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Questions : The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes between the Centre and the States falls under its

(a) Appellate Jurisdiction

(b) constitutional Jurisdiction

(c) Advisory Jurisdiction

(d) original Jurisdiction

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

The jurisdiction of the Supreme Court may be categorised as original, appellate and advisory. Under the Original Jurisdiction, the Supreme Court can settle disputes

  1. between the Centre and one or more States;
  2. between the Centre and any State or States on the one side and one or more other States on the other; or
  3. between two or more States.

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Question : 1

Which of the following statements is not correct?

a) The Council of States has no power to reject or amend a Money Bill

b) the Council of Ministers is responsible to the House of the People and not to the Council of States

c) A Money Bill shall not be introduced in the Council of States

d) The House of the People has special powers with respect to the State List compared to the Council of States

Answer: (d)

The Constitution empowers the Parliament of India to make laws on the matters reserved for States (States List). However, this can only be done if Rajya Sabha first passes a resolution by two-thirds supermajority granting such a power to the Union Parliament.

The union government cannot make a law on a matter reserved for states without authorisation from Rajya Sabha.

So the House of People does not have special powers with respect to the state list.

Question : 2

The office of the ‘Whip’ is mentioned in:

a) Rules of the house.

b) Constitution of India.

c) In a separate Parliamentary Statute.

d) None

Answer: (d)

Question : 3

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. No Money Bill can be introduced in the Parliament without the recommendation of the President of India.
  2. The Prime Minister appoints the Finance Commission for the distribution of taxes between the Union and the States.

a) Both 1 and 2

b) 2 only

c) 1 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c)

Question : 4

Which of the following is/are correct regarding the effect of motions or resolutions adopted by the Houses of Parliament?

  1. The resolution expressing merely an opinion of the Houses is not binding on the government.
  2. The resolutions adopted by the Houses on matters concerning its own proceeding are not binding.
  3. Resolutions having a statutory effect, if adopted, are binding on the government.

a) 2 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 only

d) 1 and 3 only

Answer: (d)

The resolution adopted by the House in matters concerning its own proceedings are binding and have the force of law.

Notice of resolution 170:

  • A member other than a minister who wishes to move a resolution on a day allotted for private members’ resolutions, shall give a notice to that effect at least two days before the date of the ballot.
  • The names of all members from whom such notices are received shall be balloted and those members who secure the first three places in the ballot for the day allotted for private members’ resolutions shall be eligible to give notice of one resolution each within two days after the date of the ballot.

Form of resolution 171:

  1. A resolution may be in the form of a declaration of opinion or a recommendation; or
  2. maybe in the form so as to record either approval or disapproval by the House of an act or policy of the government, or convey a message; or
  3. commend, urge or request an action; or
  4. call attention to a matter or situation for consideration by the government, or
  5. in such other form as the Speaker may consider appropriate.

Question : 5

The Council of Ministers does not include

a) Ministers without Portfolio

b) Cabinet Secretary

c) Cabinet Ministers

d) Ministers of State

Answer: (b)

All Cabinet members are mandated by the constitution to be members of either House of the Parliament of India.

There are three categories of ministers, in descending order of rank:

  1. Union Cabinet Minister – a senior minister in charge of a ministry;
  2. Minister of State (Independent Charges) – with no overseeing Union cabinet minister for that portfolio; and
  3. Minister of State (MoS) – the junior minister with to overseeing cabinet minister, usually tasked with a specific responsibility in that ministry.

Question : 6

Consider the following statements:

  1. For the Parliament to make laws with respect to any matter enumerated in the State List, a resolution must be passed in both the Houses of the Parliament.
  2. A resolution passed as stated above can be extended beyond one year.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) Only 2

b) Both 1 and 2

c) Only 1

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (a)

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