1.Parliament or a State Legislature can declare a seat vacant of a member absents himself without permission from the sessions for-
(a) 30 days
(b) 60 days
(c) 90 days
(d) 120 days
2. Which of the following appointment is not made by the President of India ?
(a) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(b) Chief Justice of India
(c) Chief of the Air Force
(d) Chief of the Army
3. Which one of the following is a feature common to both the Indian Federation and the American Federation ?
(a) A single citizenship
(b) Three lists in the Constitution
(c) Dual judiciary
(d) A federal supreme court to interpret the Constitution
4.Which one of the following statements regarding the office of the Speaker is correct ?
(a) He holds office during the pleasure of the President
(b) He need not be a member of the House at the time of his election but has to become a member of the House within six
months from the date of his election.
(c) He loses his office if the House is dissolved before the end of its normal tenure
(d) If he intends to resign the letter of his resignation is to be addressed to the Deputy Speaker
5.Which one of the following comes under the jurisdiction of both the High Court and the Supreme Court ?
(a) Disputes between the Centre and the States
(b) Disputes between the States inter se
(c) Protection of the Fundamental Rights
(d) Protection against the violation of the Constitution
6.Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) All the members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by State Legislative Assemblies
(b) As the Vice-president is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, only a member of the Rajya Sabha can contest for the office of the Vice-president
(c) A point of difference between the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha is that while a candidate to the Lok Sabha can contest
from any State in India, a candidate to the Rajya Sabha should ordinarily be a resident of the State from where he is
contesting
(d) The Constitution of India explicitly prohibits the appointment of a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha to the post of a minister
7.Which of the following is/are among the functions of the Election Commission of India ?
1. Conduct of election for the posts of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha and the Deputy Chairman, Rajya
Sabha
2. Conduct of election to the Corporations and Municipalities
3. Deciding on all doubts and disputes arising out of elections
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) None
8.Who among the following have the right to vote in the elections to both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha?
(a) Elected members of the Lower House of the Parliament
(b) Elected Members of the Upper House of the Parliament
(c) Elected members of the Upper House of the State Legislature
(d) Elected members of the Lower House of the State Legislature
9.Article 156 of the Constitution of India provides that a Governor shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office.Which of the following can be deduced from this?
1. No Governor can be removed from office till the completion of his term.
2. No Governor can continue in office beyond a period of five years.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither
10.The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes between the Centre and the States falls under its
(a) advisory jurisdiction
(b) appellate jurisdiction
(c) original jurisdiction
(d) constitutional jurisdiction
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