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1. Which of the following articles of the Indian Constitution deals with the Parliament of India ?

(a) Article 73

(b) Article 78

(c) Article 79

(d) Article 72

Correct Answer: (c) Article 79

  • Articles 79 to 122 in Part V of the Constitution deal with the organization, composition, duration, procedures, powers etc. of the Parliament of India.

2. Which of the following are not part of Parliament ?

(a) Council of States or Rajya Sabha

(b) House of the People or Lok Sabha

(c) President

(d) Attorney General of India

Correct Answer: (d) Attorney General of India

  • As per the Constitution, the Parliament of India consists of following three parts: 
    • The President
    • Council of States or Rajya Sabha
    • House of the People or Lok Sabha
  • The President is an important part of the Parliament as a bill passed by both the Houses of Parliament cannot become law without the assent of the President.
  • The Attorney General of India is the highest law officer of India and a chief legal advisor to the government of India. He is not part of the Parliament.

3. The maximum strength of the Rajya Sabha is fixed at: 

(a) 250

(b) 251

(c) 255

(d) 260

Correct Answer: (a) 250

  • The maximum strength of the Rajya Sabha is fixed at 250, out of which, 238 are to be the representatives of the various states and union territories (elected indirectly) and 12 are nominated by the President.
  • The Fourth Schedule of the Constitution deals with the allocation of seats in the Rajya Sabha to the states and union territories.
  • At present, the Rajya Sabha has 245 members.

4. Which of the following articles deals with the composition of the council of states ( Rajya sabha) and the manner of election of its members?

(a) Article 82

(b) Article 81

(c) Article 90

(d) Article 80

Correct Answer: (d) Article 80

  • Article 80 of the Constitution lays down the maximum strength of the Rajya Sabha at 250, out of which, 238 are to be the representatives of the various states and union territories (elected indirectly) and 12 are nominated by the President.
  • The Fourth Schedule of the Constitution deals with the allocation of seats in the Rajya Sabha to the states and union territories.
  • At present, the Rajya Sabha has 245 members.

5. The representatives of the state in the Rajya sabha are elected by which one of the following?

(a) Chief minister of the state

(b) Elected members of the state legislative assemblies

(c) Governor

(d) President

Correct Answer: (b) Elected members of the state legislative assemblies

  • The representatives of states in the Rajya Sabha are elected by the elected members of state legislative assemblies.
  • The election is held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.
  • The seats allotted to the states are not equal in the Rajya Sabha as they are alloted the basis of population.
  • In the USA, all states are given equal representation in the Senate irrespective of their population.

6. How many members are nominated by the President to the Rajya sabha?

(a) 20

(b) 18

(c) 12

(d) 15

Correct Answer: (c) 12

  • The President nominates 12 members to the Rajya Sabha from people who have distinguished knowledge or experience in art, literature, science and social service.

7. As per the constitution, The maximum strength of the Lok Sabha is ?

(a) 550

(b) 552

(c) 555

(d) 560

Correct Answer: (b) 552

  • The maximum strength of the Lok Sabha is fixed at 552. Out of this, 530 members are to be the representatives of the states, 20 members are to be the representatives of the union territories and 2 members are to be nominated by the president from the Anglo-Indian community.
  • At present, the Lok Sabha has 545 members.

8. Which among the following articles defines the Money Bill ?

(a) Article 110

(b) Article 111

(c) Article 112

(d) Article 113

Correct Answer: (a) Article 110

  • Only those financial bills which contain provisions exclusively on matters listed in article 110 of the constitution are called Money Bills.

9. First session of Lok Sabha was held in which among the following years ?

(a) 1950

(b) 1951

(c) 1952

(d) 1953

Correct Answer: (c) 1952

  • The first Lok Sabha was constituted on 17 April 1952 after India’s first general elections.
  • Its first session commenced on 13 May 1952.

10. Consider the following statements about the Constitution of India: 

  1. A Member of Parliament enjoys freedom of speech in the Parliament.
  2. The Constitution has vested the power to amend the Constitution in the Parliament.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: (c) Both 1 and 2

  • A Member of Parliament enjoys freedom of speech in the Parliament as a Parliamentary privilege.
  • The Constitution has vested in Parliament the power to amend the Constitution.

11. A person cannot be a member of both the Parliament and the state legislature at the same time. If a person is so elected, his seat in Parliament becomes vacant if he does not resign his seat in the state legislature within :

(a) 14 days

(b) 18 days

(c) 12 days

(d) 15 days

Correct Answer: (a) 14 days

  • A person cannot be a member of both the Parliament and the state legislature at the same time. If a person is so elected, his seat in Parliament becomes vacant if he does not resign his seat in the state legislature within 14 days.
  • If a person is elected to both the Houses of Parliament, he must intimate within 10 days in which House he desires to serve otherwise his seat in the Rajya Sabha becomes vacant.
  • If a sitting member of one House is also elected to the other house, his seat in the first House becomes vacant.

12. Who among the following presides over a joint setting of the two Houses of Parliament.

(a) Chairman of Rajya Sabha

(b) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha

(c) Prime Minister

(d) President

Correct Answer: (b) The speaker of the Lok Sabha

Powers/Responsibilities of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha:

  • He maintains order and decorum in the House.
  • He adjourns the House in absence of a quorum. 
  • He does not vote in the first instance however he can exercise a casting vote in the case there is a tie.
  • He presides over a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament. A joint sitting is summoned by the President. In case the Speaker is absent,  joint sitting is presided over by the deputy speaker.
  • He decides whether a bill is a money bill or not and his decision on this question is final.
  • He decides on the questions of disqualification of a member of the Lok Sabha, arising on the ground of defection under the provisions of the Tenth Schedule.
  • He appoints the chairman of all the parliamentary committees of the Lok Sabha and supervises their functioning.

13. The speaker of the Lok Sabha adjourns the House in absence of a quorum. Quorum is ?

(a) One-tenth of the total strength of the House

(b) One-fifth of the total strength of the House

(c) One-third of the total strength of the House

(d) Two-third of the total strength of the House

Correct Answer: (a) One-tenth of the total strength of the House

  • The quorum to constitute a meeting of the House is one-tenth of the total strength of the House.
  • The speaker of the Lok Sabha adjourns the House in absence of a quorum.

14. The speaker of the Lok Sabha gives his resignation to ?

(a) Chairman of Rajya Sabha

(b) Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha

(c) Prime Minister

(d) President

Correct Answer: (b) Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha

  • The Speaker is elected by the Lok Sabha from amongst its members.
  • The date of election of the Speaker is fixed by the President.
  • He can resign by writing to the Deputy Speaker.
  • Removal of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha 
    • He can be removed by a resolution passed by a majority of all then members of the Lok Sabha. 
    • Such a resolution can be moved only after giving an advance notice of 14 days. 
    • Such resolution of removal can be considered only when it has the support of at least 50 members of the house.
    • When a resolution for the removal of the Speaker is under process, the Speaker  can speak and take part in the proceedings of the House and also vote in the first instance, however, not in the case of an equality of votes(Which is generally the case while passing other bills).

15. Who among the following is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha ?

(a) Vice-President

(b) Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha

(c) Senior most member of the house

(d) President

Correct Answer: (a) Vice-President

  • The presiding officer of the Council of states(Rajya Sabha) is known as the Chairman. 
  • The vice-president of India is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
  • As a presiding officer, the powers and functions of the Chairman in the Rajya Sabha are similar to the Speaker of Lok Sabha.

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