PART–II : UNION GOVERNMENT (100 MCQs)
A. The President (25 MCQs)
The President of India is elected by
A. Direct election
B. Parliament only
C. Electoral College
D. Supreme Court
Ans: C
The electoral college consists of
A. MPs only
B. MLAs only
C. MPs and MLAs
D. MPs, MLAs and MLCs
Ans: C
Which Article deals with election of President?
A. Article 52
B. Article 54
C. Article 61
D. Article 63
Ans: B
President holds office for
A. 4 years
B. 5 years
C. 6 years
D. 7 years
Ans: B
Qualification for President includes
A. Citizen of India
B. 30 years of age
C. Member of Parliament
D. Graduate
Ans: A
Minimum age for President is
A. 25 years
B. 30 years
C. 35 years
D. 40 years
Ans: C
Oath of President is administered by
A. Prime Minister
B. Chief Justice of India
C. Speaker Lok Sabha
D. Vice-President
Ans: B
Executive power of Union vests in
A. Prime Minister
B. Council of Ministers
C. President
D. Parliament
Ans: C
Supreme Commander of Armed Forces is
A. Prime Minister
B. Defence Minister
C. President
D. Chief of Army Staff
Ans: C
President can promulgate ordinance under
A. Article 72
B. Article 74
C. Article 123
D. Article 356
Ans: C
Ordinance has validity of
A. 3 months
B. 6 months
C. 1 year
D. Till withdrawn
Ans: B
President’s pardon power is under
A. Article 161
B. Article 72
C. Article 124
D. Article 226
Ans: B
President addresses Parliament under
A. Article 74
B. Article 75
C. Article 87
D. Article 85
Ans: C
Financial Emergency is declared under
A. Article 352
B. Article 356
C. Article 360
D. Article 365
Ans: C
President can dissolve Lok Sabha on advice of
A. Chief Justice
B. Speaker
C. Prime Minister
D. Vice-President
Ans: C
Impeachment of President is under
A. Article 54
B. Article 56
C. Article 61
D. Article 72
Ans: C
Charges for impeachment are preferred by
A. Lok Sabha only
B. Rajya Sabha only
C. Either House
D. Supreme Court
Ans: C
Vacancy of President is filled within
A. 3 months
B. 6 months
C. 9 months
D. 1 year
Ans: B
President acts as nominal executive because
A. Limited powers
B. Bound by advice
C. Weak Constitution
D. Judicial control
Ans: B
President appoints Governors under
A. Article 153
B. Article 155
C. Article 160
D. Article 163
Ans: B
President appoints CAG under
A. Article 76
B. Article 148
C. Article 324
D. Article 280
Ans: B
Money Bill needs recommendation of
A. Prime Minister
B. Speaker
C. President
D. Finance Minister
Ans: C
President summons Parliament under
A. Article 85
B. Article 86
C. Article 87
D. Article 88
Ans: A
Real executive authority lies with
A. President
B. Parliament
C. Prime Minister
D. Judiciary
Ans: C
President’s veto power includes
A. Absolute veto
B. Suspensive veto
C. Pocket veto
D. All
Ans: D
B. Vice-President (10 MCQs)
Vice-President is elected by
A. Electoral college of Parliament
B. People directly
C. State Legislatures
D. Lok Sabha only
Ans: A
Term of Vice-President is
A. 4 years
B. 5 years
C. 6 years
D. Co-terminus
Ans: B
Ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha is
A. President
B. Prime Minister
C. Vice-President
D. Speaker
Ans: C
Vice-President can act as President for
A. 3 months
B. 6 months
C. 1 year
D. Unlimited
Ans: B
Oath of Vice-President is administered by
A. President
B. Chief Justice
C. Speaker
D. Prime Minister
Ans: B
Removal of Vice-President requires
A. Impeachment
B. Simple majority of Rajya Sabha
C. Resolution of Rajya Sabha + Lok Sabha
D. President’s order
Ans: C
Vice-President is not a member of
A. Rajya Sabha
B. Lok Sabha
C. Council of Ministers
D. Parliament
Ans: B
Vice-President election disputes decided by
A. Parliament
B. Election Commission
C. Supreme Court
D. President
Ans: C
Article related to Vice-President is
A. 52
B. 63
C. 74
D. 80
Ans: B
Vice-President does not vote in Rajya Sabha except
A. General voting
B. Special voting
C. Casting vote
D. Financial vote
Ans: C
C. Prime Minister & Council of Ministers (30 MCQs)
Prime Minister is appointed under
A. Article 74
B. Article 75
C. Article 76
D. Article 77
Ans: B
Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to
A. President
B. Rajya Sabha
C. Lok Sabha
D. Supreme Court
Ans: C
Real executive power rests with
A. President
B. PM
C. Cabinet
D. Parliament
Ans: C
Cabinet is a subset of
A. Parliament
B. Council of Ministers
C. Lok Sabha
D. Rajya Sabha
Ans: B
Prime Minister must be member of
A. Lok Sabha only
B. Rajya Sabha only
C. Either House
D. None
Ans: C
If PM is not MP, must become MP within
A. 3 months
B. 6 months
C. 1 year
D. 2 years
Ans: B
Head of Council of Ministers is
A. President
B. PM
C. Speaker
D. Vice-President
Ans: B
Size of Council of Ministers is limited by
A. Constitution
B. 91st Amendment
C. President
D. Parliament Rules
Ans: B
Maximum size is
A. 10%
B. 15%
C. 20%
D. 25%
Ans: B
Cabinet Secretariat works under
A. President
B. PM
C. Home Minister
D. Cabinet
Ans: B
Minister holds office during pleasure of
A. PM
B. President
C. Parliament
D. Supreme Court
Ans: B
PM resigns to
A. President
B. Speaker
C. Cabinet
D. Lok Sabha
Ans: A
Collective responsibility ensures
A. Stability
B. Unity
C. Accountability
D. All
Ans: D
Council of Ministers advice is
A. Optional
B. Binding
C. Written only
D. Reviewable
Ans: B
Which is not a category of minister?
A. Cabinet Minister
B. Minister of State
C. Deputy Minister
D. Parliamentary Secretary
Ans: D
Article related to Council of Ministers is
A. 74
B. 75
C. 76
D. 77
Ans: A
Cabinet Committee is created by
A. Constitution
B. Parliament
C. PM
D. President
Ans: C
Shadow Cabinet exists in
A. India
B. UK
C. USA
D. France
Ans: B
PM communicates decisions to President under
A. Article 74
B. Article 75
C. Article 78
D. Article 80
Ans: C
Minister who attends cabinet but not member is
A. Cabinet Minister
B. MoS
C. MoS (Independent)
D. Deputy Minister
Ans: C
Vote of no-confidence is moved in
A. Rajya Sabha
B. Lok Sabha
C. Both
D. President
Ans: B
PM can advise dissolution of
A. Rajya Sabha
B. Lok Sabha
C. Both
D. None
Ans: B
Leader of Lok Sabha is
A. President
B. Speaker
C. PM
D. Opposition leader
Ans: C
Cabinet decision is binding on
A. PM only
B. Ministers
C. President
D. Judiciary
Ans: B
Kitchen Cabinet means
A. Official cabinet
B. Inner circle of PM
C. Opposition group
D. Parliamentary committee
Ans: B
Council of Ministers includes
A. Cabinet only
B. Cabinet + MoS
C. Cabinet + MoS + Deputy
D. All
Ans: D
D. Attorney General & CAG (10 MCQs)
Attorney General appointed under
A. Article 74
B. Article 75
C. Article 76
D. Article 77
Ans: C
Attorney General is legal adviser of
A. Parliament
B. Supreme Court
C. President
D. Government of India
Ans: D
AG can take part in
A. Lok Sabha
B. Rajya Sabha
C. Both
D. Neither
Ans: C
AG has right to vote?
A. Yes
B. No
Ans: B
CAG is guardian of
A. Constitution
B. Public finance
C. Judiciary
D. Parliament
Ans: B
CAG appointed under
A. Article 148
B. Article 149
C. Article 150
D. Article 151
Ans: A
CAG reports are submitted to
A. PM
B. President
C. Parliament
D. Supreme Court
Ans: B
CAG removed like
A. Judge of SC
B. PM
C. Minister
D. President
Ans: A
CAG audits
A. Union accounts
B. State accounts
C. PSU accounts
D. All
Ans: D
Salary of CAG charged on
A. Consolidated Fund of India
B. Contingency Fund
C. Public Account
D. Finance Ministry
Ans: A
E. Parliament (25 MCQs)
Parliament consists of
A. President + LS
B. LS + RS
C. President + LS + RS
D. PM + LS + RS
Ans: C
Lok Sabha maximum strength is
A. 500
B. 545
C. 552
D. 560
Ans: C
Rajya Sabha is
A. Permanent
B. Temporary
C. Co-terminus
D. Dissolvable
Ans: A
Term of Lok Sabha is
A. 4 years
B. 5 years
C. 6 years
D. Flexible
Ans: B
Money Bill introduced in
A. Rajya Sabha
B. Lok Sabha
C. Either
D. President
Ans: B
Speaker of Lok Sabha elected by
A. President
B. PM
C. Members of LS
D. Parliament
Ans: C
Chairman of Rajya Sabha is
A. President
B. Vice-President
C. PM
D. Speaker
Ans: B
Budget is presented by
A. PM
B. Finance Minister
C. President
D. Speaker
Ans: B
Zero Hour is
A. Constitutional
B. Mentioned in rules
C. Informal device
D. Mandatory
Ans: C
Question Hour is first hour of
A. Sitting
B. Debate
C. Budget
D. Session
Ans: A
Joint sitting presided by
A. President
B. PM
C. Speaker LS
D. Chairman RS
Ans: C
Anti-defection law is in
A. 9th Schedule
B. 10th Schedule
C. 11th Schedule
D. 12th Schedule
Ans: B
Confidence motion is moved in
A. RS
B. LS
C. Both
D. President
Ans: B
Cut motion relates to
A. Policy
B. Budget
C. Judiciary
D. Election
Ans: B
Adjournment motion requires approval of
A. President
B. PM
C. Speaker
D. Chairman
Ans: C
Parliamentary privileges under
A. Article 105
B. Article 106
C. Article 107
D. Article 108
Ans: A
Ordinance approved by Parliament within
A. 3 weeks
B. 6 weeks
C. 2 months
D. 6 months
Ans: B
Private member bill introduced by
A. Minister
B. Non-minister MP
C. President
D. PM
Ans: B
Budget lapse applies to
A. All demands
B. Non-voted items
C. Grants
D. None
Ans: C
Starred questions require
A. Written answer
B. Oral answer
C. No answer
D. Committee reply
Ans: B
Unstarred questions require
A. Oral
B. Written
C. Debate
D. Voting
Ans: B
Parliamentary committee system borrowed from
A. USA
B. UK
C. Canada
D. France
Ans: B
Public Accounts Committee chairman is from
A. Ruling party
B. Opposition
C. President nominee
D. Finance Minister
Ans: B
Parliament can legislate on State List during
A. Normal time
B. Emergency
C. President rule
D. Both B & C
Ans: D
Ultimate authority of Indian Parliament is limited by
A. President
B. Judiciary
C. Constitution
D. PM
Ans: C
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