Constitution of India -3

Constitution of India -3

31. The Judges of the District  Court are appointed by :

(a)President of India

(b) Chief Justice of India

(c) Prime Minister

(d) Governor of the State

Answer: (d)

32. The system of Public Interest Litigation has been introduced in India

(a)Through constitutional amendment

(b) By judicial initiatives

(c)  By political parties

(d)By parliamentary Act

Answer: (b)

33. The accountability or responsibility of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to the Lok Sabha is :

(a)Intermittent  ( b) Indirect

(c) At the time of election

(d) Direct, continuous, and collective

Answer: (d)

34. The Council of States is a :

(a)House elected every six years

 (b) House elected every five years

 (c) House which is permanent

(d) House which can be dissolved

Answer: (c)

35. Which article of the Constitution empowers the Parliament to legislate on any matter of the State List ?

(a) 115    (b) 183   (c)221  (d)  249

Answer: (d)

36. The quorum requirement in the Rajya Sabha:

(a) 25    (b) 50    (c)  100   (d) 126

Answer: (a)

37. The Supreme Court has the exclusive jurisdiction in regard to:

(a) Constitutional validity of state laws

(b) Constitutional validity of concurrent laws

(c) Constitutional validity of central  laws

(d) None of the above

Answer: (c)

38. Under which article of our constitution , the Governor can reserve the bill for the consideration of the president?

(a) 199    (b) 200     (c)201  (d) 202

Answer: (c)

39. The Lok Sabha Secretariat comes under the supervision of the:

(a) Ministry of Home Affairs

(b) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

(c) Prime Minister’s office

(d) Speaker of Lok Sabha

Answer: (d)

40. The Lok Sabha is more powerful than the Rajya Sabha in:

(a)Electoral powers

(b) Emergency powers

(c) Amending powers

(d) Financial powers

Answer: (d)

41. Right to Information is:

(a) Fundamental Right

(b) Constitutional Right

(c)  Natural Right

(d)  legal Right

Answer: (d)

42. Who took interest in the Public Interest Litigation cases ?

(a) Bhagawati and Krishna Iyer

(b) Kania and Sastri

(c)  Ray and Beg

(d)  Shah and Sikri

Answer: (a)

43. Who is responsible for protecting and defending the Constitution?

(a)President

(b) Chief Justice of India

(c) Prime Minister

(d)  Supreme Court of India

Answer: (d)

44. Whose prior permission is required before the money bill is introduced in the Lok Sabha ?

(a) President of India

(b) Chief Justice of India

(c) Prime Minister

(d) Speaker of Lok Sabha

Answer: (a)

45. Minority rights are given in :

(a) Article 25 -28

(b) Article 29 and 30

(c) Article 31 (d) Article 32

Answer: (b)

46. Where does a money bill originate  in Indian Parliament ?

(a) Lok Sabha (b) Rajya Sabha

(c) Both the House (d) None of the above

Answer: (a)

47. The Vice-President of India can be removed from the office :

(a)By a resolution in the Council of states approved by Lok sabha

(b) By a resolution of Lok Sabha agreed to by the council of states

(c) By a resolution adopted by the two House meeting in a joint session

(d) Following the normal process of impeachment

Answer: (a)

48. The Chairman of Rajya Sabha is elected by:

(a) Elected members of Rajya Sabha

(b) Members of Rajya Sabha

(c) The elected members of Rajya Sabha

(d) All the members of the Parliament

Answer: (d)

49. The first Lok Adalat was held in the year:

(a) 1985   (b) 1986    (c)  1987    (d) 1988

Answer: (b)

50. Which of the following is not a fundamental duty ?

(a) To respect national Anthem

( b) To protect monuments and places of national importance

(c) To safeguard private property

(d) To protect and improve the natural environment

Answer: (c)

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