G.K. Practice Test: Question Set - 07
1. The president can dismiss a member of the council of ministers
- (A) On
his own
- (B) On
the recommendation of the prime ministers
- (C) Only
under emergency conditions
- (D) With
the consent of the speaker
2. The members of the parliamentary committee
- (A) Are
appointed by the president in consultation with the prime minister
- (B) Are
appointed by the president on the recommendation of the speaker
- (C) Are
taken from various groups and parties in Parliament in proportion to their
respective strength
- (D) Both (b) and
(c)
3. The minimum number of members that must be present to hold the meeting of the Lok Sabha is
- (A) One-fourth
of the total membership
- (B) One-tenth
of the total membership of the Houses
- (C) 50
percent strength of the Lok Sabha
- (D) At least 100
members
4. The position of the president which was undermined by the 42nd amendment was sub-sequently somewhat retrieved by the
- (A) 44th
amendment
- (B) 45th
amendment
- (C) 26th
amendment
- (D) None
of the above
5. The oath of office is administered to the Governor by the
- (A) Chief
justice of India
- (B) President
- (C) Chief
justice of high court
- (D) Speaker
of legislative assembly
6. The members of the committees of Parliament are
- (A) Nominated
by the leaders of the various parties in the Parliament
- (B) Nominated
by the prime minister
- (C) Appointed by
the speaker or elected by the House from amongst persons who are not members of
Parliament
- (D) Appointed
by the speaker or elected by the House from amongst its own members
7. The preamble to our constitution provided that India is
- (A) A
sovereign, socialist and democratic republic
- (B) A
sovereign, socialist, secular and democratic republic
- (C) A
sovereign republic with a socialist pattern of society
- (D) A
socialist, secular and democratic republic
8. The phrase 'procedure established by the law' means
- (A) The
judges in India cannot question the fairness or validity of a law, provided it
is within the limits of the constitution
- (B) Judges
in India can question the fairness or validity of an undue law even if it is
within the limits of the constitution
- (C) Judges in
India can declare a law invalid simply because in their opinion the law is not
due or is unjust
- (D) None of the
above
9. The preamble enshrines certain ideals that were first spelt out in
- (A) The
speech by Jawaharlal Nehru on the banks of Ravi when he called for Purana Swaraj
- (B) The
Nehru report
- (C) A
resolution adopted at the Karachi session of the Indian National Congress
- (D) The
Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly
10. The Muslim League as a political party was founded in
- (A) 1906
- (B) 1909
- (C) 1915
- (D) 1919