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

Question : 21

Amendments cannot be put up in either House to

a) Appropriation Bill

b) Annual Financial Statement

c) Demand for grants

d) Any of the above

Answer: (a)

Question : 22 [SSC CPO SI 2003]

The “Residuary Powers” (not mentioned in the Union, State or Concurrent lists of the Constitution) are vested in

a) Lok Sabha

b) State Legislature

c) President of India

d) Both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha

Answer: (d)

Three subject lists, the Union list, the State list, and the Concurrent list, define the legislative powers of each level of government. All residuary powers are vested with the Parliament of India. In the U.S.A. and Australia the residuary powers are given to the States. In Canada they vest in the Union.

Question : 23 [SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC 2014]

What is the maximum gap permissible between two sessions of Parliament ?

a) Twelve months

b) Six months

c) One month

d) Three months

Answer: (b)

The Constitution empowers the President to summon each House at such intervals that there should not be more than 6-month’s gap between the two sessions. Hence the Parliament must meet at least twice a year. In India, the parliament conducts three sessions each year.

Question : 24 [SSC CGL Tire-1 2005]

What is the maximum time interval permissible between two successive sessions of the Parliament ?

a) Nine months

b) Eight months

c) Four months

d) Six months

Answer: (d)

The period during which the House meets to conduct its business is called a session. The Constitution empowers the President to summon each House at such intervals that there should not be more than 6 month’s gap between the two sessions. Hence the Parliament must meet at least twice a year.

Question : 25

Parliamentary or Presidential Government can be distinguished mainly by

a) the legislative-executive relations

b) the employer-employee relations

c) its federal nature

d) the rigidity of the Constitution

Answer: (a)

In a parliamentary system, the executive branch derives its democratic legitimacy from, and is held accountable to, the legislature; the executive and legislative branches are thus interconnected. In a presidential system, the head of state often is also the head of government, and the executive branch does not derive its democratic legitimacy from the legislature.

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