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Questions : The Members of Rajya Sabha are elected for a term of

(a) Five years

(b) Six years

(c) Two years

(d) Four years

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

Rajya Sabha is a permanent House and is not subject to dissolution. However, one-third Members of Rajya Sabha retire after every second year. A member who is elected for a full term serves for a period of six years.

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Question : 1

In Presidential Government, the President is

a) bound by the advice of the Council of Ministers

b) dependent on the Judiciary

c) independent of the Legislature

d) dependent on the Legislature

Answer: (c)

A presidential Government is a system of government in which the president is constitutionally independent of the legislature.

In it, the head of government is also head of state and leads an executive branch that is separate from the legislative branch. The United States, for instance, has a presidential system.

Question : 2

The Secretary General of the Lok Sabha is the Chief of its Secretariat and is :

a) appointed by the President

b) appointed by the Speaker

c) elected by the Lok Sabha

d) elected by both Houses of Parliament

Answer: (b)

The Secretary-General is the administrative head of the Secretariat of the Lok Sabha. The post of Secretary-General is of the rank of the Cabinet Secretary in the Government of India, who is the senior-most civil servant to the Indian Government.

The incumbent to the post is appointed by the Speaker of Lok Sabha in consultation with the Prime Minister of India and the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.

Question : 3

The minimum age for a person to seek election to Lok Sabha is

a) 35 years

b) 30 years

c) 21 years

d) 25 years

Answer: (d)

The minimum age for a person to become a member of the Rajya Sabha is 30 years. The minimum qualifying age for membership of the Lok Sabha is 25 years.

Note: Dushyant Chautala is the Youngest Member of Parliament to date. He is the youngest ever elected member of Parliament in the history of India and holds a record in the Limca Book of Records.

Question : 4

If a member of Parliament voluntarily acquires the citizenship of a foreign· country :

a) he will be penalized

b) he will be disqualified from membership

c) he will continue to be a member of Parliament

d) he will have a choice of renouncing either

Answer: (b)

Question : 5

Consider the following statements

  1. The Ministries Departments of the Union Government is created by the Prime Minister.
  2. The Cabinet Secretary is the Ex-officio Chairman of the Civil Services Board.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

a) Only 2

b) Both 1 and 2

c) Only 1

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (a)

The Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 are made by the President of India under Article 77 of the Constitution for the allocation of business of the Government of India.

The Ministries/Departments of the Government are created by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister under these Rules. The Cabinet Secretary is the ex-officio Chairman of the Civil Services Board of the Republic of India.

Question : 6

Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

  • Assertion (A): The President is part of the Parliament.
  • Reason (R): A bill passed by the two Houses of Parliament cannot become law without the assent of the President.
Codes :

a) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

b) A is true but R is false.

c) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.

d) A is false but R is true.

Answer: (c)

When a bill has been passed, it is sent to the President for his approval.

The President can assent or withhold his assent to a bill or he can return a bill, other than a money bill which is recommended by the president himself to the houses, with his recommendations.

The president can exercise an absolute veto on aid and advice of the council of ministers. The following position can be arrived at by reading article 111 of the Indian constitution with article 74. The president may also effectively withhold his assent as per his own discretion, which is known as a pocket veto.

If the president returns it for reconsideration, the Parliament must do so, but if it is passed again and returned to him, he must give his assent to it.

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