union government mcqs set 16 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

Answer: (c)

The process may start in either of the two houses of the Parliament. A resolution to impeach the President has to be passed by a special majority (the two-third majority of the total members present and voting and a simple majority of the total membership of the originating house).

It is then sent to the other house. The other house investigates the charges that have been made. During this process, the President has the right to defend himself through authorised counsel.

If the second house also approves the charges made by the special majority again, the President stands impeached and is deemed to have vacated his/her office from the date when such a resolution stands passed.

Answer: (b)

Privilege Motion is concerned with the breach of parliamentary privileges by a minister. It is moved by a member when he feels that a minister has committed a breach of privilege of the House or one or more of its members by withholding facts of a case or by giving wrong or distorted facts. Its purpose is to censure the concerned minister.

Answer: (c)

Parliament supervises the Activities of the executives with the help of its committees like committees on Govt. assurance, committees on subordinate legislation, committees on petition etc.

Considering the volume of legislation to be handled by the Parliament, committees have been established to transact a good deal of the legislation.

Parliamentary Committees are of two kinds -

1. Standing Committees and
2. Ad hoc Committees.

The former are elected or appointed periodically and they work on a continuous basis. The latter are appointed on an ad hoc basis as the need arises and they cease to exist as soon as they complete the task assigned to them.

Answer: (b)

Money Bills can be introduced only in Lok Sabha. Money bills passed by the Lok Sabha are sent to the Rajya Sabha.

Rajya Sabha(Council of States) cannot reject or amend this bill. It can only recommend amendments.

Answer: (d)

Election of Speaker shall be held on such date as the President may fix, and the Secretary-General shall send notice of this date to every member.

The election of a Deputy Speaker shall be held on such date as the Speaker may fix and the Secretary-General shall send notice of this date to every member.

At any time before noon on the day preceding the date so fixed, any member may give notice in writing, addressed to the Secretary-General, of a motion that another member is chosen as the Deputy Speaker of the House and the notice shall be seconded by a third member and shall be accompanied by a statement by the member whose name is proposed in the notice that he is willing to serve as Deputy Speaker if elected.