A joint sitting of the two Houses of Indian Parliament is presided over by the

(1) President of India

(2) Vice-President of India

(3) Speaker of the Lok Sabha

(4) Attorney-General of India

On the subjects mentioned in the concurrent list, laws may be enacted by the

(1) States and the Union

(2) Union alone

(3) States alone

(4) States and the Union territories

What is the maximum number of starred questions that can be asked in Lok Sabha on a particular day?

(1) 15

(2) 20

(3) 25

(4) Without limit

Rajya Sabha is a permanent house

(1) one-third of its members retire every two years

(2) one-half of its members retire every three years

(3) one-fifth of its members retire every year

(4) one-sixth of its members retire every year

The Joint Session of both the Houses of Parliament is summoned by

(1) Speaker of the Lok Sabha

(2) President

(3) Prime Minister

(4) Chairman of Rajya Sabha

How many members of the Anglo-Indian community may be nominated by the President in the Lok Sabha?

(1) Four

(2) Two

(3) Any number

(4) Only one

Who is referred to as the Supreme Commander of Forces in India?

(1) General of the Army

(2) Defence Minister

(3) President

(4) Field Marsha

Which item out of the following is contained in the concurrent list?

(1) Trade Unions

(2) Agriculture

(3) Tolls

(4) Markets and Fairs

The Residuary powers of the Indian Union are

(1) vested with the Centre

(2) vested with the States

(3) there are no residuary powers

(4) they are distributed between the centre and the states.

The maximum number of nominated members to the Rajya Sabha are

(1) 10

(2) 12

(3) 14

(4) 15

One-third of the members of the Rajya Sabha retire

(1) every year

(2) every two years

(3) every three years

(4) every four years