Parliament and legislative processes - Question Bank
1. Who is empowered to make rules for the procedure of conducting business in each House of Parliament?
2. What is the total number of members in the current Lok Sabha, including elected and nominated?
3. The term of office of members of the Rajya Sabha is:
4. The 'Question Hour' is a parliamentary device for:
5. Which Article of the Constitution deals with the 'House of the People' (Lok Sabha)?
6. The power to decide on the disqualification of members of Parliament rests with the:
7. The President can dissolve the Lok Sabha before the expiry of its normal term on the advice of the:
8. Who is the constitutional head of the executive of the Union?
9. The 'Estimates Committee' is a committee of:
10. What is the minimum number of days a Member of Parliament must be absent from the House without permission to be disqualified?
11. The 'Parliamentary system' of government in India is borrowed from the constitution of:
12. Which Article deals with the 'Council of States' (Rajya Sabha)?
13. The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha presides over the joint sitting of Parliament in the absence of the:
14. What is the maximum number of Anglo-Indian members that can be nominated to the Lok Sabha by the President?
15. Who administers the oath of office to the President of India?
16. A Money Bill can be introduced only in the:
17. The 'Budget' is presented in Parliament by the:
18. Which of the following is NOT a privilege of a Member of Parliament?
19. The 'Leader of the House' in the Lok Sabha is usually:
20. The power to dissolve the Lok Sabha rests with the:
21. Which constitutional amendment increased the number of elected members of the Lok Sabha from 525 to 543?
22. What is the tenure of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
23. The Vice-President of India can act as President only for a maximum period of:
24. What is the maximum number of members in the Rajya Sabha?
25. The powers and functions of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India are related to:
26. Which of the following is a financial committee of Parliament?
27. The President addresses both Houses of Parliament assembled together at the beginning of:
28. The 'Public Accounts Committee' is a type of:
29. Which House of Parliament has the power to initiate a Bill for the amendment of the Constitution?
30. The 'closure' motion in parliamentary debate is used to:
31. Who decides whether a particular bill is a Money Bill or not?
32. What is the maximum number of elected members in the Lok Sabha?
33. The Constitution of India describes the Parliament of the Union as consisting of the President, the House of the People, and the:
34. Which of the following is NOT a type of parliamentary committee?
35. A Bill becomes an Act after it has been passed by both Houses of Parliament and has received the assent of:
36. Who is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
37. What is the term 'Zero Hour' in parliamentary proceedings?
38. Which Article empowers the President to promulgate an Ordinance when Parliament is not in session?
39. The President nominates how many members to the Rajya Sabha from persons having special knowledge or practical experience in literature, science, art, and social service?
40. Which of the following statements about the 'Question Hour' in Parliament is correct?
41. What is the quorum for each House of Parliament?
42. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha can be removed from office by a resolution passed by:
43. How are the members of the Rajya Sabha elected?
44. Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with the Union Parliament?
45. A 'No Confidence Motion' can only be moved in which House of Parliament?
46. Who has the power to summon and prorogue both Houses of Parliament?
47. The term of office for a Member of Parliament (MP) in Lok Sabha is:
48. Which Article of the Indian Constitution deals with the Money Bills?
49. Who presides over the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament?
50. The Rajya Sabha has a maximum strength of how many members?