union government [legislature & executive] Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 36

What should be the gap between first No-Confidence motion and second No-confidence motion ?

a) 9 months

b) 6 months

c) 2 months

d) 3 months

Answer: (b)

There is a gap of at six months between two noconfidence motions. So the parties always use the opportunity of no confidence motions to present their views before the house and thus before the people.

Question : 37 (CDS 2016-I)

Which of the following statements relating to the office of the President of India are correct?

  1. The President has the power to grant pardon to a criminal in the special case
  2. The President can promulgate ordinances even when the Parliament is in session
  3. The President can dissolve the Rajya Sabha during an emergency.
  4. The President has the power to nominate two members in the Lok Sabha from the Anglo Indian community.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :

a) 1 and 4

b) 3 and 4 only

c) 1 and 2

d) 1, 3 only 4

Answer: (c)

The President can dissolve the Lok Sabha only.

On the other hand, President can nominate 12 member in Rajya Sabha.

Question : 38

From the following, who was the first women speaker of Lok Sabha?

a) Sarojini Naidu

b) Meira Kumar

c) Sushma Swaraj

d) Margret Alva

Answer: (b)

Meira Kumar was the first woman Speaker of Lok Sabha and served from 2009 to 2014.

Earlier, she served as a Cabinet Minister in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment of Manmohan Singh’s Congress-led Government (2004–2009).

The Lok Sabha speaker Ms Sumitra Mahajan is the second woman to hold the position.

Question : 39

A deadlock between the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha calls for a joint sitting of the Parliament during the passage of

  1. Ordinary Legislation
  2. Money Bill
  3. Constitution Amendment Bill
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 1 only

c) 1 and 3 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (b)

Question : 40

Consider the following statements :

  1. The President shall make rules for the more convenient transaction of the business of the Government of India, and for the allocation among Ministers of the said business.
  2. All executive actions of the Government of India shall be expressed to be taken in the name of the Prime Minister.
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)

Clause (3) of Article 77

“Conduct of Business of the Government of India” of the Constitution of India lays down as follows:

“The President shall make rules for the more convenient transaction of the business of the Government of India, and for the allocation among Ministers of the said business. The Constitution of India mentions that All executive action of the Government of India shall be expressed to be taken in the name of the President.

Therefore, only option (b) is correct.

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