The Parliament or a state legislature can declare a seat vacant if a member absents himself without permission from the sessions for
30 days
60 days
90 days
Does not has this power
Correct Answer :
B. 60 days
Related Questions
The League of Nations was established in
1917
1918
1919
1920
The Indian constitution establishes India as a
Theocracy
Republic
Democratic Republic
None of the above
The bureaucracy performs
Only administrative functions
Only judicial functions
Only legislative functions
Administrative as well as quasi-judicial and quasi-legislative functions
During which of the following periods did the Constituent Assembly deliberate upon finalization of the Constitution of India ?
November, 1946 November, 1949
November, 1947 November, 1949
December, 1946 November, 1949
December, 1947 November, 1949
The total number of fundamental duties mentioned is the constitution of India now is
10
11
12
13
The Supreme Court consists of a Chief Justice and
12 judges
15 judges
20 judges
30 judges
The total number of members of legislative council can in no case be less than
40
60
50
No minimum strength has been fixed
Which one of the following statements is not correct ?
The Vice-President of India holds office for a period of five years
The Vice-President of India can be removed by a simple majority of votes passed in the Rajya Sabha only
The Vice-President of India continues to be in office even after the expiry of his term till his successor talkes over
The Supreme Court of India has to look into all disputes with regard to the election the Vice-President of India
The main organ of U.N.O. is
General Assembly
Security Council
International Court of Justice
All the above
Which of the following constitutional amendment intergrated Sikkim as a full-fledged state of the Indian union ?
34th
35th
36th
37th
The Panchayati Raj Institution at the block level is known as
Gram Panchayat
Panchayat Samiti
Zilla Parishad
None of the above
In the general elections to the 13th Lok Sabha, the Congress Party secured
110
114
112
122
The President of the Union of India has the same constitutional authority as the
British Monarch
President of USA
President of Pakistan
President of France
Which one of the following countries does not follow the West Minster system of Parliament ?
Malaysia
Singapore
Australia
Switzerland
The executive powers of the state are vested in the governor under article of the Constitution
Article 154 (1)
Article 155
Article 14
Article 356
Panchyati Raj is organised at the
Block level
Village and block level
Village, block and district level
Village, block, district and state level
What was the number of the princely states in India at the time of partition ?
555
558
560
562
The right to vote in elections to a Parliament is a
Fundamental Right
Political Right
Legal Right
Natural Right
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
Vote on Account is a grant voted/passed by Parliament
After the budget and grant has been voted/passed by Lok Sabha
Grant to manage the administrative work in Interim period till budget and grant for financial year are passed
Passage of account of expenditure is actually done during last year
Approval of account of public undertakings
Which one of the following is correct about the Supreme Court regarding its judgement ?
It can change the judgement
It cannot change the judgement
Only the Chief Justice of India can change the judgement
Only the ministry of law can change the judgement
The Fundamental Rights in our Constitution are inspired by the Constitution of
United States of America
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Canada
Who presides over the meetings of the Lok Sabha?
Speaker
Vice President
Prime Minister
President
Chief Justice of High Court is appointed by
President
Governor
Chief Justice of India
President at the advice of Chief Justice of India and the Governor of the concerned state
How many times has financial emergency been declared in India so far ?
5 times
4 times
Once
Never
Who, amongst the following, was the Chairperson of the Drafting Committee set up by the Constituent Assembly ?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
None of the above
Consider the following statements
1. The Constitution of India classifies the members of the council of union ministers into three ranks.
2. A members of Rajya Sabha can be chosen as a union minister and he enjoys the right to vote
in the Lok Sabha.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Which of the following statements about the Vice-President of India are not correct ?
1. In order to be Vice-President a person must be qualified for election as a number of the house
of the people.
2. A member of the state legislative can seek election to that office.
3. The term of the office of the Vice-President is the same as that of the President.
4. He can be removed through a formal impleachment.
1 and 2
2 and 3
1 and 4
3 and 4
The Government of the Union of India is parliamentary in character. One of the characteristics of a parliamentary system of Government is
The Ministry is collectively responsible to both Houses of Parliament
The Ministry is not responsible to the parliament
The Ministry is responsible to the Head of the State
The Ministry is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha
The provisions related to official language of India can be amended by
Simple majority
Minimum 2/3 majority
Minimum ¾ majority
Cannot be amended