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

Question : 11 [NDA 2007-II]

Consider the following statements

  1. The maximum number of Judges of the Supreme Court of India is prescribed in the Constitution of India.
  2. The maximum number of Members of the Union Public Service Commission is prescribed in the Constitution of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) Only 2

b) Both 1 and 2

c) Only I

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (c)

Article 124 (a) of the Indian Constitution stipulates that “There shall be a Supreme Court of India constituting of a Chief Justice of India and, until Parliament by law prescribes a larger number, of not more than seven other Judges”. At present, the Supreme Court consists of thirty-one judges (one chief justice and thirty other judges).

Under article 315 the UPSC consists of a chairman and other members appointed by the president of India. The constitution without specifying the strength of the Commission has left the matter to the discretion of the president, who determines its composition

Question : 12

In parliamentary democracy the

a) Executive and Legislature are separate

b) Executive controls the Legislature

c) Judiciary controls both legislature and Executive

d) Legislature controls the Executive

Answer: (d)

Question : 13

Which one of the following VicePresident resigned from his office to contest for the office of the President ?

a) Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma

b) R. Venkataraman

c) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

d) V.V. Giri

Answer: (d)

V. V. Giri was the first Vice President to serve for an extended period as Acting President of India (from May 3, 1969, to July 19, 1969) when the then President Dr Zakir Hussain died while in office.

When V. V. Giri resigned to contest for Presidential elections, the Chief Justice of India Mohammad Hidayatullah briefly acted as the President.

Question : 14 [SSC CHSL 2002]

The policy that deals with the tax and expenditure policies of the Government is called

a) Budgetary Policy

b) Credit Policy

c) Monetary Policy

d) Fiscal Policy

Answer: (d)

In economics and political science, fiscal policy is the use of government revenue collection (taxation) and expenditure (spending) to influence the economy.

The two main instruments of fiscal policy are government taxation and changes in the level and composition of taxation and government spending.

Question : 15

The Prime Minister is said to hold office during the pleasure of the President but in reality he stays in office as long as he enjoys the confidence of:

a) the electorate

b) the party to which he belongs

c) the Lok Sabha

d) Parliament

Answer: (c)

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