Deck 3: Roles and Responsibilities of Indian Government Officials and Institutions

Question 1

The Official Language Commission is responsible to the

A)Prime Minister
B)Speaker of the Lok Sabha
C)President
D)Official Language Commission

Answer 1

President

Question 2

The Union Territories get representation

A)in the Lok Sabha but not in the Rajya Sabha
B)in the Rajya Sabha but not in the Lok Sabha
C)neither in the Lok Sabha nor in the Rajya Sabha
D)in both the Houses

Answer 2

in both the Houses

Question 3

How many Schedules did the original Constitution of India contain?

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

Answer 3

8

Question 4

The Attorney General for India does not have the right to

A)attend Parliament sessions
B)attend Parliamentary Committees
C)take part in the proceedings of Parliamentary Committees by expressing his views
D)vote in Parliament

Question 5

The type of government adopted by the Indian Constitution is

A)Aristocracy
B)Oligarchy
C)Presidential
D)Parliamentary

Question 6

The President of India can be removed from office by impeachment for

A)violation of the Constitution of India
B)failure to follow the advice given by the Supreme Court
C)failure to pay income-tax
D)contempt of court

Question 7

Who among the following was elected as the President of India unopposed?

A)Dr S Radhakrishnan
B)VV Giri
C)Neelam Sanjeeva Reddi
D)Giani Zail Singh

Question 8

Who among the following can preside over a joint sitting of the two Houses of the Indian Parliament?

A)President of India
B)Prime Minister
C)Speaker of the Lok Sabha
D)Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

Question 9

The provision for organising village Panchayats exists in

A)The Preamble to the Constitution
B)Chapter on Fundamental Rights
C)Chapter on Directive Principles of State Policy
D)An Act of Parliament passed in 1950

Question 10

Which of the two words among the following were added to the Preamble to the Constitution of India by the Constitution (Forty- Second Amendment) Act, 1976?

A)Sovereign and Socialist
B)Socialist and Democratic
C)Socialist and Secular
D)Secular and Democratic

Question 11

Who among the following has the power to summon or prorogue both the Houses of Parliament?

A)President of India
B)Prime Minister of India
C)Speaker of the Lok Sabha
D)Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

Question 12

Which one of the following Committees examines the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India?

A)Committee of Estimates
B)Committee on Public Accounts
C)Joint Select Committee
D)Rules Committee

Question 13

Who among the following can be rightly called the guardian of the Public Purse in India?

A)Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
B)Chairman of the State Bank of India
C)President of India
D)Comptroller and Auditor General of India

Question 14

Which one of the following was introduced by the Constitution of India?

A)Uniform Civil Code
B)Universal Adult Suffrage
C)Separate Electorate for Women
D)Separate Electorate for Muslims

Question 15

The upper age limit for remaining a President ill India is

A)60 years
B)65 years
C)70 years
D)There is no upper age limit

Question 16

Which of the following has the power to inquire into the proceedings of any House or a State Legislature?

A)The High Court
B)The Supreme Court
C)Parliament
D)None

Question 17

A device to obtain the opinion of the people on an important public issue, when that issue has not been passed by the Legislature of the State, is known as

A)Plebiscite
B)Referendum
C)Self-determination
D)Mandate

Question 18

The salary and perquisites of the President of India are determined by the

A)Prime Minister
B)Supreme Court
C)Central Cabinet
D)Union Parliament

Question 19

The absolute minimum number of times that Parliament must meet every year is

A)4 times
B)twice
C)once
D)3 times

Question 20

_____ led the nation's first non-Congress government.

A)Morazji Desai
B)Charan Singh
C)VP Singh
D)Chandrasekhar

Question 21

In the Indian political system, supremacy lies with the

A)Armed Forces
B)Constitution
C)Parliament
D)Supreme Court

Question 22

Who among the former RBI Governors was a Presidential candidate in 1969?

A)PC Bhattacharya
B)HVR Iengar
C)Dr IG Patel
D)Dr CD Deshmukh

Question 23

The question whether an Indian citizen had acquired the citizenship of a foreign country is determined by

A)Central Government
B)Supreme Court of India
C)Attorney General for India
D)President of India

Question 24

Which among the following statements is not true? Under the Constitution of India,

A)the Vice-President is liable for impeachment
B)the President does not preside
C)he Speaker does not speak
D)the Governor does not govern

Question 25

What is common to Britain, Israel and New Zealand?

A)All the three countries are monarchies
B)All the three are island nations
C)They have no written Constitution
D)The three States have jointly signed a special trade treaty with Hong Kong

Question 26

The First Amendment introduced in 1951 added a new Schedule to the Constitution. It is the __ Schedule.

A)Seventh
B)Eighth
C)Ninth
D)Tenth

Question 27

The Contingency Fund of India has been placed at the disposal of the

A)Prime Minister
B)President
C)Comptroller and Auditor General
D)Home Ministry

Question 28

The Constitution of India provides for

A)Bi-cameral Legislatures in all the States
B)Unicameral Legislatures in all the States
C)Unicameral Legislatures in some States and Bi-cameral Legislatures in others
D)A Committee of Members of Parliament to decide the issue of Bicameralism

Question 29

The members of the Union Public Service Commission are

A)elected by the people
B)elected by Union Parliament
C)appointed by the President
D)appointed by the Home Ministry

Question 30

The Prime Minister of India now receives a monthly salary of

A)Rs 100000
B)Rs 90000
C)Rs 120000
D)a Member of Parliament

Question 31

The most powerful Upper House among the following is the

A)Rajya Sabha in India
B)Senate in the USA
C)House of Lords in the United Kingdom
D)Council of States in Switzerland

Question 32

The tenure of office of the Indian President

A)is fixed by the Constitution
B)can be changed by the wishes of the State Legislatures
C)can be changed by the political party in power at the Centre
D)can be changed at the option of the incumbent President

Question 33

For a successful and effective functioning of the Parliamentary system, it is necessary to have

A)a strong opposition party
B)a Presidential form of government
C)a multi-party system
D)a no-party system

Question 34

On which among the following subjects is the Union Parliament not competent to make laws for Jammu and Kashmir?

A)Defence
B)Finance
C)Foreign Affairs
D)Communications

Question 35

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) does not audit the receipts and expenditure of

A)Municipal Undertakings
B)State Governments
C)Government Companies
D)Union Government

Question 36

In the matter of representation of States in the Rajya Sabha Uttar Pradesh tops the list. Next comes

A)Andhra Pradesh
B)Bihar
C)Maharashtra
D)West Bengal

Question 37

The first Governor ever to be dismissed by the President was

A)Prabhudas Patwari
B)Md. Yoonus Saleem
C)Dr. MM Thomas
D)Ram Lal

Question 38

The Governor of a State receives a Bill passed by the Legislative Assembly of the State for resettlement of citizens in that State affecting the general laws of citizenship of India. Which of the following courses would be the most appropriate for the Governor to take?

A)give assent to the bill
B)refer the bill to the President
C)keep the bill pending
D)exercise his veto power over the bill

Question 39

The American Constitution came into effect in

A)1781
B)1789
C)1860
D)1865

Question 40

International legal disputes are settled by the

A)UN General Assembly
B)Security Council
C)International Court of Justice
D)Secretary General

Question 41

The Union or India consists of _____ States and Union Territories.

A)22 : 8
B)24 : 7
C)28 : 7
D)21 : 8

Question 42

No taxes can be levied on expenditure incurred without the approval of the

A)Union Parliament
B)Union Council of Ministers
C)President
D)Prime Minister

Question 43

The House of the People shall consist of not more than members to represent Union Territories.

A)20
B)25
C)30
D)35

Question 44

How many languages have so far been included in the Eighth Schedule of our Constitution?

A)14
B)22
C)18
D)17

Question 45

B R Ambedkar was elected to the constituent Assembly from

A)West Bengal
B)The then Bombay Presidency
C)The then Madhya Bharat
D)Punjab

Question 46

The Governor of a State enjoys

A)no discretionary powers at all
B)extensive discretionary powers
C)discretionary powers in certain matters
D)discretionary powers in legal matters

Question 47

All lands, minerals and other things of value underlying the ocean within the territorial waters of India shall vest only in the

A)States lying adjacent to the ocean
B)Union of India
C)Both of them
D)None of them

Question 48

Burma (now Myanmar) was separated from India in

A)1919
B)1929
C)1935
D)1947

Question 49

Is there a provision in the Indian Constitution conferring a right to recall a legislator?

A)Yes
B)No
C)Yes, during an Emergency
D)Yes, during a Financial Emergency

Question 50

The first Governor General of free India was

A)C Rajagopalachari
B)Lord Mountbatten
C)Lord Wavell
D)Lord Linlithgow

Question 51

The power to declare an Act passed by a State Legislature as unconstitutional lies with the

A)President
B)State High Court
C)Supreme Court and State High Court
D)State Governor

Question 52

Is there any provision in the Constitution authorising the President to appropriate funds without parliamentary sanction?

A)Yes
B)No
C)Yes, during a Financial Emergency
D)Yes, during an emergency under Article 352

Question 53

The mandatory provision of dissolution of the Lok Sabha (i.e. five years from the date of its first meeting) may be extended by ____ during an emergency.

A)Six months
B)One year
C)Eighteen months
D)Two years

Question 54

According to Article 300A, no person shall be deprived of his _____ save by authority of law.

A)property
B)life
C)living
D)citizenship

Question 55

To which State in India goes the credit of having been ruled by the world's first democratically elected Communist Government?

A)West Bengal
B)Kerala
C)Jammu and Kashmir
D)Goa

Question 56

The Advocate General will hold office during the pleasure of the

A)Governor
B)Chief Minister
C)President
D)Chief Justice of the State High Court

Question 57

An Advocate General is a/an

A)State Government official
B)Union Government official
C)Extra-Constitutional authority
D)Subordinate of the Attorney General of India