Civics Polity

Legislature and Parliament

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Legislature and Parliament topics cover the structure, functions, and legislative procedures of the lawmaking bodies. This collection focuses on the passage of bills, parliamentary committees, and the roles of different houses. These questions are highly relevant for civil services and state public service commission examinations.

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Legislature and Parliament Questions

Multiple choice
  1. the Rajya Sabha only

  2. the Lok Sabha only

  3. either of these two

  4. neither of these two

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Money bills can only be introduced in the Lok Sabha, which is the lower house of the Indian Parliament. They cannot be introduced in the Rajya Sabha.

Multiple choice
  1. Assembly

  2. Diet

  3. Senate

  4. None of these

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The National Diet is the bicameral legislature of Japan, consisting of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors.

Multiple choice
  1. Electric State Monitory Act

  2. Election Service & Monitory Act

  3. Eligible Sex and Marriage Act

  4. Essential Services Maintenance Act

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

ESMA stands for the Essential Services Maintenance Act, which is an act of the Parliament of India used to ensure the delivery of essential services.

Multiple choice
  1. unanimous vote of the General Assembly

  2. two-third majority of General Assembly members present and voting on the recommendation of the Security Council

  3. simple majority of General Assembly

  4. the Security Council

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

According to the UN Charter, the admission of new members is effected by a decision of the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council.

Multiple choice
  1. White House

  2. Senate

  3. House of Representatives

  4. Congress

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The United States legislature is known as the Congress, which consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Multiple choice
  1. The power to amend the Constitution

  2. The power to create a new state

  3. The power to pass the vote of confidence on the Union Council of Ministers

  4. The power to initiate impeachment proceedings against a judge of the Supreme Court

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha. Therefore, the Lok Sabha has the exclusive power to pass a vote of no-confidence against the government.

Multiple choice
  1. a simple majority of the members present

  2. absolute majority of the total membership

  3. 2/3 rd majority of the members present

  4. 3/4 th majority of the members present

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

According to Article 108 of the Indian Constitution, if a bill is passed by one House and rejected by the other, a joint sitting is called. The bill must then be passed by a simple majority of the total number of members of both Houses present and voting.

Multiple choice
  1. General People's

  2. Great People Khural

  3. Sejm

  4. Corts

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The General People's Congress was the legislative body of Libya under the previous regime.

Multiple choice
  1. a Constitution Amendment Bill can be introduced in either House of the Parliament

  2. special majority is required at each stage of passing a Constitution Amendment Bill

  3. the Speaker of the Lok Sabha shall have the concluding vote in case of a tie during voting procedure

  4. Amendment Bills relating to election of Governor shall require to be ratified by not less than one-half of the concerned state legislature

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Rules 155-158 of LokSabha Rules of Procedure specify that special majority is required at each stage of passing a Constitution Amendment Bill. The details of the rules are as under. Rule 155: Bill seeking to amend the Constitution shall be put to the vote of the House separately and shall form part of the Bill if it is passed by a majority of the total membership of the House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of the members present and voting. Rule 156: Amendments to clauses or schedules shall be decided by a majority of members present and voting in the same manner as in the case of any other Bill. Rule 157: If the motion in respect of such Bill is that (i) the Bill be taken into consideration; or (ii) the Bill as reported by the Select Committee of the House or the Joint Committee of the Houses, as the case may be, be taken into consideration; or (iii) the Bill, or the Bill as amended, as the case may be, be passed; then the motion shall be deemed to have been carried if it is passed.

Multiple choice
  1. The President can refuse to sign a bill.

  2. Once the cabinet has passed a bill, the President must sign it.

  3. The President can send a bill back for reconsideration once.

  4. The President can send a bill back to the cabinet for unanimous recommendation.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

According to Article 111 of the Indian Constitution, when a Bill has been passed by the Houses of Parliament, it shall be presented to the President, and the President shall declare either that he assents to the Bill or that he withholds assent therefrom: Provided that the President may, as soon as possible after the presentation to him of a Bill for assent, return the Bill, if it is not a Money Bill, to the Houses with a message requesting that they will reconsider the Bill or any specified provisions thereof and, in particular, will consider the desirability of introducing any such amendments as he may recommend in his message, and when a Bill is so returned, the Houses shall reconsider the Bill accordingly, and if the Bill is passed again by the Houses with or without amendment and presented to the President for assent, the President shall not withhold assent therefrom.

Multiple choice
  1. By wish of the President

  2. If Rajya Sabha passes a resolution by 2/3rd majority

  3. Under any circumstances

  4. By asking the legislature of the State concerned

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Under Article 249 of the Indian Constitution, Parliament can legislate on a State List subject if the Rajya Sabha passes a resolution by a two-thirds majority.