UNION LEGISLATURE MCQS SET 49

UNION LEGISLATURE MCQS SET 49

481) How many independent members were elected the 16th Lok Sabha?
A) Three
B) Five
C) Seven
D) Fifteen
Answer:  Three
   
482) Narendra Modi took office on 26th May, 2014 as the ________ Prime Minister of India?
A) Thirteenth
B) Fourteenth
C) Fifteenth
D) Sixteenth
Answer:  Fourteenth
   
483) Which one of the following is part of the Electoral College for the President but does not take part in his impeachment?
A) Lok Sabha
B) Rajya Sabha
C) State Legislative Councils
D) State Legislative Assemblies
Answer:  State Legislative Assemblies
   
484) Which one of the following is not explicitly stated in the Constitution of India but followed as a convention? Incorrect!
A) The Finance Minister is to be a Member of the Lower House
B) The Prime Minister has to resign if he loses majority in the Lower House
C) All the parts of India are to be represented in the Councils of Ministers
D) In the event of both the President and the' Vice-President demitting office simultaneously before the end of the tenure the Speaker of the Lower House of the Parliament will officiate as the President
Answer:  The Prime Minister has to resign if he loses majority in the Lower House
 
485) Assertion (A): The reservation of thirty-three per-cent of seats for women in Parliament and State Legislature does not require Constitutional amendment.
Reason (R): Political parties contesting elections can allocate thirty-three percent of seats they contest to women candidates without any Constitutional amendment.
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true but R is false
D) A is false but R is true
Answer:  A is false but R is true

486) The Parliament of India cannot be regarded as a sovereign body because:
A) it can legislate only on subjects entrusted to the Centre by the Constitution
B) it has to operate within the limits prescribed by the Constitution
C) the Supreme Court can declare laws passed by parliament as unconstitutional if they contravene the provisions of the Constitution
D) All of the above
Answer:  All of the above