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Indian Polity
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1. How the election to either House of Parliament or to either House of the Legislature of the State shall be called in question in the courts whose manner of presentation may be provided made by law by appropriate Legislature?
Speaker in the Lok Sabha and Chairman in the Rajya Sabha
Article 330
Election Petition
Elected by an Electoral College
2. When a Bill is passed by the Parliament and the President - what is the status of the name?
Financial Bill
Prime Minister
(A) Shankari Prasad vs. Union of India (B) Golak Nath vs State of Punjab (C) Kesavananda vs State of Kerala - Minerva Mill vs. Union of India
Law
3. Spell out the condition under Article 361A by which any person or newspaper cannot be sued for legal proceeding if any report of proceedings of Parliament and State Legislature is published?
4. What is the meaning of Foreign State as given in our Indian Constitution?
Any State other than India
7th Amendment Act 1956
23rd Amendment Act 1969
one-tenth of the total number of members of that House
5. By which Constitutional amendment - the appellation Rajpramukh was omitted?
Parliament
Speaker of Lok Sabha and Chairman of Rajya Sabha
In the case of a tie between Yes and No
7th Amendment Act 1956
6. When Speaker and Chairman shall give their votes on the Parliament.?
Protection of life and personal liberty
Article 361
62nd Amendment Act 1989
In the case of a tie between Yes and No
7. During T. N. Seshan period as Chief Election Commissioner - who was the other Commissioner in the Election Commission?
(A) M. S. Gill (B) G. V. Krishnamurthy
Protection in respect of Conviction of Offence
(A) Committee on Estimates (B) Public Accounts Committee (C) Public Undertaking Committee
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8. What is the meaning of the adjournment motion under Parliamentary procedure?
Elected by an Electoral College
Golak Nath vs. State of Punjab A.I.R. 1967 S.C. 1643
Member wants to draw the attention of the House to way recent matter of urgent public importance having serious consequences.
18
9. Through which constitutional amendment in article 359 - it has been laid down that Fundamental Rights under articles 20 and 21 are enforceable during the operation of emergency?
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
44th Amendment Act
(A) Shankari Prasad vs. Union of India (B) Golak Nath vs State of Punjab (C) Kesavananda vs State of Kerala - Minerva Mill vs. Union of India
Prime Minister
10. Which Constitutional Article lays down qualification for becoming a voter?
Article 326
(A) Committee on Estimates (B) Public Accounts Committee (C) Public Undertaking Committee
(A) 31st Amendment Act 1959 (B) 23rd Amendment Act (C) 45th Amendment Act 1980 & 62nd Amendment Act 1989
Article 330
11. Which Constitutional Amendment lays down 50 years for reservation of seats for SC and ST in the House of People and State Legislative Assembly?
Rajya Sabha
Any Indian citizen who is of the age of 18 years and above
(A) A general discussion on the Bill (B) Clause by clause consideration of the Bill
62nd Amendment Act 1989
12. Who has the power to accord his assent or withhold his assent to a Bill passed by the parliament?
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha both passed the Bill
Part Fifteen
Article 101 to Article 104
President
13. Which Constitutional Article lays down the reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha?
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26th Amendment Act 1971
Article 361
Article 330
14. Which Bill President can neither return nor withhold his assent?
Parliament
(A) A general discussion on the Bill (B) Clause by clause consideration of the Bill
Any State other than India
Money Bill
15. Who declares the financial emergency?
one-tenth of the total number of members of that House
Supreme Court of India
President
President of India
16. Raj Pramukh represents whom under the Indian Constitution?
Article 331
Article 323A
(A) President (B) Governor
President
17. In which House - Janta Government failed to secure two-third majority for new clause under Article 368 for introducing referendum for effecting changes in certain logic features of the Constitution?
8th Amendment Act 1959
Article 330
18
Rajya Sabha
18. Under Article 333 - how many members from the Anglo-Indian Community can be nominated by the Governor in the Legislative Assembly?
(A) Articles 54 - 55 - 73 - 162 and 241 or Chapter IV of Part V - Chapter V of Part VI or Chapter I of Part XI (B) Any of the Lists in the Seventh Schedules of the representation of State on Parliament (C) The Provisions of Article 368
1
(A) Lok Sabha (B) Rajya Sabha (C) Legislature
Article 335
19. Who curbed the Judicial Review power of Judiciary through Amendment of the Constitution?
Parliament
President
Any Indian citizen who is of the age of 18 years and above
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha both passed the Bill
20. Which session of the year - President addresses both the Houses of Parliament?
7th Amendment Act 1956
First session (Budget)
26th Amendment Act 1971
(A) Budget session (B) Monsoon session (C) Winter session
21. Which Constitutional Article defines qualifications for the Indian citizen for election to a State Legislature?
Article 173
Protection of life and personal liberty
(A) 99 (B) 100
Article 333
22. Normally - what kind of session does the Parliament hold?
Member wants to draw the attention of the House to way recent matter of urgent public importance having serious consequences.
(A) Budget session (B) Monsoon session (C) Winter session
Ministry wise
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23. How are the parts of the Budget known as?
(A) General Budget (B) Railway Budget
Two Months
(A) A general discussion on the Bill (B) Clause by clause consideration of the Bill
Elected by an Electoral College
24. Who said in his judgement that no part of our Constitution is unamendable?
(A) Speaker (B) Chairman
Supreme Court of India
(A) Non Resident (B) Unsoundness of Mind (C) Crime or Corrupt or Illegal practive
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25. Which constitutional article provides personal immunity to the head of the states for his official act from legal action - including proceedings for contempt of Court?
Article 361
Two Months
Article 331
(A) Shankari Prasad vs. Union of India (B) Golak Nath vs State of Punjab (C) Kesavananda vs State of Kerala - Minerva Mill vs. Union of India
26. Article 21 of the Fundamental Rights deals with which subject?
Rajya Sabha
Prime Minister
Protection of life and personal liberty
Supreme Court of India
27. How may Standing Committees are there in Lok Sabha?
Article 361
18
Article 330
Article 101 to Article 104
28. Lok Sabha has the supremacy in which matter?
Parliament
Financial Bill
(A) Non Resident (B) Unsoundness of Mind (C) Crime or Corrupt or Illegal practive
(A) First Reading (B) Second Reading (C) Third Reading
29. Which Article mentions the conduct of business of the Houses of Parliament?
Prime Minister
(A) 99 (B) 100
21
8th Amendment Act 1959
30. Under the Indian Constitution - what does `Adult Suffrage' signify?
(A) Treaty - Agrrement (B) Covenant - Engagement (C) Sanad
Any Indian citizen who is of the age of 18 years and above
8th Amendment Act 1959
Ministry wise
31. In Financial Emergency - salaries and allowances of which groups get reduction?
President and Governors shall not be answerable to any court to the exercise and performance of the powers and duties of their office
26th Amendment Act 1971
Adult Suffrage
(A) Central Government Employees (B) Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts
32. Under Constitutional Articles 327 or 328 - which subject shall not be called to be questioned in any Court?
Money Bill
21
Speaker of Lok Sabha and Chairman of Rajya Sabha
(A) Delimitation of Constituencies (B) The allotment of seats to such Constituency
33. If any State Government fails to comply with or to give effect to any direction given by the Union Government - who can come to conclusion that a situation has arisen in which the State cannot carry out governance in accordance with the provision in
Ministry wise
(A) M. S. Gill (B) G. V. Krishnamurthy
President
62nd Amendment Act 1989
34. When does the President assent the Bill?
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha both passed the Bill
(A) Treaty - Agrrement (B) Covenant - Engagement (C) Sanad
Speaker in the Lok Sabha and Chairman in the Rajya Sabha
Parliament
35. What is the meaning of Indian State in the Constitution?
President
Any Indian citizen who is of the age of 18 years and above
Any territory before commencement of Indian Constitution by the British ruler - Any territory which government of the Dominion of India recognised
45th Amendment Act 1980
36. Who has the power to present adjournment motion in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha?
Article 331
26th Amendment Act 1971
Member of the said House
361A
37. In how many parts - the Budget is presented in Lok Sabha?
(A) Shankari Prasad vs. Union of India (B) Golak Nath vs State of Punjab (C) Kesavananda vs State of Kerala - Minerva Mill vs. Union of India
Two
21
Any territory before commencement of Indian Constitution by the British ruler - Any territory which government of the Dominion of India recognised
38. Ad hoc Committees in Parliament are?
(A) Committee on Draft Five Year Plan - etc.(B) Committee in the conduct of certain members during the President Address (C) Select or Joint Committee on Bills
8th Amendment Act 1959
Article 101 to Article 104
Article 365
39. In which session of Parliament - Railway and General Budgets are presented?
First session
Ministry wise
Article 335
Supreme Court of India
40. In the Parliament - what is the meaning of the Government Bill?
A Bill introduced by any Minister in either of the Houses of the Parliament
(A) President (B) Governor
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha both passed the Bill
(A) The report must be a report of the `procedings' of a House of the Union or a State Legislature. Hence - it must be relevant to a motion or other business before the House - and must not have been expunged (B) It must be a
41. In which State a separate district has been reserved for Scheduled Tribes?
First session
Assam
Any territory before commencement of Indian Constitution by the British ruler - Any territory which government of the Dominion of India recognised
Protection in respect of Conviction of Offence
42. On whose satisfaction period of emergency shall be extended for operation in case security of India or any part of the Indian territory is threatened?
Two Months
Protection in respect of Conviction of Offence
Elected by an Electoral College
President of India
43. Under Article 331 - how many members of the Anglo-Indian Community can be nominated in Lok Sabha by the President?
(A) First Reading (B) Second Reading (C) Third Reading
Article 323A
Article 333
2
44. By which procedure the Indian President and American President are elected as laid down by their country's constitution?
Any State other than India
1
Elected by an Electoral College
(A) Shankari Prasad vs. Union of India (B) Golak Nath vs State of Punjab (C) Kesavananda vs State of Kerala - Minerva Mill vs. Union of India
45. In what way our Indian Parliament is not Sovereign or Supreme with respect to the Constitution?
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Article 173
(A) In the Preamble - Constitution of India defines people of India as Sovereign (B) Written Constitution of India (C) Separation of Power and Checks and Blanees between the three constitutional organ
(A) First Reading (B) Second Reading (C) Third Reading
46. Who has the power to accept adjournment in the House?
26th Amendment Act 1971
one-tenth of the total number of members of that House
(A) President (B) Governor
Speaker in the Lok Sabha and Chairman in the Rajya Sabha
47. Within what period - the Parliament has to approve Financial emergency declared by the President?
Article 326
Two Months
In the case of a tie between Yes and No
President of India
48. Which Supreme Court Judgement pronounced that Fundamental Rights cannot be abridged?
44th Amendment Act
(A) M. S. Gill (B) G. V. Krishnamurthy
Golak Nath vs. State of Punjab A.I.R. 1967 S.C. 1643
(A) First Reading (B) Second Reading (C) Third Reading
49. Which constitutional article provides personal immunity for President and Governors for official act?
45th Amendment Act 1980
Article 361
Ensure that Governance in the State is in accordance with the Constitution
Article 173
50. Who appoints each member of either of the Houses of the Parliament after notification is received from the Election Commission?
In the case of a tie between Yes and No
President
26th Amendment Act 1971
Speaker in the Lok Sabha and Chairman in the Rajya Sabha