"Union Executive & Parliament" — Practice

Question 1

The Electoral College for the election of the President of India includes:
(a) elected members of Parliament and elected members of state legislative assemblies (b) all members of Parliament, including nominated ones (c) only members of the Lok Sabha (d) members of Parliament and Panchayat representatives

Accepted Answer

(a) elected members of Parliament and elected members of state legislative assemblies.

Nominated members of either House or of state assemblies do NOT participate. Elected MLAs of Delhi and Puducherry also participate, added by the 70th Amendment, 1992.

Question 2

The President of India can be removed from office through impeachment on which ground?
(a) violation of the Constitution (b) any criminal offence (c) loss of majority in the Lok Sabha (d) incapacity certified by a medical board

Accepted Answer

(a) violation of the Constitution.

Article 61 specifies this as the sole ground for impeachment; the process requires a 2/3rd majority of the total membership in both Houses of Parliament and can be initiated in either House.

Question 3

The Vice-President of India is the ex-officio:
(a) Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (b) Speaker of the Lok Sabha (c) Chairman of the Planning Commission (d) Deputy Prime Minister

Accepted Answer

(a) Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

This is the Vice-President's primary constitutional function under Article 64; the Lok Sabha instead elects its own Speaker from among its members.

Question 4

The Vice-President can be removed from office by:
(a) a Rajya Sabha resolution (effective majority) agreed to by the Lok Sabha (simple majority) (b) impeachment requiring a 2/3rd majority in both Houses (c) a Presidential order alone (d) a Supreme Court ruling

Accepted Answer

(a) a Rajya Sabha resolution (effective majority) agreed to by the Lok Sabha (simple majority).

Unlike the President's impeachment process, no specific grounds are constitutionally listed for the Vice-President's removal, and the term 'impeachment' is not used for this procedure.

Question 5

The 91st Constitutional Amendment (2003) capped the total size of the Council of Ministers at:
(a) 15% of the total membership of the Lok Sabha (b) 10% of the total membership of Parliament (c) a fixed number of 50 ministers (d) 25% of the ruling party's Lok Sabha seats

Accepted Answer

(a) 15% of the total membership of the Lok Sabha.

This cap (including the Prime Minister) was introduced to prevent oversized ministries; the same amendment also barred defectors from being appointed ministers until re-elected.

Question 6

The maximum strength of the Rajya Sabha as per the Constitution is:
(a) 250 (b) 545 (c) 543 (d) 552

Accepted Answer

(a) 250.

This comprises up to 238 elected members representing states/UTs and 12 members nominated by the President for their expertise in literature, science, art or social service.

Question 7

A Money Bill can be introduced:
(a) only in the Lok Sabha, with the prior recommendation of the President (b) in either House, with the Speaker's approval (c) only in the Rajya Sabha (d) in either House without any prior recommendation

Accepted Answer

(a) only in the Lok Sabha, with the prior recommendation of the President.

The Rajya Sabha cannot introduce, reject or amend a Money Bill — it can only recommend changes within 14 days, which the Lok Sabha may accept or reject.

Question 8

A joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament under Article 108 can be summoned by the President for:
(a) resolving a deadlock over an ordinary (non-Money) Bill (b) resolving a deadlock over a Money Bill (c) passing a constitutional amendment (d) electing the President

Accepted Answer

(a) resolving a deadlock over an ordinary (non-Money) Bill.

Joint sittings apply only to ordinary Bills where the two Houses disagree; Money Bills have no joint sitting mechanism since the Rajya Sabha's role there is only recommendatory. Joint sittings have been used only three times in Indian history.

Question 9

If the President returns an ordinary Bill for reconsideration and Parliament passes it again without any changes, the President:
(a) must give assent (b) can return it a second time (c) can withhold assent indefinitely (d) must refer it to the Supreme Court

Accepted Answer

(a) must give assent.

The President's power to return an ordinary Bill is a suspensive veto — usable only once per Bill. On re-passage by Parliament, assent becomes mandatory.

Question 10

An Ordinance issued by the President under Article 123 ceases to operate at the expiry of how many weeks from the reassembly of Parliament, unless approved earlier?
(a) 6 weeks (b) 8 weeks (c) 4 weeks (d) 12 weeks

Accepted Answer

(a) 6 weeks.

The clock starts from when Parliament REASSEMBLES, not from when the Ordinance was originally issued — combined with the constitutional cap of a maximum 6-month gap between sessions, this gives an Ordinance a maximum possible life of roughly 6 months plus 6 weeks.

Question 11

The normal term of the Lok Sabha is 5 years, but it can be extended by one year at a time during:
(a) a National Emergency (b) a Financial Emergency only (c) President's Rule in any state (d) it can never be extended under any circumstance

Accepted Answer

(a) a National Emergency.

During a proclaimed National Emergency, Parliament can extend the Lok Sabha's term by one year at a time, though not beyond six months after the Emergency ceases to operate.

Question 12

A no-confidence motion against the Council of Ministers can be moved only in the:
(a) Lok Sabha (b) Rajya Sabha (c) either House (d) a joint sitting of both Houses

Accepted Answer

(a) Lok Sabha.

The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible only to the Lok Sabha, which is why a no-confidence motion cannot be moved in the Rajya Sabha.

Question 13

The quorum required to conduct business in either House of Parliament is:
(a) 1/10th of the total membership of that House (b) 1/3rd of the total membership (c) a simple majority of the total membership (d) 50 members regardless of House size

Accepted Answer

(a) 1/10th of the total membership of that House.

This relatively low quorum requirement applies identically to both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.

Question 14

Zero Hour, during which MPs can raise urgent matters without prior notice, is:
(a) an informal convention not mentioned in the Rules of Procedure (b) a formally defined procedure in the Rules of Procedure (c) held only during the Budget Session (d) identical in purpose to Question Hour

Accepted Answer

(a) an informal convention not mentioned in the Rules of Procedure.

Zero Hour is an Indian parliamentary innovation that developed through practice; unlike Question Hour, it has no formal basis in the Rules of Procedure, though it has become a fixture of daily proceedings.

Question 15

Which of the following pardoning powers is available to the President but NOT to a state Governor?
(a) pardoning a death sentence (b) suspending a sentence (c) remitting a sentence for a state law offence (d) commuting a sentence to a lesser form

Accepted Answer

(a) pardoning a death sentence.

Under Article 72, only the President can pardon a death sentence or a sentence imposed by a court martial — powers that a Governor's pardoning authority under Article 161 does not extend to.

Practice — "Union Executive & Parliament"

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