The electoral college that elects the Vice-President of India consists of
Members of Rajya Sabha only
Elected members of both the houses of Parliament
Members of both the houses of Parliament
Members of the Rajya Sabha and the Legislative Assemblies of states
Correct Answer :
C. Members of both the houses of Parliament
Related Questions
The constitution of india was adopted by the
Governor General
British Parliament
Constituent Assembly
Parliament of India
Magna Carta in England led to the Development of
Constitutional law
International law
Labour law
Criminal law
How many members were initially there in the Constituent Assembly of India ?
300
304
308
310
In which general election did the Congress Party lose majority in the Parliament for the first time ?
1967
1977
1980
None of the above
The Indian Parliament cannot legislate on the subject of state list unless
1. The President of India directs it to do so.
2. The Rajya Sabha passes a resolution that it is necessary to do so in National interests.
3. The speaker of the Vidhan Sabha certifies that the legislation is necessary.
4. There is National emergency
Considering the above statements, select the correct answer from the codes given below
1, 2 and 3
2, 3 and 4
1 and 2
2 and 4
While casting her vote in any election, a woman exercises her
Civics right
Social right
Natural right
Political right
What is the minimum age laid down for a candidate to seek election to the Lok Sabha ?
18 years
21 years
25 years
30 years
Which of the following Motions can the Council of Ministers in India move ?
No confidence Motion
Censure Motion
Adjournment Motion
Confidence Motion
Given below are two statements
Assertion (A) : Powers for conducting elections to the Parliament and state legislatures in a free and fair manner have been given to an independent body i.e. the Election Commission.
Reason (R) : Power of removal of Election Commissioners is with the executive.
In the context of above, which one of the following is correct ?
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
A is true but R is false
A is false but R is true
The Directive Principles of State Policy of India have similarity with
The Constitution of U. K.
The Constitution of U. S. A.
The Constitution of Ireland
None of the above
No. of municipal towns in West Bengal, at present
119
104
256
191
Members of Constituent Assembly were
Elected by provincial assemblies
Elected directly by people
Nominated by government
Represented only by the princely states
The United Nations Charter was signed in
Postdam
Yalta
San Fransisco
Tehran
The right to vote in elections to a Parliament is a
Fundamental Right
Political Right
Legal Right
Natural Right
The 84th Amendment Act has frozen the total number of existing seats in the Lok Sabha on the basis of 1971 census. They shall remain unaltered till the first census to be taken after the year
2010
2015
2021
2026
In case the post of President of India falls vacant and there is also no Vice-President, than who among the following would be the acting President ?
Viec-Chairman of Rajya Sabha
Attorney General of India
Lok Sabha Speaker
Chief Justice of Supreme Court
The approach paper for the 11th five year plan of India was approved by National Development Council in its meeting held on
7th November
20th November
9th December
10th January
The total number of members in the legislative council of a state cannot exceed
One-fourth of the total numbers in the legislative Assembly
One-third of the total number of members of the legislative five assembly
One-sixth of the total number of members of the legislative Assembly
No such limit has been fixed
Which of the following is a member of the SAARC
Bhutan
Tibet
Myanmar
Malaysia
A motion of no confidence against the Council of Ministers can be moved in Lok Sabha if it is
supported by at least
50 members
55 members
100 members
One-fifth of total number
Consider the following statements
1. The design of the National flag of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 22nd July, 1947.
2. The National Anthem was first sung on 27th December, 1911 at the Calcutta Session of Indian National Congress.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
whole or any part of India for implementing international
treaties
With the consent of all the states
With the consent of majority of states
With the consent of states conerned
Without the consent of any state
The well-known case of Keshavananda Bharti vs The state of Kerala related to which one of the following issues ?
Acquiring private land for Government use
Exploitation of women at work place
Basic feature of the constitution of India
Reservation of jobs for the OBCs in the Government service
Which of the following states does not bear Panchayati Raj System ?
Mizoram
Haryana
Kerala
Karnataka
Who can be the member of the Rajya Sabha but can speak both in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha ?
The Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha
Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha
Ministers who are members of the Rajya Sabha
Consider the following statements in respect of financial emergency under Article 360 of the Constitution of India :
1. A proclamation of financial emergency issued shall cease to operate at the expiration of two months, unless before the expiration of that period it has been approved by the resolutions of both Houses of Parliament.
2. If any proclamation of financial emergency is in operation, it is competent for the President of India to issue direction for the reduction of salaries and allowances of all or any class of person serving in connection with the affairs of the union but excluding the judges of the Supreme Court and the High Courts.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Under which article of the Constitution of India can the Indian Parliament make laws under the residuary powers ?
Article 248
Article 249
Article 250
Article 251
The Indian constitution borrowed the directive principles of the state policy from the constitution of which of the following countries ?
United Kingdom (U.K.) Britain
United States of America (USA)
Ireland
Japan
Who among the following is the Chairman of the Steering Committee to oversee the functions of the National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) ?
The President
The Prime Minister
The National Security Adviser
The Cabinet Secretary
The Constituent Assembly arrived at decisions on the various provisions of the Constitution
by a majority
by a two-thirds majority
by consensus
unanimously