BPSCNotes Mock Test-4 QUESTIONS RESPONSES 21 Total points: 21 responses SUMMARY QUESTION INDIVIDUAL Accepting responses [email protected] 1 of 21 73/150 points Score released 13 Oct 02:32 RELEASE SCORE BPSCNotes Mock Test-4 *Required Email address * [email protected] BPSCnotes Password: * / 0 BNMT-0183BM Add individual feedback All questions carry equal marks. No negative marking 1. Which of the following is not the merit of the Presidential 0 / 1 System? A) Permanent Government B) ConXrmation in policies C) Limited Representation D) Government bY experts E) None of the above/ More than one of the above. Correct answer C) Limited Representation Feedback Ans. C Explanation: Features of presidential system are: single executive, non-responsibility, political homogeneity may not exist, domination of president, no dissolution power of lower house and separation of powers. Add individual feedback 2. Which of the following statements is not correct? 1 / 1 A) According to the 42nd and the 44th amendment, it is compulsorY for president to complY with the advice of the Council of Ministers. B) Presidential SYstem is based on double executive. C) According to the Article 74 the Council of Ministers works under the leadership of the Prime Minister. D) Article 74 and 75 provides parliamentarY sYstem in the center. E) None of the above/ More than one of the above. Feedback Ans:(B) Explanation: Presidential System is based on single executive. Add individual feedback 3. The Federal SYstem in India is based on the model of which 0 / 1 country? A) Canada B) UK C) America D) Japan E) None of the above/ More than one of the above. Correct answer A) Canada Feedback Ans. A Explanation: The Federal System in India is adopted from the Canada. Add individual feedback 4. Which of the following statement is not correct? 0 / 1 A) MainlY ParliamentarY Committees are of two tYpes B) Ad hoc committees are of permanent nature C) ParliamentarY Committees are mentioned in the Indian constitution D) Indian Constitution does not mentioned anY time period for the ParliamentarY Committees E) None of the above/ More than one of the above. Correct answer B) Ad hoc committees are of permanent nature Feedback Ans:(B) Explanation: Ad hoc committees are of temporary nature. Add individual feedback 5. How manY members in the RajYa Sabha are elected from the 1 / 1 states and union territories? A) 245 B) 238 C) 250 D) 252 E) None of the above/ More than one of the above. Feedback Ans:(B) Explanation: In the Rajya Sabha, 238 members are elected from the States and Union Territories, while 12 members are nominated by the President. Add individual feedback 6. Which of the following statements is not correct? 1 / 1 A) The maximum number of members in the Lok Sabha can be 552 B) OnlY Delhi and PuducherrY have elected members in the RajYa Sabha C) The age limit for voting was reduced from 21 Years to 18 Years bY the 65th Constitutional Amendment. D) Lok Sabha Speaker does not take oath E) None of the above/ More than one of the above. Feedback Ans:(C) Explanation: The age limit for voting was reduced to 18 years 21 year by the 61st Constitutional Amendment (1998). Add individual feedback 7. Which among the following statements is/are NOT true about 1 / 1 the conditions of a Governor's ofce? A) A Governor can simultaneouslY function as a member of Lok Sabha or RajYa Sabha or State Legislature while discharging his duties as a Governor of other state B) The Governor should not hold anY ofce of proXt C) The same person can be appointed as a Governor of 2 or more states D) The Governor has personal immunitY from anY liabilities regarding his ofcial acts E) None of the above/ More than one of the above. Feedback Ans:(A) Exp: The Governor is appointed by the President and holds his oQce at the pleasure of the President in accordance with the Article 156. Any citizen of 35 years of age and above is eligible but he must not hold any other oQce of proTt, nor be a Member of Parliament or State Legislature. Add individual feedback 8. Among which of the followings are not appointed bY the 1 / 1 Governor? A) Advocate General B) Chief secretarY of the State C) Vice-chancellors of universities D) Judges of the State High Court E) None of the above/ More than one of the above. Feedback Ans:(D) Exp: Apart from the power to appoint the Council of Ministers, the Governor has the power to appoint the Advocate- General and the Members of the State Public Service Commission. The Ministers as well as Advocate- General hold oQce during the pleasure of the Governor, but the Members of the State Public Service Commission cannot be removed by him, they can be removed only by the President on the report of the Supreme Court, and, in some cases, on the happening of certain disqualiTcations. (Article 317) The Governor has no power to appoint Judges of the State High Court but he is entitled to be consulted by the President in the matter. [Article 217 (1)]. Add individual feedback 9. Which article states that the council of ministers is 1 / 1 collectivelY responsible to the legislative assemblY of the state? A) Article 164 B) Article 174 C) Article 184 D) Article 194 E) None of the above/ More than one of the above. Feedback Ans:(A) Article 164 Exp: The same article also emphasizes the importance of personal responsibility of the minister. The governor can remove the minister on the advice of the chief minister as well. Add individual feedback 10. Which of the following characteristics is not related to 1 / 1 ParliamentarY Government? A) Resolution of lower house B) Collective liabilitY C) Leadership of the Prime Minister D) Single Executive E) None of the above/ More than one of the above. Feedback Ans. D Explanation: features of parliamentary system are: Dual Executive, majority party rule, collective responsibility, political homogeneity, double membership, leadership of Prime Minister, dissolution of lower and house fusion of power. Add individual feedback 11. Which of the following statements is wrong? 0 / 1 A) Lok Sabha represents the people of India. B) The RajYa Sabha represents the states. C) There are onlY 98 topics in the center list at this time. D) RajYa Sabha protects the state with unnecessarY interference from the Center E) None of the above/ More than one of the above. Correct answer C) There are onlY 98 topics in the center list at this time. Feedback Ans. (C) Explanation: The Union List or List-I is a list of 101 items given in Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India on which Parliament has exclusive power to legislate. Add individual feedback 12. Which of the following statement is not correct about Public 0 / 1 Account Committee? A) Public Account Committee is made as per the provision of Government of India Act, 1919 B) This Committee consists of members from both the house of the Parliament C) Term of the members of the Committee is 5 Year D) A minister cannot be member of the Committee E) None of the above/ More than one of the above. Feedback Ans:(C) Exp: Explanation: Term of the members of the Public Account Committee is 1 year Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is one of the standing parliamentary committees, which was Trst established in 1921 under the Government of India Act 1919 provisions. This committee examines the manners and results of spending the public funds. Public Accounts Committee has 22 members of which 15 are from Lok Sabha while 7 from Rajya Sabha. The members are “elected” by members of Parliament amongst themselves via a system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote; so that all parties get due representation in it. Members are elected for a period of one year. A minister cannot be a member of PAC. Chairman of PAC is appointed by Speaker from its members. The chairman used to be of ruling party till mid 1960s, however, now the chairman of PAC is from opposition by convention. Add individual feedback 13. Which statement is correct regarding "quorum"? 0 / 1 A) "Quorum" is the minimum number of members required to be present in the house. B) "Quorum" needs to be completed in Lok Sabha onlY. C) For completion of "quorum" 55 members in Lok Sabha and 25 members in RajYa Sabha need to be present. D) If Prime Minister wants, proceeding of anY house can be initiated even if the quorum of the House is not completed. E) None of the above/ More than one of the above. Correct answer C) For completion of "quorum" 55 members in Lok Sabha and 25 members in RajYa Sabha need to be present. Feedback Ans:(C) Exp: The minimum number of members required to be present "to proceed a meeting" is known as quorum. It is one-tenth of the total members of parliament. It includes the person who preside over the meeting. For a lok sabha meeting, at least 55 members are required to be present each day for a meeting to proceed. For rajya sabha meeting, 25 members make a quorum. Add individual feedback 14. Which of the following are not sessions of the Lok Sabha? 0 / 1 A) Budget Session B) Monsoon Session C) Summer Session D) Winter Session E) None of the above/ More than one of the above. Correct answer C) Summer Session Feedback Ans:(C) Exp: A session of Indian Parliament is the time period during which a House meets almost every day continuously to transact business.