1. Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as a federal feature of the Indian polity?
(a) a written constitution
(b) an independent judiciary
(c) division of powers between the Union and the States
2. In each House of Parliament an ordinary bill has to pass through the following states :
(a) first reading, second reading, committee stage, report stage and third reading
(b) first reading, committee stage, second reading and third reading
(c) first reading, report stage, final reading, President's assent
(d) introduction, discussion, voting and approval
3. In the Indian Constitution, the word ‘we’ appears in the Preamble which, in fact, means
(a) the people of India
(b) the people of England
(c) the members of the Constituent Assembly
(d) the elected institutions of the country
4. A person who is not a member of either House of Parliament
(a) can be appointed a member of the Council of Ministers
(b) can be appointed member of Council of Ministers for a maximum period of three years
(c) can be appointed member of Council of Min-isters for a maximum period of one year
(d) can be appointed member of the Council of Ministers for a maximum period of six months
5. The salary, allowances and other privileges of the Judges of High Court :
(a) cannot be changed to their disadvantage under any circumstances
(b) can be changed by the Parliament by a two-thirds majority
(c) can be changed by the President during national emergency
(d) can be changed to their disadvantage during financial emergency only
6. Though the formal executive powers in India are vested in the President, these powers are actually exercised by the
(a) Parliament
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Council of Ministers
(d) Speaker
7. Which one of the following statement is not correct?
(a) a money bill be introduced only in the Lok Sabha
(b) a money bill can be introduced only by the Ministers
(c) a money bill can be introduced only by the recommedation of the President
(d) a money bill can be introduced by any member of Parliament but generally only members with specialised knowledge of finance intro-duce the same
8. The Indian Parliament passed the States Reorganisation Act in :
(a) 1956
(b) 1950
(c) 1957
(d) 1947
9. The Legislative Functions of the Council of Ministers include :
(a) the right to summon and prorogue the two Houses of Parliament
(b) right to nominate two Anglo-Indian members of Lok Sabha
(c) right to nominate some members of Rajya Sabha
(d) right to introduce important bills and resolutions in the Parliament
10. When was the new Constitution of India adopted?
(a) 15 August 1947
(b) 26 November 1949
(c) 26 January 1950
(d) 15 August 1950
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