1.

The Council of States in India is generally known as:

a. Lok Sabha
b. Rajya Sabha
c. Parliament
d. AD hoc Committee
e. None of the Above

2. The First Lok Sabha commenced on which date:
a. 1947
b. 1952
c. 1954
d. 1957
e. 1962

3. The Lok Sabha is also known as:
a. Council of states
b. The Upper House
c. The House of the People
d. Parliament
e. None of the above

4. The precursor to the Indian Parliament was the :
a. AD hoc committee
b. Provisional Parliament
c. Constituent Assembly
d. Supreme Assembly
e. Executive Assembly

5. The maximum strength (number of members) of the Rajya Sabha :
a. 220
b. 235
c. 238
d. 250
e. 255

6. In the Rajya Sabha, the President can appoint how many representatives
a. 6
b. 8
c. 10
d. 12
e. 15

7. The chairman of the Rajya Sabha is the:
a. President of India
b. Vice President of India
c. Prime Minister of India
d. Chosen from the members of the Rajya Sabha
e. None of the above

8. The number of years that a member is elected to the Rajya Sabha is : The
a. 2 years
b. 4 Years
c. 6 Years
d. 8 Years
e. None of the above

9. The current leader (2011) of the Rajya Sabha is
a. Sonia Gandhi
b. Dr. Manmohan Singh
c. Mr. Arun Jaitly
d. Pratibha Patil
e. Mohd. Hamid Ansari

10. The money bill can be amended by the Rajya Sabha
a. True
b. False
c. Sometimes

11. Which of the following is not an eligibility qualification for the LOK sabha:
a. Aged 25 or over
b. Mentally sound
c. Should not be bankrupt
d. Should not have any criminal proceedings
e. Must be physically fit

12. What is the maximum strength (number of members) of the Lok Sabha envisaged by the
Constitution:
a. 530
b. 540
c. 550
d. 552
e. 555

13. The Presiding Chairman of the Lok Sabha is the following:
a. Prime Minister
b. President
c. Vice President
d. Elected from the Lok Sabha Members
e. None of the Above

14. The minimum age for holding office in the Lok Sabha is:
a. 18 Years
b. 21 years
c. 25 Years
d. 28 Years
e. 30 years

15. A motion of no confidence against the government can be introduced by
a. President
b. Vice President
c. Rajya Sabha
d. Lok Sabha
e. Prime Minister

16. How many sessions of the Lok Sabha take place in a year:
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
e. As many as needed

17. Which of the following are not sessions of the Lok Sabha:
a. Budget Session
b. Monsoon Session
c. Spring Session
d. Summer Session
e. Winter Session

18. The budget is presented by the Finance Minister to the:
a. Prime Minister
b. President
c. Lok Sabha
d. Rajya Sabha
e. Both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

19. The present Majority Leader of the Lok Sabha (2011) is:
a. Pranab Mukerjee
b. Sushma Swaraj
c. Mrs. Meira Kumar
d. Mr. Karla Munda
e. Dr. Manmohan Singh

20. The Parliament of India consists of the following (more than one answer applies)
a. President
b. Lok Sabha
c. Rajya Sabha
d. Prime Minister
e. All of the Above

21. Who decides whether a bill is a money bill or not:
a. President
b. Prime Minister
c. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
d. Rajya Sabha
e. Finance Minister
Answers:
1. B
2. B
3. C
4. C
5. C
6. D
7. B
8. C
9. B
10. B
11. E
12. D
13. D
14. C
15. D
16. B
17. C & D
18. C
19. A
20. A, B, C
21. C
1.Who is known as the sculptor of the constitution of India?
(a) Rajendra Prasad (b) V.V. Giri
(c) B.R. Ambedkar (d) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Answer : C
2.What is known as the Little India?
(a) City (b) Town (c) Village (d) State
Answer : C
3.A major obstacle to democracy is:
(a) Poverty of the people (b) Illiteracy
(c) Bureaucracy (d) Corruption
Answer : D
4.What is the function of the Gram Panchayat?
(a) To maintain law and order (b) To develop agriculture
(c) To maintain Sanitation (d) All of the above
Answer : D
5.Who is a Lumbardar?
(a) The head of a regiment (b) Head of Village
(c) Head of labourers (d) Nominee of the government
Answer : B
6.What is the lowest stage of the local government?
(a) Gram Panchayat (b) Panchayat samiti
(c) Zila Panchayat (d) District Council
Answer : A
7.What is known as the Little India?
(a) City (b) Town (c) Village (d) State
Answer : C
8.The mayor of the Corporation is:
(a) Elected by the people
(b) Elected by the members of the Corporation
(c) Appointed by the Chief Minister
(d) Appointed by the Government
Answer : B
9.Who collects the House Tax?
(a) Municipality or corporation (b) State Government
(c) Central government (d) District magistrate
Answer : A
10.What is the head of a Corporation known as
(a) President (b) Chairman (c) Alderman (d) Mayor
Answer : D
11.What is a Corporation?
(a) It is the same as municipality
(b) It is the municipality of a very big city
(c) It is a business undertaking (d) It is a limited company
Answer : B
12.What is the duty of the Municipality?
(a) To maintain law and order
(b) To keep the city neat and clean
(c) To collect taxes (d) To suppress crime
Answer : B
13.What is Local Self-Government?
(a) Government of the wife (b) Government of the husband
(c) Municipal government (d) Mental government
Answer : C
14.Who was the last Governor-General of India?
(a) Lord Mountbatten (b) Rajagopalachari
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (d) Sarojini Naidu
Answer : B
15.Who is a gazetted officer?
(a) An officer with the red tape
(b) Bureaucrat
(c) Deputy Secretary
(d) The high officer of a department whose transfer is gazetted
Answer : D
16.Which is the most important and highest service?
(a) Indian Administrative Service (b) Indian Foreign Service
(c) Indian Police Service (d) Indian Information Service
Answer : B
17.Which is not an essential part of the Government?
(a) Cabinet (b) The Supreme Court
(c) Parliament (d) Indian Administrative Service
Answer : D
18.The Governor of a State is appointed by
(a) The State legislature (b) The Prime Minister
(c) The President (d) The Parliament
Answer : C
19.Who appoints the Chief Minister?
(a) The Governor of the State (b) The Prime Minister
(c) The Legislative Assembly (d) The Supreme Court
Answer : C
20.Who is a Chief Minister?
(a) Deputy Prime Minister
(b) The leader of the Union Territory
(c) The Leader of the Legislative Assembly in a State
(d) None of the above
Answer : C
21.Who elects the Prime Minister?
(a) The people (b) The President
(c) The Parliament (d) All of the above
Answer : C
22.The President of India is elected by:
(a) The members of Parliament
(b) The Members of Legislative Assemblies
(c) Both (d) Neither
Answer : B
23.The judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by
(a) The Prime Minister of India
(b) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
(c) The President of India (d) The Indian parliament
Answer : C
24.When the President can declare emergency?
(a) When there is a breakdown of the constitutional machinery
(b) When security of India is threatened
(c) When financial stability is endangered
(d) Any or all of the above
Answer : D
25.Who is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces in India?
(a) The Prime Minister (b) The Commander-in-chief
(c) The President of India (d) Minister of Defence
Answer : C
26.Who Presides over the Rajya Sabha?
(a) The President of India (b) The Speaker of Lok sabha
(c) The Vice-President (d) None of them
Answer : C
27.Which body makes laws?
(a) The President (b) The Prime Minister
(c) The Parliament (d) The Supreme Court
Answer : C
28.In whom is the real power invested in India?
(a) The President (b) The Prime Minister
(c) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
(d) All of them together
Answer : B
29.What are the essential elements of a republic?
(a) Independence (b) Sovereignty
(c) Democracy (d) All of the above
Answer : D
30.The function of the judiciary is:
(a) To make laws (b) To enforce laws
(c) To interpret laws (d) All of the above
Answer : C
31.What is law-making authority of the government called?
(a) Legislature (b) Executive
(c) Judiciary (d) None of the above
Answer : A
32.In democracy:
(a) All people are equal
(b) All people are equal politically
(c) All people are equal economically
(d) None of the above is true
Answer : B
33.What is a government of the people, for the people and by the people?
(a) Dictatorship (b) Aristocracy
(c) Mobocracy (d) Ram Rajya
Answer : C
34.Which is a government of the people, by the people and for the people?
(a) Monarchy (b) Bureaucracy
(c) Oligarchy (d) Democracy
Answer : D
35.Who is a citizen?
(a) A person who lives in a city
(b) A citizen is one who enjoys full legal rights in a country
(c) Both (d) Neither
Answer : B
36.What are the qualifications of a judge of the High Court?
(a) Should have held a judicial office for not less than ten years
(b) Should have been advocate in a High Court for not less ten years
(c) Either (d) Neither
Answer : C
37.What are the qualifications of a member of Parliament?
(a) A citizen of India
(b) Not less than 25 years of age
(c) An elector of any parliamentary constituency
(d) All of the above
Answer : D
38.What are the functions of the Prime Minister?
(a) Constituting the Cabinet
(b) Presiding over the Cabinet
(c) Leadership of the House of the People
(d) All of the above
Answer : D
39.What are the basis principles of the Cabinet Government?
(a) Political homogeneity (b) Ministerial responsibility
(c) Leadership of the Prime Minister
(d) All of the above
Answer : D
40.What are the Emergency Powers of the President
(a) Emergency caused by war or internal disturbances
(b) Emergency Because of the failure of the Constitution
(c) Financial emergencies
(d) All of the above
Answer : D
41.What are the qualifications of the President of India?
(a) A citizen of India
(b) Over 35 years of age
(c) Eligible for election as a member of the Parliament
(d) All of the above
Answer : D
42.What is common between the President of India and the President of America?
(a) Name (b) Powers (c) Both (d) Neither
Answer : A
43.What are the Directive Principles for promoting International Peace?
(a) Promote International peace and security
(b) Maintain honourable relations between nations
(c) Foster respect for international law
(d) All of the above
Answer : D
44.What are the Directive Principles for shaping India into a Gandhian State?
(a) Organization of village panchayts
(b) promotion of prohibition
(c) Promotion of Khadi and village industries
(d) All of the above
Answer : D
45.What are the Directive Principle of developing India as a Welfare State?
(a) Fair distribution of Wealth
(b) Equal pay for equal work to men and women
(c) Free and compulsory education for children up to 14 years
(d) All of the above
Answer : D
46.What are Writs?
(a) Habeas Corpus (b) mandamus
(c) Quo warranto (d) All of the above
Answer : D
47.What is Right against Exploitation?
(a) Traffic in human beings is forbidden
(b) Forced labour is prohibited
(c) Children under fourteen years of age cannot be employed in factories
(d) All of the above
Answer : D
48.What is Right to Freedom?
(a) Right of speech and expression
(b) Right to assemble peacefully
(c) Right to form associations and unions
(d) All of the above
Answer : D
49.What does Article 17 of the Constitution Say?
(a) Untouchability is abolished
(b) The practice of untouchability is forbidden
(c) Practice untouchability is an offence
(d) All of the above
Answer : D
50.What are the Fundamental Rights?
(a) Right to property (b) Right to equality
(c) Right to Freedom of Religion (d) All of the above
Answer : D