MOCK TEST – INDIAN POLITY CHAPTER 10

Which Schedule of the Indian Constitution contains provisions regarding allocation of seats in Rajya Sabha ?

Consider the following statements in regards to Rajya Sabha –

1. The President nominates the members from Union Territories having no Legislative Assemblies.
2. Among Union Territories, Delhi has the highest representation in Rajya Sabha.

Which of the above statements is/are CORRECT ?

In the context of Lok Sabha, consider the following statements –

1. The number of seats allocated to various states is based on 2011 census.
2. India follows the system of First Past the Post for election to Lok Sabha.

Which of the above statements is/are CORRECT ?

Which of the following statements is/are CORRECT regarding Delimitation Commission of India ?

1. It is set up under the provisions of Article 82 of the Constitution of India.
2. Its decision cannot be challenged in any court of law.
3. Parliament has the power to modify the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission.

In the context of Delimitation Commission of India, consider the following statements –

1. It can alter the number of seats allocated to the Lok Sabha.
2. It can alter the number of seats allocated to the Rajya Sabha.
3. It can alter the number of seats allocated to the state Legislative Assembly.

Which of the above statements is/are CORRECT ?

With reference to the Delimitation Commission of India, consider the following statements –

1. The orders of Delimitation Commission cannot be challenged in any court of law.
2. The Parliament cannot modify the orders of the Delimitation Commission.

Which of the above statements is/are CORRECT ?

Consider the following statements regarding Delimitation Commission of India –

1. The last delimitation exercise was conducted in India in 1976.
2. The next delimitation exercise in India will be conducted on the basis of 2021 census.

Which of the above statements is/are CORRECT ?

Consider the following statements regarding the term of Lok Sabha –

1. Lok Sabha has a normal term of 5 years from the date when Prime Minister takes the oath.
2. During emergency, the term of Lok Sabha can be extended by six months at a time.

Which of the above statements is/are CORRECT ?

Which of the following statements is/are CORRECT in regards to Rajya Sabha ?

1. The normal term of members of Rajya Sabha is five years.
2. One third of the members of Rajya Sabha retire at the expiration of every two years.
3. Only the Indian citizens above the age of 35 are eligible to become the members of Rajya Sabha.

The President of India has which of the following powers ?

1. To prorogue either House of the Parliament.
2. To send messages to either House of the Parliament.
3. To address either House of the Parliament.

Consider the following statements –

1. A minister has the right to address only the house of the Parliament of which he/she is a member.
2. A minister has the right to vote only the house of the Parliament of which he/she is a member.

Which of the above statements is/are CORRECT ?

Which of the following statements is/are CORRECT in regards to the Vice President of India ?

1. The electoral college for election to the post of Vice President consists only of the elected members of the Parliament.
2. The Vice President is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

In regards to the Chairman of Rajya Sabha, consider the following statements –

1. He must not be a member of the Parliament.
2. He has a fixed term of five years.

Which of the above statements is/are INCORRECT ?

In regards to the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, which of the following statements is/are CORRECT ?

1. The chairman cannot attend the proceedings of Rajya Sabha, when the resolution for his removal is under consideration by the House.
2. The chairman has the right to vote, during a tie, even when the resolution for his removal is under consideration by the House.

Consider the following statements in regards to the Speaker of Lok Sabha –

1. The Speaker of Lok Sabha is elected only by the elected members of Lok Sabha.
2. The office has a fix term of five years.

Which of the above statements is/are INCORRECT ?

Consider the following statements regarding the Speaker of Lok Sabha –

1. The office of the Speaker of Lok Sabha falls vacant as soon as the House is dissolved.
2. The speaker may vacate his office by submitting his resignation to the President.

Which of the above statements is/are CORRECT ?

The oath of the members of Parliament is contained in which Schedule of the Indian Constitution ?

What is the quorum required to constitute a meeting of either House of Parliament ?

Consider the following statements –

1. A person cannot be a member of both the Houses of the Parliament at the same time.
2. A person cannot be a member of Parliament as well as the Legislative Assembly of a state at the same time.

Which of the above statements is/are CORRECT ?

A person shall be disqualified for being a member of either House of Parliament, upon which of the following conditions –

1. He is an overseas citizen of India.
2. He has failed to disclose the account of his election expenses.
3. He is suffering from severe depression.
4. He has a criminal case running against him in a court.

In regards to anti defection law provided by the Indian Constitution, consider the following statements –

1. It is provided by the 10^th Schedule.
2. It was inserted through the 42^nd Constitutional Amendment Act.
3. Defection by more than one third members of a political party is considered as a political merger.

Which of the above statements is/are CORRECT ?

Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides defection as one of the grounds of disqualification of members of Parliament ?

Who among the following takes the final decision regarding the disqualification of a member of Lok Sabha ?

In regards to the Indian Constitution, consider the following statements –

1. Article 105 deals with privileges of the members of Parliament.
2. The members of Parliament have absolute freedom of speech and expression inside the Parliament.
3. The courts have no power to determine whether a House possesses a particular privilege or not.
4. The punishment for breach of privileges of the members of Parliament is not subject to judicial review.

Which of the above statements is/are CORRECT ?

In the context of privileges enjoyed by the members of the Parliament, consider the following statements –

1. The members cannot be arrested for criminal cases during their term as the member of the House.
2. The members can be arrested under preventive detention.

Which of the above statements is/are CORRECT ?

In the context of the Union Legislature of India, consider the following statements –

1. A bill can be introduced in the Parliament only by the members of the ruling party.
2. The presiding officer can reject a bill in his own discretion.

Which of the above statements is/are CORRECT ?

In the context of Money Bill, consider the following statements –

1. It can be introduced in Lok Sabha only.
2. It is mandatory to obtain prior permission of the President to introduce a money bill.
3. Rajya Sabha has no power to suggest amendment to a money bill.
4. The President cannot return a money bill to the House for reconsideration.

Which of the above statements is/are CORRECT ?

In the context of Financial Bill of first class, consider the following statements –

1. It can be introduced in Lok Sabha only.
2. It is mandatory to obtain prior permission of the President to introduce such a bill.
3. Rajya has no power to suggest amendment to such a bill.
4. The President cannot return such a bill to the House for reconsideration.

Which of the above statements is/are CORRECT ?

In the context of Financial Bill of second class, consider the following statements –

1. It can be introduced in either House of the Parliament.
2. It is not mandatory to obtain prior permission of the President to introduce such a bill.
3. Rajya has no power to suggest amendment to such a bill.
4. The President cannot return such a bill to the House for reconsideration.

Which of the above statements is/are CORRECT ?

Consider the following statements –

1. Finance Bills do not require certification by the presiding officer of the House.
2. Finance Bills can originate in Rajya Sabha also.

Which of the above statements is/are CORRECT ?

In regards to the provisions of Article 108 of the Constitution of India, consider the following statements –

1. The joint sitting of both Houses of the Parliament is governed by the rules of procedure of Lok Sabha, and not the Rajya Sabha.
2. At least two third members of both the houses need to be present for joint sitting to happen.

Which of the above statements is/are CORRECT ?

Which of the following bills can require joint sitting of both the Houses of the Parliament ?

1. Money Bill
2. Finance Bill of First Class
3. Finance Bill of Second Class

In the context of Indian Constitution, consider the following statements regarding Money Bill –

1. It cannot be introduced in Rajya Sabha under any circumstance.
2. It is deemed to pass if Rajya Sabha does not return it within 14 days.
3. The President may withhold the assent to such a bill.

Which of the above statements is/are CORRECT ?

Which of the following items would fall under the provisions of Article 110 ?

1. Redefining income tax slabs.
2. Redefining GST slabs.
3. Appropriation of money out of Consolidated Fund of India.
4. Imposition of environmental fee on petrol and diesel sales.

Who among the following decides whether a bill is money bill or not ?

Who causes the annual financial statement to be laid before the Parliament ?

Which of the following expenditures from the Consolidated Fund of India would not require vote of the Parliament ?

1. The salaries and allowances of the Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha.
2. Government Debt.
3. Pension of all employees of the Union government.
4. Pension of the judges of High Court.

Which of the following statements is/are CORRECT ?

1. The term Budget has no where been used in Indian Constitution.
2. The President introduces the budget in the Parliament.

Which of the following statements is/are CORRECT ?

1. The Railway Budget was merged with General Budget in 2016.
2. The Railway Budget was introduced on the recommendation of AcWorth Committee.
3. The Railway Budget was introduced in 1924.

Which of the following statements is/are CORRECT ?

1. The voting for Demand for Grants is the exclusive business of the Lok Sabha.
2. No demand for grant can be made without the permission of the President.

Which of the following statements regarding cut motions in Parliament is INCORRECT ?

In the context of Indian Constitution, consider the following statements –

1. Vote on Account deals with only the expenditure side of the Government of India.
2. Interim Budget deals with both the revenue and the expenditure side of the Government of India.
3. Since independence, interim budget has been presented only twice.

Which of the above statements is/are CORRECT ?

Who among the following presides over the joint session of the Parliament ?

Which of the following articles gives the Parliament the power to regulate its affairs through law ?

In the context of ordinance making powers of the President of India, consider the following statements –

1. The President may promulgate only when both the two Houses of the Parliament are not in session.
2. The ordinance shall cease to operate at the expiration of six weeks from the reassembly of Parliament.

Which of the above statements is/are CORRECT ?

Which of the following statements is/are CORRECT ?

1. A bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses on its prorogation.
2. A bill pending in the Rajya Sabha, which has not been passed by the Lok Sabha, shall not lapse on dissolution of the Lok Sabha.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

There is a Parliamentary system of Government in India, because the

Consider the following statements –

1. The Rajya Sabha has no power either to reject or amend a Money Bill.
2. The Rajya Sabha cannot vote on the Demand for Grant.
3. The Rajya Sabha cannot discuss the Annual Financial Statement.

Which of the statements given above is/are CORRECT ?

When a bill is referred to the joint sitting of both the Houses of the Parliament, it has to be passed by

With reference to the Union Government, consider the following statements –

1. The Department of Revenue is responsible for the preparation of Union Budget that is presented to the Parliament.
2. No amount can be transferred to India without the authorisation of the Parliament.
3. All the disbursements made from the public account also need the authorisation from the Parliament.

Which of the statements given above is/are CORRECT ?

For withdrawing money from the Consolidated Fund of India whose consent/permission is necessary ?

Which of the following is/are the methods of Parliamentary control over public finance in India ?

1. Placing Annual Financial Statements before the Parliament.
2. Withdrawal of money from the Consolidated Fund of India only after passing the Appropriation Bill.
3. Provisions of Supplementary Grants and Vote on Account.
4. A periodic or at least a mid year review of programme of the government against macro economic forecast and expenditure by the Parliamentary Budget Office.
5. Introducing Finance Bill in the Parliament.

Which of the above is/are CORRECT ?

In the Parliament of India, the purpose of an adjournment motion is

Regarding the office of the Speaker of Lok Sabha, consider the following statements –

1. He/she holds the office during the pleasure of the President.
2. He/she need not be a member of the house at the time of his/her election but has to become a member of the house within six months from the date of his/her election.
3. If he/she intends to resign, the letter of his/her resignation has to be addressed to the Deputy Speaker.

Which of the statements given above is/are CORRECT ?

A deadlock between the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha calls for a joint sitting of the Parliament during the passage of

1. Ordinary Legislation
2. Money Bill
3. Constitutional Amendment Bill

Select the correct answer using the options given below.

The Parliament can make any law for the whole or any part of India for implementing international treaties,

What will happen following a Money Bill substantially amended by the Rajya Sabha ?

Consider the following statements :

The Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts,

1. consist of not more than 25 members of the Lok Sabha.
2. scrutinises appropriation finance accounts of Government.
3. examines the report of Comptroller and Auditor General of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are CORRECT ?

Consider the following statements regarding a No-Confidence Motion in India.

1. There is no mention of a no-confidence motion in the Constitution of India.
2. A motion of no-confidence can be introduced in the Lok Sabha only.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are CORRECT ?

Which one of the following is the largest committee in the Parliament ?

Who was the first speaker of Lok Sabha ?

Consider the following statements –

1. The chairman of the Public Accounts Committee is appointed by Lok Sabha
2. The Public Accounts Committee consists of Lok Sabha members, Rajya Sabha members, and some eminent personalities of trade and industry.

Which of the above is/are CORRECT ?

Consider the following statements –

1. Only Rajya Sabha has the power to declare that the Parliament can make laws in national interest on any issue given in the state list.
2. The resolution recommending the proclamation of emergency is passed only in the Lok Sabha.

Which of the above is/are TRUE ?

Consider the following statements –

1. Lok Sabha Speaker has the power to adjourn the House sine die but on prorogation, it is only the President who can summon the House.
2. Unless sooner dissolved or there is an extension of the term, there is an automatic dissolution of the Lok Sabha by efflux of time, at the end of the period of five years, even if no formal order of dissolution is issued by the President.
3. Even after dissolving the Lok Sabha, the Speaker will remain on his/her post till the very first meeting of the next session.

Which of the statements given above is/are CORRECT ?

With reference to Indian Parliament, which one of the following is not CORRECT ?

Which of the following statements is not TRUE ?

Who among the following has never been the Speaker of Lok Sabha ?

Consider the following statements –

1. The joint session of both the houses of Indian Parliament have been provisioned under Article 108.
2. The first joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha was held in the year 1961.
3. The second joint sitting of the two houses of Indian Parliament was held to pass the Banking Service Commission Bill.

Which of the above is/are CORRECT ?

Which one of the following bills is necessary to be passed separately by both the Houses with special majority ?

Which of the following statements is CORRECT ?

Consider these statements –

1. While members of the Rajya Sabha are associated with Committees on Public Accounts and Public Undertakings, members of Committee on Estimates are drawn entirely from the Lok Sabha
2. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs works under the overall direction of Cabinet committee on Parliamentary Affairs.
3. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs nominates members of Parliament on Committees, Councils, Board, and Commissions etc set up by the government of India and various ministries.

Which of the above statements is/are CORRECT ?

In Lok Sabha election, the security money deposited by the SC and ST candidates are respectively,

The term of the Lok Sabha

In what way does the Indian Parliament exercise control over the administration ?

Which Indian state has the largest number of seats reserved for schedule Tribes in the Lok Sabha ?

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

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

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

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

The Parliament of India consists of

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.

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.

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

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 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.

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 ?

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. 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 –

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 ?

The main advantage of the Parliamentary form of government is that

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 –

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 ?

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

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 ?

Right to vote and to be elected in India is a

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 ?

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

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 ?

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