Union Parliment

Question 1

How many states and union territories does India comprise?

Answer 1

28 states and 8 union territories

Question 2

What are the 3 levels of federalism in India?
OR
What are the 3 levels of government in India?

Answer 2

State Government, Union Government and Municipalities and Panchayats

Question 3

Law making body of the government?

Answer 3

Union Legislature

Question 4

Main constituents of the Indian Parliament?

Answer 4

President, Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha

Question 5

Max strength of Lok Sabha?

Answer 5

550 members

Question 6

Max strength of Rajya Sabha?

Answer 6

250

Question 7

How are the members of Lok Sabha elected?

Answer 7

Directly elected by the people

Question 8

How are the members of Rajya Sabha elected?

Answer 8

They are elected by the elected members of the Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha)

Question 9

Quorum of the Lok Sabha?

Answer 9

One-tenth (1/10) of the total number of members

Question 10

Who presides over the meetings of the Lok Sabha?

Answer 10

The Speaker

Question 11

The occasions on which the President presides over the joint session of both the houses?

Answer 11

Three session in the year i.e, Budget session (February-May), Monsoon session (July-August), Winter session (Novemver-December)

Question 12

How are speaker and Deputy Speaker elected?

Answer 12

They’re elected from among the own members of the Lok Sabha

Question 13

India has a ……………………. legislature

Answer 13

bicameral

Question 14

There is a division of legislative and administrative powers between the ……………………….. and …………………… government

Answer 14

Union and State

Question 15

………………………………….. government has powers to legislate on matters relating on the union list

Answer 15

Union Government

Question 16

………………………………….. government has powers to legislate on matters relating on the state list

Answer 16

State Government

Question 17

…………………………………… have power to legislate matters on the concurrent list

Answer 17

Bothe State Government and Union Government

Question 18

…………………………….. is the house of the people

Answer 18

Lok Sabha

Question 19

……………………………….. is the house of the states

Answer 19

Rajya Sabha

Question 20

India is a …………………………….

Answer 20

Representative Democracy

Question 21

The Lok Sabha can be dissolved before the expiry of its normal term by the …………………………

Answer 21

President

Question 22

During the proclamation of an emergency, the period of the Lok Sabha can be extended by the parliament by ……………………….

Answer 22

one year

Question 23

After the national emergency is lifted, a new lok sabha must be elected within a period of ……………………..

Answer 23

6 months

Question 24

Not more than ………… members in the Lok Sabha shall represent the states

Answer 24

530

Question 25

Not more than ............ members in the Lok Sabha shall represent the Union Territories

Answer 25

20

Question 26

The allotment of members to various states is made on a .................................. basis

Answer 26

population

Question 27

All bills passed in the Lok Sabha is signed by ....................... before it goes to the Rajya Sabha

Answer 27

the speaker

Question 28

.................................. is the ex officio chairman of parliamentary committees

Answer 28

speaker

Question 29

The ............................. presides over the joint sessions of both the two houses of the parliament

Answer 29

speaker

Question 30

The ............................. is the ex officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha

Answer 30

Vice President

Question 31

Rajya Sabha is ..................................

Answer 31

council of states

Question 32

The Question Hour usually starts at ...................

Answer 32

11 a.m

Question 33

The right of members to ask questions from the government is called ..........................

Answer 33

interpellation

Question 34

The heated discussions are faced in the ............... hour

Answer 34

zero hour

Question 35

The zero hour begins at .............

Answer 35

12 'o' clock

Question 36

What is Adjournment motion?

Answer 36

To lay aside all current business and take up a 'definite matter of urgent importance'

Question 37

A ............... motion is a proposal expressing lack of confidence in the Ministry

Answer 37

No-Confidence Motion

Question 38

The President is the ........... head

Answer 38

Nominal, Constitutional head

Question 39

The Prime Minister is the ................... head

Answer 39

real head

Question 40

The Central Government enjoys an overriding power on the ........................ list

Answer 40

concurrent list

Question 41

Who decides the salaries and alloiwances of the MPs, Ministers and Judges of Supreme Courts and High Courts

Answer 41

The Parliament