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

Question : 26 [SSC Tax Asst 2008]

The most important feature of the Indian Parliament is that

a) the Upper House of the Parliament is never dissolved

b) it is bicameral in nature

c) it is the Union Legislature in India

d) it also comprises the President

Answer: (a)

Although all the four options form the distinctive features of the Indian Parliament, the most important feature is that its upper house (Rajya Sabha) is permanent. It doesn’t get dissolved unlike the Lok Sabha.

Question : 27

The correct statements about calling attention notice are :

  1. It is a device of calling the attention of a minister to a matter of urgent public importance.
  2. Its main purpose is to seek an authoritative statement from the minister.
  3. It does not involve any censure against the government.
  4. It is an Indian innovation in the parliamentary procedure since 1952.
  5. It is not mentioned in the Rules of Business and Procedure.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a) 4 and 5

b) 1, 2, 3 and 4

c) 1, 2, 3 and 5

d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: (d)

Question : 28 [SSC Tax Asst 2007]

No Government Expenditure can be incurred in India except with the sanction of

a) the Supreme Court

b) the President

c) the Parliament

d) the Prime Minister

Answer: (c)

Legislative prerogative over taxation, legislative control over expenditure and executive initiative in financial matters are some of the fundamental principles of the system of Parliamentary financial control. There are specific provisions in the Constitution of India incorporating these tenets.

For example, article 265 provides that ‘no tax shall be levied or collected except by authority of law’; no expenditure can be incurred except with the authorisation of the Legislature (article 266); and President shall, in respect of every financial year, cause to be laid before Parliament, Annual Financial Statement (article 112).

Question : 29

Which of the following pairs of Constitutional authority and procedure of appointment is/are correctly matched?

  1. President: Elected by an electoral college consisting of elected MLAs and MPs.
  2. Vice-president: Elected by an electoral college consisting of MLAs and MPs.
  3. Speaker: The House of People chooses after its first sitting.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

a) 1 only

b) 1 and 3 only

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 2 and 3 only

Answer: (b)

Question : 30 [IAS 1998]

The Indian parliamentary system is different from the British parliamentary system in that India has:

a) both a real and a nominal executive

b) bicameral legislature

c) a system of collective responsibility

d) the system of judicial review

Answer: (d)

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