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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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