Deck 8: National Development Council: Part A

Question 1

The chairman of the National Development Council is the

A)Prime Minister
B)President
C)Vice President
D)Governor

Answer 1

Prime Minister

Question 2

Who appoints the chairman of the Finance Commission

A)The President
B)Prime Minister
C)Council of Ministers
D)Vice President

Answer 2

The President

Question 3

The members of the Council of states in India is elected for a period of

A)4 years
B)5 years
C)6 years
D)life term

Answer 3

6 years

Question 4

The President can't --------------------- Lok Sabha

A)Dissolve
B)adjourn
C)prorogue
D)summon

Question 5

The duration of an ordinance issued by the President of India is

A)6weeks
B)1 year
C)6 months
D)6 weeks from the date of assembly of the Parliament

Question 6

All speeches made in the House of People are addressed to

A)The Prime Minister
B)The Speaker
C)Minister for Parliamentary Affairs
D)Respective Ministers

Question 7

Who promulgates ordinance in states

A)Governor
B)Chief Minister
C)President
D)Chief Justice

Question 8

Who presides over the joint sitting of the Parliament

A)President
B)Vice President
C)Speaker
D)Chief Justice

Question 9

The amending power of the Constitution of India is described in Article

A)352
B)368
C)360
D)395

Question 10

The ex-officio chairman of the Council of states is

A)Speaker
B)Vice President
C)Deputy Speaker
D)Deputy Chairman

Question 11

In India the Council of state is responsible to

A)The people
B)the state
C)local government
D)None of these

Question 12

The number of the Anglo Indians nominated to the House of People is

A)4
B)3
C)2
D)1

Question 13

The number of nominated members to the council of states is

A)18
B)12
C)20
D)16

Question 14

The number of elected members to the House of the People

A)540
B)542
C)543
D)545

Question 15

Who was the chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee

A)Jawahar Lal Nehru
B)Dr B.R. Ambedkar
C)Dr Rajendra Prasad
D)Sardar Vallabhai Patel

Question 16

How many methods are there to amend the Constitution of India

A)5
B)4
C)3
D)2

Question 17

Quo warranto is

A)Writ
B)statute
C)Treaty
D)Act

Question 18

Article 352 of the Indian Constitution deal with

A)centre-state relations
B)Supreme Court
C)state emergency
D)national emergency

Question 19

Which Right was remarked by Dr B.R. Ambedkar as the "heart and soul of the Constitution"

A)Right to Equality
B)Right to Freedom
C)Right to Education
D)Right to Constitutional remedies

Question 20

The Indian constitution guarantees how many categories of Fundamental Rights

A)5
B)6
C)7
D)8

Question 21

Which Constitutional amendment incorporated the Fundamental Duties in the Constitution of India?

A)40th
B)44th
C)42nd
D)50th

Question 22

Right to property was deleted by which amendment

A)71st
B)44th
C)42nd
D)68th

Question 23

Who said "the Preamble is the key to the Constitution"

A)Dr B.R. Ambedkar
B)Dr Rajendra Prasad
C)Jawaharlal Nehru
D)C. Rajagopalachari

Question 24

Article 19 of the Constitution of India contains

A)9 Fundamental Freedoms
B)8 Fundamental Freedoms
C)7 Fundamental Freedoms
D)6 Fundamental Freedoms

Question 25

The Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission is appointed by

A)Prime Minister
B)President
C)Vice President
D)Council of Ministers

Question 26

Which among the following is not a Fundamental Right?

A)Right to Equality
B)Right to Property
C)Right to Freedom
D)Right against exploitation

Question 27

Rights given in the Constitution are called Fundamental Right because

A)They are natural rights
B)They can't be suspended
C)They are a part of the Constitution
D)They can be enforced and safeguarded by the courts

Question 28

Article 32 stands suspended during an emergency under Article

A)352
B)356
C)360
D)362

Question 29

Right to privacy is contained in

A)Article 22
B)Article 19
C)Article 21
D)Article 22.

Question 30

Freedom of expression is included in the article

A)15
B)19
C)21
D)22

Question 31

The emergency provisions of the Constitution of India have been borrowed from

A)German Constitution
B)American Constitution
C)French Constitution
D)Irish Constitution

Question 32

Concurrent list was adopted from

A)Russian Constitution
B)American Constitution
C)Swiss constitution
D)French Constitution

Question 33

Equality before law and Equal protection of law have been modelled on the Constitution of

A)Britain
B)America
C)Russian
D)Switzerland

Question 34

In India the power of 'amnesty' has been given to the

A)President
B)Prime Minister
C)Chief of the army
D)Parliament

Question 35

The President's rule in a state can be continued at a stretch for a maximum period of

A)4years
B)2years
C)3 years
D)one year

Question 36

The Council of state in India has how many elected members

A)250
B)238
C)245
D)230

Question 37

The executive power in India is actually exercised by

A)Speaker
B)President
C)Council of Ministers
D)Parliament

Question 38

42nd amendment Act was adopted by the Parliament in

A)1967
B)1968
C)1976
D)1977

Question 39

The supreme commander of the armed forces in India is

A)President
B)Prime Minister
C)Defence Minister
D)None of these

Question 40

Public Undertaking Committee is a

A)Cabinet Committee
B)Parliamentary Committee
C)Committee of a political party
D)None of these

Question 41

What is the maximum gap permissible between two sessions of the Parliament?

A)3 months
B)4 months
C)6 months
D)12 months

Question 42

The Governor of a state is a

A)Constitutional head
B)real head
C)Hereditary head
D)nominated head

Question 43

Who elects the Vice President of India

A)House of the People
B)Both Houses of Parliament
C)Council of States
D)Both Houses of Parliament and state legislatures

Question 44

In consequence of the death or incapacity of the President, vice President can become the President for

A)6 months
B)12months
C)1 month
D)5 months

Question 45

Grass root democracy is related to

A)Panchayath system
B)Interstate council
C)Lok Pal
D)Regionalism

Question 46

The Parliament of India consists of

A)President, House of the People and Council of state
B)House of the People and Council of states
C)Vice President, House of People and Council of states
D)President, Vice President, House of the People and Council of States

Question 47

The President of India is elected by

A)Elected members of both Houses of Parliament
B)Members of both Houses of Parliament
C)Elected members of both Houses of Parliament and state legislative assemblies
D)Elected members of both Houses of Parliament and both Houses of the state legislatures

Question 48

A vote taken unexpectedly without voters having been briefed in advance

A)Snap poll
B)by-election
C)opinion poll
D)exit poll

Question 49

The President of India can ---------------------- the House

A)Sine die
B)prorogue
C)adjourn
D)None of these

Question 50

Recess means

A)The interval between the prorogation of Parliament and its reassembly
B)The Parliament in session
C)Adjournment of the House
D)Dissolution of the House

Question 51

The Speaker use the 'casting vote'

A)to maintain status quo
B)to challenge the opposition
C)to defeat the government
D)in the absence of the Prime Minister

Question 52

Council of states in India can delay a money bill for

A)indefinite period
B)6 months
C)1 month
D)14 days

Question 53

Starred questions requires

A)Oral answer
B)unwritten answer
C)supplementary question
D)None of these

Question 54

Consolidated Fund is

A)votable
B)non votable
C)non plan
D)None of these

Question 55

Council of States in India can create an All India Service by

A)Simple majority
B)¾ majority
C)2/3 majority
D)unanimously

Question 56

Public Accounts Committee has members from

A)House of the People
B)Council of states only
C)state legislatures
D)Both Houses of Parliament

Question 57

Adjournment of the House is the power of the

A)President
B)Speaker
C)Prime Minister
D)Council of Ministers

Question 58

Committee in Public Undertakings has members from

A)Both Houses of Parliament
B)Lok Sabha only
C)Rajya Sabha only
D)State Legislative Council

Question 59

Unstarred questions requires

A)Oral answer
B)Zero Hour
C)supplementary question
D)written answer

Question 60

Sine Die is associated with the power of the

A)President
B)Speaker
C)Chief Justice
D)Prime Minister

Question 61

'Who holds the purse holds the power' who said this

A)Jawahar Lal Nehru
B)Harold Laski
C)Clement Attle
D)James Madison

Question 62

The President of the Indian Republic has

A)Only suspensive veto
B)Absolute veto
C)Pocket veto
D)None of these

Question 63

The members of the Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to

A)Judiciary
B)House of the People
C)Council of States
D)The President

Question 64

The term federal is derived from the Latin word 'foedus' which means

A)Separation
B)Distribution
C)Covenant
D)None of these

Question 65

Which commission has examined the centre- state relations

A)Sarkaria Commission
B)Sri Krishna Commission
C)Rajamannar Commission
D)Kher Commission

Question 66

Unequal representation of states in the Council of States in India indicates

A)The Federal nature
B)the unitary features
C)The Bicameral features
D)Non of these

Question 67

The chairman of the National Development Council is

A)Finance Minister
B)Defence Minister
C)Prime Minister
D)Home Minister

Question 68

The Indian federal system is largely based on the pattern of

A)US Federal system
B)Australian Federal system
C)Swiss Federal system
D)Canadian Federal system

Question 69

The Constitution of India adopted the federal system from the Act of

A)1919
B)1935
C)1947
D)1909

Question 70

National Integration Council reflects the ----------------- nature of the Indian Federal system

A)Federal nature
B)Unitary nature
C)competitive nature
D)con-federal nature

Question 71

Madan Mohan Punchi commission was appointed to study

A)Centre-state relations
B)State reorganization
C)Panchayat Raj
D)delimitation of constituencies

Question 72

The members of the Planning Commission have the status equal to that of

A)Central cabinet ministers
B)state ministers
C)Deputy Ministers
D)Members of Parliament

Question 73

which among the following is not created by the Constitution

A)Planning Commission
B)Finance Commission
C)Election Commission
D)UPSC

Question 74

Chairman of the Planning Commission is the

A)President
B)Vice President
C)Prime Minister
D)Speaker

Question 75

The Constitution of India is parliamentary because

A)There is an elected President
B)there is a bicameral legislature
C)There is a Supreme Court
D)the executive is responsible to the Legislature