UNION LEGISLATURE MCQS SET 17

UNION LEGISLATURE MCQS SET 17

161) The term of the Lok Sabha
A) cannot be extended under any circumstances
B) can be extended by six months at a time
C) can be extended by one year at a time during the proclamation of emergency
D) can be extended for two years at a time during the proclamation of emergency
Answer:  can be extended by one year at a time during the proclamation of emergency
   
162) Which of the following Constitutional Amendments are related to raising the number of members of Lok Sabha to be elected from the State?
A) 6th and 22nd
B) 13th and 38th
C) 7th and 31st
D) 11th and 42nd
Answer:  7th and 31st
   
163) Who was the first Speaker to discard the official wig and presided over the House wearing the Gandhi Cap?
A) Satya Narayan Sinha
B) Rajendra Prasad
C) GV Mavaianka
D) N Sanjiva Reddy
Answer:  GV Mavaianka
   
164) Who among the following was never the Lok Sabha Speaker?
A) KVK Sundaram
B) GS Dhiiion
C) Baiiram Bhagat
D) Hukum Singh
Answer:  KVK Sundaram
   
165) In which of the following cases The use of “effective majority" applies?
A) Election of Vice President
B) Removal of speaker of Lok Sabha
C) Resolution seeking the discontinuance of national emergency in Lok Sabha
D) Resolution seeking the removal of Vice President in Lok Sabha
Answer:  Removal of speaker of Lok Sabha

166) Regarding the office of the Lok Sabha Speaker, consider the following statements
1. He/she holds the office during the pleasure of the President.
2. He/she need not be a member of the house at the time of his/her election but has to become a member of the house within six months from the date of his/her election.
3. if he/she intends to resign, the letter of his/her resignation has to be addressed to the Deputy speaker.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A) 1 and 2
B) Only 3
C) 1, 2 and 3
D) None of these
Answer:  Only 3
   
167) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha may be removed from office by
A) the majority party in the House adopting a no confidence motion
B) a resolution passed by not less than half of the total membership of the House
C) a resolution passed by at least two-thirds of the total membership of the House
D) a resolution passed by a majority of all the members of the House
Answer:  a resolution passed by not less than half of the total membership of the House
   
168) The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is
A) nominated by the Chairman
B) elected by elected members of the Rajya Sabha
C) nominated by the President
D) elected by the Rajya Sabha from amongst its members
Answer:  elected by the Rajya Sabha from amongst its members
   
169) Who among the following was not It elected for two terms as the Speaker of Lok Sabha?
A) GMC Baiayogi
B) N Sanjiva Reddy
C) Bairam Jakhar
D) Baiiram Bhagat
Answer:  Baiiram Bhagat
   
170) The first Speaker against whom a motion of no-confidence was moved In the Lok Sabha was
A) Ualram Jnaknar
B) GV Mavaiankar
C) Hukum Singh
D) KS Hegde
Answer:  GV Mavaiankar