Practice Quiz set 17 - indian polity mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) The maximum strength of the nominated members in both the Houses of Parliament can be:
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Q-2) Consider the following statements on Parliamentary Committees:
- Members of the Rajya Sabha are not associated with the Committees on Public Accounts and Public Undertakings.
- Members of the Committee on Estimates are drawn from both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Committee on Public Accounts and Committee on Public Undertakings consists of 15 members elected by the Lok Sabha and 7 members of the Rajya Sabha.
Committee on Estimates consists of 30 members who are elected by the Lok Sabha every year from amongst its members.
Q-3) Consider the following statements; In the electoral college for the Presidential election in India:
- The value of the vote of an electoral member of Legislative Assembly equals.
$\text"State population"/\text"No.of elected MLAs of the state"$ × 100
- The value of the vote of an electing member of parliament equals
$\text"Total value of the votes of all elected MLAs"/\text"Total no. of elected MPs"$.
- There were more than 5000 members in the latest elections.
Which of these statements is/are correct?
$\text"State population"/\text"No.of elected MLAs of the state"$ × 100
$\text"Total value of the votes of all elected MLAs"/\text"Total no. of elected MPs"$.
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The value of an MP’s vote is calculated by dividing the total value of all MLAs’ votes by the number of MPs.
$\text"Value of an MP vote" = \text"The sum of vote value of elected members of all the Legislative Assemblies"/\text" The sum of elected members of both the house of Parliament"$
Q-4) With reference to the Parliament of India, consider the following statements:
- A private member’s bill is a bill presented by a Member of Parliament who is not elected but only nominated by the President of India.
- Recently, a private member’s bill has been passed in the Parliament of India for the first time in its history.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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(b)
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Q-5) _____________ can be declared by the President on his own?
- Emergency due to armed rebellion
- Financial Emergency
- President’s Rule in a State
Which of the above is/are correct?
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Q-6) Consider the following: A state emergency can be imposed –
- By Article 356
- By Article 365
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
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Part XVIII of the Constitution speaks of emergency provisions.
The emergency provisions therein can be classified into three categories:
- Articles 352, 353, 354, 358 and 359 which relate to emergency proper — if we can use that expression,
- Articles 355, 356 and 357 which deal with the imposition of President’s rule in States in a certain situation and
- Article 360 speaks of financial emergency.
The Constituent Assembly witnessed one of its most agitated scenes during the discussion of these emergency provisions.
Q-7) Consider the following statements:
- Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs constitutes Consultative Committees of Members of both the Houses of Parliament.
- The main purpose of these Committees is to provide a forum for formal discussions between the Government and Members of Parliament on polices and programmes of the Government.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs handles affairs relating to the Parliament of India and works as a link between the two chambers, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
It constitutes consultative committees of members of Parliament and makes arrangements for holding their meetings, both during and between sessions.
Q-8) Consider the following statements:
- While members of the Rajya Sabha are associated with Committees on Public Accounts and Public Undertakings, members of Committee on Estimates are drawn entirely from the Lok Sabha.
- The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs works under the overall direction of the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.
- The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs nominates Members of Parliament on Committees, Councils, Board and Commissions etc. set up by the Government of India in the various ministries.
Which of these statements are correct?
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The PAC is formed every year with a strength of not more than 22 members of which 15 are from Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament, and 7 from Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament.
The term of office of the members is one year. The Estimates Committee constituted for the first time in 1950, is a Parliamentary Committee consisting of 30 members, elected every year by the Lok Sabha from amongst its Members.
The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs renders secretarial assistance to the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs, which, inter-alia recommends prorogation of both the Houses of the Parliament, Govt’s stand on Private Members’ Bills and Resolutions.
Q-9) Money Bills can be introduced in the Lok Sabha with the prior permission of the
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No money bill can be introduced in the Lok Sabha without the prior approval of the president. The money bill originates only in the Lok Sabha.
Note: The Aadhaar Act 2016 was the last bill passed as Money Bill.
Q-10) With reference to Indian public finance, consider the following statements:
- Disbursements from Public Accounts of India are subject to the Vote of the Parliament
- The Indian Constitution provides for the establishment of a Consolidated Fund, a Public Account and a Contingency Fund for each State
- Appropriations and disbursements under the Railway Budget are subject to the same form of parliamentary control as other appropriations and disbursements
Which of the statements given above are correct?
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