Group 2 Question Paper with Answers


1. What happens when there is a simultaneous vacancy in the post of speaker and deputy speaker?
1) One of the panel speakers presides over the house
2) The Lok Sabha immediately elects the speaker
3) Chairman of the Rajya Sabha preside over the meeting of the Lok Sabha before the election of the Speaker
4) President appoints the senior most member of the Lok Sabha to preside over the meeting of the Lok Sabha

2. What is true about the constitutional amendment bills?
a) President can use only suspensive veto
b) Rajya Sabha can only delay the bill for 6 months
c) In case of delay of the bill, there will be joint meeting
1) a, b, c
2) a, b
3) a only
4) None

3. Who among the following is not a part of the council of ministers?
a) PM
b) Minister of State
c) Deputy Ministers
1) a, b, c
2) b, c
3) c only
4) All are a part of council of ministers

4. Who elects the members of the Rajya Sabha?
1) MLAs
2) People
3) Electoral College
4) MLAs and also MLCs if the state legislature has an upper house

5. Which of the followings are true regarding the election of the members of the Legislative Council?
a) A representative elected from graduate constituency need not be a graduate
b) A representative elected from teachers constituency should be a teacher
c) A voter who cast his vote in the local body constituency may also have vote in the graduate constituency
d) Electors shall have more than one vote
1) a, b, d
2) a, c, d
3) b, c, d
4) a, b, c

6. A person by name Gopal belongs to SC community. He married an ST person by name Parvati. Which of the following are correct if Parvati wanted to contest election to Lok Sabha?
a) She can contest from ST reserved constituency
b) She can contest from SC reserved constituency
c) She can contest from any General constituency
1) a, b, c
2) a, b
3) b, c
4) a, c

7. What is true regarding the office of Comptroller and Auditor General?
a) The CAG audits the account of the government on a parliamentary order
b) The CAG submits his report to the Parliament
c) The CAG is a friend, philosopher and guide to various parliamentary committees
1) a, b, c
2) a, b
3) b, c
4) None

8. Zero hour is not:
1) An Indian innovation
2) A time gap between the question hour and the actual business of the house
3) Mentioned in the rules of business of the house
4) Informal procedure

9. What is true regarding the 9th schedule?
a) It was inserted by the 1st amendment with immunity from judicial review
b) Laws mentioned in it after 1973 have no immunity from judicial review
c) It contains legislations of nationalization of corporations
d) It stands repealed now.
1) a, b, c, d
2) a, b, c
3) a, b
4) a only

10. What is not true regarding the High Court?
1) There is no constitutional obligation to establish a separate High Court for each state.
2) When the reorganization of a state takes place, the newly created state must be established with a separate High Court
3) High Court in a state is the highest court of appeal in the civil cases
4) High Courts are a pre constitutional feature of the Indian political system

11. Which of the following powers of the President and Governor are common in their respective levels?
a) Emergency powers
b) Military powers
c) Diplomatic powers
d) Discretionary powers
1) a, b , c, d
2) a, b , c
3) a, b
4) None

12. Find the correct statement regarding withdrawal of various types of emergency.
a) National emergency is withdrawn by an act of parliament
b) President's rule is withdrawn by the constitutional amendment
c) Financial emergency is withdrawn by resolution issued by the finance ministry
1) a, b, c
2) a, b
3) a only
4) None

13. President may suspend the application of provisions relating to distribution of revenues during which emergency?
1) Proclamation of Emergency
2) Constitutional Emergency
3) Financial Emergency
4) All the above

14. Suspendability of Fundamental Rights is possible with reference to -
a) National Emergency
b) Martial Rule
c) Armed Forces
1) a, b, c
2) a, b
3) a only
4) None

15. Which of the following terms are not used in the constitution?
a) Cabinet
b) Federation
c) Judicial Review
d) Central Government
1) a, b, c, d
2) b ,c, d
3) c, d
4) b, d

16. In which of the following there are common provisions for the municipalities and the panchayats under the 73rd and 74th amendments?
1) Reservations
2) Term
3) Disqualifications
4) All the above

17. Which of the following is / are not an obligatory provision under the 74th amendment?
a) Establishment of the Metropolitan Planning Committee
b) Reservation of seats to the SC / ST
c) Appointment of State Election Commission
d) Reservations of seats to the women
1) a, b, c, d
2) a, b, c
3) a, b
4) a only

18. Who will constitute the local fund audit authority on the lines of CAG, to audit the accounts of the Local Governments?
1) President
2) Parliament
3) State Legislature
4) Governor

19. Which of the following are not determined by the state legislature by a law, regarding a local body?
1) Structure of local bodies
2) Reservation to OBCs
3) Powers of the local body
4) Disqualification of the members

20. 73rd amendment is not applicable to:
1) Hyderabad
2) Jammu and Kashmir
3) Delhi
4) All the above

21. National Judicial Appointments Commission is declared void by the Supreme Court in which of the following cases?
1) MC Mehta Case
2) Sheela Barse case
3) Subramayam Swamy case
4) Supreme Court Advocates - on Record Association

22. In which case the Supreme Court proposed the idea of collegiums?
1) SP Gupta Case
2) Supreme Court Advocates - on Record Association
3) Presidential Reference
4) Judges Case

23. If there are 100 members in the legislative assembly, how many members should be there in the legislative council?
1) 33
2) 32
3) 31
4) None

24. Who may administer the oath by a newly elected MP in the Lok Sabha?
a) President
b) Protem speaker
c) Deputy speaker
d) Speaker
1) a, b, c, d
2) b, c, d
3) c, d
4) d only

25. Who among the following may take part in the proceedings of either house of Parliament ?
a) Every Minister
b) Attorney General
c) CAG
1) a, b, c
2) a, b
3) b, c
4) a, c

26. In which of the following cases the deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha acts as the chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
a) In case of the death /Resignation/removal of the Chairman
b) In case of the death / Resignation / Removal of the President
1) a, b
2) a only
3) b only
4) None

27. Which of the following are the sources of the parliamentary privileges?
a) Constitution
b) Traditions
c) Law
1) a, b, c
2) a, b
3) a only
4) None

28. Which of the following are the elements of unitary features of the Indian Constitution?
1) Parliamentary legislation over the state list
2) Union directions to the states
3) Union list containing 97 items
4) All the above

29. In which of the following the union domination over the states is visible?
1) Territorial Jurisdiction over the legislation
2) Number of items in the three lists
3) Residuary matters
4) All the above

30. Which of the followings are true regarding the preamble?
a) It is a part of the constitution
b) It is not Justiceable
c) It is not a source of any authority
1) a, b, c
2) a, b
3) b, c
4) a, c

31. Presidential veto is a combination of:
a) Absolute
b) Qualified
c) Suspensive
d) Pocket
1) a, b, c, d
2) b, c, d
3) a, c, d
4) a, b, d

32. Which of the followings are true? 
a) Executive clemency is an executive power of the president
b) There is an explicit reference of the discretionary powers of the Governor in the constitution
c) GST is a concurrent tax
d) Rajya Sabha cannot be prorogued
1) a, b, c, d
2) a, b, c
3) b, c, d
4) a, c, d


Group 2 Question Paper with Answers