THE UNION EXECUTIVE MCQS SET 33

THE UNION EXECUTIVE MCQS SET 33

321) Of the following Prime Ministers who did not face the Union Parliament even once?
A) Lal Bahadur Shastri
B) Morarji Desai
C) VP Singh
D) Charan Singh
Answer:  Charan Singh
    
322) 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
Answer:  Legislature controls the Executive
    
323) Ministers may be chosen from:
I. Lok Sabha
II. Rajya Sabha
III. Outside the Legislature
A) I only
B) II only
C) I and II
D) I, II and III
Answer:  I, II and III
    
324) Acts of State done in the name of the President of India are required to be countersigned
by way of authentication by:
A) a Minister
B) the Prime Minister
C) the Speaker
D) a Secretary to the Government
Answer:  a Secretary to the Government
    
325) The Ministers are individually responsible to:
A) the President
B) the House of the people
C) the Prime Minister
D) the House of which they are members
Answer:  the President

326) In the matter of State legislation the President may:
A) exercise only suspensive veto power
B) may withhold assent to any bill reserved for his consideration except money bills
C) withhold his assent to any bill reserved for his consideration
D) directly disallow any bill which he considers anti national
Answer:  withhold his assent to any bill reserved for his consideration
    
327) Which one of the following powers can be exercised by both the President and the Governor?
A) Power to pardon a sentence by court martial
B) Power to remit a sentence in an offence relating to a matter on the State List
C) Power to commute a sentence of death in certain circumstances
D) Power to remit a sentence by court martial
Answer:  Power to commute a sentence of death in certain circumstances
    
328) Which one of the following statements is correct?
A) Chief Election Commissioner of India holds his office during the pleasure of the President
B) The Governor of the State holds his office during the pleasure of the President
C) The Prime Minister' can only be removed by a resolution passed by both Houses of Parliament
D) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha can be, removed at the pleasure of the President
Answer:  The Governor of the State holds his office during the pleasure of the President
    
329) The powers of a State Governor are analogous to those of the President with a few exceptions. Which among the following is an exception to a this analogy in respect of Governor's powers?
A) He can appoint any person who commands a majority in the Assembly as the Chief Minister.
B) He can withhold his assent to an ordinary bill and return it to the Legislature with a message to reconsider it
C) He can summon or prorogue the State Assembly
D) He can declare a state of emergency in the State. if he is satisfied that an abnormal situation has arisen
Answer:  He can declare a state of emergency in the State. if he is satisfied that an abnormal situation has arisen
    
330) Which of the following statements is correct?
A) The Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to the President of India
B) The Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to the Parliament
C) The Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha
D) The Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to the Prime Minister
Answer:  The Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to the Parliament