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Questions : Article 75 includes among its provisions:
  1. Prime Minister is to be appointed by the President.
  2. The Council of Ministers shall be collectively responsible for the Lok Sabha.
  3. The President may appoint a non-member as Prime Minister who must become a member of Parliament before the expiration of six months.
  4. The Ministers shall hold office during the pleasure of the Prime Minister.

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 3 and 4

(d) 1 and 4

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

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Question : 1

With regard to the union government, consider the following statements:

  1. The ministries /departments of the government of India are created by the PM on the advice of the council of Ministers.
  2. Each of the Ministries is assigned to a minister by the president on the advice of the PM.
  3. The administrative head of the cabinet secretariat is also the Ex-Officio Chairman of the civil services Board
Which of the statements given above are correct?

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 1 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (a)

The ministry/department of the government of India is created by the PM on the advice of the cabinet secretary.

The administrative head of the cabinet secretariat is also the Ex-Officio Chairman of the civil services board.

Question : 2

Sitting of Lok Sabha can be terminated by ________ of the house.

a) Prorogation

b) Dissolution

c) Adjournment since die

d) All of the above

Answer: (d)

Sitting of Lok Sabha can be terminated by Adjournment Sine die, prorogation, dissolution of the house.

Question : 3

Consider the following statements:

  1. The Union Executive consists of the President and the Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister as the head.
  2. The President may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Vice-President, resign his office.
  3. Executive power of the Union is vested in the Prime Minister.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 2 and 3

b) 1 and 3

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) Only 2

Answer: (d)

The Union executive consists of the President, the Vice-President, and the Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister as the head to aid and advise the President. He may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Vice-President, resign his office (Article 61).

According to article 52, the executive power of the Union is vested in the President.

Question : 4

The Committee on Public Accounts under the Constitution of India is meant fox:

  1. The examination of accounts showing the appropriation of sums granted by the House for the expenditure of the Government of India
  2. Scrutinising the report of the Comptroller and Auditor-General
  3. Suggesting the form in which estimates shall be presented to the Parliament
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

a) Only 2

b) Only 1

c) 1 and 2

d) All of these

Answer: (c)

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is a committee of selected members of Parliament, constituted by the Parliament of India, for the auditing of the expenditure of the Government of India. Its chief function is to examine the audit report of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) after it is laid in the Parliament.

Question : 5

How many members of the Anglo-Indian community can be nominated by the President of India to the Parliament ?

a) 8

b) 5

c) 1

d) 2

Answer: (d)

The Constitution provides that the maximum strength of the House by 552 members.

Up to 525 members represent the territorial constituencies in the States, up to 20 members represent the Union Territories and no more than two members from the Anglo-Indian community can be nominated by the President of India if he or she feels that the community is not adequately represented.

House seats are apportioned among the states by population in such a manner that the ratio between that number and the population of the State is, so far as practicable, the same for all States.

Question : 6

Who appoints and dismisses the gazetted officials of the Union Government?

a) The Finance Minister of India

b) The Home Minister of India

c) The President of India

d) The Prime Minister of India

Answer: (c)

As per Articles 310 and 311, the gazetted officials of the Union Government are appointed and dismissed in the name of the President.

Besides, the President appoints important officials, such as the judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts, election commissioners, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, members of UPSC, etc.

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