1. At present, the Rajya Sabha comprises______________members.
A. 250
B. 238
C. 245
D. 240
Correct Option: 245
2. What is the minimum eligibility age for membership to Rajya Sabha?
A. 35 years
B. 30 years
C. 20 years
D. 25 years
Correct Option: 30 years
3. Indian Constitution has divided the powers and function of the state into :
A. five lists
B. four lists
C. two lists
D. three lists
Correct Option: three lists
4. Complete the given analogy.
Lok Sabha seats: 543 : Rajya Sabha seats:?
A. 230
B. 235
C. 240
D. 245
Correct Option: 245
5. What is Zero Hour in Parliament?
A. When the proposal of opposition is considered
B. The first hour of the session
C. When matters of utmost importance are raised
D. When a money bill is introduced in Lok Sabha
Correct Option: When matters of utmost importance are raised
6. Concerning the powers of Rajya Sabha, which one of the following statements is not accurate?
A. A money bill cannot be introduced in Rajya Sabha
B. The Raiya Sabha has no power either to reject or amend a money bill
C. The Rajya Sabha cannot discuss an annual financial statement
D. The Rajya Sabha has no power to vote on the demand for grants
Correct Option: The Rajya Sabha cannot discuss an annual financial statement
7. When are the joint sittings of two Houses of Parliament held?
A. To elect the President of India
B. To elect the Vice President of India
C. To adopt a Constitution Amendment Bill
D. To consider or pass a bill on which two Houses disagree
Correct Option: To consider or pass a bill on which two Houses disagree
8. A money bill approved by the Lok Sabha is deemed to have been passed by the Rajya Sabha also
no action is taken by the Upper House within:
A. 10 days
B. 14 days
C. 22 day's
D. 18 days
Correct Option: 14 days
9. The struggle for Partition of Bengal derived from being recognized as:
A. Khilafat Moven
B. Swadeshi Movement
C. Salt Movement
D. Quit India Movement
Correct Option: Swadeshi Movement
10. How are legislative excesses of Parliament and Assemblies checked?
A. Through general elections
B. Through Judicial Review
C. Through intervention from President/ Governor
D. Through No-Confidence motion
Correct Option: Through Judicial Review
11. The Speaker of Lok Sabha is elected by:
A. the members of the majority party in the Lok Sabha
B. all the members of Lok Sabha
C. all the members of Parliament
D. the people directly
Correct Option: all the members of Lok Sabha
12. The bill of which of the following categories can be initiated only in Lok Sabha?
A. Money Bill
B. Ordinary Bill
C. Private Members Bill
D. Constitution Amendment Bill
Correct Option: Money Bill
13. Lala Lajpat Rai was an active associate of
A. Brahmo Samaj
B. Prarthana Samaj
C. Arya Samaj
D. Ved Samaj
Correct Option: Arya Samaj
14. Complete the given analogy.
Kanpur: Nana Saheb : Lucknow:?
A. Bahadur Shah Zafar
B. Rani Laxmibai
C. Begum Hazrat Mahal
D. Tantia Tope
Correct Option: Begum Hazrat Mahal
15. Gandhiji arrived in India from in 1915.
A. Japan
B. South Africa
C. USA
D. China
Correct Option: South Africa
16. Which of the following does not lie under legislative control over administration?
A. Formulation of a Bill
B. Budget session
C. Zero Hour
D. Adjournment motion
Correct Option: Budget session
17. The Arms Act was passed in
A. 1876
B. 1875
C. 1878
D. 1880
Correct Option: 1878
18. _____________was the first movement successfully directed by Gandhji in India.
A. Champaran Movement
B. Natal Movement
C. Quit India Movement
D. Punjab Movement
Correct Option: Champaran Movement
19. ____________was one of the Congress leaders from Bengal with radical purposes.
A. Bipin Chandra Pal
B. Rabindranath Tagore
C. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
D. R.C. Mukherjee
Correct Option: Bipin Chandra Pal
20. Why is the Rajya Sabha called a 'Permanent House'?
A. It is not subject to dissolution.
B. Its members are elected by the MLAs of each state by means of a single transferable vote.
C. It has 245 seats.
D. It has 12 nominated members.
Correct Option: It is not subject to dissolution.
21. When can the Vice-President cast a vote in the Rajya Sabha?
A. In case of a tie
B. During Emergency
C. If the majority of the members approve the same
D. Anytime
Correct Option: In case of a tie
22. Which of the following bills can only be introduced in Lok Sabha?
A. Ordinary Bills
B. Money Bills
C. Constitutional Amendment Bills
D. Financial Bill Category B
Correct Option: Money Bills
23. The two Houses of the Parliament enjoy co-equal powers in which of the following spheres?
A. Impeachment of the President
B. Make laws on a State subject
C. Introduction of Money bills
D. Creation of new All-India Services
Correct Option: Impeachment of the President
24. Which one of the following is the Legislative power of Union Parliament?
A. Appointment of Judges
B. Pardon Power
C. Matters in the Union List
D. None of these
Correct Option: Matters in the Union List
25. Who needs to sign the Bill passed by the Parliament for it to become a law?
A. President
B. Prime Minister
C. Finance Minister
D. Chief Justice of India
Correct Option: President
26. What was changed in the Religious Disabilities Act?
A. Sati was abolished
B. Widows were allowed to remarry
C. Female infanticide was prohibited
D. Hindu Law of Property
Correct Option: Hindu Law of Property
27. What did Dadabhai Naoroji aim to provide the members of the British Parliament through East India Asociation ?
A. Praise Government policies
B. Information about India's grievances
C. Terminate British rule
D. Become the Viceroy
Correct Option: Information about India's grievances
28. Which of the following leader is not associated with Azad Hind Fauz?
A. Major General Shah Nawaz Khan
B. Colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal
C. Major General Shah Nawaz Khan
D. Kartar Singh
Correct Option: Kartar Singh
29. Name the Persian paper started by Raja Ram Mohan Roy.
A. Rast Goftar
B. Punjab Kesari
C. Mirat-ul-Akhbar
D. Mahratta
Correct Option: Mirat-ul-Akhbar
30. Which one of these statements best defines an adjournment motion?
A. To obtain intormation on a matter of public importance or to ventilate a grievance.
B. A step taken against a group of Ministers or an individual Minister, expressing a strong disappro of their policy or a programme.
C. It pinpoints the failures of the Government in the performance of its duties and is moved only in Lok Sabha.
D. A method to check that public money is spent in accordance with Parliament's decision.
Correct Option: It pinpoints the failures of the Government in the performance of its duties and is moved only in Lok Sabha.