Free Central Government - 17 Practice Test - IAS 

Question 1

Which of the following statements is correct?

A. The term of the Lok Sabha cannot be extended beyond five years
B. The term of the Lok Sabha can be extended by the President with the consent of the speaker for an unlimited period
C. The term of the Lok Sabha can be extended by the President for a full term of five years
D. The term of the Lok Sabha can be extended by one year at a time

SOLUTION

Solution : D

 

Question 2

Which of the following statements regarding the office of the speaker is correct?

A. He holds office during the pleasure of the President
B. He need not be a member of the house at the time of election as speaker, but must become a member of the house within six months of the date of his election
C. He loses his office if the house is dissolved before the end of the normal tenure
D. If he intends to resign, the letter of his resignation is to be addressed to the deputy speaker

SOLUTION

Solution : D

 

Question 3

Who among the following may belong to the Rajya Sabha but can speak in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha

A. Ministers who are member of the Rajya Sabha
B. Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha who are experts of a particular field
C. The deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha
D. The leader of the house in the Rajya Sabha

SOLUTION

Solution : A

 

Question 4

Which of the following Parliamentary committee scrutinizes the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India?

A. The estimates committee
B. The public accounts committee
C. The committee on public undertakings
D. All the above

SOLUTION

Solution : B

 

Question 5

At present, various states have been allocated seats in the Lok Sabha on the basis of

A. 1951 census
B. 1961 census
C. 1971 census
D. 1981 census

SOLUTION

Solution : C

 

Question 6

Which one of the following is the correct definition of the term 'whip'?

A. A situation in which all the members of a political party attend the session of Parliament but need not participate in the votin
B. A document published by the government, containing full information on an issue of national importance, presented to the Parliament
C. State in which all the members of the political party are required to be present in the Parliament and vote according to the instructions of the party
D. None of the above

SOLUTION

Solution : C

 

Question 7

Assertion : if the budget presented to the Rajya Sabha is not passed within the stipulated period, the budget proposals are not affected

Reason (r): in financial maters the Lok Sabha is more powerful than the Rajya Sabha

A. Both a and r are true and r is the correct explanation of a
B. Both a and r are true but r is not a correct explanation of a
C. A is true but r is false
D. A is false but r is true

SOLUTION

Solution : A

 

Question 8

Which of the following committees has associate members from the Rajya Sabha?

A. Public accounts committee
B. Estimates committee
C. Committee on privileges
D. All the above

SOLUTION

Solution : A

 

Question 9

Which of the following committees of Parliament is concerned with the regularity and economy of expenditure?

A. Public accounts committee
B. Estimates committee
C. Committee on public undertakings
D. All the above

SOLUTION

Solution : A

 

Question 10

The term 'closure' in Parliamentary terminology implies

A. The end of session of Parliament
B. Stoppage of debate on a motion
C. End of the day's proceedings
D. End of the day's proceedings

SOLUTION

Solution : B

 
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