Indian Polity & Constitution MCQs
Indian Polity & Constitution Objective / Multiple Choice (MCQs) Questions for Preparation of SSC-CGL, UPSC Civil Services, NDA, CDS, Railways and State Level Public Services Examinations.
41. Who was the First Woman elected as the speaker of Lok Sabha?
[A] Pratibha Patil
[B] Veejaylaksmi Pandit
[C] Meira Kumar
[D] Sarojini Naidu
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Correct Answer: C [Meira Kumar]
Notes:
Meira Kumar was the first woman Speaker of Lok Sabha, a post she served from 2009 to 2014. Earlier, she served as a Cabinet Minister in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment of Manmohan Singh’s Congress led Government (2004–2009).
42. The President of India can issue a proclamation of National Emergency only on the written recommendation of__:
[A] The Prime Minister
[B] The Cabinet consisting of only Cabinet Ministers of the Union
[C] The Council of Ministers of the Union
[D] Parliament
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Correct Answer: C [The Council of Ministers of the Union]
Notes:
National emergency is caused by war, external aggression or armed rebellion in the whole of India or a part of its territory. The President can declare such an emergency only on the basis of a written request by the cabinet headed by the Prime Minister. Such a proclamation must be approved by the Parliament within one month.
43. Money can be spent out of the Consolidated Fund of India with the approval of :
[A] The Parliament
[B] The Speaker of Lok Sabha
[C] The Comptroller and Auditor General
[D] The President
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Correct Answer: A [The Parliament]
Notes:
The money from the conselidatied fund of India can only be spent with the approval of Parliament.
44. Which committee is described as the ‘twin sister’ of the Estimates Committee?
[A] Public Accounts Committee
[B] Committee on Public Undertakings
[C] Departmental Standing Committee
[D] Privilege Committee
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Correct Answer: A [Public Accounts Committee]
Notes:
The Public Accounts Committee is called the twinsister of the Estimates Committee. It is its duty to scrutinize the appropriation accounts and the report of the Comptroller and Auditor-General (CAG) of India. Unlike the Estimates Committee, it has at its disposal the expert advice of the CAG based upon a detailed examination of the government’s accounts.
45. Vote of no-confidence motion is brought in which house?
[A] Rajya Sabha
[B] Lok Sabha
[C] In any house
[D] None of these
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Correct Answer: B [Lok Sabha]
Notes:
Article 75 of the Constitution says that the council of ministers shall be collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha. It means that the ministry stays in office so long as it enjoys confidence of the majority of the members of the Lok Sabha. In other words, the Lok Sabha can remove the ministry from office by passing a no-confidence motion. The motion needs the support of 50 members to be admitted.
46. The power to summon the Houses of the Parliament is vested with the _____.
[A] Prime Minister
[B] Speaker
[C] Vice President
[D] President
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Correct Answer: D [President]
Notes:
As per Article 85(1) of the Indian Constitution, the President may summon each House of Parliament to meet at such time and place as he thinks fit, but in no case should the period intervening between its last sitting in one Session and the date appointed for its first sitting in the next Session exceed six months.
47. Who is the 17th Lok Sabha Speaker?
[A] Meira Kumar
[B] Somnath Chatterjee
[C] Om Birla
[D] Sumitra Mahajan
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Correct Answer: C [Om Birla]
Notes:
Om Birla is the 17th and current Speaker of the Lok Sabha. A Member of Parliament from Bundi constituency of Rajasthan, he is a BJP leader. Prior to parliament, he was elected thrice to the assembly of Rajasthan.
48. Total assembly segments in Delhi are :
[A] 50
[B] 60
[C] 70
[D] 40
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Correct Answer: C [70]
Notes:
There are 70 assembly segments in Delhi. In accordance with the recommendations of the Balakrishnan Committee, the Parliament passed the Constitution (69th Amendment) Act, 1991, which inserted the new Articles 239 AA and 239 AB in the Constitution providing, inter alia, for a Legislative Assembly for Delhi.
49. How many polities does the institutional mechanism of federalism accommodate?
[A] Two
[B] One
[C] Four
[D] Three
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Correct Answer: A [Two]
Notes:
Essentially, federalism is an institutional mechanism to accommodate two sets of polities-one at the regional level and the other at the national level. Each government is autonomous in its own sphere. In some federal countries, there is even a system of dual citizenship. India has only a single citizenship.
50. Which one of the following languages is not specified in the Eighth schedule of the Indian Constitution ?
[A] Urdu
[B] English
[C] Sindhi
[D] Sanskrit
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Correct Answer: B [English]
Notes:
The Eighth Schedule to the Indian Constitution contains a list of 22 scheduled languages. English is not one of them.
