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Questions : Who among the following has the right to vote in the elections to both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha?

(a) Elected members of the Upper House of the Parliament

(b) Elected members of the Lower House of the Parliament

(c) Elected members of the Upper House of the State Legislature

(d) Elected members of the Lower House of the State Legislature

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

As Indian follows Universal Adult Suffrage elected members of the Lower House of the State Legislature.

i. e., Las have the right to vote in the elections to both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. The State Legislature besides making laws also has one electoral power in electing the President of India.

Elected members of the Legislative Assembly along with the elected members of Parliament are involved in this process.

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Question : 1

The Annual Financial Statement of the Government of India in respect of each financial year shall be presented to the House on such day as the

a) President of India may direct

b) Parliament may decide

c) Speaker may direct

d) Finance Minister may decide

Answer: (a)

According to article 112, the President shall in respect of every financial year cause to be laid before both the Houses of Parliament a statement of the estimated receipts and expenditure of the Government of India for that year, in this Part referred to as the annual financial statement.

Question : 2

Match the following:

List I List II
(Parliamentary Terms) (Meaning )
A. Starred Question 1. One asked by a member on matters of the public importance of an urgent nature
B. Unstarred Question 2. One for which the Concerned minister has to lay on the table a written answer
C. Short Notice Question 3. One for which an oral answer is required to be given by a minister on the floor of the House
Codes: A B C

a) A − 3, B − 1, C − 2

b) A − 2, B − 1, C − 3

c) A − 1, B − 2, C − 3

d) A − 3, B − 2, C − 1

Answer: (d)

Question : 3

Vice-President of India is elected by an electoral college consisting of

a) members of Rajya Sabha only

b) members of both Houses of Parliament

c) elected members of both Houses of Parliament

d) elected members of Lok Sabha only

Answer: (b)

Members of both houses of parliament.

Question : 4

Which one of the following powers can be exercised by both the President and the Governor?

a) Power to pardon a sentence by court martial

b) Power to commute a sentence of death in certain circumstances

c) Power to remit a sentence in an offence relating to a matter on the State List

d) Power to remit a sentence by court martial

Answer: (b)

Question : 5

On which of the following grounds can a judge of the Supreme Court be impeached?

a) Proved misbehaviours

b) Incapacity to act as a judge

c) Violation of constitution

d) Both B and C

Answer: (d)

A judge of the Supreme Court can be removed under the Constitution only on grounds of proven misconduct or incapacity and by an order of the President of India, after a notice signed by at least 100 members of the Lok Sabha (House of the People) or 50 members of the Rajya Sabha (Council of the States) is passed by a two-third majority in each House of the Parliament.

Question : 6

Consider the following statements in respect of financial emergency under Article 360 of the Constitution of India:

  1. A proclamation of financial emergency issued shall cease to operate at the expiration of two months unless before the expiration of that period it has been approved by the resolutions of both Houses of Parliament.
  2. If any proclamation of financial emergency is in operation, it is competent for the President of India to issue directions for the reduction of salaries and allowances of all or any class of persons serving in connection with the affairs of the Union but excluding the Judges of Supreme Court and the High Courts.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 2 only

b) 1 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (b)

Statement 1 is correct as, under Article 360, any Proclamation of Financial Emergency issued shall cease to operate at the expiration of two months, unless before the expiration of that period it has been approved by the resolutions of both Houses of Parliament.

If approved by both Houses, then it operates for 6 months. Statement 2 is incorrect as it is excluding Judges of SC and High Courts; but under the provisions of effects of article 360, Judges of SC and HCs are included.

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