UNIT-III STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONS OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

Easy Level:
1. Who is the head of the Union Government of India?
o a) Prime Minister
o b) President
o c) Vice President
o d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
Answer: b) President
2. Which article of the Indian Constitution defines the office of the
President of India?
o a) Article 52
o b) Article 53
o c) Article 54
o d) Article 55
Answer: a) Article 52
3. Which of the following is a function of the President of India?
o a) Head of the government
o b) Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces
o c) Leader of the ruling party
o d) All of the above
Answer: b) Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces
4. Who can remove the President of India from office?
o a) Prime Minister
o b) Lok Sabha
o c) Parliament
o d) Supreme Court
Answer: c) Parliament
 5. The Vice President of India is elected by:
o a) Lok Sabha
o b) Rajya Sabha
o c) Members of both Houses of Parliament
o d) State Legislatures
Answer: c) Members of both Houses of Parliament
6. The Prime Minister of India is appointed by:
o a) President
o b) Speaker of Lok Sabha
o c) Parliament
o d) Rajya Sabha
Answer: a) President
7. Who among the following is responsible for the coordination of the
functioning of the Union Cabinet?
o a) President
o b) Prime Minister
o c) Vice President
o d) Cabinet Secretary
Answer: b) Prime Minister
8. The Union Cabinet consists of:
o a) Only Ministers of State
o b) Ministers, including Cabinet Ministers
o c) Only Cabinet Ministers
o d) Prime Minister and his advisers
Answer: b) Ministers, including Cabinet Ministers
Medium Level:
9. Which of the following is NOT a function of the Parliament of India?
o a) Law-making
 o b) Holding the government accountable
o c) Formulation of policies
o d) Approving the Union Budget
Answer: c) Formulation of policies
10.The Parliament of India consists of:
o a) President, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha
o b) President, Rajya Sabha, Council of Ministers
o c) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha
o d) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, and Supreme Court
Answer: a) President, Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha
11.Which body is responsible for the election of the President of India?
o a) Election Commission
o b) Parliament
o c) Members of State Assemblies and Parliament
o d) President’s office
Answer: c) Members of State Assemblies and Parliament
12.Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the election of the
President?
o a) Article 54
o b) Article 56
o c) Article 59
o d) Article 61
Answer: a) Article 54
13.What is the maximum term of office for a member of the Lok Sabha?
o a) 5 years
o b) 6 years
o c) 7 years
 o d) 4 years
Answer: a) 5 years
14.Which of the following is NOT part of the Union Judiciary?
o a) High Court
o b) Supreme Court
o c) District Court
o d) Subordinate Courts
Answer: c) District Court
15.The judicial power to review laws passed by Parliament is vested in
the:
o a) Lok Sabha
o b) Supreme Court
o c) President
o d) Council of Ministers
Answer: b) Supreme Court
16.Which of the following powers does the President of India hold as per
the Constitution?
o a) Power to make laws
o b) Power to dissolve Parliament
o c) Power to declare war
o d) Power to appoint judges
Answer: b) Power to dissolve Parliament
17.The term 'Judicial Review' refers to:
o a) The review of cases by the President
o b) Review of laws by the Parliament
o c) The review of laws by the Supreme Court
o d) Review of laws by the Prime Minister
Answer: c) The review of laws by the Supreme Court
 18.Who among the following has the power to issue ordinances in India?
o a) Prime Minister
o b) President
o c) Lok Sabha
o d) Rajya Sabha
Answer: b) President
19.The President of India is elected by an electoral college consisting of:
o a) Elected members of both Houses of Parliament and State
Legislative Assemblies
o b) Only elected members of Parliament
o c) Elected members of the Rajya Sabha only
o d) All members of Parliament
Answer: a) Elected members of both Houses of Parliament and
State Legislative Assemblies
20.In India, the term "Cabinet" refers to:
o a) A group of senior ministers responsible for formulating
policies
o b) A committee of judges
o c) A group of opposition leaders
o d) A committee of the President’s advisers
Answer: a) A group of senior ministers responsible for
formulating policies
Hard Level:
21.Which of the following is a discretionary power of the President of
India?
o a) Summoning the Parliament
o b) Appointing the Prime Minister
o c) Granting pardons
 o d) Both b and c
Answer: d) Both b and c
22.Which of the following articles of the Indian Constitution establishes
the office of the Prime Minister?
o a) Article 74
o b) Article 75
o c) Article 76
o d) Article 77
Answer: b) Article 75
23.The Supreme Court of India has the authority to issue which of the
following writs?
o a) Habeas Corpus
o b) Mandamus
o c) Certiorari
o d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
24.What is the maximum number of judges that can be appointed to the
Supreme Court of India?
o a) 25
o b) 30
o c) 35
o d) 34
Answer: d) 34
25.The President of India can be impeached on the grounds of:
o a) Violation of the Constitution
o b) Misuse of powers
o c) Incompetence
o d) All of the above
Answer: a) Violation of the Constitution
26.The President of India can take over the duties of the office of the
Prime Minister in case of:
o a) Absence from the country
o b) Illness
o c) Death
o d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
27.The power to dissolve the Lok Sabha rests with:
o a) Rajya Sabha
o b) Prime Minister
o c) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
o d) President
Answer: d) President
28.Which of the following Articles empowers the Supreme Court to issue a
writ of ‘Prohibition’?
o a) Article 32
o b) Article 226
o c) Article 137
o d) Article 50
Answer: a) Article 32
29.Under which provision can the President of India dissolve the Lok
Sabha?
o a) Article 85
o b) Article 87
o c) Article 93
o d) Article 100
Answer: a) Article 85
30.The President’s rule can be imposed in a State when the President
believes that:
 o a) The government of the State cannot be carried on in
accordance with the provisions of the Constitution
o b) The President's government in the State is not functioning
o c) There is widespread corruption in the State
o d) There is no consensus among parties
Answer: a) The government of the State cannot be carried on in
accordance with the provisions of the Constitution
31.Which of the following is a qualification to become a member of the
Rajya Sabha?
o a) Must be at least 25 years old
o b) Must be a citizen of India
o c) Must be an elector in any state
o d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
32.Which of the following is the highest court in India?
o a) High Court
o b) Supreme Court
o c) District Court
o d) Tribunal
Answer: b) Supreme Court
33.The Constitution of India provides for the establishment of which of
the following courts?
o a) District Courts
o b) Supreme Court
o c) Family Courts
o d) Both a and b
Answer: d) Both a and b
34.Under which provision can the President of India exercise his veto
power?
 o a) Article 111
o b) Article 100
o c) Article 105
o d) Article 123
Answer: a) Article 111
35.The Indian Parliament has the power to:
o a) Legislate on matters in the Union List
o b) Overrule the state legislature
o c) Amend the Constitution
o d) All of the above
Answer: d) All of the above
36.Which of the following can the Parliament of India not do?
o a) Make laws on the Union List
o b) Amend the Constitution
o c) Make laws on the State List
o d) Overrule the decisions of the judiciary
Answer: c) Make laws on the State List
37.The power of judicial review in India is held by:
o a) Parliament
o b) President
o c) Supreme Court
o d) Lok Sabha
Answer: c) Supreme Court
38.In case of a conflict between Union and State law, which law prevails?
o a) State Law
o b) Union Law
o c) The President's law
 o d) Both laws are considered equally
Answer: b) Union Law
39.Which Article of the Constitution of India gives the President the power
to issue ordinances?
o a) Article 123
o b) Article 124
o c) Article 123A
o d) Article 128
Answer: a) Article 123
40.What is the maximum term of office for a member of the Rajya Sabha?
o a) 5 years
o b) 6 years
o c) 7 years
o d) 4 years
Answer: b) 6 years