Top 150+ Solved The Union Executive MCQ Questions Answer

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Q. The Prime Minister is said to hold office during the pleasure of the President but in reality he stays in office as long as he enjoys the confidence of:

a. the electorate

b. the Lok Sabha

c. the party to which he belongs

d. Parliament

  • b. the Lok Sabha

Q. In the event of the resignation or death of the Prime Minister:

a. the Ministry is dissolved

b. fresh general elections must take place

c. the Cabinet may choose another leader

d. the President decides what to do

  • a. the Ministry is dissolved

Q. The Prime Minister is :

a. elected by Lok Sabha

b. elected by the Parliament

c. appointed by the President

d. nominated by the party enjoying majority in Lok Sabha

  • c. appointed by the President

Q. The Prime Minister:

a. is head of government

b. is the leader of Lok Sabha

c. may change the portfolios of the Ministers at will

d. may do all the above

  • d. may do all the above

Q. Is the Prime Minister bound to advise the President on matters on which his advice is sought?

a. Yes

b. No

c. It is discretionary

d. If the Council of Ministers so desires

  • a. Yes

Q. The rank of the different Ministers in the Union Council of Ministers is determined bythe:

a. President

b. Prime Minister

c. Cabinet Secretary

d. Speaker of Lok Sabha

  • b. Prime Minister

Q. In Parliamentary Government, Ministers remain in office so long as they enjoy:

a. confidence of the upper house of the legislature

b. support of the armed forces

c. confidence of the popular chamber of legislature

d. popular support

  • c. confidence of the popular chamber of legislature

Q. Collective responsibility of the Cabinet was introduced in India by the:

a. Government of India Act, 1935

b. Minto-Morley Reforms

c. Independence Act, 1947

d. Constitution of India

  • d. Constitution of India

Q. If a Minister of a State wants to resign, to whom he should address the letter ofresignation?

a. Chief Minister

b. Speaker of Vidhan Sabha

c. Governor of the State

d. Leader of his political party

  • a. Chief Minister

Q. What is the position of a 'Minister of State' in the Central Government? [Teachers' Exam 1993]

a. He is the nominee of the State Governor

b. He is the nominee of the State Cabinets

c. He looks after the interests of the State Cabinet

d. He is a Minister of Central Government but not a member of the Cabinet

  • d. He is a Minister of Central Government but not a member of the Cabinet

Q. Who among the following is directly responsible to Parliament for all mattersconcerning the Defence Services of India?

a. Cabinet Committee on political affairs

b. President

c. Prime Minister

d. Defence Minister

  • d. Defence Minister

Q. The executive power is vested in the President but it is actually used by him on theadvice of :

a. the Prime Minister

b. the Council of Ministers

c. Parliament

d. None of the above

  • b. the Council of Ministers

Q. An 'office of profit' which disqualifies a person from being a member of the Union or State Legislature does not include office held under:

a. the Government of India

b. a State Government

c. a local authority

d. All of the above

  • c. a local authority

Q. In practice the policy of the Government is shaped by:

a. all the ministers

b. the Prime Minister

c. the Cabinet

d. special committees

  • c. the Cabinet

Q. In a parliamentary democracy the:

a. Executive controls the Legislature

b. Executive and Legislature are strictly separate

c. Judiciary controls both Legislature and Executive

d. Legislature controls the Executive

  • d. Legislature controls the Executive
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