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 history emerging political trends 1977 to 2000 emerging political trends from 1977 to 2000 india: events after 1960 post independence

Vidhan Sabha is also known as ____________?

  1. Lower house of the state

  2. Upper house of the state

  3. Lok Sabha

  4. None of these
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The Vidhan Sabha is the lower house or the sole house of the state legislature in the different States of India. The same name is also used for the lower house of the legislatures for two of the UnionTerritories, Delhi and Puducherry.

Multiple choice social studies cooperatives and consumer empowerment understanding advertising media and advertisement advertisements

Which of the following is incorrect:

  1. Newspaper can publish Parliamentary proceedings

  2. Newspapers can publish any part of proceedings with the permission of the Speaker

  3. Newspapers have also the freedom to publish expunged portions of the speech of an MP

  4. Parliament has freedom to publish its proceedings
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Under parliamentary privilege, newspapers do not have the freedom to publish portions of proceedings that have been officially expunged by the Speaker.

Multiple choice political science our society marginalisation in india understanding marginalisation challenges and solutions

Which of the following is an anti-corruption bill?

  1. Prevention of Corruption Bill

  2. Jan Lokpal Bill

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the above
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Both Prevention of Corruption Act and Jan Lokpal Bill are the anti-corruption bills.

  • Prevention of Corruption Act was enacted in the year 1988. This act was enacted to combat corruption in government agencies and public sector businesses in India.
  • Jan Lokpal Bill is an anti-corruption bill drawn up by civil society activists in India seeking the appointment of a Jan Lokpal, an independent body to investigate corruption cases.

Multiple choice organization of commerce and management markets and marketing meaning, nature and importance of services introduction to services nature and types of services

State the following statement is True or False:

The Chairman's special voting right is called the casting voting.

  1. True

  2. False
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Casting vote is called as second vote which is used by  Chairman in case of tie, to resolve a deadlock. 

If the Articles of the company so provide, the Chairman shall have a casting vote.

Multiple choice political science village panchayats panchayati raj panchayati raj institution rural local self-governments introduction to local self-government local self governing bodies community and community development our district physical geography of rajasthan

In India, seats are reserved for women in _________.

  1. Lok Sabha

  2. State Legislative Assemblies

  3. Cabinets

  4. Panchayat Raj bodies
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

  • In India, seats are reserved for women in Panchayat Raj bodies which are local self-governing bodies.
  • According to 73rd amendment out of the total number of seats to be filled by the direct elections for local self-governing bodies, 1/3rd have to be reserved for women. 

Multiple choice political science local self-government-urban local self - government - urban local self government - urban local self government- urban

The members of the Municipal Corporation are elected in the same way as ___________.

  1. Members of the Legislative Assembly

  2. Members of the Legislative Council

  3. Members of the Rajya Sabha

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A Municipal Corporation is made up of wards committee. Members are elected to the ward committees on the basis of adult franchise for a term of five years. These members are called as councilors. The election procedure for electing the members of Municipal Corporation is same as that of the Legislative Assembly of a state.

Multiple choice political science local self-government-urban local self - government - urban local self government - urban local self government- urban

The members of the general body of the Municipal Committee are called ____________.

  1. Members of Parliament

  2. Members of Legislative Assembly

  3. Corporators

  4. Councillors
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of Constitution 1992 made the provision of Local self Government. It consists of three-tier system Municipal Corporation, Municipality, and Nagar Panchayat.  The representatives of Municipal Council are elected from the wards on the basis of Adult Franchise for the period of Five years which are called Councillors and headed by Mayor who is elected by the same process.

Multiple choice civics the president and the central council of ministers council of ministers prime minister and council of ministers the prime minister and council of ministers

The number of members in the Council of Ministers should not exceed ___ percent of the total members of the parliament.

  1. 10

  2. 15

  3. 20

  4. 25
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

According to the Article 72 of the Indian Constitution, the number of members in the Council Of Ministers should not exceed the 15 percent of the total number of members in the House of The People or The Parliament.

Multiple choice civics the president and the central council of ministers council of ministers prime minister and council of ministers the prime minister and council of ministers

The total number of ministers, including the Prime Minister, in the Council of Ministers shall not exceed 15% of the total strength of the Lok Sabha.

  1. True

  2. False
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The 91st Amendment to the Constitution, which came into effect in 2004 added Clause 1(A) to Article 75 of the Constitution. It limited the size of the Council of Ministers at the Centre and the States to no more than 15 per cent of the numbers in the Lok Sabha or the State Legislature.

Multiple choice civics the president and the central council of ministers council of ministers prime minister and council of ministers the prime minister and council of ministers

An individual who is not a member of either House of Parliament can be appointed a member of the Council of Ministers, but he has to become a member of  either House within a period of ________________.

  1. $1$ month
  2. $2$ months
  3. $3$ months
  4. $6$ months
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The member of the council of ministers or ministers is appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. The person can be appointed as a minister even if s/he not a member of parliament but such a person has to become a member of either house within 6 months from the date of appointment. 

Multiple choice civics the president and the central council of ministers council of ministers prime minister and council of ministers the prime minister and council of ministers

In Parliamentary Government, Ministers remain in office so long as they enjoy ______________.

  1. confidence of the members upper house of the parliament

  2. support of the armed forces

  3. confidence of the members of lower house of parliament

  4. popular support
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Article 75(2) provides that the Ministers shall hold office during the pleasure of the President. The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to Lok Sabha. It means that if the Ministry loses the confidence of the "Lok Sabha", all ministers including those who are from Rajya Sabha have to go. The entire ministry is obliged to resign. Thus, in Parliamentary government ministers remain in office so long as they enjoy conference of the members of the lower house of parliament.

Multiple choice civics the president and the central council of ministers council of ministers prime minister and council of ministers the prime minister and council of ministers

Which of the following is incorrect :-

  1. Prorogation of the House has the effect of wiping out the pending business

  2. Adjournment of the House does not affect the pending business and the same may be taken up in the next sitting

  3. The power of summoning and prorogation of the House is vested in the President, though it is exercised on the aid and advice of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers

  4. Dissolution of Lok Sabha means that pending business is wiped out
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A Correct answer
Multiple choice civics the president and the central council of ministers council of ministers prime minister and council of ministers the prime minister and council of ministers

Which of the following statements is true?

  1. Money Bill cannot be introduced in Lok Sabha

  2. The Speaker is appointed by the Prime Minister

  3. Rajya Sabha cannot discuss the Annual Financial Statement

  4. Rajya Sabha has no power to pass a vote of no-confidence on the Council of Ministers
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha, not the Rajya Sabha. Consequently, the Rajya Sabha cannot pass a vote of no-confidence against the government.

Multiple choice civics citizens and citizenship citizens and citizenship state and citizen citizenship national symbols our national symbols

Indian citizen has a right to contest for the membership of __________.

  1. The Parliament

  2. The State Legislature

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Indian citizen has political freedom and subject to other reasonable restrictions regarding age and qualifications any citizen can contest the elections to the Parliament and State legislature.