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Questions : The President selects as Prime Minister:
  1. the leader of the party in the majority in Lok Sabha.
  2. anyone he wishes to.
  3. the person who is in a position to win the confidence of the majority in Lok Sabha.
  4. the leader of the party having a majority of seats in either Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha.

(a) I only

(b) I or III

(c) III or IV

(d) I, III or IV

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

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Question : 1

Which of the following committees exist only in the Lok Sabha?

  1. Business Advisory Committee.
  2. Committee on Private Members Bill and Resolutions.
  3. Committee on Petitions.
  4. Committee on Assurances.
  5. Estimates Committee.

a) I, II and III

b) II and V

c) III and IV

d) II, IV and V

Answer: (b)

Question : 2

Consider the following Vice-Presidents of India:

  1. V.V. Giri
  2. M. Hidayatullah
  3. B.D. Jatti
  4. G.S. Pathak
Which one of the following is the correct chronology of their tenures?

a) 2-1-3-4

b) 3-2-1-4

c) 1-4-3-2

d) 4-1-3-2

Answer: (c)

Presidents, Vice Presidents, Prime Ministers etc.

  1. Sh. V.V. Giri (Term of Office 13.5.1967 to 3.5.1969),
  2. Sh. Gopal Swarup Pathak (Term of Office 31.8.1969 to 30.8.1974),
  3. Sh. B.D.Jatti (Term of Office 31.8.1974 to 30.8.1979),
  4. Sh. M. Hidayatullah (Term of Office 31.8.1979 to 30.8.1984).

Question : 3

The Chairman of Public Accounts Committee is:

a) elected by Union Cabinet

b) appointed by President

c) appointed by Speaker

d) elected by members of PAC

Answer: (c)

Question : 4

In whose consultation does the President convene and prorogue all sessions of Parliament ?

a) The Council of Ministers

b) The Prime Minister and the leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha

c) The Speaker

d) The Prime Minister

Answer: (d)

President convenes and prorogues all sessions of Parliament in consultation with the Prime Minister.

Article 85 of the Indian constitution states that the President shall from time to time summon each House of Parliament to meet at such time and place as he thinks fit, but six months shall not intervene between its lasting sitting in one session and the date appointed for its first sitting in the next session.

Question : 5

How many times was the term of the Lok Sabha extended up to 6 years?

a) Never

b) Thrice

c) Once

d) Twice

Answer: (c)

The first sitting of the Fifth Lok Sabha was held on 19 March 1971. The term of the Fifth Lok Sabha, which was to expire on 18 March 1976, was extended by one year, i.e., up to 18 March 1977 by the House of the People (Extension of Duration) Amendment Act, 1976.

However, the House was dissolved on 18 January 1977 after having been in existence for a period of five years, ten months and six days.

The Sixth Lok Sabha met for the first time on 25 March 1977 after the Sixth General Election. The normal term of the Lok Sabha was restored to five years under the Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1978.

Question : 6

Consider the following statements related to women members of the 15th Lok Sabha

  1. They are less than 10% of the total members of the Lok Sabha.
  2. The maximum women members are from Indian National Congress.
  3. Three women members are elected from Rajasthan.
  4. The maximum women members are elected from Uttar Pradesh.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?

a) 1, 3 and 4 only

b) 2, 3 and 4 only

c) 1, 2 and 3 only

d) 1, 2 and 4 only

Answer: (b)

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