CSS Political Science Questions & Answers - Part-2 - Set 2

1)   When did the origin and evolution of the office of Speaker start in India:

a. In Hindu period
b. In British Period
c. In Maghal period
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: In British Period

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


2)   Till 1920 who presided over the Legislative Council of India:

a. Speaker
b. Deputy Speaker
c. Governor
d. Governor General
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Governor General

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


3)   When was the title 'Speaker' assumed in India:

a. 1947
b. 1948
c. 1949
d. 1946
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1947

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


4)   Under which act, the Bicameral Central Legislature was established during the British period for the first time?

a. Govt. Of India Act 1938
b. The Indian Council Act 1861
c. Govt. Of India Act 1919
d. Govt. Of India Act 1935
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Govt. Of India Act 1919

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


5)   Who was the first President of Central Legislative Assembly before India was Independent?

a. Sir Frederick Whyte
b. Sir C.H. Seetalbad
c. Sardar Patel
d. Sir Monammad Yakub
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Sir Frederick Whyte

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


6)   Who was the Speaker of the Constituent Assembly?

a. Sir Abdul Rahim
b. G.V.Mavalankar
c. M.A.Ayyangar
d. Sir Ibrahim Rahim Toola
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: G.V.Mavalankar

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


7)   Who was the last President of the Indian Central Legislative Assembly during the British time?

a. G.V.Mavalankar
b. Abdul Rahim
c. Sir R. K. Shanumukham Chetty
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Abdul Rahim

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


8)   Who was the first Indian to be the President of Central Legislative Assembly?

a. M. A. Ayyanger
b. B.R. Bhagat
c. Dr. Balarm Jakhar
d. Vithalbhai J., Patel
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: M. A. Ayyanger

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


9)   After the death of Shri G. V. Mavrlankar who became the Speaker of the first Lok Sabha?

a. M.A. Ayyangar
b. K.S. Hegde
c. N. Sanjiva Reddy
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: None of the above

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


10)   Who appoints the Governor in India?

a. President
b. Prime Minister
c. Parliament
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: President

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


11)   Who was the Speaker of the second Lok Sabha?

a. K.S.Hegde
b. M.A.Ayyangar
c. Salman Khurshid
d. Rabi Roy
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: M.A.Ayyangar

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


12)   Which Indian President was the Speaker of the Fourth Lok Sabha?

a. S.D.Sharma
b. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
c. N.Sanjiva Reddy
d. Dr. S. Radhakrishanan man
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: N.Sanjiva Reddy

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


13)   Who was the Speaker of the Sixth Lok Sabha?

a. N. Sanjiva Reddy
b. K.S.Hegde
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both (a) and (b)

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


14)   Which article of the Indian Constitution mentioned the posts of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of People?

a. Article 96
b. Article 93
c. Article 91
d. Article 96
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Article 93

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


15)   Who is the Head to transact the business of the Lok Sabha?

a. Prime Minister
b. Members of Lok Sabha
c. Speaker
d. President
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Speaker

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


16)   In the absence of the speaker who performs the duties of transacting the business in Lok Sabha?

a. Deputy Speaker
b. Prime Minister
c. Members of Parliament
d. Parliamentary Affairs Minister
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Deputy Speaker

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


17)   Under which Article of the Constitution, the Council of State (Rajya Sabha) has a Chairman and Deputy Chairman?

a. Article 109
b. Article 108
c. Article 89
d. Article 91
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Article 89

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


18)   What members of the Parliament cannot represent?

a. Members of Lok Sabha
b. Members of Rajya Sabha
c. Members of Legislative Assembly
d. Members of both Houses of Parliament
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Members of both Houses of Parliament

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


19)   How can member of Parliament resign from his seat?

a. By speaking in the House
b. By an announcement in the Press
c. By writing under his signature addressed to the Chairman or the Speaker
d. All the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: By writing under his signature addressed to the Chairman or the Speaker

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


20)   Who fixes salaries and allowances for the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha and the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha?

a. Lok Sabha
b. Rajya Sabha
c. Members of the Parliament
d. Parliament by law
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Parliament by law

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


21)   In which schedule of the Constitution salaries and allowances for the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha and Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha are specified?

a. First
b. Second
c. Third
d. Fourth
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Second

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


22)   Under which Article Conduct of Business of Parliament is mentioned?

a. Article 99
b. Article 93
c. Article 76
d. Article 92
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Article 99

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


23)   Unger which Schedule of the Constitution every member of Parliament takes oath or affirmation?

a. First
b. Third
c. Fifth
d. Sixth
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Third

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


24)   The states were devided into _______ categories by Indian constitution:

a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 3

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


25)   There are _______ lists of governmental function in Indian constitution:

a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 2
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 3

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


26)   The number of subjects in union list:

a. 47
b. 66
c. 97
d. 99
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 97

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


27)   The state is financially:

a. Independent of the centre
b. Sub-ordinate to the centre
c. Equal to the centre
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Sub-ordinate to the centre

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


28)   Under article 169, article 169, parliament can:

a. Dissolve the state assembly
b. Appoint state assembly
c. Entirely change the composition of state
d. None of them
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Entirely change the composition of state

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


29)   Which Constitutional Article defines disqualification for the members of Panchayat:

a. Article 243F
b. Article 243G
c. Article 243L
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Article 243F

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


30)   Which Constitutional Article defines the duration of the Panchayat

a. Article 243N
b. Article 2430
c. Article 243E
d. Article 2438
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Article 243E

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


31)   Which Constitutional Article define Municipalities:

a. Article 243P
b. Article 2430
c. Article 243T
d. Article 243U
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Article 243P

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


32)   Which Constitutional Article defines constitution of Municipalities?

a. Article 243M
b. Article 243N
c. Article 243L
d. Article 243Q
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Article 243Q

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


33)   Which Constitutional Article defines Election to Municipalities?

a. Article 243A
b. Article 243ZA
c. Article 243ZB
d. ArticleP
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Article 243ZA

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


34)   Through which Constitutional Amendment, Municipalities continued to be in force in the state which existed before commencement of the Indian constitution?

a. Seventy-fourth Amendment Act 1992
b. Forty-fourth Amendment Act 1978
c. Forty-fourth Amendment Act 1989
d. Forty-seventh Amendment Act 1984
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Forty-seventh Amendment Act 1984

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


35)   The Constitution of India, was drafted and enacted in which language?

a. Hindi
b. English
c. Tamil
d. Telugu
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: English

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


36)   Under Article 356 Governor shall not be bound by whose advice?

a. Chief Minister Council of Ministers
b. President
c. Prime Minister
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Chief Minister Council of Ministers

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


37)   How many Schedules are incorporated in the Constitution of India?

a. Eleventh Schedule
b. Tenth Schedule
c. Ninth Schedule
d. Twelth Schedule
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Twelth Schedule

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


38)   Constitutionally, who has the power to make a law on the subject mentionable in the Union List?

a. Lok Sabha
b. Parliament
c. Rajya Sabha
d. Legislative Council
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Parliament

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


39)   The Indian parliament is:

a. Not a sovereign parliament like British parliament
b. A sovereign parliament like British parliament
c. Sovereign parliament like US parliament
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Not a sovereign parliament like British parliament

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


40)   The Indian parliament is:

a. Unicameral
b. Bicameral
c. Tri-cameral
d. None of them
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Bicameral

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


41)   The council of states is:

a. The lower chamber of Indian Parliament
b. Dissolved after every five years
c. A permanent house
d. None of them
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: A permanent house

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


42)   The direct principles of state policy of Indian constitution has been borrowed from:

a. American constitution
b. French constitution
c. Irish constitution
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Irish constitution

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


43)   Indian federation was originally consisted of:

a. 28 seats
b. 30 seats
c. 32 seats
d. 26 seats
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 28 seats

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


44)   The Vice-President is elected by:

a. Proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote of the both house of the Indian Parliament
b. Simple representation by both house of the Parliament
c. Simple majority method by state assemblies
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote of the both house of the Indian Parliament

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


45)   In the election of the Vice-President:

a. Only elected members of the parliament can take part
b. Only nominated members of the parliament can take part
c. Both elected and nominated members can take part
d. None of them
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both elected and nominated members can take part

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


46)   In absence of the Vice-President Rajya Sabha meetings are presided by:

a. Prime Minister
b. Speaker of Lok Sabha
c. Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
d. Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


47)   The Prime Minister shall be appointed the president according to article:

a. 70 of the constitution
b. 72 of the constitution
c. 75 of the constitution
d. None of them
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 75 of the constitution

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


48)   The Supreme personality in India is:

a. Prime Minister of India
b. President of India
c. Speaker of India
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Prime Minister of India

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


49)   First Amendment in Indian Constitution was passed in:

a. Jun-51
b. Jul-50
c. Aug-51
d. Sep-54
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Jun-51

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


50)   Second Amendment in Indian Constitution was passed in

a. 1951
b. 1953
c. 1954
d. 1952
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1952

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!