Parliament Flashcards

1
Q

Name the first ever judge of the
Supreme Court against whom the
motion of impeachment was
introduced into Parliament in
Independent India

A

Justice Ramaswami

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2
Q

In case of death of the President and the Vice President of India, the ____________ will act as the President of India.`

A

Chief Justice of India

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3
Q

In case the President of Indian
wants to resign, he would address his resignation to the _____________

A

Vice President of India

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4
Q

The maximum number of
nominated members to Lok Sabha is?

A

2

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5
Q

The power to summon the Houses of Parliament is vested with the _______.

A

President

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6
Q

The power to enquire into and decide all the doubts and disputes
rising out of election of the president is vested in

A

The supreme court

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7
Q

Who presides over the joint
sitting of the two Houses of
Parliament?

A

Speaker of Lok sabha

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8
Q

The quorum to constitute a
sitting of the Lok Sabha is
_____ of the total number of Members of the House under article 100(3) of the Constitution of India

A

One-Tenth

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9
Q

The first session of the first
Lok Sabha commenced on
________?

A

13th May 1952

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10
Q

Who decides the admissibility
of Questions in Lok Sabha?

A

Speaker

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11
Q

In Parliamentary proceedings,
how many matters per day as per their priority in the ballot are allowed to be raised during
‘Zero Hour’

A

20

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12
Q

Matters, which are not points
of order, can be raised by way of
Special Mentions under Rule ________ of Lok Sabha.

A

377

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13
Q

After 1994, how many sessions
of the Rajya Sabha are usually held in a year?

A

Three

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14
Q

____ was the Chief Justice of
India from January 1950 to November 1951.

A

Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha

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15
Q

When was the first Lok Sabha
constituted ?

A

1952

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16
Q

Who among the following has
the power to promulgate ordinance ?

A

President

17
Q

As per Article 274 of
constitution, whose prior
recommendation is required to the
Bills affecting taxation ?

A

President

18
Q

Who among the following takes
part in the election of the President of India?

A

Elected Members of both the
houses of Parliament and Legislative
Assemblies of the states

19
Q

Who has to resign when the
No-Confidence Motion is passed in
the Lok Sabha ?

A

Council Of Ministers

20
Q

Who among the following does
NOT take part in the election of the
President of India ?

A

Nominated Members of
Parliament

21
Q

Rule ____ (of the Rules of Procedure and conduct of business in Lok Sabha) does NOT involve formal motion before the Parliament House, hence no voting

A

193

22
Q

In Parliament, who takes the
final decision on whether a Bill is a
Money Bill or not?

A

Speaker

23
Q

How many sessions of the Lok
Sabha are normally held in a year?

A

three

24
Q

On any issue pertaining to the
disqualification of any member of Lok Sabha under the 10th Schedule of Indian Constitution, the final decision is taken by_______.

A

Speaker, Lok Sabha

25
Q

Who appoints the Advocate
General of states?

A

Governor

26
Q

The process of impeachment of
the President of India can be initiated in:

A

either house of the parliament

27
Q

Who was elected as the protem
Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha?

A

Virendra Kumar

28
Q

The minimum age criteria for
appointment as the Vice President of
India is
___

A

35 years

29
Q

Former President Pranab
Mukherjee won the first Lok Sabha
Election in the year
______

A

2004

30
Q

Who was the President of India
during the emergency of 1975-1977?

A

Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

31
Q

Who became the acting prime
minister of India after the death of
Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964?

A

Gulzarilal Nanda

32
Q

Who among the following is the
longest serving President of India?

A

Rajendra Prasad