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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Article 74 and 75 of the Indian Constitution deal with which subjects? |
| A. | council of ministers |
| B. | Members of Lok Sabha |
| C. | President of India |
| D. | cabinet members |
| Answer» B. Members of Lok Sabha | |
| 2. |
Which one of the following provisions of the Indian Constitution deals with the appointment and removal of the Council of Ministers? |
| A. | Anu . 70 |
| B. | Anu . 72 |
| C. | Anu . 74 |
| D. | Anu . 75 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
The ministers of the Federal Council of Ministers are responsible for- |
| A. | to the prime minister |
| B. | to the president |
| C. | to parliament |
| D. | to Lok Sabha only |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
When was the first no-confidence motion moved against the Council of Ministers after independence? |
| A. | in 1954 |
| B. | in 1961 |
| C. | in 1963 |
| D. | in 1975 |
| Answer» D. in 1975 | |
| 5. |
In India, a minister who is not a member of either house of the Parliament, has to be relieved of the post of minister - |
| A. | after 6 months |
| B. | after 1 year |
| C. | two years later |
| D. | after 3 years |
| Answer» B. after 1 year | |
| 6. |
Who constitutes the Council of Ministers? |
| A. | council of ministers |
| B. | Only Union Ministers |
| C. | central and state ministers |
| D. | all ministers |
| Answer» C. central and state ministers | |
| 7. |
Collectively, to whom is the Council of Ministers responsible? |
| A. | President |
| B. | Prime minister |
| C. | Lok Sabha |
| D. | Parliament |
| Answer» D. Parliament | |
| 8. |
In fact, the Council of Ministers will continue in office until it is . . . . . . . get the trust of |
| A. | President |
| B. | Prime minister |
| C. | Parliament |
| D. | Lok Sabha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
What is the position of Minister of State in the Central Government? |
| A. | He is a person nominated by the Governor |
| B. | He is a person nominated by the state cabinet |
| C. | He looks after the interests of the state government |
| D. | He is a minister of the central government who is not a member of the cabinet. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Most of the members of the Council of Ministers in India are taken from - |
| A. | from Lok Sabha |
| B. | from Rajya Sabha |
| C. | from the bureaucracy |
| D. | from inter-state council committee |
| Answer» B. from Rajya Sabha | |
| 11. |
What is the maximum number of members that can be in the Federal Council of Ministers? |
| A. | 15 percent of the total members of Rajya Sabha |
| B. | 15 percent of the total strength of the Lok Sabha |
| C. | 15 percent of the total members of parliament |
| D. | no restrictions |
| Answer» C. 15 percent of the total members of parliament | |
| 12. |
To whom does the minister address his resignation to resign from the Council of Ministers? |
| A. | President |
| B. | Vice President |
| C. | Prime minister |
| D. | Speaker of Lok Sabha |
| Answer» B. Vice President | |
| 13. |
The financial functions of the Council of Ministers include - |
| A. | preparing the budget and presenting it in the parliament |
| B. | To control expenditure out of the Contingency Fund of India |
| C. | To prove whether a Bill is a Money Bill or not |
| D. | To appoint Finance Commission from time to time |
| Answer» B. To control expenditure out of the Contingency Fund of India | |
| 14. |
Under which of the following circumstances the Council of Ministers cannot be dissolved? |
| A. | resignation of a minister |
| B. | by the death of the prime minister |
| C. | With the resignation of the Prime Minister |
| D. | from the resignation of the Prime Minister |
| Answer» B. by the death of the prime minister | |
| 15. |
On which principle does the Council of Ministers work? |
| A. | on the principle of personal responsibility |
| B. | on the principle of collective responsibility |
| C. | suitable on both |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» D. none of these | |
| 16. |
In political terminologyZero Hourmeans- |
| A. | the day when there is no business in the parliament |
| B. | suspended offer |
| C. | adjournment period |
| D. | question and answer session |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
If a minister is a member of the Rajya Sabha, can he make a statement in the Lok Sabha? |
| A. | Yes |
| B. | No |
| C. | In case of money bill only |
| D. | In case of Finance Bill only |
| Answer» B. No | |
| 18. |
Who among the following holds the real executive in the Republic of India? |
| A. | Prime minister |
| B. | President |
| C. | bureaucracy |
| D. | council of ministers |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
According to Article 75(3) of the Constitution of India, the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to which of the following - |
| A. | President |
| B. | Parliament |
| C. | Lok Sabha |
| D. | Rajya Sabha |
| Answer» D. Rajya Sabha | |
| 20. |
Can a person who is not a Member of Parliament be appointed a Minister? |
| A. | No |
| B. | Yes |
| C. | Yes, if Parliament approves that person |
| D. | Yes, but he has to become a member of parliament within 6 months |
| Answer» E. | |
| 21. |
Who was the Union Education Minister of the first cabinet of independent India? |
| A. | Gulzarilal Nanda |
| B. | Sardar Baldev Singh |
| C. | Maulana Abul Kalam Azad |
| D. | C . D . Deshmukh |
| Answer» D. C . D . Deshmukh | |
| 22. |
Who was the only woman minister included in the first council of ministers of independent India? |
| A. | Vijay Lakshmi Pandit |
| B. | Suchita Kriplani |
| C. | Sarojini Naidu |
| D. | Rajkumari Amrit Kaur |
| Answer» E. | |
| 23. |
How many members including the Prime Minister were there in the first Council of Ministers of independent India? |
| A. | 21 , |
| B. | 29 , |
| C. | 36 , |
| D. | 43 , |
| Answer» D. 43 , | |
| 24. |
Who among the following is the real executive in the parliamentary system? |
| A. | head of state |
| B. | council of ministers |
| C. | legislative council |
| D. | Judiciary |
| Answer» C. legislative council | |
| 25. |
Who is the Union Minister who has held the charge of the same department continuously for the longest period in the Federal Council of Ministers? |
| A. | Jagjivan Ram |
| B. | Rajkumari Amrit Kaur |
| C. | Sardar Swaran Singh |
| D. | T. T. krishnamachari |
| Answer» C. Sardar Swaran Singh | |
| 26. |
Who was the law minister of the first cabinet after independence in India |
| A. | K. M . Accountant |
| B. | s . P . Mukherjee |
| C. | Baldev Singh |
| D. | b. R. ambedkar |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
Who among the following ministers of one or the other department in the Federal Council of Ministers should remain continuously for more than 28 years except for two and a half years in between? |
| A. | Dinesh Singh |
| B. | Morarji Desai |
| C. | Jagjivan Ram |
| D. | Why. V. Chavan |
| Answer» D. Why. V. Chavan | |
| 28. |
In Indian conditions the Deputy Prime Minister of the Prime Minister - |
| A. | is the main assistant |
| B. | is competitive |
| C. | has a partner |
| D. | is a guide |
| Answer» C. has a partner | |
| 29. |
Who was the first Defense Minister of independent India? |
| A. | Dr. John Mathai |
| B. | Sardar Baldev Singh |
| C. | K. Santhanam |
| D. | K. M . Accountant |
| Answer» C. K. Santhanam | |
| 30. |
Who was the first minister to resign from the Federal Council of Ministers? |
| A. | Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel |
| B. | Acharya J. b. kripalani |
| C. | Gopal Swami Iyengar |
| D. | Shyam Prasad Mukherjee |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
Arrangement of the post of Deputy Prime Minister - |
| A. | not in the interest of the nation |
| B. | not in the interest of the prime minister |
| C. | undermines the political system |
| D. | strengthens the political system |
| Answer» D. strengthens the political system | |
| 32. |
Whose name is the record of being a Union Minister for the shortest period (only 5 days)? |
| A. | Baldev Singh |
| B. | NS . R. Food |
| C. | NS . R. Bharadwaj |
| D. | Mo . taslimuddin |
| Answer» C. NS . R. Bharadwaj | |
| 33. |
Who among the following has not been the Deputy Prime Minister of India? |
| A. | Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel |
| B. | L. K. Advani |
| C. | Charan Singh |
| D. | B. D. As much as |
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. |
Who was the first leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha? |
| A. | why . b. Chauhan |
| B. | Bhola Paswan |
| C. | Kamalapati Tripathi |
| D. | C . M . Stephen |
| Answer» D. C . M . Stephen | |
| 35. |
Was the Deputy Prime Minister of India during 1967 - 69 - |
| A. | Chaudhary Charan Singh and Morarji Desai |
| B. | Babu Jagjivan Ram and Morarji Desai |
| C. | Chaudhary Charan Singh and Babu Jagjivan Ram |
| D. | Morarji Desai and Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Answer» D. Morarji Desai and Atal Bihari Vajpayee | |
| 36. |
Which of the following statements about the post of Deputy Prime Minister is absolutely true? |
| A. | There is no provision for the post of Deputy Prime Minister in the Constitution. |
| B. | There is no provision for the post of Deputy Prime Minister in the constitution, but there is a constitutional recognition. |
| C. | There is no provision for the post of Deputy Prime Minister in the constitution and there is no constitutional recognition |
| D. | The constitution provides for the post of Deputy Prime Minister |
| Answer» D. The constitution provides for the post of Deputy Prime Minister | |
| 37. |
How many persons have been appointed as Deputy Prime Minister of India till now? |
| A. | 3 , |
| B. | 5 , |
| C. | 7 , |
| D. | 10 , |
| Answer» D. 10 , | |
| 38. |
If seen from the constitutional point of view, the Deputy Prime Minister is equivalent to which of the following - |
| A. | Prime minister |
| B. | speaker |
| C. | Vice President |
| D. | Cabinet Minister |
| Answer» E. | |
| 39. |
Who elects the Speaker of Lok Sabha? |
| A. | Members of Lok Sabha |
| B. | Elected Member of Lok Sabha |
| C. | member of parliament |
| D. | none of the above |
| Answer» B. Elected Member of Lok Sabha | |
| 40. |
Who is appointed by the Pro-tem Speaker of Lok Sabha? |
| A. | By the House concerned |
| B. | By the outgoing chairman |
| C. | by the prime minister |
| D. | By the President |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
The first recognized leader of the opposition party of Lok Sabha was- |
| A. | Shyam Prasad Mukherjee |
| B. | Indira Gandhi |
| C. | Ram Subhag Singh |
| D. | Why. V. Chavan |
| Answer» D. Why. V. Chavan | |
| 42. |
Which person was first recognized (in 1977 AD) as the leader of the opposition party and was given the same salary as a cabinet minister - |
| A. | C . M . Stephen |
| B. | Indira Gandhi |
| C. | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| D. | Why. V. Chavan |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
Who administers the oath of office to the Speaker of Lok Sabha? |
| A. | President |
| B. | Chief Justice of Supreme Court |
| C. | Outgoing Speaker of the Lok Sabha |
| D. | swearing not required |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
To whom the Speaker of Lok Sabha gives his resignation? |
| A. | Of the President |
| B. | Of the Vice President |
| C. | to the prime minister |
| D. | Of the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
Elects the Speaker of the Lok Sabha - |
| A. | by all members of parliament |
| B. | by all the members of the Lok Sabha |
| C. | directly by the public |
| D. | by the members of the majority party in the Lok Sabha |
| Answer» C. directly by the public | |
| 46. |
Lok Sabha Speaker takes oath in which of the following form? |
| A. | as Speaker of Lok Sabha |
| B. | as a member of the Lok Sabha |
| C. | As Senior Member of Lok Sabha |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. As Senior Member of Lok Sabha | |
| 47. |
Provisional Speaker of Lok Sabha is appointed by- |
| A. | President |
| B. | Vice President |
| C. | Outgoing Speaker of the Lok Sabha |
| D. | Election Commission |
| Answer» B. Vice President | |
| 48. |
When does the Speaker of the Lok Sabha vacate his office? |
| A. | on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha |
| B. | so called by the President |
| C. | After the formation of the next Lok Sabha |
| D. | On passing a resolution in this regard by the Rajya Sabha |
| Answer» D. On passing a resolution in this regard by the Rajya Sabha | |
| 49. |
Have the right to cast a casting vote - |
| A. | Of the President |
| B. | Of the Vice President |
| C. | to the prime minister |
| D. | Of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha |
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. |
To whom does the Speaker of Lok Sabha submit his resignation? |
| A. | to the Attorney General of India |
| B. | to the President of India |
| C. | Of the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha |
| D. | To the Chief Justice of India |
| Answer» D. To the Chief Justice of India | |