UNION LEGISLATURE MCQS SET 31

UNION LEGISLATURE MCQS SET 31

301) Members of the Rajya Sabha are elected according to :
A) Cumulative Vote System
B) Single Non-transferable Vote System
C) Single Transferable Vote System
D) None of the above
Answer:  Single Transferable Vote System
   
302) The Rajya Sabha can have a maximum strength of:
A) 200
B) 210
C) 250
D) 260
Answer:  250
   
303) Who was the first speaker of the Lok Sabha?
A) Anantha Sayanam Ayyanagar
B) P. Upendra
C) Shri Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar
D) Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Answer:  Shri Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar
   
304) Who among the following was never the Lok Sabha Speaker?
A) K.V.K. Sundaram
B) G.S. Dhillon
C) Balirarn Bhagat
D) Hukum Singh
Answer:  K.V.K. Sundaram
   
305) Who, according to the Anti-Defection Act, is the final authority to decide whether a
member of Lok Sabha has incurred disqualification due to defection?
A) Speaker
B) President
C) Election Commission
D) Supreme Court
Answer:  Speaker

306) Who is authorised to decide over a dispute regarding disqualification of a Member of Parliament?
A) Election Commissioner
B) Speaker of Lok Sabha
C) President
D) A Committee set up by the Parliament
Answer:  President
   
307) Match the following:
Parliamentary Terms       Meaning
A. Starred Question       1. One asked by a member on matters of public importance of an urgent nature
B. Unstarred Question       2. One for which the Concerned minister has to lay on the table a written answer
C. Short Notice Question      3. One for which an oral answer is required to be given by a minister on the floor of the House
Below codes are given in A B C D order
A) 1 2 3
B) 2 1 3
C) 3 1 2
D) 3 2 1
Answer:  3 2 1
   
308) The Lok Sabha is called in session for at least how many times in a year?
A) Once
B) Twice
C) Thrice
D) Four times
Answer:  Twice
   
309) Which of the following is NOT termed as a session of the Parliament?
A) Budget Session
B) Summer Session
C) Monsoon Session
D) Winter Session
Answer:  Summer Session
   
310) Which one of the following statements regarding the office of the Speaker is correct?
A) He holds office during the pleasure of the President
B) He needs not be a member of the House at the time of his election but has to become a member of the House within 6 months from the date of his election
C) He loses his office if the House is dissolved before the expiry of its term
D) If he intends to resign, the letter of his resignation is to be addressed to the Deputy Speaker
Answer:  If he intends to resign, the letter of his resignation is to be addressed to the Deputy Speaker