UNION LEGISLATURE MCQS SET 36

UNION LEGISLATURE MCQS SET 36

351) Which of the following is not affected when Lok Sabha is prorogued?
A) Resolutions
B) Bills
C) Motions
D) Notices
Answer:  Bills
   
352) The members of the Rajya Sabha are:
A) elected indirectly
B) indirectly elected and nominated
C) elected directly as well as indirectly
D) elected by the members of the Legislative Assemblies and Legislative Councils of States
Answer:  indirectly elected and nominated
   
353) The two Houses of Parliament enjoy co-equal power in all spheres except:
I. financial matters
II. responsibility of the Council of Ministers
III. amendment procedure
IV. election of President
A) III and IV
B) II, III and IV
C) I, II and III
D) I and II
Answer:  I and II
   
354) At a joint sitting of Parliament a bill has to be passed:
A) by a simple majority of the total number of members of both Houses present and voting
B) by a simple majority of the total number of members of both Houses
C) by a two-thirds majority of the total number of members of both Houses
D) by a two-thirds majority of the total number of members of both Houses present and voting
Answer:  by a simple majority of the total number of members of both Houses present and voting
   
355) The privileges enjoyed by the members of Parliament individually include:
A) freedom of arrest in all cases
B) freedom of attendance as witness while Parliament is in session
C) freedom of speech
D) All of the above
Answer:  All of the above

356) On what grounds can a person be disqualified as a voter?
I. Unsoundness of mind
II. Corrupt or illegal practice
III. Crime
IV. Non-residence
A) I, III and IV
B) I, II and III
C) II, III and IV
D) I, II, III and IV
Answer:  I, II, III and IV
   
357) Who among the following has the final power to maintain order within the House of People?
A) Marshal of the House
B) Prime Minister
C) Speaker
D) Chief of Security Staff
Answer:  Speaker
   
358) The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha can be removed by a resolution:
A) passed by 2/3rd majority of its total members present
B) passed by a simple majority of its total members present
C) moved by Rajya Sabha but passed by Lok Sabha
D) None of the above
Answer:  passed by a simple majority of its total members present
   
359) If a member of Parliament voluntarily acquires the citizenship of a foreign country:
A) he will be penalized
B) he will continue to be a member of Parliament
C) he will be disqualified from membership
D) he will have a choice of renouncing either
Answer:  he will be disqualified from membership
   
360) Which of the following is not true?
A) A person can be a member of both Houses of Parliament
B) There is no bar to a person contesting to as many seats and as many legislatures as he likes
C) A member of Lok Sabha cannot hold an office of profit under the Government
D) The population of a State is not the sole consideration for allotment of seats in the Rajya Sabha
Answer:  A person can be a member of both Houses of Parliament