Polity (The Council of Ministers) MCQ Part – 01

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Subject — Indian Polity
Topic — The Council of Ministers
Total Question in This Set — 30

Polity (The Council of Ministers) MCQ Part – 01

1. Who amongst the following elects the Vice-President of India?
1. Member of Lok Sabha
2. Members of Rajya Sabha
3. Members of Legislative Assemblies
4. Members of Legislative Councils
Select the correct answer from the code given below. 
(A) Only 1 and 2
(B) Only 1 and 3
(C) Only 1, 2 and 3
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4

2. Which of the following is not true?
(A) The President or Governor is immune from legal action for officials acts
(B) No Court can compel a Governor to perform any duty
(C) A two month’s notice in writing must be delivered to a Governor for bringing civil proceedings in respect of their personal acts
(D) Courts are empowered to enquire the advice tendered by the Ministers to the President or Governor

3. Who among the following has held the office of the Vice-President of India?
1. Mohammad Hidayatullah
2. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad
3. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
4. Shankar Dayal Sharma
Code
(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(B) 1 and 4
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 3 and 4

4. Which of the following statements is correct about Prime Minister of India?
(A) Prime Minister is the nominal head of the Council of Ministers
(B) He is not responsible to the Parliament
(C) He cannot dismiss any of his ministers
(D) Prime Minister is the real head of the Council of Ministers

5. The Prime Minister of India is the head of the
(A) State Government
(B) Central Government
(C) Both State and Central Governments
(D) None of the above

6. Article 78 of the Constitution of India lays down the duties of the
(A) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(B) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
(C) Comptroller and Auditor General of India
(D) Prime Minister

7. Prime Minister of India is
(A) Elected
(B) Selected
(C) Nominated
(D) Appointed

8. Who exercises the actual/executive power under the parliamentary form of Government?
(A) Parliament
(B) Prime Minister
(C) President
(D) Bureaucracy

9. Cabinet includes
(A) Ministers with Cabinet-rank
(B) Minister of State level
(C) Cabinet Minister and State Minister
(D) Cabinet Minister, Minister of State with independent charge and Minister of State

10. Which Article of the Indian Constitution describes the appointment and disqualification of the Council of Ministers?
(A) Article 70
(B) Article 72
(C) Article 74
(D) Article 75

11. If the Prime Minister of India belongs to the Upper House of Parliament
(A) He will not be able to vote in his favour in the event of a nonconfidence motion
(B) He will not be able to speak on the budget in the Lower House
(C) He can make statements only in the Upper House
(D) He will have to become a member of the Lower House within six months after being sworn in as the Prime Minister

12. Who is the President of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research?
(A) President of India
(B) Vice-President of India
(C) Prime Minister of India
(D) Union Minister of Science and Technology

13. Prime Minister of India is generally
(A) Not a member of Parliament
(B) Member of Lok Sabha
(C) Member of Rajya Sabha
(D) Member of both the Houses

14. The Prime Minister of India, at the time of his/her appointment
(A) Need not necessarily be a member of one of the Houses of the Parliament but must become a member of one of the Houses within six months
(B) Need not necessarily be a member of one of the Houses of the Parliament but must become a member of the Lok Sabha within six months
(C) Must be a member of one of the Houses of the Parliament
(D) Must be a member of the Lok Sabha

15. Who is the head of the National Defence Committee?
(A) Home Minister
(B) Prime Minister
(C) President
(D) Vice-President