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UNION GOVERNMENT [LEGISLATURE AND EXECUTIVE] MCQs
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Answer: Option C. -> 250
Answer: (c)The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Membership of Rajya Sabha is limited by the Constitution to a maximum of 250 members, and current laws have provision for 245 members. Members sit for staggered six-year terms, with one third of the members retiring every two years.
Answer: (c)The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Membership of Rajya Sabha is limited by the Constitution to a maximum of 250 members, and current laws have provision for 245 members. Members sit for staggered six-year terms, with one third of the members retiring every two years.
Answer: Option B. -> Representation of minorities
Answer: (b)
Answer: (b)
Answer: Option B. -> He/she cannot take part in the voting when a vote of no confidence is under consideration
Answer: (b)He/she cannot take part in the voting when a vote of no confidence is under consideration.
Answer: (b)He/she cannot take part in the voting when a vote of no confidence is under consideration.
Answer: Option D. -> The Lok Sabha can suggest an increase in the expenditure
Answer: (d)
Answer: (d)
Answer: Option D. -> None of these
Answer: (d)
Answer: (d)
Answer: Option A. -> The President in Consultation with the Election Commission
Answer: (a)Disqualification in matters relating to defection is decided by the Speaker or the Chairman of the House depending upon whether it is Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha. In matters relating to corrupt practices, it is the President who, in consultation with the Election Commission, passes the final orders even if the dispute is adjudicated by the Courts.
Answer: (a)Disqualification in matters relating to defection is decided by the Speaker or the Chairman of the House depending upon whether it is Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha. In matters relating to corrupt practices, it is the President who, in consultation with the Election Commission, passes the final orders even if the dispute is adjudicated by the Courts.
Answer: Option B. -> The membership of the cabinet is restricted to the lower house
Answer: (b)The membership of the cabinet is for both upper house and lower house.
Answer: (b)The membership of the cabinet is for both upper house and lower house.
Question 48. Regarding the office of the Lok Sabha Speaker, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is /are correct?
- He/She holds the office during the pleasure of the President.
- He/She need not be a member of the House at the time of his/her election but has to become a member of the House within six months from the date of his/ her election.
- If he/she intends to resign, the letter of his/her resignation has to be addressed to the Deputy Speaker.
Which of the statements given above is /are correct?
Answer: Option A. -> 3 only
Answer: (a)
If the Lok Sabha Speaker wants to resign, the letter of his/her resignation has to be addressed to the Deputy Speaker.
Answer: (a)
If the Lok Sabha Speaker wants to resign, the letter of his/her resignation has to be addressed to the Deputy Speaker.
Answer: Option B. -> 2, 3 and 4 only
Answer: (b)
Vishwanath Pratap Singh, H.D. Deve Gowda, Atal Bihari Vajpayee were defeated by a vote of ‘no confidence’.
Answer: (b)
Vishwanath Pratap Singh, H.D. Deve Gowda, Atal Bihari Vajpayee were defeated by a vote of ‘no confidence’.
Answer: Option A. -> Both 1 and 2
Answer: (a)
Statement 1 is correct as per provisions under Article 59.
Statement 2 is correct as according to Article 79, Parliament shall consist of the President and two Houses.
Answer: (a)
Statement 1 is correct as per provisions under Article 59.
Statement 2 is correct as according to Article 79, Parliament shall consist of the President and two Houses.
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