What is the maximum time interval permissible between two successive sessions of the Parliament ?
Four months
Six months
Eight months
Nine months
Correct Answer :
B. Six months
Related Questions
In the general elections to the 13th Lok Sabha, the Congress Party secured
110
114
112
122
Under the Constitution, the power to issue a writ of Habeas Corpus is vested in
High Court alone
Both Supreme Court and High Courts
All courts down to the District Courts
None of these
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
In which of the following countries are direct democratic checks such as Referendum, Initiative and Recall provided for
U.S.S.R.
U.K.
Switzerland
Australia
Which of the following is not a specialised agency of U.N.O.
International Labour Organisation
International Monetary Fund
World Health Organisation
World Hockey Federation
Right to constitutional remedy has been mentioned in which article of the constitution ?
30
31
35
32
Human Rights Day is observed all over the world every year on
24 October
7 November
10 December
25 December
Who was the protem Chairman of the Constituent Assembly of India ?
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
C. Raja Gopalachari
Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha
Jawaharlal Nehru
Who has been the only Lok Sabha Speaker to have become the President of India ?
Gyani Zail Singh
V. V. Giri
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
K. R. Narayanan
Which of the following states does not bear Panchayati Raj System ?
Mizoram
Haryana
Kerala
Karnataka
Members of Constituent Assembly were
Elected by provincial assemblies
Elected directly by people
Nominated by government
Represented only by the princely states
How many members were initially there in the Constituent Assembly of India ?
300
304
308
310
The constitution of india was adopted by the
Governor General
British Parliament
Constituent Assembly
Parliament of India
Panchyati Raj is organised at the
Block level
Village and block level
Village, block and district level
Village, block, district and state level
Which one of the following is the time limit for the ratification of an emergency period by the
Parliament ?
14 days
1 Month
3 Months
6 Months
What was the number of the princely states in India at the time of partition ?
555
558
560
562
The Indian constitution establishes India as a
Theocracy
Republic
Democratic Republic
None of the above
The United Nations Charter was signed in
Postdam
Yalta
San Fransisco
Tehran
Who among the following can participate in the proceedings of both the Houses of Parliament ?
Vice-President
Solicitor-General
Chief Justice
Attorney-General
Which of the following is not a Fundamental Right?
Right to equality
Right to property
Right to freedom
Right to constitutional remedies
Which one of the following countries does not follow the West Minster system of Parliament ?
Malaysia
Singapore
Australia
Switzerland
The defeat of Government in Rajya Sabha leads to
Its dismissal by the President
Resignation by Prime Minister
Advice by President to Prime Minister to relinquish office
None of these
Who among the following has not been a Chief Justice of India ?
R. C. Lahoti
G. B. Pattanaik
S. S. Gill
V. N. Khare
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 constitution Amendment Acts seeks that the size of the Councils of Ministers at the centre and in a state must not exceed 15 per cent of the total number of members in the Lok Sabha and the total number of members of the Legislative Assembly of that state respectively ?
91st
93rd
95th
97th
Consider the following statements
1. For a person to be eligible for election as the Vice-President of India, he must be qualified for election as a member of the Rajya Sabha.
2. No person has ever been elected as the Vice-President of India for a second term.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Which one of the following political theories advocates the withering away of the state and ushering in a new society in which there will be no state and no ceasses ?
Liberalism
Democratic Socialism
Marxism
Fabian Socialism
Assertion (A) : In the Indian system, the executive cannot impose any tax without legislative sanction.
Reason (R) : It is expressly laid down by our constitution that no tax can be imposed unless it is authorised by an appropriation Act
Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
A is true but R is false
A is false but R is true
Nyaya Panchayats in Panchayati Raj system have no powers of awarding imprisonment except in the state of
Bihar
Jammu-Kashmir
Maharashtra
West Bengal
Which one of the following describes India a secular state ?
Fundamental Rights
Preamble to the constitution
9th Schedule
Directive principles