1. Who among the following is directly responsible to Parliament for all matters
concerning the Defence Services of India?
(a) Cabinet Committee on political affairs
(b) President
(c) Prime Minister
(d) Defence Minister
2. The executive power is vested in the President but it is actually used by him on the
advice of :
(a) the Prime Minister
(b) the Council of Ministers
(c) Parliament
(d) None of the above
3. An 'office of profit' which disqualifies a person from being a member of the Union or
State Legislature does not include office held under:
(a) the Government of India
(b) a State Government
(c) a local authority
(d) All of the above
4. In practice the policy of the Government is shaped by:
(a) all the ministers
(b) the Prime Minister
(c) the Cabinet
(d) special committees
5. In a parliamentary democracy the:
(a) Executive controls the Legislature
(b) Executive and Legislature are strictly separate
(c) Judiciary controls both Legislature and Executive
(d) Legislature controls the Executive
6. Ministers may be chosen from:
I. Lok Sabha
II. Rajya Sabha
III. Outside the Legislature
(a) I only
(b) II only
(c) I and II
(d) I, II and III
7. Acts of State done in the name of the President of India are required to be
countersigned by way of authentication by:
(a) a Minister
(b) the Prime Minister
(c) the Speaker
(d) a Secretary to the Government
8. The Ministers are individually responsible to:
(a) the President
(b) the House of the people
(c) the Prime Minister
(d) the House of which they are members
9. In the matter of State legislation the President may:
(a) exercise only suspensive veto power
(b) may withhold assent to any bill reserved for his consideration except money bills
(c) withhold his assent to any bill reserved for his consideration
(d) directly disallow any bill which he considers anti national
10. Which one of the following powers can be exercised by both the President and the
Governor?
(a) Power to pardon a sentence by court martial
(b) Power to remit a sentence in an offence relating to a matter on the State List
(c) Power to commute a sentence of death in certain circumstances
(d) Power to remit a sentence by court martial