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

Question : 31

Who is empowered by the Constitution to dissolve the Lok Sabha before the expiry of its term?

a) The President

b) The Prime Minister

c) The President of India on the advice of the Prime Minister

d) The Chief Election Commissioner

Answer: (c)

President can dissolve the Lok Sabha on the advice of Prime Minister. The time duration of Lok Sabha is 5 years.

Question : 32

Consider the following statements:

  1. The Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG) of India is an authority, established by the Constitution of India under Chapter V, who audits all receipts and expenditure of the Government of India and the state governments.
  2. The Comptroller and Auditor-General shall not be eligible for further office either under the Government of India or under the government of any state after he/ she has ceased to hold his/ her office.
  3. The CAG is ranked 9th and enjoys the same status as a judge of the Supreme Court of India in Indian order of precedence.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

a) 2 and 3 only

b) 1 and 2 only

c) 1 and 3 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (d)

All statements are correct.

Question : 33

The speaker of the Lok Sabha can resign his office by addressing his resignation to

a) The Prime Minister

b) The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha

c) The President

d) The Chief Justice of India

Answer: (b)

Speaker can resign his office to Deputy speaker of Lok sabha.

Question : 34 [SSC CGL Tier-I 2016]

After question hour, a motion moved by a Member of Parliament to draw the attention of Executive for discussing a definite matter of public importance is

a) No-confidence motion

b) Adjournment motion

c) Privilege motion

d) Calling attention Motion

Answer: (b)

Adjournment motion is moved by a member when it is desired to draw the attention of the Executive for the purpose of discussing a definite matter of urgent public importance. It is an extraordinary procedure which, if admitted, leads to setting aside the normal business of the House for discussing a definite matter of urgent public importance.

Question : 35

A joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament may be convened to consider a bill which was passed by one House and kept pending by the other for

a) two years

b) one year

c) four months

d) six months

Answer: (d)

In India, if a bill has been rejected by the upper house (Rajya Sabha) of the parliament and more than six months have lapsed, the President may summon a joint session for passing the bill. Until now, only three bills namely the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, the Banking Service Commission Repeal Bill, 1978 and the Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 have been passed at joint sessions.

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