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Questions : Who has got the power to create All India Services?

(a) Prime Minister

(b) Council of Ministers

(c) Supreme Court

(d) The Parliament

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

Article 312 provides that an All India Service can be created only if the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) declares, by resolution supported by not less than a two-thirds majority, that it is necessary for the national interest to create one or more such All India Services.

When once such a resolution is passed, the Parliament is competent to constitute such an All India Service.

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Question : 1

In which of the Parliamentary Financial Committees is the Rajya Sabha not represented ?

a) Expenditure Committee

b) Committee on Public Undertakings

c) Public Accounts Committee

d) Estimates Committee

Answer: (d)

The Estimates Committee consists of 30 members who are elected by the Lok Sabha every year from amongst its members. A Minister is not eligible for election to this Committee. The term of the Committee is one year.

Question : 2

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? Parliamentary Standing Committee Chaired by

a) Public Accounts Committee - Member of Opposition

b) Committee on Private Member's Bill and Resolutions - Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha

c) Committee on Public Undertakings - Lok Sabha member

d) Business Advisory Committee - Finance Minister

Answer: (d)

Question : 3

How many types of emergencies are envisaged by the Constitution?

a) 4

b) 3

c) 1

d) 2

Answer: (b)

The President can declare three types of emergencies:

  1. National emergency under Article 352,
  2. State Emergency under Article 356, and
  3. Financial emergency under Article 360.

A state of emergency in India refers to a period of governance under an altered constitutional setup that can be proclaimed by the President of India when he/she perceives grave threats to the nation from internal and external sources or from financial situations of crisis.

Question : 4

Which type of emergency has been imposed only one time in India so far ?

a) Financial Emergency

b) External Emergency

c) Internal Emergency

d) State Emergency

Answer: (c)

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."

Question : 5

How many members of the Rajya Sabha retire from the house every 2 years ?

a) 5/6 of the total members

b) 1/12 of the total members

c) 1/6 of the total members

d) 1/3 of the total members

Answer: (d)

The Rajya Sabha is also known as “Council of States” or the upper house. 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.

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