This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Legislature > Union > Union Legislature – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Union Legislature Quiz 5 (28 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. One of the Administrative function of the speaker; A) Presides meetings. B) Admits the press and media. C) Suspend the member. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Admits the press and media. 2. What is the age required to be the member of Lok Sabha? A) 25 and above. B) 26 and above. C) 30 and above. D) 35 and above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 25 and above. 3. The ..... is an estimate of the annualincome and expenditure of the governmentof India. A) Statement. B) Budget. C) Accounts. D) Forecast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Budget. 4. Composition of Lok Sabha A) A maximum of 530 members can beelected directly by the people of Indiafrom different territorial constituencies. B) A maximum of 20 members can be electedfrom the union territories. C) The President can nominate 2 membersfrom the Anglo-Indian community.The 17th Lok Sabha consists of 545 members. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All. 5. The first no confidence motion moved in the Lok Sabha after independence was in the year: A) 1975. B) 1960. C) 1954. D) 1963. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1963. 6. Maximum number of members elected from the Indian States in the Lok Sabha A) 545. B) 552. C) 530. D) 525. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 530. 7. What is the term of Lok Sabha A) 6 years. B) 4 years. C) 7 years. D) 5 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5 years. 8. The Parliament plays an important role inthe election of the President and the Vice-President. A) Legislative function. B) Executive function. C) Judicial function. D) Elective function. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elective function. 9. The Term of the Cabinet of ministers is: A) Until they enjoy the mahority in the Lok Sabha. B) For 5 years. C) For life. D) Until they retire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Until they enjoy the mahority in the Lok Sabha. 10. A dissolution does not affect: A) A bill that originated in the Rajya Sabha and sent to Lok Sabha. B) A bill that originated in the Lok Sabha but has been sent to Rajya Sabha. C) A bill that originated in the Rajya Sabha but has not yet been sent to the Lok Sabha. D) Any of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A bill that originated in the Rajya Sabha but has not yet been sent to the Lok Sabha. 11. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is elected by: A) All the members of Parliament. B) The people directly. C) All the members of Lok Sabha. D) The members of the majority party in the Lok Sabha. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All the members of Lok Sabha. 12. Who among the following may belong to the Rajya Sabha but can speak in both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha? [CDS 1993] A) Ministers who are members of the Rajya Sabha. B) The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. C) Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha. D) Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha who may be experts in different fields of knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ministers who are members of the Rajya Sabha. 13. Committees are also referred to as ..... A) Miniature Parliament. B) Main Legislatures. C) Miniature Legislatures. D) JPC. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Miniature Legislatures. 14. Who is the nominal head of State in a parliamentary democracy? A) The Chief Minister. B) The Prime Minister. C) The President. D) The Speaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The President. 15. Name the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha. A) Vice-President. B) Speaker. C) Prime Minister. D) Member of Parliament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speaker. 16. The ..... of India, who is theHead of State or Chief Executive, is only anominal (in name only) head. A) Council of Ministers. B) Prime minister. C) President. D) Members of the house. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) President. 17. If an unqualified or disqualified person sits and votes in Parliament: A) He is liable to be prosecuted and jailed. B) He may be fined Rs.500 per day of his so sitting. C) He may be imprisoned by the House. D) Nothing can be done. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He may be fined Rs.500 per day of his so sitting. 18. A Member of Parliament can claim immunity: A) Both from civil as well as criminal cases. B) From civil cases only. C) From criminal cases only. D) Cannot claim immunity either from civil or from criminal cases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) From civil cases only. 19. Who maintains the decorum in Lok Sabha? A) Cabinet. B) Council of ministers. C) Speaker. D) Vice President. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speaker. 20. Which of the following committees is not created by the Speaker's nomination of members? A) Committee on Privileges. B) Committee on Public Undertakings. C) Committee on Petitions. D) Business Advisory Committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Committee on Public Undertakings. 21. It refers to the minimum number of membersrequired to be present to conduct a meeting. A) Bill. B) Quorum. C) Budget. D) Secret ballot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quorum. 22. The members of parliament can question ministers during: A) Zero Hour. B) Adjournment motion. C) None of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) None of the above. 23. ..... Number retire every second year and are replaced by new members A) One fourth. B) One third. C) Two-third. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One third. 24. The ..... term life can be extended for 1 year at a time in case of a national emergency. A) Rajya sabha. B) Executive. C) Legislature. D) Lok sabha. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lok sabha. 25. In which of the Parliamentary Financial Committees is the Rajya Sabha not represented? [SSC (10+2) 2010] A) Committee on Public Undertakings. B) Public Accounts Committee. C) Estimates Committee. D) Expenditure Committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Estimates Committee. 26. Who nominates 2 members from the Anglo-Indian community to the Lok Sabha? A) The Council of ministers. B) The President. C) The Prime minister. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The President. 27. Which of the following is true regarding the Vice-Chairman of the Rajya Sabha? [Railway Apprentices 1993] A) One has to be a member of either House 'of Parliament for election to the post of the Vice-Chairman. B) One has to be a member of the Rajya Sabha for election to die post of the Vice-Chairman. C) One need not necessarily be a member of the Rajya Sabha for election to the post of the Vice-Chairman. D) There is an established convention that the Vice-Chairman of the Rajya Sabha belongs to the main opposition party in the Rajya Sabha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One has to be a member of the Rajya Sabha for election to die post of the Vice-Chairman. 28. According to the constitution, what are the powers and functions? How many branches are they divided into? A) 3 branches ; legislature, executiev, judiciary. B) 2 branches ; state and central government. C) 3 branches ; union, concurrent and state. D) 3 branches ; legislature, executive, judiciary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3 branches ; legislature, executive, judiciary. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesLegislature QuizzesIndian Polity QuizzesUnion Legislature Quiz 1Union Legislature Quiz 2Union Legislature Quiz 3Union Legislature Quiz 4 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books