The most important feature of the Cabinet system of Government is

(1) Individual responsibility

(2) Collective responsibility

(3) Responsibility to none

(4) Non - responsibility

The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the

(1) President

(2) Prime Minister

(3) Lok Sabha

(4) Rajya Sabha

If the Union Parliament is to assume legislative power over and subject included in the State List, the resolution to the effect has to be passed by which of the following ?

(1) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, and legislatures of the concerned States

(2) Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

(3) Rajya Sabha

(4) Lok Sabha

In India, how many times has the President declared Financial Emergency?

(1) Once

(2) Never

(3) Thrice

(4) Twice

The legislature gains a priority over the executive in

(1) A Presidential Government

(2) A Federal Government

(3) An Authoritarian Government

(4) A Parliamentary Government

The legislature in a democratic country can influence public opinion by

(1) Focusing attention on public issues

(2) Granting rights

(3) Enacting non-controversial laws

(4) Defining the duties of the citizens

If the President wants to resign from his office, he may do so by writing to the

(1) Speaker of Lok Sabha

(2) Vice President

(3) Chief Justice of India

(4) Prime Minister

The name of the upper house of the Indian Parliament is :

(1) Senate

(2) Rajya Sabha

(3) House of Lords

(4) Legislative Assembly

Who was the first speaker of the LokSabha :

(1) Dr. S.P. Mukerjee

(2) G.V. Mavalankar

(3) N. Sanjeev Reddy

(4) B.R. Ambedkar

In the case of deadlock between the two houses paraliament, the joint sitting is presided over by the :

(1) President

(2) Senior most member of Lok Sabha

(3) Speaker of Lok Sabha

(4) Vice President

Who administers the oath of office to the President?

(1) Chief Justice of India

(2) Speaker of Lok Sabha

(3) Vice-President

(4) Prime Minister