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UNION GOVERNMENT [LEGISLATURE AND EXECUTIVE] MCQs

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Question 1. The Prime Minister is :
  1.    elected by Lok Sabha
  2.    appointed by the President
  3.    elected by the Parliament
  4.    nominated by the party enjoying majority in Lok Sabha
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> appointed by the President
Answer: (b)
Question 2. When the posts of both the President and the Vice President are vacant who among the following officiates as President?
  1.    The Prime Minister
  2.    The Speaker of Lok Sabha
  3.    The Chief Justice of Supreme Court
  4.    The Lt. Governor of Delhi
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> The Chief Justice of Supreme Court
Answer: (c)The constitution of India provides that the Chief Justice of India shall act as the President of India in the event of the offices of both the President and the Vice President being vacant. When the President, Dr. Zakir Hussain, died in office, the Vice President, Mr. VV Giri, acted as the President.
Question 3. Article 87 of the Indian Constitution provides:

  1. The President may address either House of Parliament and require the attendance of members for that purpose.

  2. The President shall address both Houses of Parliament assembled together at the commencement of the first session after each general election to the Lok Sabha.

  3. Provision is to be made by rules regulating the procedure of either House for allotment of time for discussion of the matters referred to in the President's address.


  1.    I and II
  2.    I and III
  3.    II and III
  4.    I, II and III
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> II and III
Answer: (c)
Question 4. Who among the following is directly responsible to Parliament for all matters concerning the Defence Services of India?
  1.    Cabinet Committee on political affairs
  2.    Prime Minister
  3.    President
  4.    Defence Minister
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Defence Minister
Answer: (d)
Question 5. Which one among the following features of the Constitution of India is indicative of the fact that the real executive power is vested in the Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister?
  1.    Federalism
  2.    Universal Adult Franchise
  3.    Representative Legislature
  4.    Parliamentary Democracy
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Representative Legislature
Answer: (c)
Question 6. Who among the following Indian Prime Ministers resigned before facing a vote of no-confidence in the Lok Sabha?
  1.    Morarji Desai
  2.    Chaudhary Charan Singh
  3.    Chandra Shekhar
  4.    VP Singh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Chaudhary Charan Singh
Answer: (b)OnAugust 20, 1979, Charan Singh resigned without moving the motion after the Congress withdrew support.
Question 7. Which one of the following is part of the Electoral College for the election of the president of India but does not form part of the forum for his impeachment?
  1.    Rajya Sabha
  2.    State Legislative Councils
  3.    Lok Sabha
  4.    State legislative Assemblies
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> State legislative Assemblies
Answer: (d)
State legislature assemblies, both houses of the parliament form part of the electoral college for the election of the president. An electoral college is a set of electors who are selected to elect a candidate to a particular office.
Often these represent different organizations or entities, with each organization or entity represented by a particular number of electors or with votes weighted in a particular way.
Question 8. What is the minimum age for membership to Rajya Sabha?
  1.    35 years
  2.    30 years
  3.    20 years
  4.    25 years
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 30 years
Answer: (b)
According to Article 84(b) of the Indian constitution, the minimum age for membership to Rajya Sabha is 30 years. The same article adds that the minimum age qualification for Lok Sabha is 25 years.
The Rajya Sabha is the permanent house of parliament that is not subject to dissolution.
Question 9. A seat of a M. P. can be declared vacant if he absents himself from the house for a continuous period of –
  1.    Two month
  2.    Three months
  3.    Six month
  4.    None of the above / More than one of the above
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> None of the above / More than one of the above
Answer: (d)If for a period of sixty days a member of either House of Parliament is without permission of the House absent from all meetings thereof, the House may declare his seat vacant.
Question 10. Who was the member of the Rajya Sabha when first appointed as the Prime Minister of India ?
  1.    Lal Bahadur Shastri
  2.    Morarji Desai
  3.    Indira Gandhi
  4.    Charan Singh
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Indira Gandhi
Answer: (c)

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