after the General Election is ------ Mandatory
73. The first
session of the Parliament is called as ______ Session. ------- Budget
74. Lok Sabha
is superior to the Rajya Sabha because ----- (i) it can oust the Council of
Ministers through a vote of no-confidence, (ii) it is directly elected &
(iii) it alone controls the purse
75. How many
MPs of Lok Sabha shall support a motion of ‘No Confidence’ in the government,
before it can be admitted by the Speaker? ------ 50
76. Which house
is described as ‘Knowledge House’? ------ Rajya Sabha
77. Composition
and function of Rajya Sabha points towards ________ Character. ------ Federal
78. What is the
method of electing members of Rajya Sabha from Union Territories? ----- as
law laid down by the Parliament
79. The
representation to the States in the Rajya Sabha is given by ------- in
proportion to the State population
80. The
President of India may from time to time ---- dissolve the Lok Sabha
81. The
President and Governors are immune from ____ during their term of Office. -----
Civil liability
82. Which
Article of the Constitution gives the protection to the President and
Governors? ------ 361
83. To contest
for the election of Lok Sabha, the person ---- should be citizen of India
84. An
Ordinance promulgated by the President when one House is in session is ----- Valid
85. The
Ordinance making power of the President is subjected to the control of the
----- Parliament
86. An
Ordinance can be promulgated on the subject mentioned in ---- List I and
List III
87. Parliament has exclusive power to make laws with
respect to any matter enumerated in ----- List I
88. State
Legislature has exclusive power to make laws with respect to any matter
enumerated in ---- List II
89. If any
matter is not enumerated either under the Concurrent List or under State List
then who has the power to legislate on such matters? ------ Parliament only
90. Who has the
power to make laws on the subjects enumerated under List III of 7th Schedule?
---- Both Parliament and State Legislature
91. A
Resolution passed by the Rajya Sabha empowering the Parliament to legislate
under List II on National interest should be supported by ----- Two-third
members present and voting
92. Parliament
has power to legislate under the State List on the ground of National Interest
if ----- Rajya Sabha passes a Resolution to that effect
93. A
Resolution passed by the Rajya Sabha empowering the Parliament to legislate
under State List shall remain in force for a maximum period of ------ One
year
94. Law made
by the Parliament on any subject is ---- Uniformly applicable to all States
95. The law
made by the Parliament ---- Cannot be declared as extra-territorial
96. If the law
made by the Parliament is inconsistent with the law made by the State
Legislature under the List III, which law has the effect? ----- Law made by
the Parliament
97. A Fund
which is utilized to meet the unforeseen expenditure is entitled as ----- Contingency
Fund
98. The usual
expenditure of the Government of India is charged from ------ Consolidated
Fund
99. The
Custody of Contingency Fund of India is with the ------ President
100. What is
the term of the Parliamentary Committees appointed by the President? ------- One
year
101. A Select
or Joint Committee of the two Houses of a Parliament is formed by ---- Speaker
of the Lok Sabha
102. Which of
the following Committees of the Parliament has the largest membership? ------ Estimate
Committee
103. Parliament
Standing Committee for scrutiny of grants of various ministries comprises of
----- 30 members of Lok Sabha and 15 members of Rajya Sabha
104. The
Parliamentary Subject Committees (Number of Committees: 17) were introduced in
1993 on the recommendation of the ----- Rules Committee of the House
105. The main
advantage of the Standing Committee is the ----- Parliament is able to
examine the grants of all ministries and departments in detail
106. One of the main advantages of the Standing Committee
is ------ MPs of Rajya Sabha are able to exercise indirect control over
financial matters
107. The
Standing Committee, apart from examining the grant of all Ministries and
Departments, are able to examine----- Long-term policies, Bills of technical
nature & Annual reports of Ministries and Departments
108. When an
advance grant is made by Parliament pending regular passage of the Budget, it
is called ----- Vote of Account
109. Who is
having the power to summon and dissolve the House of Parliament (LS)? ------ President
110. Which
Budget will be proposed first in the Parliament House? ----- Railway
111. Usually,
General Budget is presented to the Parliament on ----- Last day of February
112. The first
session of the year commences with the address by the ______ in the Parliament.
---- President
113. The first
hour of every sitting in both the Houses of Parliament is devoted to ----- Question
Hour
114. What are
the timings followed for the Question Hour in the Parliament House? ----- 11
to 12
115. What are
the timings followed for the Zero Hour in the Parliament House? ----- 12 to
1
116. The
maximum duration of the Zero Hour (in minutes) in Lok Sabha can be ---- 60
mint
117. Zero Hour
is ---- The period immediately following the Question Hour when the Members
voice their concerns on various matters of public importance
118. The
immediate hour after the Question Hour in Lok Sabha is called as ----- Zero
Hour
119. Who
presides over the joint sessions of Parliament? ------ Speaker
120. What is
the minimum age in years for becoming the MP at Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha?
----- 25 and 30
121. Which of
the following shall not be introduced in the Rajya Sabha? ----- Money Bill
122. The system
of Impeachment of the President is borrowed from the Constitution of ------ Britain
123. Who can be
removed for violation of Constitution by a process called as Impeachment
Motion? -----President
124. The seat
of a MP may be declared vacant, if he / she is, without the permission of the
House absent from the meeting of that House for a period of ______ days. ----- 60
125. Till now,
any President has been removed under the Motion of Impeachment? ---- No
126. Under
which Article of the Indian Constitution can the President be impeached? ---- 61
127.
Impeachment proceedings against the President shall be initiated in ----- Either
of the Houses
128. The ground
for the Impeachment of President is ---- violation of the Constitution
129. The Indian President can be impeached by the
Parliament if ----- He is charged with the violation of the Constitution
130. Which one
of the following takes part in the election of the President but has no role in
his impeachment? ------ State Legislative Assemblies
131. The salary
/ emoluments of which of the following is exempted from Income Tax? ---- President
132. Which one
of the following statements is correct? ----- President is not a part of
Council of Ministers and hence not permitted to attend its meetings
133. A Bill
presented in the Parliament becomes an Act after ----- The President has
given his assent
134. Who occupied
the President’s Office twice (two consecutive terms) in our country? ----- Rajendra
Prasad
135. Veto is
the power of the ________ to withhold or refuse assent to Legislation. ----- Executive
136. Vice
President of India draws salary in the designation of ------ Chairman of
Rajya Sabha
137. Who will
elect the Vice President of India? ------ MP (Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha)
138. Full form
of PIL is ------ Public Interest Litigation
139. PIL can be
resorted to in case of injury due to ----- Violation of a constitutional
provision, Breach of any public duty & Violation of the law
140. The Concept of Public Interest
Litigation, which has become more popular in India in recent years, originated
in ---- UK
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