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Objective Questions on Parliament of India (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha)
1. Parliament includes : [SSC CPO 2007, SSC Matric Level 2008, SSC CGL 2011]
(A) President, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha ✔ (B) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
(C) Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly (D) Legislative Assembly, Legislative Council and Lok Sabha
2. The most important feature of Indian Parliament is : [SSC Tax Asst. Exam 2008]
(A) It is the union legislature in India (B) It includes the President ✔
(C) It is bicameral (D) Its Upper house never dissolves
3. Which of the following is not correct : [SSC Combined Higher Sec. Level 2011]
(A) Person should have completed age of 30 years to elect as a member of Rajya Sabha
(B) Person should have completed age of 25 years to elect as a member of Lok Sabha
(C) Person should have completed age of 21 years to elect as member of Legislative Council ✔
(D) Person eligible to vote in panchayat election should have completed age of 18 years
4. Which article of the Constitution deals with money bills : [SSC CAPFs (CPO) SI & ASI DP 2016]
(A) Article-130 (B) Article-110 ✔
(C) Article-120 (D) Article-100
5. The number of parliamentary seats (Lok Sabha) of Goa is : [SSC CHSL 2016]
(A) 2 ✔ (B) 13
(C) 20 (D) 25
6. The number of parliamentary seats (Lok Sabha) of Kerala is : [SSC CHSL 2016]
(A) 2 (B) 13
(C) 20 ✔ (D) 25
7. Which house of the Indian parliament is a house elected by the people : [SSC FCI Exam 2012]
(A) Rajya Sabha (B) Lok Sabha ✔
(C) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha both (D) None of these
8. What is the maximum number of members in Lok Sabha? [SSC CHSL 2016]
(A) 512 (B) 542
(C) 552 ✔ (D) 532
9. Which of the following motion is related to Union Budget : [SSC Combined Higher Sec. Level 2012]
(A) Adjournment (B) Censure
(C) Cut motion ✔ (D) None of these
10. A motion that seeks to reduce the amount of demand presented by government to Rs. 1/- is known as : [11 Sep. 2016 (Afternoon]
(A) Disapproval of policy cut ✔ (B) Token cut
(C) Economy cut (D) Vote on account
11. Parliament and Constitution are not mode of : [SSC Combined Higher Sec. Level 2010, SSC Stenographer 2011]
(A) Legal Justice ✔ (B) Political Justice
(C) Economic Justice (D) Social Justice
12. Bicameral Legislature means : [SSC CHSL 2016]
(A) Primary and secondary legislature (B) Lower and Upper Chamber ✔
(C) Lok Adalats and Courts (D) Elected as well as selected members
13. A money bill passed by the Lok Sabha is deemed to have been passed by the Rajya Sabha also, when no action is taken by the Upper House within : [SSC CGL Pre. 2000]
(A) 10 days (B) 14 days ✔
(C) 20 days (D) 30days
14. How many times, a Non-money bill is discussed in every house of the parliament : [SSC CPO Exam 2007]
(A) Two (B) Three ✔
(C) Four (D) One
15. The number of parliamentary seats (Lok Sabha) of Maharashtra is : [SSC CHSL 2016]
(A) 10 (B) 26 ✔
(C) 28 (D) 48
16. The number of parliamentary seats (Lok Sabha) of Chandigarh is : [SSC CHSL 2016]
(A) 1 ✔ (B) 6
(C) 11 (D) 15
17. How many members of Anglo-Indian community can be nominated for the Parliament by the President : [SSC Stenographer grade D Exam 2005]
(A) 2 ✔ (B) 4
(C) 8 (D) Depends on President's will
18. How many seats are reserved for representatives of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha? [SSC CHSL 2016]
(A) 39 (B) 85
(C) 109 (D) 131 ✔
19. If the Parliament has to appoint a committee for a specific task, it is known as : [SSC Combined Higher Sec. Level 2012]
(A) Standing committee (B) Ad-hoc committee ✔
(C) Joint committee (D) Permanent committee
20. Which of the following committee is not a permanent committee of the Parliament : [SSC Combined Higher Sec. Level 2011]
(A) Public accounts committee (B) Estimates committee
(C) Committee on public undertaking (D) Advisory committee of finance ministry ✔
21. Lok Sabha is the House of the Parliament of India. [SSC CHSL 2016]
(A) Lower ✔ (B) Upper
(C) Left (D) Right
22. What is the name of Upper house of Indian Parliament? [SSC CGL Tier-I Exam, 2015]
(A) Senate (B) Rajya Sabha ✔
(C) House of Lords (D) Legislative Assembly
23. The persons, who can speak in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha being a member of Rajya Sabha, are : [SSC Tax Asst. Exam 2006]
(A) Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha (B) Leader of Rajya Sabha
(C) Nominated members of Rajya Sabha (D) The Ministers who are members in Rajya Sabha ✔
24. What is the quorum to transact the business of Lok Sabha : [SSC Data Entry Operator Exam 2009]
(A) 1/6 (B) 1/8
(C) 1/10 ✔ (D) 1/5
25. There are total parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha constituency) in Punjab : [SSC CGL 2017]
(A) 7 ✔ (B) 1
(C) 18 (D) 10
26. There are total parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha constituency) in Sikkim : [SSC CGL 2017]
(A) 11 (B) 19
(C) 10 (D) 1 ✔
27. Lok Sabha Secretariat comes under the direct control of :
(A) Ministry of Home Affairs (B) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
(C) Speaker of Lok Sabha ✔ (D) President
28. The Secretary General of the Lok Sabha is the Chief of its Secretariat and is : [SSC CGL Pre. 2005]
(A) Elected by the Lok Sabha (B) Elected by both Houses of Parliament
(C) Appointed by the Speaker ✔ (D) Appointed by the President
29. Which Parliamentary Committee in India is normally chaired by a prominent member of the opposition? [30 Aug. 2016 (Evening)]
(A) Committee on Government Assurances (B) Estimates Committee
(C) Privileges Committee (D) Public Accounts Committee ✔
30. The number of parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha) of West Bengal is : [SSC CHSL 2016]
(A) 12 (B) 16 ✔
(C) 18 (D) 31
31. What is the maximum number of Members of the Rajya Sabha? [SSC CHSL 2016]
(A) 150 (B) 200
(C) 250 ✔ (D) 300
32. What is the total number of members in Rajya Sabha from States and Union Territories? [SSC CHSL 2016]
(A) 218 (B) 228
(C) 238 ✔ (D) 248
31. Who among the following is a part of political executive? [SSC CPO 2017]
(A) District Magistrate (B) Secretary of Ministry of defence
(C) Finance Minister ✔ (D) Superintendent of Police
34. Who presides the joint sitting of Parliament : [SSC Metric Level Exam 2002]
(A) Chairman of Rajya Sabha (B) Senior most member of Parliament
(C) Speaker of Lok Sabha ✔ (D) President of India
35. There are total parliamentary seats (Lok Sabha constituency) in West Bengal : [SSC CGL 2017]
(A) 42 ✔ (B) 2
(C) 14 (D) 40
36. There are total parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha constituency) in Odisha : [SSC CGL 2017]
(A) 11 (B) 19
(C) 10 ✔ (D) 1
37. Speaker of the Lok Sabha serves for a maximum term of years : [SSC CHSL 2016]
(A) 3 (B) 4
(C) 5 ✔ (D) 7
38. If the Speaker of Lok Sabha wants to resign, whom does he resign : [SSC CGL 2010, SSC Matric Level 2001,02]
(A) President of India (B) Deputy Speaker ✔
(C) Prime Minister (D) Council of Ministers
39. Who is the custodian of Consolidated Fund of India : [SSC Tax Asst. Exam 2006]
(A) Executive (B) Judiciary
(C) Legislature ✔ (D) Civil officers
40. Which of the following parliamentary constituency is the largest in terms of area : [SSC CPO 2007, SSC Section Off. Exam 2007]
(A) Barmer (Rajasthan) (B) Arunachal West (Arunachal Pradesh)
(C) Laddakh (Jammu and Kashmir) ✔ (D) Uttaranchal East (Uttaranchal)
41. How many members of the Rajya Sabha are elected every two years ? [SSC CHSL 2016]
(A) All (B) One fourth
(C) Half (D) One third ✔
42. Who elects the members of Rajya Sabha? [SSC CHSL 2016]
(A) Elected members of the Legislative Council (B) The People
(C) Elected members of the Legislative Assembly ✔ (D) Lok Sabha
43. Which Article gives the power to the Parliament to make law on subjects of state list : [SSC Combined Higher Sec. Level 2012]
(A) 115 (B) 183
(C) 221 (D) 249 ✔
44. If Parliament has to legislate with respect to a matter in the state list, the proposal for such is to be approved by : [SSC CPO Exam 2015]
(A) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Legislature of related State (B) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha both
(C) Rajya Sabha ✔ (D) Lok Sabha
45. What is the minimum number of members required to be present in anyone of the two houses of Parliament for its functioning?
(A) One fifth of total members (B) One sixth of total members
(C) One seventh of total members (D) One tenth of total members ✔
46. Which Lok Sabha speaker has authored the book ‘Matoshree’? [SSC CPO 2017]
(A) Sumitra Mahajan ✔ (B) Meira Kumar
(C) Somnath Chatterjee (D) Manohar Joshi
47. Who was the first Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha? [SSC CHSL 2016]
(A) G. V. Mavalankar (B) Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
(C) M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar ✔ (D) Dr. P V Cherian
48. Who among the following issues a notification for prorogation of legislative session? [SSC CPO 2017]
(A) Speaker (B) Chairman
(C) President ✔ (D) Prime Minister
49. The number of parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha) of Tamil Nadu is : [SSC CHSL 2016]
(A) 12 (B) 16
(C) 18 ✔ (D) 31
50. The number of parliamentary seats (Rajya Sabha) of Karnataka is : [SSC CHSL 2016]
(A) 12 ✔ (B) 16
(C) 18 (D) 31
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