Practice Quiz set 23 - indian polity mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) When was National emergency imposed by the President of India on the grounds of internal disorder ?
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Between 26 June, 1975 to 21 March, 1977 under controversial circumstances of political instability under the Indira Gandhi's prime Ministership — "the security of India" was declared "threatened by internal disturbances.”
Q-2) Which of the following States has the largest percentage of reserved parliamentary seats?
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Q-3) Parliament or a State Legislature can declare a seat vacant if a member absents himself without permission from the sessions for:
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Q-4) With reference to the Union Government consider the following statements:
- The ministries/Departments of the government of India are created by the PM on the advice of the cabinet secretary.
- Each of the ministries is assigned to a minister by the president of India on the advice of the PM.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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The government of India consists of a number of ministers/departments for its administration, each ministry assigned to a minister who runs it with the assistance of a secretary in charge of the particular ministry.
Q-5) Which of the following statement(s) is/are true with regard to the Attorney General of India:
- He/she is the highest law officer in the country.
- He/she can be removed by the President on the same grounds and in the same manner as a judge of the SC.
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Q-6) Consider the following statements about the Attorney General of India:
- He is appointed by the President of India.
- He must have the same qualifications as required for a judge of the Supreme Court.
- He must be a member of either House of Parliament.
- He can be removed by impeachment by Parliament.
Which of these statements is correct?
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Q-7) Rajya Sabha can delay the Finance bill sent for its consideration by the Lok Sabha for a maximum period of
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Rajya Sabha can delay the Finance Bill sent for its consideration by the Lok Sabha for a maximum period of fourteen days.
Q-8) The Rajya Sabha can be dissolved by :
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Q-9) A joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament may be convened to consider a bill which was passed by one House and kept pending by the other for
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In India, if a bill has been rejected by the upper house (Rajya Sabha) of the parliament and more than six months have lapsed, the President may summon a joint session for passing the bill. Until now, only three bills namely the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, the Banking Service Commission Repeal Bill, 1978 and the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 have been passed at joint sessions.
Q-10) Which of the following statements regarding the pardoning powers of the President is/are not correct?
- He has pardoning power in respect of sentence by court-martial.
- He can grant reprieve and respite in case of punishment for an offence against any law of the land, Union or State.
- He alone can pardon a sentence of death.
- His exercise of the power of pardon is open to judicial review.
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