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 ?

17
Q

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

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

22
Q

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

23
Q

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

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
Who appoints the Advocate General of states?
Governor
26
The process of impeachment of the President of India can be initiated in:
either house of the parliament
27
Who was elected as the protem Speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha?
Virendra Kumar
28
The minimum age criteria for appointment as the Vice President of India is ___
35 years
29
Former President Pranab Mukherjee won the first Lok Sabha Election in the year ______
2004
30
Who was the President of India during the emergency of 1975-1977?
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
31
Who became the acting prime minister of India after the death of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964?
Gulzarilal Nanda
32
Who among the following is the longest serving President of India?
Rajendra Prasad