Who presides over the Joint Session of the Indian Parliament?

(1) Speaker of Lok Sabha

(2) President of India

(3) Chairperson of Rajya Sabha

(4) Seniormost Member of Parliament

The concept of Concurrent List in Indian Constitution is borrowed from the Constitution of

(1) Japan

(2) Canada

(3) Australia

(4) U.S.A.

The presidential form of government consists of the following:

(1) Fixed term of office

(2) No overlap in membership between the executive and the legislature

(3) Popular election of the President

(4) All of the above

How many members can be nominated to both the Houses of the Parliament by the President?

(1) 16

(2) 10

(3) 12

(4) 14

“Residuary powers” under the InIndian Constitution means

(1) the powers relating to International Affairs.

(2) the powers relating to Internal Emergency.

(3) the powers, which can be exercised both by the Union Government and the States.

(4) the powers, which have not b.een specifically enumerated in the Union List, State List, and Concurrent List

How many members are nominated by the President to Rajya Sabha?

(1) 2

(2) 12

(3) 15

(4) 20

. The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament is appointed by

(1) Speaker of Lok Sabha

(2) Prime Minister of India

(3) President of India

(4) Chairman of Rajya Sabha

n which House, is the Presiding Officer, not a member of that House?

(1) Lok Sabha

(2) Rajya Sabha

(3) Vidhan Sabha

(4) Vidhan Parishad

The President of India has the discretionary power to

(1) impose President’s Rule in a state

(2) appoint the Prime Minister

(3) appoint the Chief Election Commissioner

(4) declare Financial Emergency

Name the two non-permanent Houses in the Parliamentary setup of India.

(1) The Rajya Sabha and Vidhan Sabha

(2) The Lok Sabha and Vidhan Parishad

(3) The Rajya Sabha and Vidhan Parishad

(4) The Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha

The Ministry sometimes referred to as the “Green Ministry” in India is the Ministry of

(1) Agriculture and Rural Development

(2) Environment and Forests

(3) Surface and Transport

(4) Urban Development and Landscaping