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Questions : The Union Parliament can also legislate on the subject of the State List.
  1. to give effect to an international agreement.
  2. with the consent of the State concerned.
  3. during President’s rule in the State.
  4. in the national interest, when Rajya Sabha passes a resolution to this effect by a 2/3rd majority.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below codes:

(a) 2, 3 and 4

(b) 1, 2 and 4

(c) 1, 2 and 3

(d) All the four

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

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Question : 1

Which one of the following is not a department in the ministry of Human Resource Development?

a) Department of Secondary Education and Higher Education

b) Department of Elementary Education and Literacy

c) Department of Technical Education

d) Department of women and child development

Answer: (d)

The Department of women and child development is not a department under the Ministry of Human Resource Development.

Human Resources Development (HRD) as a theory is a framework for the expansion of human capital within an organization through the development of both the organization and the individual to achieve performance improvement.

Question : 2

Which one of the following statements about the duties of the Prime Minister is correct?

a) Can choose his cabinet after consulting the President of India.

b) Is free to choose his minister only from among members of either House of the Parliament

c) Has full discretion in the choice of persons who are to serve as ministers in his cabinet

d) Has only limited power in the choice of his cabinet colleagues because of the discretionary powers vested the President of India

Answer: (c)

PM has complete discretion to choose his ministers in the Cabinet not necessarily from the two Houses of Parliament but can also choose any other person.

That person should become a member of either house within 6 months from the date he enters the office.

Question : 3

The privileges enjoyed by the members of Parliament individually include:

a) freedom of arrest in all cases

b) unlimited freedom of speech

c) freedom of attendance as witness while Parliament is in session

d) All of the above

Answer: (c)

Question : 4

What is the period of appointment of the comptroller and Auditor General of India?

a) upto 65 years of age

b) 6 years

c) 6 years or 65 years of age, whichever earlier

d) upto 64 years of age

Answer: (c)

Question : 5

Consider the following regarding the death penalty:

  1. Indian law permits execution only in the cases of ‘rarest of rare’ crimes.
  2. In India pardoning power of the president with respect to the death sentence is decided by the president as per recommendations of the Union Home Ministry.
  3. Recently, China, Pakistan, voted against a UN resolution calling for a ban on capital punishment while India supported the resolution.
Which of the following given statements is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 only

d) 1, 2 nor 3

Answer: (a)

India was among the 39 countries that voted against a UN General Assembly draft resolution which called for abolishing the death Penalty.

Question : 6

Consider the following statements:

  1. When the Vice-President of India acts as the President of India, he performs simultaneously the functions of the Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
  2. The President, of India, can promulgate ordinances at any time except when both Houses of Parliament are in session.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) Only 2

b) Only 1

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (a)

  • Article 65 of the Indian Constitution says that while acting as President or discharging the functions of president, the Vice President does not perform the duties of the office of the chairman of Rajya sabha.
  • Article 123 of the Constitution grants the President certain law-making powers to promulgate Ordinances when either of the two Houses of Parliament is not in session and hence it is not possible to enact laws in the Parliament.

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