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

Question : 16

Which of the following official(s) is/are appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal.

  1. CAG.
  2. Chairperson of National Commission of SCs.
  3. Attorney General of India.
  4. CVC

a) 2 & 3 only

b) 1, 2 & 4 only

c) 1 & 3 only

d) 1, 2 & 3

Answer: (b)

Question : 17 [CSAT2011]

When the annual Union Budget is not passed by the Lok Sabha?

a) the Budget is modified and presented again

b) the Union Finance Minister is asked to resign

c) the Budget is referred to the Rajya Sabha for suggestions

d) the Prime Minister submits. The resignation of Council of Ministers

Answer: (d)

Question : 18 [SSC Tax Asst 2008]

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has recently raised the emoluments of the President, the Vice-President and the Governors. The emolument payable to the President has been raised to

a) Rs. 2.00 lakh from Rs. 1.00 lakh per month

b) Rs. 1.75 lakh from Rs. 75,000 per month

c) Rs. 1.00 lakh from Rs. 50,000 per month

d) Rs. 1.50 lakh from Rs. 50,000 per month

Answer: (d)

Emoluments of the President, the Vice President and Governors were raised by 300 per cent in 2008.

The President’s emoluments were raised to Rs 1.50 lakh per month from Rs 50,000. Similarly, the Vice President will get Rs 1.25 lakh — a more than three-time hike from the present salary of Rs 40,000.

The salary of governors will also go up from Rs 36,000 to Rs 1.10 lakh. The new emoluments were approved at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The CCEA also rationalized post-retirement benefits to former Presidents, former Vice Presidents and their spouses.

Question : 19 [IAS 2007]

Consider the following statements:

  1. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha are not the members of that House.
  2. While the nominated members of the two Houses of the Parliament have no voting right in the presidential election, they have the right to vote in the election of the Vice President.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 2 only

b) 1 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (a)

The nominated members of the Rajya Sabha have the right to vote in the election of the Vice President so far none of them has been inducted in the Council of Ministers.

Question : 20

The first speaker against whom a motion of non-confidence was moved in the Lok Sabha was

a) G.V. Mavalankar

b) Hukum Singh

c) Balram Jakhar

d) K.S. Hegde

Answer: (a)

The first speaker against whom a motion of non-confidence was moved in the Lok Sabha was

  1. G.V. Mavalankar. Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar (27 November 1888 – 27 February 1956)
  2. popularly known as Dadasaheb term – (1952 – 1956).
  3. Balram Jakhar - 8th Speaker of Lok Sabha.
  4. Hukum Singh - 3rd Speaker of Lok Sabha.
  5. K. S. Hegde - 7th Speaker of Lok Sabha.

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