Challenge Prelims V1.0 – Day 5 – GS Paper (Polity)

1. With reference to the Money bill in Parliament and state legislatures, which of the following statements is not correct?

2. With reference to Question Hour, consider the following statements:

1. It is an Indian innovation mentioned in the rules of procedure.
2. It starts immediately after the zero hour and lasts until the agenda for the day.
3. The list of starred, unstarred, shortnotice questions and questions to private members are printed in white, green, yellow colour and light pink respectively.

How many of the above statements are correct?

3. With reference to the office of the whip in the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements:

1. It is mentioned in the Rules of the House.
2. Only the ruling party has its own whip in the Parliament.
3. The violation of the directives of the whip could lead to suspension of the membership of the house.

How many of the statements given above is/are not correct?

4. Which of the following statement is correct regarding the Indian Parliament?

5. How many of the following bills lapses on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha?

1. A bill passed by the Lok Sabha but pending in the Rajya Sabha
2. A bill passed by both houses but pending the assent of the President
3. A bill pending in the Rajya Sabha but not passed by the Lok Sabha
4. A bill passed by both Houses but returned by the president for reconsideration of Houses

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

6. Consider the following statements with reference to the two houses of the Parliament:

1. The Constitution has fixed the term of office of members of the Rajya Sabha.
2. Only the speaker of the Lok Sabha in consultation with the central government can dissolve the Lok Sabha.
3. The term of the Lok Sabha can be extended during a period of national emergency be a law of Parliament for one year at a time for any length of time.

How many of the statements given above is/are not correct?

7. Consider the following statements about the Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha:

1. Whenever he is appointed as a member of a parliamentary committee, he automatically becomes its chairman.
2. While presiding over the House, he can vote in his first instance unlike the Speaker.
3. The date of his election is fixed by the President.
4. He is subordinate to the speaker of Lok Sabha.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

8. Each house of the parliament has this kind of own distinct committee. This committee is responsible for managing the schedule and agenda of the House. It designates time for legislative transactions and other activities proposed by the government. The committee in the Lok Sabha is composed of 15 members, with the Speaker serving as its chairman. Conversely, the Rajya Sabha’s committee includes 11 members, with the Chairman acting as its ex-officio chairman.

Which of the following parliamentary committees has been described in the passage given above?

9. With reference to the Indian Parliament, which of the following statements best describes the term ‘recess’?

10. Consider the following pairs:

Department: Function

1. Department of Economic Affairs: Implementation of the recommendations of the Finance Commission
2. Department of Expenditure: Preparation of the Union Budget
3. Department of Revenue: Control production and disposal of opium
4. Department of Financial Services: Promotion of Financial inclusion

How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

11. With reference to the double membership in the Indian Parliament, which the following statements is not correct?

12. Consider the following statements regarding the Consolidated Fund of India:

1. It is a fund to which all receipts of the government are credited, and all payments are debited.
2. It is a fund where all money received by the government in repayment of loans forms the Consolidated Fund of India.
3. It is at the disposal of the President, to meet unforeseen expenditures pending its authorisation by the Parliament.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

13. Consider the following statements about the State Legislative Council:

1. It is a permanent body and not subject to dissolution.
2. One-third of the members are nominated by the Governor.
3. It does not have any role in the election of members of the Rajya Sabha.

How many of the statements given above is/are correct?

14. Which of the following statements is correct about the Speaker Pro Tem?

15. In order to implement decisions made at the International conference or associations, Parliament can make law: