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Questions : Recommendations to the President of India on the specific Union state fiscal relation are made by the

(a) Reserve Bank of India

(b) Finance Minister

(c) Planning Commission

(d) Finance Commission

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

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Question : 1

Evaluate the following statements:

  1. The President of India can be impeached by the Indian Parliament.
  2. The President of India can be removed by the Indian Parliament only with the approval of the Chief Justice of India.

a) Both are incorrect

b) Both are correct

c) a is correct but b is not correct

d) b is correct but a is not correct

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.

Question : 2

A motion moved by Member of Parliament when he feels a minister has committed a breach of privilege of the House by withholding facts of a case is called

a) Cut motion

b) Privilege motion

c) No confidence motion

d) Censure motion

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.

Question : 3

Which of the following correctly reflects the position of the Upper House of the State Legislature as compared to the position of the Upper House of the Parliament?

a) $1/3$rd members of Rajya Sabha retire every second year while 1/4th members of Legislative Council retire every 18 months

b) While no Bill other than a Money Bill can originate in the State Legislative Council, no Bill can originate in the Rajya Sabha

c) There is no provision for a joint sitting of the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council in the States for resolving deadlocks While there is such a provision in the case of the two House of Parliament

d) While Rajya Sabha has 12 nominated members, the State Legislative Council has none

Answer: (c)

Question : 4

The President’s Rule is imposed on a State in India, when

a) There is a Constitutional breakdown

b) The elections are announced

c) The State Cabinet of Ministers resigns

d) The Governor of the State dies

Answer: (a)

President’s rule is enabled by Article 356 of the Constitution of India, which gives authority to impose central rule if there has been the failure of the constitutional machinery in any state of India.

During President’s Rule, a Governor appointed by the Central Government assumes executive authority.

Question : 5

In what way does the Indian Parliament exercise control over the administration?

a) Through Consultative Committee of various ministers

b) By making the administration send periodic reports

c) Through Parliamentary Committee

d) By compelling the executives to issue writs

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.

Question : 6

Consider the following statements

  1. A Money Bill cannot be introduced in the Council of States.
  2. The Council of States cannot reject a Money Bill nor amend it.
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: (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.

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