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

Question : 26

What is the total strength of the Rajya Sabha?

a) 280

b) 270

c) 250

d) 260

Answer: (c)

The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Membership of Rajya Sabha is limited by the Constitution to a maximum of 250 members, and current laws have provision for 245 members. Members sit for staggered six-year terms, with one third of the members retiring every two years.

Question : 27

The system of Proportion of representation as an electoral mechanism ensures

a) Rule of majority

b) Representation of minorities

c) Stability in government

d) Common political thinking

Answer: (b)

Question : 28 [NDA 2009-II]

If the Prime Minister is a member of the Rajya Sabha

a) He/she can declare the government’s policies only in the Rajya Sabha

b) He/she cannot take part in the voting when a vote of no confidence is under consideration

c) He/she has to get elected to the Lok Sabha within 6 months

d) He/she cannot take part in the budget deliberation in the Lok Sabha

Answer: (b)

He/she cannot take part in the voting when a vote of no confidence is under consideration.

Question : 29

Which one of the following statements is not correct ?

a) No demand for a grant is made except on the recommendation of the President of India

b) All the expenditure other than that which is charged on the Consolidated Fund of India is to be submitted to the Lok Sabha in the form of demands for grants

c) The Lok Sabha can refuse assent to any demand for grant

d) The Lok Sabha can suggest an increase in the expenditure

Answer: (d)

Question : 30

A joint sitting may be called:

  1. Only in case of a national emergency.
  2. To enable a Constitutional Amendment to be passed in a hurry.
  3. When taxes approved by one House are rejected by the other.

a) I and III

b) I, II and III

c) II and III

d) None of these

Answer: (d)

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