Q182. Consider the following statements: 1. Union Territories are not represented in the Rajya Sabha. 2. It is within the purview of the Chief Election Commissioner to adjudicate the election disputes. 3. According to the Constitution of India, the Parliament consists of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha only. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements: 1. The Election Commission of India is a five member body. 2. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs decides the election schedul

With reference to the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements: 1. A bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses on its dissolution. 2. A bill passed by th

Consider the following statements: 1. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha are not the members of that House. 2. While the nominated members

Consider the following tasks: 1. Superintendence, direction and conduct of free and fair elections 2. Preparation of electoral rolls for all elections to the Pa

Consider the following statements: 1. While members of the Rajya Sabha are associated with Committees on Public Accounts and Public Undertakings, members of Com

Consider the following statements: 1. The Rajya Sabha has no power either to reject or to amend a Money Bill. 2. The Rajya Sabha cannot vote on the Demands for

Which one of the following statements is correct?

With reference to the Parliament of India, consider the following statements: 1. Prorogation of a House by the President of India does not require the advice of

Consider the following statements in respect of election to the President of India: 1. The members nominated to either House of the Parliament or the Legislativ

Consider the following statements: 1. The President of India can summon a session of the Parliament at such a place as he/she thinks fit. 2. The Constitution of

Consider the following statements: 1. If the election of the President of India is declared void by the Supreme Court of India, all acts done by him/ her in the

Consider the following statements with reference to India: 1. The Chief Election Commission and other Election Commissioners enjoy equal powers but receive uneq

Consider the following statements: 1. A bill amending the Constitution requires a prior recommendation of the President of India. 2. When a Constitution Amendme

Consider the following statements: 1. There are 25 High Courts in India. 2. Punjab, Haryana and the Union Territory of Chandigarh have a common High Court. 3. T

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the High Courts in India: 1. There are eighteen High Courts in the country. 2. Three of them have jurisdiction over

Consider the following statements: 1. The Council of Ministers in the Centre shall be collectively responsible to the Parliament. 2. The Union Ministers shall h

Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. A Bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses on its prorogation. 2. A Bill pending in the Rajya Sabha, which has

Which of the following are included in the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court? 1. A dispute between the Government of India and one or more States. 2. A

With reference to the Finance Bill and Money Bill in the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements: 1. When the Lok Sabha transmits the Finance Bill

Consider the following statements The Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts: 1. Consists of not more than 25 Members of the Lok Sabha. 2. Scrutinises appro

Consider the following statements: 1. The Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959 exempts several posts from disqualification on the grounds of ‘O

Which one of the following statements is correct?

Consider the following statements: 1. The National Development Council is an organ of the Planning Commission. 2. The Economic and Social Planning is kept in th

Consider the following statements: 1. The Constitution of India has 20 parts. 2. There are 390 Articles in the Constitution of India in all. 3. Ninth, Tenth, El

Which reference to the Delimitation Commission, consider the following statements: 1. The orders of the Delimitation Commission cannot be challenged in a Court

A deadlock between the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha calls for a joint sitting of the Parliament during the passage of 1. Ordinary Legislation 2. Money Bill 3.

Which of the following statements are correct in respect of a Money Bill in the Parliament? 1. Article 109 mentions special procedure in respect of Money Bills.

With reference to Indian public finance, consider the following statements: 1. Disbursements from Public Accounts of India are subject to the Vote of the Parlia

Consider the following statements: Attorney General of India can— 1. take part in the proceedings of the Lok Sabha 2. be a member of a committee of the Lok Sabh

Consider the following statements: 1. In India, there is no law restricting the candidates from contesting in one Lok Sabha election from three constituencies.

Consider the following statements: 1. The Rajya Sabha alone has the power to declare that it would be in national interest for the Parliament to legislate with

With reference to India, consider the following statements: 1. There is only one citizenship and one domicile. 2. A citizen by birth only can become the Head of

Which one of the following statements about a Money Bill is not correct?

In India, if a religious sect/community is given the status of a national minority, what special advantages is it entitled to? 1. It can establish and administe

Which of the following is/are stated in the Constitution of India? 1. The President shall not be a member of either House of Parliament 2. The Parliament shall

Consider the following statements: 1. An amendment to the Constitution of India can be initiated by an introduction of a bill in the Lok Sabha only. 2. If such

With reference to the Union Government, consider the following statements: 1. The Department of Revenue is responsible for the preparation of the Union Budget t

Which of the following special powers have been conferred on the Rajya Sabha by the Constitution of India?

Consider the following statements: 1. The Parliament of Russia is called the Federal Assembly. 2. The Council of the Federation in the Russian Parliament is the

Consider the following statements: An amendment to the Constitution of India can be initiated by the: 1. Lok Sabha 2. Rajya Sabha 3. State Legislature 4. Presid

Consider the following statements: 1. According to the Constitution of India, the Central Government has a duty to protect States from internal disturbances. 2.

Consider the following statements: 1. The joint sitting of the two houses of the Parliament in India is sanctioned under Article 108 of the Constitution. 2. The

With reference to the election of the President of India, consider the following statements: 1. The value of the vote of each MLA varies from State to State. 2.

Which of the following are not necessarily the consequences of the proclamation of the President’s rule in a State? 1. Dissolution of the State Legislative Asse

With reference to the Constitution of India, consider the following statements: 1. No High Court shall have the jurisdiction to declare any central law to be co

Consider the following statements: 1. The Parliament cannot enlarge the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India as its jurisdiction is limited to that confer

Which of the following statements about the Ethics Committee in the Lok Sabha are correct? 1. Initially, it was an ad-hoc Committee. 2. Only a Member of the Lok

Consider the following statements: 1. The Legislative Council of a State in India can be larger in size than half of the Legislative Assembly of that particular

With reference to the Indian Parliament, which one of the following is not correct?

Regarding the office of the Lok Sabha Speaker, consider the following statements: 1. He/She holds the office during the pleasure of the President. 2. He/She nee

Consider the following statements: 1. The Speaker of Lok Sabha has the power to adjourn the House sine die but, on prorogation, it is only the President who can

In the context of India, which of the following principles is/are, implied institutionally in the parliamentary government? 1. Members of the Cabinet are Member

Consider the following statements: 1. In the election for Lok Sabha or State Assembly, the winning candidate must get at least 50 percent of the votes polled, t

Consider the following statements: The function(s) of the Finance commission is/are: 1. to allow the withdrawal of the money out of the Consolidated Fund of Ind

Consider the following statements: 1. The Chairman of the Committee on Public Accounts is appointed by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha. 2. The Committee on Public

What is the provision to safeguard the autonomy of the Supreme Court of India? 1. While appointing the Supreme Court Judges, the President of India has to consu

With reference to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, consider the following statements: While any resolution for the removal of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is under

Consider the following statements: 1. Pursuant to the report of H.N. Sanyal Committee, the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 was passed. 2. The Constitution of India

Which of the following is/are the exclusive power(s) of Lok Sabha? 1. To ratify the declaration of Emergency. 2. To pass a motion of no-confidence against the C

Consider the following statements: 1. According to the Constitution of India a person who is eligible to vote can be made a minister in a State for six months e

With reference to the writs issued by the Courts in India, consider the following statements: 1. Mandamus will not lie against a private organisation unless it

Consider the following statements regarding the political parties in India: 1. The Representation of the People Act, 1951 provides for the registration of polit

Consider the following statements: In the electoral college for Presidential Election in India, 1. The value of the vote of an elected Member of Legislative Ass

Consider the following statements: 1. The boundaries of a National Park are defined by legislation. 2. A Biosphere Reserve is declared to conserve a few specifi

Consider the following statements: The Constitution of India provides that: 1. The Legislative Assembly of each State shall consist of not more than 450 members

With reference to Union Budget, consider the following statements : 1. The Union Finance Minister on behalf of the Prime Minister, lays the Annual Fin

What will follow if a Money Bill is substantially amended by the Rajya Sabha?

The Parliament can make any law for whole or any part of India for implementing International treaties: (a) with the consent of all the States (b) wit

In the Parliament of India, the purpose of an adjournment motion is

Which of the following are the methods of Parliamentary control over public finance in India? 1. Placing Annual Financial Statement before the Parliam

When the annual Union Budget is not passed by the Lok Sabha:

What is the difference between “vote-on-account” and “interim budget”? 1. The provision of a “vote-on-account” is used by a regular Government, while

Who was the Speaker of the First Lok Sabha?