Wednesday, 17 April 2024

There shall be a Governor for each State. Earlier Shri ESL Narasimhan was appointed as Governor for two States ie., Andhra Pradesh and Telangana (i.e., around 2016). How it is possible ?

   

 

 MODEL QUESTIONS ON CONSTITUION OF INDIA 

Please Note: For any doubt clarification please verify any standard text book 


Question: 1) Which of the following situation will bring about the collapse of the council of ministers of a state ?

1)Resignation by Chief Minister.

2)Death of Chief Minister.

 

a)1 only.

b)2 only.

c)Both.

d)None.

Ans: c  [ Incident happened in J&K in about 2016)):  Jammu and Kashmir was set to go under Governor’s rule, with PDP president Mehbooba Mufti not prepared to be sworn in as Chief Minister till the mourning period for her father, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, who died as Chief Minister, is over].

 

 

Question No.2)  In which Supreme Court Judgement, it has been pronounced that `Article 356 cannot be invoked unless it can be held that government of the state cannot be run in accordance with the provision of the Constitution’ ?

(A) Arun vs. Union of India A.I.R. 1992 Allahabad S.C. 1918
(B) S. R. Bommai vs. Union of India A.I.R. 1990 Kant 95
(C) A & B
(D) None of the above

Ans: c

 

Ques. : 3   The Union Govt decided to impose President’s Rule in Arunachal Pradesh in 2016. Who among the following is the present governor of the state?

a) K Sankaranarayanan

b) Joginder Jaswant Singh

c) Nirbhay Sharma

d) Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa

 

Answer:- d) Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa

 

Question No.4) Which of the following situation/s will be proper to impose Presidents rule in a state (Article 356).

1)Where after general elections to the assembly, no party secures a majority.

2)Serious maladministration in the state.

3)Stringent financial exigencies of the state.

a)1 only.

b)2 & 3 only.

c)1 & 3 only.

d)1, 2 & 3.

Ans: a   – Refer Bommai case (1994)

 

 

 

 

Question No.5) The Representatives of states & UT in the Rajya Sabha are elected by:

1)The members of the State Legislative Assembly only.

2The elected members of the State Legislative Assembly only.

3)The system of proportional representation by single transferrable vote.

4)The system of proportional representation by List.

a)1 & 3.

b)1 & 4.

c)2 & 3.

d)2 & 4.

 

Ans: C – The representatives of each State and two Union territories are elected by the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of that State and by the members of the Electoral College for that Union Territory, as the case may be, in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. The Electoral College for the National Capital Territory of Delhi consists of the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of Delhi, and that for Puducherry consists of the elected members of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly

 

Question No.6) Financial Committees in Lok Sabha are—
(a) Committee on Estimates
(b) Public Accounts Committee
(c) Public Undertaking Committee
(d) All the above

 

Ans: d

 

Question No.7)The decision whether a bill is money bill or not is decided by the speaker, this decision cannot be questioned by:

1)Any court of law.

2)Lok Sabha.

3)President of India.

a)1 & 2 only.

b)2 & 3 only.

c)2 only.

d)None of these.

Ans:  d – Cannot be questioned by anybody.

 

 

 

Question No.8) Correct statement/s with regard to UTs is/are:

1)The parliament can make laws on any subject of three lists for the UT except Delhi and Puducherry.

2)The Lt. Governor of Delhi is not empowered to promulgate ordinances.

a)1 only.

b)2 only.

c)Both.

d)None.

 

Ans : d [ 1. This power also extends to Puducherry & Delhi. 2. Lt. Governor is empowered to promulgate ordinances during recess of the assembly.]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question No. 9) Consider the following statements : 
The function(s) of the Finance Commission is / are 
1. to allow the withdrawal of money out of the Consolidated Fund of India. 
2. to allocate between the States the shares of proceeds of taxes. 
3. to consider applications for grants-in-aid from States. 
4. to supervise and report on whether the Union and State governments are levying taxes in accordance with the budgetary provisions. 
Which of these statements is / are correct ? 
(a) Only 1 (b) 2 and 3 
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 4   

Ans: c

 

Question No.10) . Which one of the following statements is correct ? 
(a) Only the Rajya Sabha and not the Lok Sabha can have nominated members 
(b) There is a constitutional provision for nominating two members belonging to the Anglo-Indian community to the Rajya Sabha 
(c) There is no constitutional bar for a nominated member to be appointed as a Union minister 
(d) A nominated member can vote both in the Presidential and Vice Presidential elections      

Ans: c

 

 

Question No.11) Consider the following statements : 
1. The joint sitting of the two houses of the Parliament in India is sanctioned under Article 108 of the constitution. 
2. The first joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha was held in the year 1961. 
3. The second joint sitting of the two Houses of Indian Parliament was held to pass the Banking Service Commission (Repeal) Bill. 
Which of these statements are correct ? 
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 
(c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3   

Ans: d

 

Question No.12) Mehbooba Mufti was (in 2016) not a member of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council. But she became Chief Minister. How to continue ?

 

a)She will have to get elected either to the Legislative Assembly within six months ; or

b)She be nominated as member of the Council within six months if she takes over as Chief Minister.

c) (a) or (b)

d) None of these

 

Ans : c

 

Question No13) “In J&K Governor’s rule (in 2016)” Which is correct ?

 

a)Under the J&K Constitution, the Governor can assume the reins of the state for six months in case of a constitutional crisis whereas President’s rule is imposed in other states in the country.

b) J&K is in Northern side of India

c) J&K is boardering Pakistan

d) None of these

Ans : a

 

 

Question No.14) Which of the following made the government a minority government in Arunachal Pradesh, leading to recommendation of President’s rule (in 2016) ?

 

 

 a)Arunachal Pradesh was rocked by a political crisis on December 16 last year when 21 Congress MLAs joined hands with 11 of the BJP and two Independents to “impeach” assembly speaker Nabam Rebia at a makeshift venue..

b)  The Union cabinet recommended President’s rule in crisis-hit Arunachal Pradesh , a move that triggered a fresh slugfest with the Congress which ruled the northeastern state calling the decision an act of “political intolerance”

c) Arunachal Pradesh is on the boarders of China

d) None of these

Ans : a

 

Question No.15) The President of India shall be entitled without payment of rent to the use of his official residences and shall be also entitled to such emoluments, allowances and privileges as may be determined by Parliament by law and, until provision in that behalf is so made, such emoluments, allowances and privileges . These are specified where in the Constitution of India?

a) in the Second Schedule.

b) in the Ninth Schedule

c) in the Tenth Schedule

d) None of these

Ans: a

 

Question No.16)  The President of India shall have the power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment or to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted of  which of the following ?

a)any offence in all cases where the punishment or sentence is by a Court Martial;

(b) in all cases where the punishment or sentence is for an offence against any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the Union extends;

(c) in all cases where the sentence is a sentence of death

d) All the above

Ans : d

 

Question No.17) A Bill shall be deemed to be a Money Bill if it contains which of the following ?

(a) the imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or regulation of any tax;

 (b) the regulation of the borrowing of money or the giving of any guarantee by the Government of India, or the amendment of the law with respect to any financial obligations undertaken or to be undertaken by the Government of India;

(c) the custody of the Consolidated Fund or the Contingency Fund of India, the payment of moneys into or the withdrawal of moneys from any such Fund;

(d) All the above

Ans: d

 

Question No.18) If any question arises whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not, whose decision will be final ?

a)    the decision of the Speaker of the House of the People thereon

b)    President of Inda

c)    Prime Minister of India

d)    Union Finance Minister

Ans : a

 

 

 

Question No.19) Every Governor and every person discharging the functions of the Governor shall, before entering upon his office, make and subscribe an oath or affirmation  in the presence of whom?

 

 

a)    the Chief Justice of the High Court exercising jurisdiction in relation to the State,  

b)    in his absence, the senior most Judge of that Court available

c)    Either (a) or (b)

d)    None of these

Ans : c

 

 

 

 

Question No.20) There shall be a Governor for each State. Earlier Shri ESL Narasimhan was appointed  as Governor for two States ie., Andhra Pradesh and Telangana (i.e., around 2016). How it is possible ?

a)    Article 153 of Constitution of India shall  not prevent the appointment of the same person as Governor for two or more States

b)    Article 73

c)    Article 52

d)    None of these

Ans : a

 

 

 

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