Union Government [legislature & Executive] Practice Questions Answers Test With Solutions

Answer: (b)

Article 370 of the Indian constitution grants special autonomous status to Jammu and Kashmir.

As per Article 370 of the Constitution of India, notwithstanding anything in this Constitution:

1. the power of Parliament to make laws for the said State shall be limited to those matters in the Union List and the Concurrent List which, in consultation with the Government of the State, are declared by the President to correspond to matters specified in the Instrument of Accession governing the accession of the State to the Dominion of India as the matters with respect to which the Dominion Legislature may make laws for that State; and
2. such other matters in the said Lists, as, with the concurrence of the Government of the State, the President may by order specify. This article specifies that except for Defence, Foreign Affairs, Finance and Communications, (matters specified in the instrument of accession) the Indian Parliament needs the State Government’s concurrence for applying all other laws.

Thus the state’s residents lived under a separate set of laws, including those related to citizenship, ownership of property, and fundamental rights, as compared to other Indians.

Answer: (c)

Dr. Radhakrishnan held the office of the Vice-President of India for two consecutive terms. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was an Indian philosopher and statesman who was the first Vice President of India and the second President of India from 1962 to 1967.

Answer: (a)

Chairman of Lok sabha is designated as speaker.

Answer: (d)

J.L Nehru was in PM’s office for the 4th term represented ‘Phulpur’ near Allahabad as a member of Parliament.

Morarji Desai of the Janta party was the first non-congress PM of India assumed office on March 24, 1977.

Answer: (d)