The authority to prorogue the two Houses of the Parliament rests with the

(1) President

(2) Vice-President

(3) Prime Minister

(4) Speaker

Who is competent to dissolve the Parliament?

(1) The President

(2) The Cabinet with the concurrence of the Leader of the Opposition

(3) By resolution in both Houses of Parliament

(4) None of these

The Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha is the Chief of its Secretariat and is :

(1) elected by the Lok Sabha

(2) elected by both Houses of Parliament

(3) appointed by the Speaker

(4) appointed by the President

When was zero hour introduced in the parliamentary affairs in India?

(1) 1952

(2) 1962

(3) 1972

(4) 1982

The maximum number of members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha has been fixed by the Constitution of India respectively as

(1) 500 and 250

(2) 525 and 270

(3) 537 and 275

(4) 545 and 250

In order to be recognized as an official opposition group in the Parliament, how many seats should it have?

(1) \(\frac{1}{3}rd\) of the total strength

(2) \(\frac{1}{4}th\)  of the total strength

(3) \(\frac{1}{6}th\) of the total strength

(4) \(\frac{1}{10}th\) of the total strength

What is the maximum time interval permissible between two successive sessions of the Parliament ?

(1) Four months

(2) Six months

(3) Eight months

(4) Nine months

What is the minimum age laid down for a candidate to seek election to the Lok Sabha ?

(1) 18 years

(2) 21 years

(3) 25 years

(4) 30 years

Which of the following taxes is exclusively and totally assigned to the Central Government by the Constitution?

(1) Estate Duty

(2) Sales Tax

(3) Taxes on Railway Fares and Freights

(4) Corporation Tax

When the offices of both the President and Vice President of India are vacant, who will discharge their functions?

(1) Prime Minister

(2) Chief Minister

(3) Chief Justice of India

(4) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Who is eligible to cast the deciding vote over a bill in a Joint Parliamentary session?

(1) Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

(2) Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha

(3) Speaker of Lok Sabha

(4) Prime Minister