This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Executive > Council > Central Council Of Ministers – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Central Council Of Ministers Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Sh day K i man RI a few handles..... A) Ministry of Law and Justice. B) Ministry of Health and family Welfare. C) Ministry of Home Affairs. D) Ministry Of Railways. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ministry of Law and Justice. 2. ..... post has never been taken by a male politician A) MINISTER OF CHILD AND WOMEN DEVELOPMENT. B) CHIEF MINISTER OF WEST BENGAL. C) MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS' WELFARE. D) MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MINISTER OF CHILD AND WOMEN DEVELOPMENT. 3. Before a Minister enters upon his office the ..... administers him the Oath of office. A) President. B) Speaker. C) PM. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) President. 4. Attorney general is stated in which article A) Article 76. B) Article 73. C) Article 75. D) Article 77. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Article 76. 5. The Ministry of Agriculture is divided into 2 departments .One of them is 'Department of Agriculture Research & Education'. Other one is: A) Department of Agriculture Convenience. B) Department of Agriculture & Government co-operation. C) Department of Farmers' Comfort Control. D) Department of Agriculture, co-operation & Farmers' Welfare. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Department of Agriculture, co-operation & Farmers' Welfare. 6. Every minister must be a member of either House of the Parliament or must become one within ..... of his appointment. A) 1 year. B) 6 months. C) 3 months. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6 months. 7. Provisions regarding CAG are given under A) Article 148-151. B) Article 148. C) Article 140-151. D) Article 150-151. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Article 148-151. 8. There shall be a vice president in India is provided in A) Article 63. B) Article 62. C) Article 66(1). D) Article 52. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Article 63. 9. Resolution for removal of vice president can be initiated in A) Lok Sabha. B) Rajya Sabha. C) Both A & B. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rajya Sabha. 10. HOW LONG DOES THE MEMBERSHIP OF RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS EXIST? A) SEVEN YEARS. B) FOUR YEARS. C) FIVE YEARS. D) SIX YEARS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) SIX YEARS. 11. COUNCIL OF MINISTERS ARE COLLECTIVELY RESPONSIBLE TO? A) RAJYA SABHA. B) PRIME MINISTER. C) LOK SABHA. D) STATE ASSEMBLIES. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) LOK SABHA. 12. WHICH IS CALLED AS THE PERMANENT HOUSE? A) VICE PRESIDENT OFFICE. B) LOK SABHA. C) PRESIDENT OFFICE. D) RAJYA SABHA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) RAJYA SABHA. 13. President takes advice of ..... while appointing council of ministers. A) Vice president. B) Prime minister. C) Lok sabha speaker. D) Chief justice of India. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prime minister. 14. Which of the following is/are true? A) The PM is the chair of the planning commission. B) The PM appoints ministers and changes and removes them if necessary. C) The PM is the advisor of the president. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 15. ..... are the most important members of the Council of Ministers. A) Cabinet Ministers. B) Ministers of State. C) Deputy Ministers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cabinet Ministers. 16. Which is the most important category of the Ministers? A) Cabinet Ministers. B) Ministers of State. C) Deputy Ministers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cabinet Ministers. 17. IMPORTANT PORTFOLIOS ARE GIVEN TO WHOM? A) MINISTERS OF THE STATES. B) OTHER MINISTERS. C) DEPUTY MINISTERS. D) CABINET MINISTERS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) CABINET MINISTERS. 18. Who is the head of the Cabinet? A) President. B) PM. C) Speaker. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PM. 19. PM KISAN is a scheme providing yearly 6000 rs assistance to small and marginalised farmers. Which minister is responsible for implementation and accountability of this scheme? A) Nirmala sitharaman. B) Rajnath singh. C) Narendra Tomar. D) Piyush Goyal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Narendra Tomar. 20. Shortest serving vice president? A) Hamid Ansari. B) K.R Narayanan. C) V.V. Giri. D) Neelam sanjeev reddy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) V.V. Giri. 21. Vice president is compensated as the A) Vice president of India. B) Chairman of rajya sabha. C) Member of rajya sabha. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chairman of rajya sabha. 22. CABINET IS THE ..... BODY OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS. A) OUTER. B) ADVISORY. C) INNER/CORE. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) INNER/CORE. 23. WHAT SHALL BE THE AGE TO BE THE MEMBER OF RAJYA SABHA? A) 35 YEARS. B) 25 YEARS. C) 40 YEARS. D) 30 YEARS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 30 YEARS. 24. WHO ARE THOSE MINISTERS CALLED AS POLICY MAKING BODY OF THE GOVERNMENT? A) STATE MINISTERS. B) PRIME MINISTER. C) CABINET MINISTERS. D) DEPUTY MINISTERS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CABINET MINISTERS. 25. The report submitted by CAG is discussed in A) Public accounts committee. B) Public estimates committee. C) Ethics committee. D) Standing committee for finance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Public accounts committee. 26. India resumes import of ..... from Bhutan. A) Potatoes. B) Garlic. C) Carrot. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Potatoes. 27. ..... is the presiding member and chairperson of the cabinet A) Prime Minister. B) President. C) Deputy Prime Minister. D) Home Minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prime Minister. 28. COUNCILS OF MINISTERS ARE HEADED BY WHOM? A) PRESIDENT. B) SPEAKER OF THE LOK SABHA. C) VICE PRESIDENT. D) PRIME MINISTER. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) PRIME MINISTER. 29. Which one is not considered as power to Prime minister? A) Allocation and reshuffle of ministers portfolios. B) Chief spokesperson of union government. C) Chairman of planning commission. D) Power to call the urgent session of house. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Power to call the urgent session of house. 30. The meetings attended by the Council of Ministers including the CabinetMinisters are called ..... A) Lok Sabha. B) Rajya Sabha. C) Indian Council Meet. D) Cabinet Meetings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cabinet Meetings. 31. WHO DECIDES THE TENURE OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS? A) PRIME MINISTER. B) RAJYA SABHA MEMBERS. C) VICE PRESIDENT. D) PRESIDENT. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PRIME MINISTER. 32. The Incumbent minister of Health & Family Planning is: A) Dr. Harsh Vardham. B) Dr. Harsh Gupta. C) Dr. Harsh Vardhan. D) Dr. Harish Sharma. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dr. Harsh Vardhan. 33. The attorney general holds the office till ..... A) The pleasure of president. B) The tenure of 5 years. C) 65 years of age. D) Tenure of the appointing government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The pleasure of president. 34. Thailand declared national emergency to curb widespread protest sought A) Removal of prime minister. B) Removal of king. C) Removal of controversial security law. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Removal of prime minister. 35. If the Lok Sabha passes a vote of No Confidence against the ..... they have to resign collectively. A) Rajya Sabha. B) Vidhan Sabha. C) Council of Ministers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Council of Ministers. 36. How Many Finance Ministers have been there since 1946? A) 48. B) 38. C) 43. D) 36. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 38. 37. The size of the Council of Ministers at the Centre and in the States to ..... % of the strength of the ..... and State Legislatures. A) 20%, Rajya Sabha. B) 10%, Parliament. C) 15%, Lok Sabha. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 15%, Lok Sabha. 38. Defence Minister is the president of ..... A) The Defence Institute of Advanced Technology. B) National Defence University. C) The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. D) Indian cabinet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. 39. Which of the following was earlier homeminister and later DID NOT become prime minister A) PV Narasimha rao. B) Charan singh. C) Lal bahadur shastri. D) L.K Advani. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) L.K Advani. 40. The Council of Ministers are: A) Appointed by the President. B) Elected by Lok Sabha. C) Elected by Rajya Sabha. D) Appointed by the Prime Minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Appointed by the Prime Minister. 41. WHO CAN INCLUDE OR REMOVE THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS? A) VICE PRESIDENT. B) PRIME MINISTER. C) PRESIDENT OF INDIA. D) SPEAKER. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PRIME MINISTER. 42. The PM of India is ..... A) Nominated. B) Elected. C) Appointed. D) Selected. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appointed. 43. HOW LONG DO THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS HOLD THE OFFICE? A) FOUR YEARS. B) FIVE YEARS. C) THREE YEARS. D) SIX YEARS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FIVE YEARS. 44. Women can seek residence to property belong to in laws even in case of domestic violence. Supreme court referred it in which case? A) SR batra vs Taruna batra. B) Ashok hurra vs rupa hurra. C) Satish chander Ahuja vs Sneha Ahuja. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Satish chander Ahuja vs Sneha Ahuja. 45. ..... is the nominal head of State, ..... is the real head of the nation. A) PM, President. B) Speaker, PM. C) President, PM. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) President, PM. 46. Ministry of law and justice is the oldest limb of the government of Indiadating back to ..... A) 1861. B) 1833. C) 1837. D) 1920. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1833. 47. Select the option which is NOT a power of the Prime Minister. A) To allocate portfolios and reshuffle the Council. B) Selection and dismissal of Ministers. C) Appointing Officials of States. D) Directing coordinate and policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appointing Officials of States. 48. If president of India requires a legal advice related to any law. Whom he will call to seek advice? A) Chief justice of India. B) Prime minister. C) Attorney general. D) Law minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attorney general. 49. Gurjar reservation issue is related to which state? A) Rajasthan. B) Gujarat. C) Haryana. D) Uttar pradesh. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rajasthan. 50. Recently Amit shah has been given responsibility of a new ministry along with home ministry. What is this ministry called which is to provide a separate administrative, legal and policy framework for strengthening the co-operative movement in the country? A) Ministry of Cooperation. B) Ministry of Corporation. C) Ministry of Health. D) Ministry of External affairs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ministry of Cooperation. 51. ..... hold important portfolios and decide major policies of the Government. A) Cabinet. B) Ministers of State. C) Deputy Ministers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cabinet. 52. Longest serving cabinet minister? A) JL Nehru. B) Jagat Prakash. C) Sardar Baldev Singh. D) Jagjivan Ram. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jagjivan Ram. 53. In case, a non member of the Parliament is appointed as a Minister, what criteria is he/she to fulfill? A) Must get elected or nominated to the Parliament within 3 months from the date of appointment. B) Must get elected or nominated to the Parliament within 6 week from the date of appointment. C) Cannot be a part of the Minstry. D) Must get elected or nominated to the Parliament within 6 months from the date of appointment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must get elected or nominated to the Parliament within 6 months from the date of appointment. 54. WHICH IS SUBJECT TO DISSOLUTION? A) RAJYA SABHA. B) CHAIRMAN OF THE RAJYA SABHA. C) LOK SABHA. D) PARLIAMENT. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) LOK SABHA. 55. ALL THE MINISTERS ARE INDIVIDUALLY RESPONSIBLE TO WHOM FOR THEIR DEPARTMENTS? A) VICE PRESIDENT. B) SPEAKER. C) PRESIDENT. D) PRIME MINISTER. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) PRESIDENT. 56. ..... is the first Women Cabinet Minister of India (HINT:she was also the first Minister Of Health & Family Planning ) A) AMRITA KAUR. B) RAJKUMARI AMRIT KAUR. C) INDIRA GANDHI. D) SMRITI IRANI. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) RAJKUMARI AMRIT KAUR. 57. Who is current chairman of Rajya sabha? A) Om Birla. B) M. Venkaiah Naidu. C) Sunil koddukil. D) Harivansh Narayan. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) M. Venkaiah Naidu. 58. The ..... resignation implies the resignation of the whole Cabinet. A) PM. B) President. C) Speaker. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PM. 59. Which one is not the qualification of vice president? A) Must have 30 years of age completed. B) Must be qualified to be the member of lok sabha or rajya sabha. C) Must hold any office of profit under government. D) All of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of above. 60. The Prime Minister ..... the cabinet. A) Leads. B) Dominates. C) Presides. D) Rules. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Leads. Next →Related QuizzesExecutive QuizzesIndian Polity QuizzesCentral Council Of Ministers Quiz 2 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books