G.K. Practice Test: Question Set - 09
1. The position of the prime minister of India is superior to that of his counter-part in Britain because
- (A) India
is the biggest democracy
- (B) India
has adopted the federal system
- (C) India
has a written constitution
- (D) His
office enjoys constitutional basis
2. The name of the union given in the Constitution is
- (A) Hindustan
or Bharatavarsha
- (B) India
or Hindustan
- (C) India
or Bharat
- (D) Bharatadesh
or India
3. The Nagaland State of India cannot be termed as a state because it lacks
- (A) Sovereignty
- (B) Bicameral
legislature
- (C) A
high court exclusively of its own
- (D) None
of the above
4. The members of the state legislature exercise control over the council of the ministers through
- (A) Questions
and supplementary questions
- (B) Criticism
of its policies
- (C) Adjournment
motion
- (D) All
of the above
5. The oath of office is conducted to the president by
- (A) The
speaker of Lok Sabha
- (B) The
chief justice of India
- (C) The
vice-president of India
- (D) None of the
above
6. The new committee system constitutes an improvement over the earlier committee system in so far as
- (A) It assures
representation to all the political parties in proportion to their strength in
the Parliament
- (B) It enables
the Parliament to examine the grants of all the ministries and departments in
detail
- (C) It
enables the Parliament to accept the demands of various ministries without
scrutiny
- (D) None
of the above
7. The president can advance money to meet unforeseen expenses, pending authorization by Parliament, from
- (A) The
Consolidated Fund of India
- (B) The
Contingency Fund
- (C) Both
the above funds
- (D) None of the
above
8. The Parliament exercises control over council of ministers, the real executive, in several ways. Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as a method of control over executive?
- (A) Questions
- (B) Supplementary
questions
- (C) Adjournment
motions
- (D) None
of the above
9. The office of the prime minister of India
- (A) Has
a constitutional basis
- (B) Has a
statutory basis
- (C) Has
conventional basis
- (D) None of the
above
10. Preamble enshrines the ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity - ideals inspired by the
- (A) Russian
Revolution
- (B) Irish
Revolution
- (C) French
Revolution
- (D) US
Constitution