union government mcqs set 11 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Question : 1

In India, other than ensuring that public funds are used efficiently and for their intended purpose, what is the importance of the office of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)?

1. CAG exercises exchequer control on behalf of the Parliament when the President of India declares a national emergency/financial emergency.
2. CAG reports on the execution of projects or programmes by the ministries are discussed by the Public Accounts Committee.
3. Information from CAG reports can be used by investigating agencies to press charges against those who have violated the law while managing public finances.
4. While dealing with the audit and accounting of government companies, CAG has certain judicial powers for prosecuting those who violate the law.

a) 2 only

b) 1, 3 and 4

c) 2 and 3

d) 1, 2 and 3

Question : 2

Consider the following statements:

1. Legislative power is constitutionally vested in the Parliament of India of which the president is the titular head.
2. All bills passed by the Parliament can become laws.
3. The President can return a bill to the Parliament, if it is not a money bill or a constitutional amendment bill, for reconsideration.
4. When, after reconsideration, the bill is passed and presented to the President, with or without amendments, the President is obliged to assent it.
5. The President cannot withhold his/her assent to a bill when it is initially presented to him/her (rather than return it to the Parliament).

a) 2, 3, 4 and 5

b) 1, 2, 3 and 4

c) 1, 3 and 4

d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Question : 3

Consider the following statements:

1. The Rajya Sabha alone has the power to declare that it would be in the national interest for the Parliament to legislate with respect to a matter in the State List.
2. Resolutions approving the proclamation of Emergency are passed only by the Lok Sabha.

a) 2 only

b) Both 1 and 2

c) 1 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Question : 4

Consider the following pairs:

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 1 and 2 only

c) 1 and 3 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

Question : 5

Mark the correct response:

a) It is the duty of the Prime Minister to communicate all decisions of the Council of Ministers to the President, whenever he requires

b) It is not obligatory on the part of Prime Minister to communicate the decision to the President

c) The Prime Minister need not communicate all decisions to the President

d) The President cannot compel the Prime Minister to give the information he has

Question : 6

Delimitation of the Lok Sabha constituencies was last done in the year

a) 2001

b) 1976

c) 1970

d) 1973