GK Practice Test: Question Set - 13
1. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by
- (A) The
people
- (B) Lok
Sabha
- (C) Elected
members of the legislative assembly
- (D) Elected
members of the legislative council
2. The power to decide an election petition is vested in the
- (A) Parliament
- (B) Supreme
Court
- (C) High
courts
- (D) Election
Commission
3. The members of Lok Sabha hold office for a term of
- (A) 4 years
- (B) 5 years
- (C) 6 years
- (D) 3 years
4. The president can be removed from his office before the expiry of his normal term only on the recommendation of
- (A) The
Supreme Court
- (B) The chief
justice of India
- (C) Council of
ministers
- (D) The two
Houses of Parliament
5. The president can expend out of the Contingency Fund of India
- (A) Only
with the approval of the Parliament
- (B) Without
the approval of the Parliament
- (C) Only
in the case of the national calamities
- (D) None
of the above
6. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected for a term
- (A) Of
six years
- (B) Determined
by the state legislative assembly of a state
- (C) Of four
years
- (D) None
of the above
7. The name of a candidate for the office of president of India may be proposed by
- (A) Any
five citizens of India
- (B) Any
five members of the Parliament
- (C) Any
one member of the Electoral College
- (D) Any ten
members of the Electoral College
8. The power to prorogue the Lok Sabha rests with
- (A) The speaker
- (B) The
president
- (C) The
prime minister
- (D) The
minister for parliamentary affairs
9. The oath of office is administered to the members of state council of ministers by
- (A) The
governor
- (B) The
chief minister
- (C) Chief
justice of the state high court
- (D) Speaker
of legislative assembly
10. The members of Lok Sabha are
- (A) Directly
elected by the people
- (B) Indirectly
elected
- (C) Nominated
- (D) Partly
elected and partly nominated
11. The nature of the anti-Imperialist struggle was
- (A) Always
peaceful and constitutional
- (B) Initially
constitutional and by large non-violent
- (C) Based
on continuous armed resistance
- (D) Largely
supported by foreign powers
12. The president convenes and prorogues all sessions of Parliament in consultation with
- (A) The
speaker
- (B) The prime
minister
- (C) The
prime minister and the leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha
- (D) None of the
above
13. The minimum age required to become a member of Rajya Sabha is
- (A) 21 years
- (B) 25 years
- (C) 30 years
- (D) 35 years
14. The preamble declares India as a sovereign state which implies
- (A) India
is free to conduct her internal affairs
- (B) India
is free to conduct her external affairs
- (C) India
is free to conduct here internal as well as external affairs
- (D) None
of the above
15. The parliament works through committees which
- (A) Help
the government in the formulation of policy
- (B) Exercise
effective control over government on a regular and continuing basis
- (C) Ensure
that the parliament strictly adheres to the provision of the constitution and
the prescribed parliamentary procedure
- (D) Both (a) and
(b)