Deck 6: Parliamentary Government and Prime Minister of India

Question 1

The meetings of the Council of Members are presided over by:

A)the president.
B)the speaker.
C)the prime minister.
D)by all the ministers in rotation.

Answer 1

the prime minister.

Question 2

The allocation of portfolios to the various members of the Council of Ministers is done:

A)according to the discretion of the president.
B)according to the discretion of the prime minister.
C)through draw of lots.
D)on the basis of preferences indicated by the ministers.

Answer 2

according to the discretion of the prime minister.

Question 3

The office of the Prime Minister of India

A)has been created by the constitution .
B)rests on conventions .
C)he has been predicted by parliamentary statute .
D)is the result of the combination of the all the above three factors.

Answer 3

has been created by the constitution .

Question 4

The Prime Minister is

A)appointed by the president.
B)elected by the lok sabha.
C)elected by the both the houses of parliament at a joint sitting.
D)elected by an electoral collage containing representative of parliament and state

Question 5

Generally the Prime Minister is

A)not a member of either house of parliament.
B)the leader of the majority party in the lok sabha.
C)leader of the majority party in both the house of parliament.
D)a trusted front of the president.

Question 6

The Prime Minister says in office as long as

A)he is in the good books of the president.
B)his party enjoys the confidence of the lok sabha.
C)his party enjoys the confidence of the both the houses of parliament.
D)for a fixed term of 5 years.

Question 7

The agenda for the meeting of the council of ministers is declared by

A)the prime minister .
B)a small committee of the council of ministers formed for this purpose.
C)all the members of the council at a formal meeting.
D)the prime minister in consultation with the president.

Question 8

The Government in India is known as Parliamentary because

A)parliament is elected by the people.
B)parliament consist of two houses.
C)parliament is a sovereigns body.
D)the executive is accountable to the legislature .

Question 9

The framers of the constitution drew inspiration for adoption of Parliamentary government from

A)britain.
B)switzerland.
C)france.
D)u.s.a.

Question 10

The Parliamentary Government in the western sense was introduced in India by

A)the british in 1833.
B)the french in 1680.
C)the british in 1858.
D)none of the above.

Question 11

The decision regarding adoption of Parliamentary Government was taken by the Constituent Assembly

A)unanimously .
B)by an overwhelming majority.
C)by the caste in votes of the president of the assembly.
D)none of the above.

Question 12

The constitution provided Parliamentary Governments

A)only at the centre .
B)both at the centre as well as states.
C)only at the centre but permitted it to introduce the same at the state level.
D)none of the above.

Question 13

According to the constitution the Lok Sabha must meet at least

A)thrice each year with no more than two months between sessions.
B)twice each year with no more than three months between sessions.
C)twice each year with no more than four months between sessions.
D)twice each year with no more than six months between sessions.

Question 14

Which of the following parliamentary Committees in India acts a 'watch-dog'on departmental expenditures and irregularities

A)estimates committee.
B)committee on public undertakings.
C)public accounts committee.
D)committee on public assurances.