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

Question : 21

Which of the following is presided by a non-member ?

a) Vidhan Parishad

b) Vidhan Sabha

c) Lok Sabha

d) Rajya Sabha

Answer: (d)

Vice-President is the ex-officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

Question : 22

Which of the following statements regarding the Esstimates Committee are correct?

  1. No member of the Rajya Sabha is associated with it.
  2. It has twenty members.
  3. Its members are elected in accordance with the system of proportional representation for a period of one year.
  4. The Speaker nominates one of its members to be its Chairman.

a) I, II and III

b) I, II and IV

c) I, III and IV

d) II, III and IV

Answer: (c)

Question : 23

Consider the following statement:

  1. The President nominates twelve members of the Rajya Sabha on the advice of the Council of Ministers.
  2. The President has absolute power to appoint and remove the Chairman and members of statutory bodies at his discretion.
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: (c)

Twelve Rajya Sabha members are nominated by the President from persons who have earned distinction in the fields of literature, art, science and social service. Rajya Sabha is a permanent body.

It is not subject to dissolution but one-third of its members retire every two years. Rajya Sabha was duly constituted for the first time on April 3, 1952, and it held its first sitting on May 13, that year.

Question : 24

Consider the following statements:

  1. The Rajya Sabha alone has the power to declare that it would be in the national interest for the Parliament to legislate with respect to a matter in the State List.
  2. Resolutions approving the proclamation of Emergency are passed only by the Lok Sabha.
Which of the statement(s) 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 per provisions under Article 249.
  • Statement 2 is incorrect as resolutions approving the proclamation of Emergency are passed by both Houses of Parliament (not only LS).

Question : 25

Which factor can restrict the power of Parliament in India?

  1. A written Constitution prescribing the scope of operation
  2. Supreme Court can strike down unconstitutional laws passed by Parliament
  3. Parliament is limited by the Fundamental Rights provided by the Constitution
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a) 1 and 3

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 2 only

d) None, as Parliament is sovereign

Answer: (b)

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