MOCK TEST – INDIAN POLITY CHAPTER 10D

Who has the right to make laws on subjects other than the subjects mentioned in the 7^th Schedule of the Constitution of India ?

In the context of the Adjournment Motion in the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements –

1. It should be concerned with the functioning/behaviour of Union Government.
2. It can include the failure of the Indian Government in performing its duties according to the Constitution.
3. The Speaker has the discretion to accept or reject such a resolution.

Which of the above statements is/are CORRECT ?

Out of the following statements, choose the one that brings out the principle underlying the Cabinet form of Government –

Consider the following statements –

1. The Election Commission of India is a five member body.
2. Union Ministry of Home Affairs decides the election schedule for the conduct of a general elections and bi-elections.
3. Election Commission resolves the disputes relating to split/mergers of recognised political parties.

Which of the statements given above is/are CORRECT ?

Right to vote and to be elected in India is a

Consider the following statements –

1. In the election for Lok Sabha or State Assembly, the winning candidate must get at least 50 percent of the total votes polled, to be declared elected.
2. According to the provisions laid down in the Constitution of India, in Lok Sabha, the Speaker’s post goes to the majority party and the Deputy Speaker’s post goes to the opposition.

Which of the statements given above is/are CORRECT ?

For election to the Lok Sabha, a nomination paper can be filed by

With reference to the Parliament of India, consider the following statements –

1. A private member’s bill is a bill presented by the Member of Parliament who is not elected but only nominated by the President of India.
2. Recently, a private members bill has been passed in the Parliament of India for the first time in history.

Which of the statements given above is/are CORRECT ?

The Parliament of India exercises control over the functions of the Council of Ministers through

1. Adjournment motion
2. Question hour
3. Supplementary questions

Select the correct answer using the code given below –

The main advantage of the Parliamentary form of government is that

Consider the following statements –

1. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha or 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 ?

Consider the following statements –

1. Union Territories are not represented in the Rajya Sabha.
2. It is within the purview of the Chief Election Commissioner to adjudicate the election disputes.
3. According to the Constitution of India, the Parliament consist of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha only.

Which of the statements given above is/are CORRECT ?

Consider the following statements in respect of the financial emergency imposed under article 360 of the Constitution of India –

1. A proclamation of financial emergency issued shall cease to operate at the expiration of two months, unless before the expiration of that period it has been approved by the resolutions of both Houses of Parliament.
2. If any proclamation of financial emergency is in operation, it is competent for the President of India to issue directions for the reduction of salaries and advances of all or any class of persons serving in connection with affairs of the union but excluding the judges of Supreme Court and the High Courts.

Which of the statements given above is/are CORRECT ?

Consider the following statements –

1. The ‘veto power’ of the President is limited because if after reconsideration, the Parliament passes the same bill and sends it back to the President, then the President is obliged to give assent to that bill.
2. There is no mention in the Constitution about the time limit within which the President must send the bill back for reconsideration.

Which of the above statements is/are CORRECT ?

Which of the following union territories do not have any representative in the Rajya Sabha ?

1. Delhi
2. Chandigarh
3. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
4. Lakshadweep

Select the correct answer from the code is given below.

Which of the following are the exclusive committees of Rajya Sabha ?

1. Committee on Subordinate Legislation
2. Committee on Government Assurances
3. Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
4. Committee on Public Undertakings

Select the correct answer from the code given below.

Which of the following group of states/Union Territories have only one seat in the Lok Sabha ?

Which of the following states have same number of seats in Lok Sabha ?

1. Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan
2. Rajasthan and Gujarat
3. Assam and Punjab
4. Uttarakhand and Himachal

Which of the following statements is CORRECT about the joint session of Indian Parliament ?

1. It gives rights to the President to take initiatives for resolving the disagreement, if any, between both the Houses.
2. The President is not bound to call the joint session of the Parliament.
3. Such session is notified by the President.
4. Such meeting is often called to prove the superiority of Lok Sabha.

For what purpose the Public accounts committee is constituted in the Constitution of India ?

1. For verifying the accounts of the government of India.
2. For scrutinising the reports of Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
3. For deciding the format in which the estimation of expenses and revenues would be presented before the Parliament.

The Parliament of India consists of

The least number of members of Parliament who can table the ‘No-Confidence’ motion against the council of ministers in Lok Sabha is

In case the Deputy Speaker is presiding the Lok Sabha, he has the right to

A bill which mainly involves expenditure and does not include any of the matters specified in Article 110 can be

The speaker can prohibit any member to speak and allow another one to speak. This provision is called