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

Question : 11

The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes between the Centre and the States falls under its

a) Appellate Jurisdiction

b) constitutional Jurisdiction

c) Advisory Jurisdiction

d) original Jurisdiction

Answer: (d)

The jurisdiction of the Supreme Court may be categorised as original, appellate and advisory. Under the Original Jurisdiction, the Supreme Court can settle disputes

  1. between the Centre and one or more States;
  2. between the Centre and any State or States on the one side and one or more other States on the other; or
  3. between two or more States.

Question : 12 [NDA 2013-II]

Which of the following statements is not correct?

a) The Council of States has no power to reject or amend a Money Bill

b) the Council of Ministers is responsible to the House of the People and not to the Council of States

c) A Money Bill shall not be introduced in the Council of States

d) The House of the People has special powers with respect to the State List compared to the Council of States

Answer: (d)

The Constitution empowers the Parliament of India to make laws on the matters reserved for States (States List). However, this can only be done if Rajya Sabha first passes a resolution by two-thirds supermajority granting such a power to the Union Parliament.

The union government cannot make a law on a matter reserved for states without authorisation from Rajya Sabha.

So the House of People does not have special powers with respect to the state list.

Question : 13

The office of the ‘Whip’ is mentioned in:

a) Rules of the house.

b) Constitution of India.

c) In a separate Parliamentary Statute.

d) None

Answer: (d)

Question : 14 [Asstt Comm 2008]

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. No Money Bill can be introduced in the Parliament without the recommendation of the President of India.
  2. The Prime Minister appoints the Finance Commission for the distribution of taxes between the Union and the States.

a) Both 1 and 2

b) 2 only

c) 1 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c)

Question : 15

Appointments for all India Services are made by

a) Parliament

b) Prime Minister

c) UPSC

d) President

Answer: (d)

All appointments to All India Services are made by the President of India.

The All India Services comprises Civil Services of India, namely

  1. The Indian Administrative Service (IAS),
  2. The Indian Police Service (IPS) and
  3. The Indian Forest Service (IFS).

The members of these services are recruited by the Union government, but their services are placed under various State cadres, and they have the liability to serve both under the State and under the Centre.

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