Quiz | Constitution.

21. Money Bill 

(a) cannot be introduced in the Rajya Sabha 

(b) has to be certified by the President 

(c) can be amended by the Council of States (d) both (a) and (b) 

Answer.(a)

22. Amendments cannot be put up in either House to 

(a) Annual Financial Statement 

(b) Appropriation Bill 

(c) Demand for grants 

(d) Any of the above 

Answer.(b)

23. Privileges of the members of Parliament include: 

(a) Freedom from arrest in all cases 

(b) Freedom of attendance as witness if Parliament is in session 

(c) Total freedom of speech 

(d) All of the above 

Answer.(b)

24. Parliament does not have the power to remove: 

(a) Comptroller and Auditor General 

(b) Supreme Court Judges 

(c) Chairman of UPSC 

(d) High Court Judges 

Answer.(c)

25. _____ is not a Financial Committee of the Parliament 

(a) Public Accounts Committee 

(b) Estimates Committee 

(c) Committee on Public Under-takings 

(d) Rules Committee 

Answer.(d)

26. Members of Rajya Sabha are: 

(a) Elected indirectly 

(b) All are nominated 

(c) Elected both directly and indirectly 

(d) Elected by members of State Legislative assemblies and Legislative Councils 

Answer.(c)

27. A dissolution does not affect: 

(a) A bill that originated in the Rajya Sabha and is with Lok Sabha the President calls upon it to do so 

(b) Rajya Sabha passes a resolution by simple majority that it is necessary in national interest 

(c) Speaker certifies the need 

(d) There is a national emergency 

Answer.(b)

28. Parliament can legislate on a subject in the State List if: 

(a) The President calls upon it to do so 

(b) Rajya Sabha passes a resolution by simple majority that it is necessary in national interest 

(c) Speaker certifies the need 

(d) There is a national emergency 

Answer.(d)

29. A No-Confidence Motion: 

(a) is expressed against an individual minister or council of ministers 

(b) no grounds are needed. 

(c) 100 members’have to support it 

(d) always against the Prime Minister 

Answer.(b)

30. ______ ensures that no unauthorized money is spent out of the Consolidated Fund of a State. 

(a) Public Accounts Committee 

(b) Comptroller and Auditor-General of India (c) Finance Commission 

(d) None of the above 

Answer.(b)

31. If the Prime Minister of India Belonged to the Upper House of Parliament 

(a) he will not vote in his favour in the event of a no-confidence motion 

(b) he will not speak on the budget in the Rajya Sabha 

(c) he can make statements only in the Lok Sabha 

(d) he has to become a member of the Lower House within 6 months after being sworn as the Prime Minister 

Answer.(a)

32. Which duty is not performed by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India? 

(a) Expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India 

(b) Expenditure from the Contingency Funds and Public Accounts 

(c) Trading, manufacturing, profit and loss accounts 

(d) Receipt and issue of public money, and to ensure that public revenue is lodged in the exchequer 

Answer.(d)

33. Parliament can legislate for the country or part of it for implementation of international treaties. For this consent of all the: 

(a) States is required 

(b) State/ States concerned needs to be taken 

(c) Legislation has to be ratified by at least half of the States of India 

(d) No consent is required 

Answer.(d)

34. Among the following Presidents of India, who was also the Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement for some period ? 

(a) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 

(b) Varahagiri Venkatagiri 

(c) Giani Zail Singh 

(d) Dr. Shanker Dayal Sharma 

Answer.(c)

35. Which one of the following devices calls the attention of minister towards a matter of public importance? 

(a) Half-an-hour discussion 

(b) Calling attention notice 

(c) Short duration discussion 

(d) Adjournment motion 

Answer.(b)

36. Which of the following is not a condition of admissibility of cut motions in the Parliament? 

(a) It should not make suggestions for the amendment of existing laws. 

(b) It should not relate to expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of India. 

(c) It should relate to more than one demand. 

(d) It should not raise a question of privilege. 

Answer.(c)

37. Which of the following statements about President’s ordinance-making power is not correct? 

(a) It is co-extensive with legislative power of Parliament. 

(b) Laid down in Article 123. 

(c) Shall cease to operate on expiry of six weeks from the reassembly of the Parliament.(d) Cannot be withdrawn at any time by the President. 

Answer.(d)

38. The President of India is elected by an electoral college consisting of : 

(a) Members of Parliament and state legislatures 

(b) Elected members of Parliament and state legislatures 

(c) Elected members of Parliament and state legislative assemblies 

(d) Elected members of Lok Sabha and members of Rajya Sabha and state Legislative Assemblies 

Answer.(c)

39. Disqualification on grounds of defection for a member of Parliament will not apply 

(a) in case of a split in the original political party to which he is elected 

(b) if he has voluntarily given up his membership of a political party 

(c) if the abstains from voting in the house contrary to the direction of the political party 

(d) if a nominated member of a house joins a political party after 6 months 

Answer.(a)

40. The Rajya Sabha has exclusive jurisdiction in 

(a) approving a proclamation of emergency 

(b) the creation and abolition of states 

(c) the election of the Vice-President 

(d) authorizing Parliament to legislate on a subject in the state list 

Answer.(d)

41. The Vice-President of India can be removed from the office 

(a) by a resolution initiated in the council of states and approved by the Lok Sabha 

(b) by a resolution in the Lok Sabha agreed by the council of states 

(c) by a resolution adopted by the two house meeting in a joint session 

(d) by following a formal process of impeachment 

Answer.(a)

42. According to Art. 81 of the Constitution, as amended by the 87th Amendment, the population figures to be considered for dividing each state into territorial constituencies for Lok Sabha elections are of ____ census 

(a) 1971 

(b) 2001 

(c) 1991 

(d) 2011 

Answer.(c)

43. The amendment of the Constitution can be initiated in 

(a) the Lok Sabha only 

(b) the Rajya Sabha only 

(c) the Legislative Assemblies of states 

(d) either house of the Parliament 

Answer.(d)