Practice Quiz set 1 - indian polity mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) At present the Rajya Sabha consists of _______ members.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Q-2) Consider the following statements:
- The Chairman of the Committee on Public Accounts is appointed by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
- The Committee on Public Accounts comprises Members of Lok Sabha, Members of Rajya Sabha and few eminent persons of industry and trade.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Statement 2 is incorrect as,
Public Accounts Committee consists of 22 members: 15 from Lok Sabha and 7 from Rajya Sabha.
Q-3) Consider the following statements :
- An amendment of the Constitution of India can be initiated by the introduction of a Bill only in the Lok Sabha.
- The Bill for amendment of the Constitution of India has to be passed in each House by a majority of the total membership of that House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members of that House present and voting.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
An amendment of the constitution can be initiated only by the introduction of a bill for the purpose in either House of Parliament and not in the state legislatures.
Q-4) Consider the following statements
- The Annual Appropriation Bill is passed by the Lok Sabha in the same manner as any other Bill.
- An amendment to the Constitution of India can be initiated by an introduction of a Bill in either Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
The Appropriation Bill is intended to give authority to Government to incur expenditure from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India. The procedure for passing this Bill is the same as in the case of other money Bills.
An amendment of the Constitution can be initiated only by the introduction of a Bill in either House of Parliament. The procedure of amendment in the constitution is laid down in Part XX (Article 368) of the Constitution of India.
Q-5) Which of the following statement/s is/are correct with regard to the Joint State Public Service Commission (JSPSC):
- President can provide for a JSPSC on the request of the state legislatures concerned.
- JSPSC will be considered as a constitutional body with all the powers of a SPSC.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Q-6) What should be the gap between first No-Confidence motion and second No-confidence motion ?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
There is a gap of at six months between two noconfidence motions. So the parties always use the opportunity of no confidence motions to present their views before the house and thus before the people.
Q-7) Consider the following statements :
- The President shall make rules for the more convenient transaction of the business of the Government of India, and for the allocation among Ministers of the said business.
- All executive actions of the Government of India shall be expressed to be taken in the name of the Prime Minister.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Clause (3) of Article 77
“Conduct of Business of the Government of India” of the Constitution of India lays down as follows:
“The President shall make rules for the more convenient transaction of the business of the Government of India, and for the allocation among Ministers of the said business. The Constitution of India mentions that All executive action of the Government of India shall be expressed to be taken in the name of the President.
Therefore, only option (b) is correct.
Q-8) A seat of a M. P. can be declared vacant if he absents himself from the house for a continuous period of –
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
If for a period of sixty days a member of either House of Parliament is without permission of the House absent from all meetings thereof, the House may declare his seat vacant.
Q-9) In terms of Parliamentary terminology, What do we call a rule of legislative procedure under which a further debate on a motion can be stopped?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Q-10) The guardian of fundamental rights is
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Judiciary is the guardian of fundamental rights.