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Question : 36

Which one of the following is not a main feature of the Cabinet system of government as it prevails in India?

a) The proceedings of the Cabinet are kept secret

b) The members of the Council of Ministers are chosen by the president and not by the Prime Minister

c) The Prime Minister presides over the Cabinet meetings

d) All of the above

Answer: (b)

Question : 37 [SSC CGL Tire-1 2004]

The item ‘Education’ belongs to the :

a) Residuary Subjects

b) Concurrent List

c) Union List

d) State List

Answer: (b)

The subjects defined and enlisted under the List-III of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India, form the joint domain of both the State Governments and the Union territories of India as well as the Central Government of India under these subjects. This is known as a Concurrent List.

The practical importance of the Concurrent list, (when adopted in any federation) lies in the fact, that the vesting of the same type of power in two parallel agencies carries, within it, the seeds of a possible conflict.

This implies, that the Constitution (of the country concerned) should provide, in advance, a mechanism for resolving such conflict. In India, article 254 of the Constitution primarily seeks to incorporate such a mechanism.

Question : 38

The Prime Minister of India, at the time of his/her appointment

a) need not necessarily be a member of one of the Houses of the Parliament but must become a member of the Lok Sabha within six months

b) need not necessarily be a member of one of the Houses of the Parliament but must become a member of one of the Houses within six months

c) must be a member of one of the Houses of the Parliament

d) must be a member of the Lok Sabha

Answer: (b)

Article 75(I) of the Indian Constitution provides that the Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President. The Constitution permits a person to be appointed PM without his\her being a member of either House of the Parliament at the of appointment.

Before the expiry of this time, he has to become a member of either the Rajya Sabha or the Lok Sabha.

Question : 39

How can the number of judges in the Supreme Court in India be increased ?

a) By amendment of the Constitution

b) By a Parliamentary Act

c) Representation from the Supreme Court

d) By Presidential notification

Answer: (a)

By amendment of constitution number of judges in the supreme court in India be increased.

Question : 40 [SSC CGL Tier-I 2013]

The maximum strength of Rajya Sabha is

a) 240

b) 250

c) 220

d) 200

Answer: (b)

Article 80 of the Constitution lays down the maximum strength of Rajya Sabha as 250, out of which 12 members are nominated by the President and 238 are representatives of the States and of the two Union Territories.

Note: The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Member-ship of Rajya Sabha is limited by the Constitution to a maximum of 250 members, and current laws have provision for 245 members. A maximum of 12 members can be nominated by the president of India.

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