Polity (The Council of Ministers) MCQ Part – 01

16. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
(A) Was created under the original Constitution
(B) Is an extra-Constitutional growth
(C) Was created by 44th Amendment
(D) Was created by the 85th Amendment

17. What is the minimum age requirement to become the Prime Minister of India?
(A) 21 years
(B) 25 years
(C) 30 years
(D) 35 years

18. The Prime Minister is
(A) Elected by the Lok Sabha
(B) Elected by the Parliament
(C) Appointed by the President
(D) Nominated by the Party in Majority of Lok Sabha

19. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is a
(A) Member of Lok Sabha from Punjab
(B) Member of Rajya Sabha from Punjab
(C) Member of Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan
(D) Member of Rajya Sabha from Assam

20. In India, a minister who is not a member of either House of Parliament will cease to be a minister after
(A) Six months
(B) One year
(C) Two years
(D) Three years

21. Which one of the following statements is correct about the Prime Minister of India?
(A) He is free to choose his minister only from among those who are members of either House of the Parliament
(B) He can choose his cabinet colleagues after due counselling by the President of India in this regard
(C) He has full discretion in the choice of persons who are to serve as ministers in his cabinet
(D) He has only limited power in the choice of his cabinet colleague because of the discretionary powers vested in the President of India

22. To whom is the Council of Ministers responsible?
(A) Parliament
(B) President
(C) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(D) Speaker of Lok Sabha and Chairman of Rajya Sabha

23. Which of the following statements is not true regarding the Parliament of India?
(A) The Constitution provides for a Parliamentary form of Government
(B) The function of the Parliament is to provide for a Cabinet
(C) The membership of the cabinet is restricted to the Lower House
(D) The cabinet enjoys the confidence of the majority in the popular chamber of the house

24. Which one of the following is not a correct situation arising after the resignation of the Council of Ministers?
(A) President’s Rule will be imposed
(B) The President will ask to continue till alternative arrangement
(C) The alternative arrangement means earliest possible General Election to be held to form a new Government
(D) Outgoing Council of Ministers may have had charge till the formation of the new Government

25. The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to which of the following?
(A) Prime Minister
(B) President
(C) Rajya Sabha
(D) Lok Sabha

26. Which one of the following is not explicitly stated in the Constitution of India but followed as a convention?
(A) The Finance Minister is to be a Member of the Lower House
(B) The Prime Minister has to resign if he loses the majority in the Lower House
(C) All the parts of India are to be represented in the Councils of Ministers
(D) In the event of both the President and the Vice-President demitting office simultaneously before the end of the tenure, the Speaker of the Lower House of the Parliament will officiate as the President

27. Union Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to
(A) Prime Minister
(B) President
(C) Parliament
(D) Only to Lok Sabha

28. The Council of Ministers has to resign if a no-confidence motion is passed by a majority of members of
(A) Lok Sabha
(B) Rajya Sabha
(C) Both the Houses separately
(D) Both the Houses in Joint sitting

29. Which one of the following motions, the Council of Ministers in India can move?
(A) No-Confidence Motion
(B) Censure Motion
(C) Adjournment Motion
(D) Confidence Motion

30. The least number of members who can table the No-Confidence Motion against the Council of Ministers in Lok Sabha is
(A) 20
(B) 30
(C) 40
(D) 50

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