1. Who among the following Indian Prime Ministers could not vote for himself during the
'Vote of Confidence' that he was seeking from the Lok Sabha?
(a) VP Singh
(b) PV Narasimha Rao
(c) Chandra Shekhar
(d) Manmohan Singh
2. Which one among the following features of the Constitution of India is indicative of the
fact that the real executive power is vested in the Council of Ministers headed by the
Prime Minister?
(a) Federalism
(b) Representative Legislature
(c) Universal Adult Franchise
(d) Parliamentary Democracy
3. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. A registered voter in India can contest an election to Lok Sabha from any constituency in
India.
2. As per the Representation of the People Act 1951, if a person is convicted of any offence
and sentenced to an imprisonment of 2 years or more, this will be disqualification to
contest election.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
4. Which one among the following" is the basis of difference between the Parliamentary
and Presidential system of government?
(a) Power of Judicial review
(b) Method of election of President/Head of the State
(c) Legislative supremacy in law making
(d) Relation between the legislature and the executive
5. Consider the following statements about the powers of the President of India:
1. The President can direct that any matter on which decision has been taken by a Minister
should be placed before the Council of Ministers.
2. The President can call all information relating to proposals for legislation.
3. The President has the right to address and send messages to either House of the
Parliament.
4. All decisions of the Council of Ministers relating to the administration fo the Union must
be communicated to the President.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
6. The authorization for the withdrawal of funds from the Consolidated Fund of India must
come from
(a) The President of India
(b) The Parliament of India
(c) The Prime Minister of India
(d) The Union Finance Minister
7. The Prime Minister, at the time of the appointment:
1. need not necessarily be a member of one of the Houses of Parliament but must become a
member of one of the Houses within six months.
2. need not necessarily be a member of one of the. Houses of Parliament but must become a
member of the Lok Sabha within six months.
3. must be either a nominated or elected member of one of the Houses of Parliament.
4. must be an elected member of only Lok Sabha.
(a) I only
(b) I and III
(c) II only
(d) IV only
8. The Union Council of Ministers consists of:
(a) Prime Minister
(b) Cabinet Minister
(c) Cabinet Ministers and Chief Ministers of the States
(d) Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers
9. The portfolios are allocated to the ministers by:
(a) the President
(b) the Prime Minister
(c) collective decision of the Council of Ministers
(d) individual choice
10. The salary and perquisites of the Prime Minister of India are decided by the:
(a) Constitution
(b) Cabinet
(c) Parliament
(d) President