Practice Quiz set 21 - indian polity mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) How many readings does a nonmoney bill have in each House of the Parliament?
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A Bill has to pass through three stages known as the first reading, second reading and third reading, in each House of Parliament and receive the assent of the President before it becomes an Act of Parliament. A Bill shall not be deemed to have been passed by Parliament, unless it has been agreed to by both Houses, either without amendment or with amendments agreed to by both Houses.
Q-2) Who among the following Indian Prime Ministers could not vote for himself during the 'Vote of Confidence' that he was seeking from the Lok Sabha?
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Q-3) Consider the following statements:
- The Rajya Sabha alone has the power to declare that it would be in the national interest for the Parliament to legislate with respect to a matter in the State List.
- Resolutions approving the proclamation of Emergency are passed only by the Lok Sabha.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
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The Rajya Sabha alone has the power to declare that it would be in the national interest for the parliament to legislative with respect to a matter in the state list.
Q-4) Consider the following statements:
- Salary and allowances of the Speaker of Lok Sabha are charged on the Consolidated Fund of India.
- In the Warrant of Precedence, the Speaker of Lok Sabha ranks higher than all the Union Cabinet Ministers other than Prime Minister.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
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Parliament may by law fix the salaries and allowances of the officers of Parliament (Article 97). The salaries are charged on the consolidated fund of India.
Q-5) What is the term of a Member of the Rajya Sabha ?
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The Rajya Sabha is a permanent body and is not subject to dissolution. However, one third of the members retire every second year, and are replaced by newly elected members. Each member is elected for a term of six years.
Q-6) Which House is better placed with regard to control over the executive?
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Q-7) The functions of the committee on estimates, as incorporated in the Constitution of India, shall be to
- report what economies, improvements in organisation, efficiency or administrative reform may be effected.
- suggest alternative policies in order to bring about efficiency and economy in administration.
- examine whether the money is well laid out within the limits of the policy implied in the estimates.
- examine the reports, if any, of the Comptroller and Auditor General on the public undertakings.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
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The Committee on Public Undertakings examines the reports of the Comptroller & Auditor General on public undertakings.
Q-8) To be eligible to be appointed as a Judge of Supreme Court of India,how long a person should have practised in a High Court?
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Article 124 (3) of the constitution prescribes that for appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court a person must be;
- a citizen of India,
- has been a judge of any High Court for at least 5 years, or
- has been an advocate in a High Court for 10 years or is in the opinion of the President a distinguished jurist.
Q-9) For the election of President of India, a citizen should have completed the age of
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Article 58 of the Constitution sets the principle qualifications one must meet to be eligible to the office of the President.
A President must be:
- a citizen of India;
- of 35 years of age or above; and
- qualified to become a member of the Lok Sabha.
Q-10) What is the minimum age required to become Prime Minister of India?
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The question has two correct options:
- According to Article 84 and Article 75 of the Constitution of India, the Prime Minister of India should be above 25 years of age if he is a member of Lok Sabha or above 30 years of age if he is a member of the Rajya Sabha.