1. Who among the following is elected by an electoral college comprising the elected members of both the Houses of Parliament and the Legislative Assemblies of the States?
President of India
2. The Vice-President of India is elected by an electoral college comprising the members of ___
both Houses of Parliament
3. Can there be a common High Court for two or more states?
Yes
4. Who among the following is not appointed by the President of India?
Speaker of the Lok Sabha
5. Who among the following has been empowered by the Constitution of India to seek the opinion of the Supreme Court on questions of law or fact of public importance?
President of India
6. Which one of the following is not a feature of the Indian Constitution?
Presidential government
7. Which one of the following can be abolished by an Act of Parliament but not dissolved?
Legislative Councils
8. The President may nominate to the Lok Sabha ____ members of the Anglo-Indian community If he is of the opinion that the community is not adequately represented In the House.
Two
9. Hindi was declared the Official Language of India under Article ____.
343
10. Who among the following was not a member of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly of India?
Jawaharlal Nehru
11. The President issues ordinances on the advice of the ___
Union Council of Ministers
12. When Mrs. Gandhi became Prime Minister in 1965 she was a member of ___
Rajya Sabha
13. The Legislative Council has a tenure of ___
A permanent nature
14. The Attorney General for India holds office during the pleasure of the ___
President of India
15. The first woman Governor of a State was ___
Mrs. Sarojini Naidu
16. The President can remove an individual Minister from the Council of Ministers only on the advice of the ___
Prime Minister
17. The President can remove the Chief Election Commissioner from office on the advice of ___
Parliament
18. When the Prime Minister tenders his resignation the ___ remains automatically dissolved
Union Cabinet
19. How can a Judge of the Supreme Court be removed?
A Judge of the Supreme Court can be removed by the President only upon a joint address by both Houses of Parliament
20. Article ____ of the Constitution deals with the procedure for amendment of the Indian Constitution
368
21. The maximum number of Judges (excluding the Chief Justice) that can be appointed in the Supreme Court of India is ___
25
22. The absolute minimum number of times that Union Parliament must meet every year is ___
2
23. Parliament can legislate on matters in the State List by the ___ passing a two-thirds majority resolution
Rajya Sabha
24. Why India is called a federal state?
India is a federal state because of the sharing of power between the Centre and the States
25. The first Chief Election Commissioner of India was ___
Sukumar Sen
26. Finance Commission is appointed by the President of India after every ___
5 years
27. The first proclamation of Emergency under Article 352 was made by the President on ___
October 26, 1962
28. The residuary powers (i.e. the powers not listed) under the Constitution vest with the ___
Union Parliament
29. Do the State Legislatures have any authority to propose amendments to the Constitution?
No
30. Who among the following is elected by an electoral college comprising the elected members of both the Houses of Parliament and the Legislative Assemblies of the States?
President of India