Top 150+ Solved Union Legislature MCQ Questions Answer
Q. When can the Speaker exercise his right to vote in the House?
a. Whenever he desires
b. Whenever the House desires
c. Only in the event of equality of votes
d. Whenever his party directs
Q. Prorogation of the House means:
a. a House has been brought in session
b. the session of the House has been terminated
c. the House itself stands terminated
d. None of the above
Q. Which of the following is true? 1. A Bill pending in Rajya Sabha which has not been passed by Lok Sabha lapses on the dissolution ofLok Sabha. 2. If the President has notified about his intention to summon a joint sitting on a Bill, the Bill does not lapse even if the Lok Sabha is dissolved after the notification.
a. I only
b. II only
c. Both I and II
d. Neither I nor II
Q. The Speaker may be removed:
a. by a resolution of a House passed by the majority of total membership of the House
b. by a resolution of the House passed by 2/3rd majority of members present and voting
c. by a resolution of the House moved after 14 days clear notice and passed by majority of all the then members of the House
d. by a resolution moved after 14 days notice and passed by majority of the members present
Q. Rajya Sabha is less powerful than Lok Sabha in terms of its financial powers because:
a. it does not participate in the passing of money bill
b. No Money Bill can be introduced in Rajya Sabha
c. Both of the above
d. None of the above
Q. Whose function is it to see that no money is spent out of the Consolidated Fund of aState without the authority of the legislature?
a. Public Accounts Committee
b. Comptroller and Auditor-General of India
c. Finance Commission
d. None of the above
Q. Which one of the following statements is not correct? [IAS 2004]
a. In Lok Sabha, a no-confidence motion has to set out the grounds on which it is based
b. In the case of a no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha no conditions of admissibility have been laid down in the Rules
c. A motion of no-confidence, once admitted, has to be taken up within ten days of the leave being granted
d. Rajya Sabha is not empowered to entertain a motion of no-confidence
Q. If a Money bill passed by the Lok Sabha is not returned by the Rajya Sabha within fourteen days, then: [CDS 2004]
a. Lok Sabha will reconsider it
b. Money Bill will be rejected
c. President will summon a joint meeting of both the Houses to discuss it
d. The Bill will be sent to the President for his signature and consent
Q. The Indian parliamentary system is different from the British parliamentary system inthat India has: [IAS 1998]
a. both a real and a nominal executive
b. a system of collective responsibility
c. bicameral legislature
d. the system of judicial review
Q. Identify the correct sequence of passing a Budget in the Parliament [CDS 2009]
a. Vote on Account-Finance Bill-Appropriation Bill-Discussion on Budget
b. Finance Bill- Appropriation. Bill Discussion on Budget-Vote on Accounts
c. Discussion on Budget-Vote on Account-Finance Bill-Appropriation Bill
d. Discussion on Budget-Appropriation Bill-Finance Bill-Vote on Account
Q. Which of the following conditions must be fulfilled before a Bill for altering the area ofthe States is introduced in the Parliament? 1. The Bill must be recommended by the President. 2. The President should have referred it to the concerned State Legislature before recommending it. 3. The State Legislature must have given its consent on the Bill.
a. I and II
b. II and III
c. I and III
d. I, II and III
Q. Which of the following actions are not performed by the President?
a. Proroguing Parliament
b. Convening a joint sitting if requested
c. Dissolving the Rajya Sabha
d. Causing the Budget to be laid before Parliament
Q. The total number of members in a Legislative Council should not exceed that of a Legislative Assembly by :
a. 1/3
b. 2/3
c. 1/2
d. 1/4