Questions
Which of the following is chosen directly by the people?
- Prime Minister
- President
- Cabinet Minister
- Cabinet Secretary
- Member of Parliament
Which of the following is a part of the permanent executive?
- The Finance Minister
- The Prime Minister
- The Speaker of the Upper House
- The Minister of State for Home Affairs
- The District Collector
What is the function of the permanent executive?
- Creating laws
- Making laws
- Passing laws
- Implementing laws
- Settling disputes
Who is the Presiding Officer of the Rajya Sabha?
- The President
- The Vice President
- The Chief Justice
- The Speaker
- The Minister of Internal Affairs
The President of India is the
- Head of the Cabinet
- Head of the Judiciary
- Head of the Government
- Head of the State
- Head of the Executive Branch
Which of the following institutions has the greatest power over the Union Budget?
- The Judiciary
- The Lok Sabha
- The Rajya Sabha
- The President
- The Cabinet
The President of India is elected by
- the Prime Minister
- the Cabinet Ministers
- the voters above 18 years of age
- indirect election by the Electoral College
- the Council of Ministers
Which of the following decisions cannot be taken by the President of India?
a. To attack an enemy state
b. To dismiss the Chief Justice
c. To appoint a speaker of his choice
d. To ask for consideration a bill passed by both houses
- a and b
- b and c
- a, b and c
- a, b and d
- a, b, c and d
Who has the power to amend the provisions in the Constitution of India?
- The Supreme Court Bench
- The Chief Justice of India
- The President of India
- The Prime Minister of India
- The Parliament of India
Which of the following statements is correct?
- Civil servants are the permanent executive.
- The Prime Minister can issue a proclamation of financial emergency.
- The President is the ex-officio chairman of the Planning Commission.
- Money bills are introduced in the Upper House.
- The Prime Minister has to resign if the Upper House makes a no confidence motion against him.
Which of the following is not a function of the Prime Minister?
- Selection of ministers for the Cabinet
- Distribution of portfolios
- As the Chairman of the Cabinet
- As the leader of the nation
- Appointment of the speaker
Which of the following is incorrect about the Supreme Court of India?
- It is the highest authority in India.
- It can give original jurisdiction.
- An appeal can be made in this court regarding any jurisdiction given in High Court.
- The President of India may seek the opinion of the Supreme Court on any matter of importance.
- It is also known as the court of record.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
a. The Lok Sabha has a tenure of five years and can also be dissolved earlier.
b. 12 members of the Lok Sabha can be nominated by the President.
c. The Rajya Sabha cannot be dissolved; one-third of its members retire every two years.
- a only
- b only
- c only
- a and b
- a and c
Which of the following disputes can the Supreme Court of India take up?
a. Disputes between the Union Government and one or more States
b. Fundamental rights disputes
c. Disputes between two states
d. Cases of appeal from any of the lower courts
- a and c
- b and d
- a, b and c
- a, b and d
- a, b, c and d
Mandal Commission recommendations were related to
- reservation of seats for women
- reservation of seats for all minority communities
- reservation of seats for the LGBT community
- reservation of seats for OBCs
- reservation of seats for aliens/NRIs