Practice Quiz set 30 - indian polity mcq Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) Which of the following articles makes the Supreme Court a Court of Record?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
According to Article 129 of the Constitution Supreme Court to be a court of record. The Supreme Court shall be a court of record and shall have all the powers of such a court including the power to punish for contempt of itself.
Q-2) 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
$\text"Total value of the votes of all elected MLAs"/\text"Total no. of elected MPs"$.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
The value of the vote of an electing member of a parliament can be calculated by dividing the total value of the votes of all elected MLAs by the total number of elected MPs.
Q-3) Consider the following statements:
- The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha are not the members of that House.
- While the nominated members of the two Houses of the Parliament have no voting right in the presidential election, they have the right to vote in the election of the Vice President.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
The nominated members of the Rajya Sabha have the right to vote in the election of the Vice President so far none of them has been inducted in the Council of Ministers.
Q-4) Who among the following are appointed by the President of India?
- Chairman, Finance Commission
- Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission
- Chief Minister of a Union Territory
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Q-5) Which of the following Houses has had the longest speeches by the members?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
US senate holds the record for the longest speeches by the members.
Q-6) The authority to prorogue the two Houses of the Parliament rests with the
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
There are certain constitutional functions that the President has to perform with respect to Parliament. The President of India has the power to summon and prorogue either of the two Houses of Parliament or to dissolve the Lok Sabha.
While the Rajya Sabha is a continuing body, the power to dissolve the Lok Sabha vests in the President.
Q-7) Which of the following items is under the State List?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
There are 66 subjects defined and enlisted under the List - II of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, which form the exclusive domain of each one of the State Governments within India, and thus effectively ousting the domain of the Central (Union) Government in framing laws under these subjects.
Agriculture, including agricultural education and research; protection against pests and prevention of plant diseases, is one such subject.
Q-8) Who among the following has the power to form a new State within the Union of India?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Q-9) Who among the following are appointed by the President of India?
- Governors of States.
- The Chief Justice and Judges of High Courts.
- The Chief Justice and the Judges of the Supreme Court.
- The Vice-President.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Q-10) As a result of prorogation which of the following is not affected?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)