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

Question : 36

Salaries of the judges of the Supreme Court are determined by:

a) Law Commission

b) Parliament

c) Pay Commission appointed by the President

d) Council of Ministers

Answer: (b)

Article 125 of the Indian Constitution leaves it to the Indian Parliament to determine the salary, other allowances, leave of absence, pension, etc. of the Supreme Court judges.

Question : 37

The winning candidate in the Election of President of India should secure

a) More than fifty percent and majority of the total votes polled

b) Fifty percent of votes polled

c) Majority number of votes polled

d) Sixty six percent of votes polled

Answer: (a)

The winning candidate in the Election of President of India [Article 54] should secure more than fifty percent and majority of the total votes polled. The President is elected by an electoral college.

Question : 38

Which one of the following duties is not performed by Comptroller and Auditor general of India?

a) To audit and report on all expenditure from the Contingency Funds and Public Accounts

b) To audit and report on all expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India

c) To audit and report on all trading, manufacturing, profit and loss accounts

d) To control the receipt and issue of public money, and to ensure that the public revenue is lodged in the exchequer

Answer: (d)

Question : 39 [SSC CPO SI 2007]

The Union Parliament consists of

a) All of the above

b) The House of the People (Lok Sabha)

c) The President of India

d) The Council of States (Rajya Sabha)

Answer: (a)

The Parliament of India is the supreme legislative body in India. Founded in 1919, the Parliament alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all political bodies in India. The Parliament comprises the President of India and the two Houses—Lok Sabha (House of the People) and Rajya Sabha (Council of States).

The President has the power to summon and prorogue either House of Parliament or to dissolve Lok Sabha.

Question : 40

Who of the following became Prime Minister after being Chief Ministers?

  1. P.V. Narasimha Rao
  2. Charan Singh
  3. H.D. Deve Gowda
  4. V.P. Singh
  5. Morarji Desai
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

a) 1, 2 and 4

b) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

c) 2, 3, 4 and 5

d) 2, 3 and 4

Answer: (b)

  • Narasimha Rao’s tenure as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh is well remembered even today for his land reforms and strict implementation of the land ceiling act in the Telangana region.
  • Charan Singh became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1967, and later in 1970. Deve Gowda was the 14th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1994 to 1996.
  • V.P. Singh was appointed by Indira Gandhi as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in 1980 when Gandhi was re-elected after the Janata interlude.
  • Before the independence of India, Morarji Desai became Bombay’s Home Minister and later was elected as Chief Minister of Bombay State in 1952.

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