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

Question : 16 [CDS 2008]

Consider the following statements on Parliamentary Committees:

  1. Members of the Rajya Sabha are not associated with the Committees on Public Accounts and Public Undertakings.
  2. Members of the Committee on Estimates are drawn from both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) Only 2

b) Only 1

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (d)

Committee on Public Accounts and Committee on Public Undertakings consists of 15 members elected by the Lok Sabha and 7 members of the Rajya Sabha.

Committee on Estimates consists of 30 members who are elected by the Lok Sabha every year from amongst its members.

Question : 17 [CDS 2011]

Which one among the following is a function of the Pro-Tem Speaker of the Lok Sabha?

a) Conduct of the proceedings of: the House in the absence of the Speaker

b) Swear in the members of the House and hold the charge till a regular Speaker is elected

c) To check if the election certificates of the members of the House are in order

d) Give his assent to the bills passed by the House

Answer: (b)

Question : 18

Consider the following statements; In the electoral college for the Presidential election in India:

  1. The value of the vote of an electoral member of Legislative Assembly equals.

    $\text"State population"/\text"No.of elected MLAs of the state"$ × 100

  2. The value of the vote of an electing member of parliament equals

    $\text"Total value of the votes of all elected MLAs"/\text"Total no. of elected MPs"$.

  3. There were more than 5000 members in the latest elections.
Which of these statements is/are correct?

a) Only 2

b) 1 and 2

c) 1 and 3

d) Only 3

Answer: (a)

The value of an MP’s vote is calculated by dividing the total value of all MLAs’ votes by the number of MPs.

$\text"Value of an MP vote" = \text"The sum of vote value of elected members of all the Legislative Assemblies"/\text" The sum of elected members of both the house of Parliament"$

Question : 19

The disputes regarding the election of the President and VicePresident of India are decided by the-

a) Election Commission

b) Supreme Court

c) Parliament

d) High Court

Answer: (b)

According to Article 71 of the Constitution, all doubts and disputes arising out of or in connection with the election of a President or Vice-President shall be inquired into and decided by the Supreme Court.

Question : 20

With reference to the Parliament of India, consider the following statements:

  1. A private member’s bill is a bill presented by a Member of Parliament who is not elected but only nominated by the President of India.
  2. Recently, a private member’s bill has been passed in the Parliament of India for the first time in its history.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 2 only

b) Both 1 and 2

c) 1 only

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (d)

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