Practice Quiz set 25 - indian polity mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) According to the Constitution of India the maximum number of members representing the Union Territories in the Lok Sabha cannot exceed:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Q-2) In the provisional Parliament of India, how many members were there ?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
When the Constitution took effect on January 26, 1950, the Constituent Assembly became the Provisional Parliament of India. It was “provisional” until the first elections under the new Constitution took place in 1952. It had 296 members in 1950 which increased to 313 in the following year with the inclusion of the princely states’ representatives.
Q-3) The total number of members in a Legislative Council should not exceed that of a Legislative Assembly by :
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Q-4) The minimum number of Judges of the Supreme Court required for hearing any case involving interpretation of the Constitution is
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Minimum five Judges of the Supreme Court are required for hearing any case involving interpretation of the Constitution or for the purpose of hearing any reference to it.
Q-5) Consider the following statements:
- Ministers are liable for the official acts done by the President or the governor on their advice.
- The ministers can be sued for crimes as well as torts in ordinary courts like a common citizen.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
The ministers are not liable for the official acts done by the president and the governors on their advice as the courts are debarred from inquiring into such cases.
Q-6) Consider the following statement:
- The Chairman of the Council of States or Speaker of the House of the People, or person acting as such, shall not vote at any sitting of either House of Parliament or joint sitting of the House in the first instance, but shall have and exercise a casting vote in the case of an equality of votes.
- A person is qualified to fill a seat in the Council of States or House of the People if he is not less than twenty-five years of age.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Q-7) In the election of the President, each Member of the electoral college has:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Q-8) Which of the following principles is/are taken into consideration by the Speaker while recognising a parliamentary party or group?
- An association of members who have an organisation both inside and outside the House
- An association of members who shall have at least one-third of the total number of members of the House
- An association of members who have a distinct programme of parliamentary work
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
In recognizing a parliamentary party or group, the speaker shall take into consideration the following principles:
An association of members who propose to form a parliamentary party:
- Shall have an association of members who have a distinct programme of parliamentary work
- Shall have an organization both inside and outside the house
- Shall have at least a strength equal to the quorum fixed to constitute a sitting of the house
i.e. one-tenth of the total number of members of the house.
Q-9) Prime Minister holds his office during the pleasure of the President but can continue if he enjoys the confidence of the
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Q-10) Education is included in which of the following lists?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Concurrent list consists of 52 items (previously 47 items). Marriage and divorce, transfer of property other than agricultural land, education, contracts, bankruptcy and insolvency, etc, come under this list.