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HISTORY &
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Exam18 ICSE Sem I & II

CIVICS
The Union Legislature

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Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs)

Solutions

1. Ina of government, all the administrative powers are equally divided.

a) Non-federal c) Federal System
b) Union Legislature d) Administrative system

2. There is a division of. and powers between the Union and

the State Governments.
a) Financial, Legislative c) Legislative, Administrative
b) Administrative, Financial d) Military, Legislative

3. India has a legislature.

a) tricameral c)unicameral
b) bicameral d) All of the above

4. The is the body of people's representatives who have supreme power of

governance in a democratic country.
a) Council
c) High Court
b) Supreme Court d) Parliament

5. Two types of authority in a Federal System of India are

and
a) The union govermment and the state
b) The union government and the centralgovernment
c) The central government and the state government
d) None of the above government
6. The
comprises
a) Bicameral Legislature
of the President and the two Houses of
Parliament.
b) Unicameral Legislature c)Union Legislature
d) None of the above

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7. House of the people/ Lower House

a) Lok Sabha c) Committee
b) Rajya Sabha d) Counil of Ministry

8. Qualifications for Membership of Lok Sabha is

a) Exact 25 years of age c) At least 25 years of age
b) Utmost 30 years of age d) At least 30 years of age

9. New Lok Sabha must be elected within after the national emergency is
lifted.
a) 1 month c) 4 months
b) 2 months d) 6 months

10. In 1/3rd members retires every 2 years.

a) Lok Sabha c)Vidhan Sabha
b) Rajya Sabha d) All of the above

11. In Lok Sabha the maximum strength of members is

a) 238 c) 530
b) 250 d).552

12. In Lok Sabha not more than. shall represent Union Territories.
a) 2 members c)20members
b) 12 members d) 10 members

13. The Presiding Officer of Rajya Sabha is a.

a) Chairman c) President
b) Speaker d) Prime Minister

14. When does a seat of member of either House become vacant?

i. Ifa memberresigns by writing to the, as the case may be.

a) Prime Minister or the Speaker
b) Chairman or the President
c) Speaker or the Chairman
d) President or the Speaker
ii. If a member, without permission absent from all the meetings for a period of

a) 3 months c)1month
b) 60 days d) 120 days

ii. Ifa member is subject to any laid down in the Constitution or the
Parliament.
a) Disqualification b) Unsound

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a) November-December

d) February-May
b) July-August
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citizens of India, 18 years and
21. etc.
creed, color, gender,
vote irrespective of caste, c)Universal Adult Franchise
a) Monsoon Session d) Anti-Defection Law
b) Constituency

well-defined territorial area which is called upon to elect a

22 is a
Lok Sabha or Legislative Assembly.
member to represent it in the
c) Raj Bhavan
a) Constituency d) Vidhan Bhavan
b) Parliament

meets to conduct
23. A. refers to the period during which the house
business.
a) legislature c)session
b) meeting d) sabha
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24.According to Anti-Defection Law There is no disqualification in case of a split in or a

merger among. parties.
a) cultural
political
b) social
d) uncentralised

25. A legislature with is called bi-cameral

a) four houses
legislature.
b) two houses
c)threehouses
d) a house

26. Some formalities which the legislators have to observe in the Parliament as well as in
the state legislature are called as
a) minutes c) regulations
b) annexures d) parliamentary procedures

27. The means the minimum number of members required to be present in

order to enable the House to transact its business.
a) Ordinance c)Prorogation
b) Quorum d) Interpellation

28. The first hour on every working day of the House is reserved for questions unless
otherwise decided by the Speaker This hour which usually starts at 11 am is known as
the
a) Adjoumment Motion c) Zero Hour
b) motion d) Question Hour

29. The right of the member to ask questions from the Government is known as

a) Prorogation cInterpellation
b) Ordinance d) Quorum

30. During members ask all types of questions, without any permission or
prior notice.
a) Adjournment Motion c) Question Hour
b) motion d) Zero Hour

31.A is a formal proposal made by a member stating that

the House should take up some particular matter which is of public
importance.
a) Prorogation c) Quorum
b) Ordinance d) Motion

32 means a proposal to lay aside all other business and take up a

definite matter of urgent importance.
a) Motion of Thanks b) No-Confidence Motion

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lack of trust in the Ministry
is a proposal expressing
c)Substantive Motion
d) No-Confidene Motion

4The first sessinn of the new Parliament and the tirst session of every fiscal
year is
adtrvssed by the Presisdent. This is called as
aakers Aukiress )Budget
d) Motion of Thanks
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&Ris a resolution expressing opinion of the House on a particular matter.
NoConidenrMatiom c)Motion for Impeachment
Adourmumnent Motion d) Substantive Motion

of the house means suspension of the siting of the House by the

Speaker
a) lmpeachment c) Adjournment
)No-conidene d) Substantive motion

37 means termination of the session of Parliament. The power of

promgation belongs to the President.
a) Quorum
b) Ondinance
c)Prorogation
d) Impeachment nmotion

38. An is a Presidential decree having authority of a law when the

Parliament is not in session.
a) Quorunm
b) Ordinance Impeachment
d) Prorogation

39. All
government expenditure is made from fund.
a) Relief fund
c) Consolidated
b) Contingency
d) Revenue

40. is created to meet some

government.
urgent or unforeseen expenditure ot tne

a) Consolidated fund
b) Emergency fund c)Welfarefund
d) Contingeney Fund

41. is a motion through which the

matter of public interest. House expresses its majority opin
n ona

a) Quorum
b) Adjournment c) Resolution
d) Prorogation
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42. The Parliament has exclusive powers to make laws on all the . subjects
mentioned in the Union l.ist.
a) 46 )47
b) 97 d) 98

with the State 1Legislative Assemblies, Parliament make laws on the

43. Along the can

subjects isted in the Concurrent L.ist.

a)98 c)48
d) 47
b)97

44. The Parliament possesses Powers.

a) Residuary c)political
b) Supreme d) All of the above

time when the

45. The is empowered to promulgate an ordinance at a

Parliament is not in session.

c) Prime Minister
a) Chairman
d) President
b) Speaker

46. A Money Bill can originate in the. only.

c) Rajya Sabha
a) Parliament
d) Vidhan Sabha
b) Lok Sabha

47. In matters the Rajya Sabha has only an advisory role.

c) administrative
a) political d) financial
b) social

and
in two parts until 2017, namely, the_
48. This Budget used to be presented
the budget. c) Railway, Public
a) Railway, Union
d) General, Union
b) Public, General

current financial year is

not sufficient, the
49. If the amount authorized for the
demand known as the
Government may make a fresh c) Supplementary Grant
a) Complementary Grant d) Emergency Grant
b) Additional Grant

of the new financial year, there

before the beginning
50. If the is not passed
Would be no money for
the Executive to spend.
c) Public Budget
a) General Budget d) Special Budget
b) Union Budget

Ministers are determined

.The salaries and

allowances of MPs and
by_
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a) Rajya Sabha c)LokSabha

b) Vidhan Sabha d) Parliament

52. Money Bills can be introduced only in the.

a) Parliament c) Vidhan Sabha
b) Rajya Sabha d) Lok Sabha

53. Motion of
against the government can only be introduced and
passed in Lok Sabha.
a) Adjournment c) Impeachment
b) No-Confidence d) Ordinance
54. A resolution
seeking the removal of the. can originate in Rajya Sabha only.
a) President c) Vice President
b) Speaker
d) Prime Minister

55. and have the power to amend the

a) Lok Sabha, Vidhan Sabha constitution.
c) Vidhan Sabha, Rajya Sabha
b) Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha
d) None of the above