UNION LEGISLATURE MCQS SET 44

UNION LEGISLATURE MCQS SET 44

431) Whose function is it to see that no money is spent out of the Consolidated Fund of a State without the authority of the legislature?
A) Finance Commission
B) Public Accounts Committee
C) Comptroller and Auditor-General of India
D) Planning Commission
Answer:  Comptroller and Auditor-General of India
   
432) Which one of the following statements is not correct?
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
Answer:  In Lok Sabha, a no-confidence motion has to set out the grounds on which it is based
   
433) If a Money bill passed by the Lok Sabha is not returned by the Rajya Sabha within fourteen days, then:
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
Answer:  The Bill will be sent to the President for his signature and consent
   
434) The Indian parliamentary system is different from the British parliamentary system in that India has:
A) both a real and a nominal executive
B) a system of collective responsibility
C) bicameral legislature
D) the system of judicial review
Answer:  the system of judicial review
   
435) Consider the following statements:
1. The Speaker of Lok Sabha has the power to adjourn the House sine die but, on prorogation, it is only the President who can summon the House.
2. Unless sooner dissolved or there is an extension of the term, there is an automatic dissolution of the Lok Sabha by efflux of time, at the end of the period of five years, even if no formal order of dissolution is issued by the President.
3. The Speaker of Lok Sabha continues in office even after the dissolution of the House and until 'Immediately before the first meeting of the House'.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
A) 1 and 2
B) 2 and 3
C) 1 and 3
D) 1, 2 and 3
Answer:  1, 2 and 3

436) Identify the correct sequence of passing a Budget in the Parliament
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
Answer:  Discussion on Budget-Appropriation Bill-Finance Bill-Vote on Account
   
437) Which of the following are not privileges enjoyed by members of Parliament individually?
I. Freedom from being arrested in civil cases during and 40 days before and after the continuance of a meeting of the House of Committee of which he is a member.
II. Freedom from being summoned without the leave of the House, to give evidence as a witness while Parliament is in session.
III. Unlimited freedom of speech providing immunity from court action for anything Said in the House.
IV. Freedom to publish debates and proceedings of the House.
A) I and III
B) II and IV
C) III and IV
D) II, III and IV
Answer:  III and IV
   
438) Which of the following conditions must be fulfilled before a Bill for altering the area of the States is introduced in the Parliament?
I. The Bill must be recommended by the President.
II. The President should have referred it to the concerned State Legislature before recommending it.
III. 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
Answer:  I and II
   
439) Which of the following actions are not performed by the President?
A) Proroguing Parliament
B) Dissolving the Rajya Sabha
C) Convening a joint sitting if requested
D) Causing the Budget to be laid before Parliament
Answer:  Dissolving the Rajya Sabha
   
440) The total number of members in a Legislative Council should not exceed that of a Legislative Assembly by :
A) 1/3/2018
B) 2/3/2018
C) 1/2/2018
D) 1/4/2018
Answer:  1/3/2018