{"id":222,"date":"2022-01-11T14:23:59","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T08:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theexampillar.com\/mcq\/?p=222"},"modified":"2022-01-11T14:27:36","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T08:57:36","slug":"polity-the-council-of-ministers-mcq-part-01","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theexampillar.com\/mcq\/polity-the-council-of-ministers-mcq-part-01\/","title":{"rendered":"Polity (The Council of Ministers) MCQ Part – 01"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ExamPillar provided a collection of important questions for various upcoming exams like SSC (Steno, JE, CGL, CHSL, CPO, MTS etc), RRB (Group D, JE, NTPC etc), State Exam (UKSSSC, UKPCS, UPSSSC, UPPCS, BPSC, BSSC, etc) etc. The team of The ExamPillar provided to Indian Polity (The Council of Ministers) MCQ, which questions have been asked in various exams. In this Set we provide the questions 01 – 30.<\/span><\/p>\n

Subject \u2014<\/strong> Indian Polity <\/span>
\nTopic \u2014 <\/strong>The Council of Ministers
\nTotal Question in This Set \u2014 <\/strong>30<\/span><\/p>\n

Polity (The Council of Ministers) MCQ Part – 01<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

1. Who amongst the following elects the Vice-President of India?<\/strong><\/span>
\n1. Member of Lok Sabha<\/span>
\n2. Members of Rajya Sabha<\/span>
\n3. Members of Legislative Assemblies<\/span>
\n4. Members of Legislative Councils
\nSelect the correct answer from the code given below.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>
\n(A) Only 1 and 2<\/span>
\n(B) Only 1 and 3<\/span>
\n(C) Only 1, 2 and 3<\/span>
\n(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4<\/span>
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Answer – (A)<\/div><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n

2. Which of the following is not true?<\/strong><\/span>
\n(A) The President or Governor is immune from legal action for officials acts<\/span>
\n(B) No Court can compel a Governor to perform any duty<\/span>
\n(C) A two month\u2019s notice in writing must be delivered to a Governor for bringing civil proceedings in respect of their personal acts<\/span>
\n(D) Courts are empowered to enquire the advice tendered by the Ministers to the President or Governor<\/span>
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Answer – (D)<\/div><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n

3. Who among the following has held the office of the Vice-President of India?<\/strong><\/span>
\n1. Mohammad Hidayatullah<\/span>
\n2. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad<\/span>
\n3. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy<\/span>
\n4. Shankar Dayal Sharma
\nCode<\/strong><\/span>
\n(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4<\/span>
\n(B) 1 and 4<\/span>
\n(C) 2 and 3<\/span>
\n(D) 3 and 4<\/span>
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4. Which of the following statements is correct about Prime Minister of India?<\/strong><\/span>
\n(A) Prime Minister is the nominal head of the Council of Ministers<\/span>
\n(B) He is not responsible to the Parliament<\/span>
\n(C) He cannot dismiss any of his ministers<\/span>
\n(D) Prime Minister is the real head of the Council of Ministers<\/span>
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5. The Prime Minister of India is the head of the<\/strong><\/span>
\n(A) State Government<\/span>
\n(B) Central Government<\/span>
\n(C) Both State and Central Governments<\/span>
\n(D) None of the above<\/span>
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6. Article 78 of the Constitution of India lays down the duties of the<\/strong><\/span>
\n(A) Speaker of Lok Sabha<\/span>
\n(B) Chairman of Rajya Sabha<\/span>
\n(C) Comptroller and Auditor General of India<\/span>
\n(D) Prime Minister<\/span>
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7. Prime Minister of India is<\/strong><\/span>
\n(A) Elected
\n(B) Selected<\/span>
\n(C) Nominated
\n(D) Appointed<\/span>
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8. Who exercises the actual\/executive power under the parliamentary form of Government?<\/strong><\/span>
\n(A) Parliament<\/span>
\n(B) Prime Minister<\/span>
\n(C) President<\/span>
\n(D) Bureaucracy<\/span>
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9. Cabinet includes<\/strong><\/span>
\n(A) Ministers with Cabinet-rank<\/span>
\n(B) Minister of State level<\/span>
\n(C) Cabinet Minister and State Minister<\/span>
\n(D) Cabinet Minister, Minister of State with independent charge and Minister of State<\/span>
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10. Which Article of the Indian Constitution describes the appointment and disqualification of the Council of Ministers?<\/strong><\/span>
\n(A) Article 70<\/span>
\n(B) Article 72<\/span>
\n(C) Article 74<\/span>
\n(D) Article 75<\/span>
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11. If the Prime Minister of India belongs to the Upper House of Parliament<\/strong><\/span>
\n(A) He will not be able to vote in his favour in the event of a nonconfidence motion<\/span>
\n(B) He will not be able to speak on the budget in the Lower House<\/span>
\n(C) He can make statements only in the Upper House<\/span>
\n(D) He will have to become a member of the Lower House within six months after being sworn in as the Prime Minister<\/span>
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12. Who is the President of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research?<\/strong><\/span>
\n(A) President of India<\/span>
\n(B) Vice-President of India<\/span>
\n(C) Prime Minister of India<\/span>
\n(D) Union Minister of Science and Technology<\/span>
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13. Prime Minister of India is generally<\/strong><\/span>
\n(A) Not a member of Parliament<\/span>
\n(B) Member of Lok Sabha<\/span>
\n(C) Member of Rajya Sabha<\/span>
\n(D) Member of both the Houses<\/span>
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14. The Prime Minister of India, at the time of his\/her appointment<\/strong><\/span>
\n(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<\/span>
\n(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<\/span>
\n(C) Must be a member of one of the Houses of the Parliament<\/span>
\n(D) Must be a member of the Lok Sabha<\/span>
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15. Who is the head of the National Defence Committee?<\/strong><\/span>
\n(A) Home Minister<\/span>
\n(B) Prime Minister<\/span>
\n(C) President<\/span>
\n(D) Vice-President<\/span>
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16. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister<\/strong><\/span>
\n(A) Was created under the original Constitution<\/span>
\n(B) Is an extra-Constitutional growth<\/span>
\n(C) Was created by 44th Amendment<\/span>
\n(D) Was created by the 85th Amendment<\/span>
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17. What is the minimum age requirement to become the Prime Minister of India?<\/strong><\/span>
\n(A) 21 years
\n(B) 25 years<\/span>
\n(C) 30 years
\n(D) 35 years<\/span>
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18. The Prime Minister is<\/strong><\/span>
\n(A) Elected by the Lok Sabha<\/span>
\n(B) Elected by the Parliament<\/span>
\n(C) Appointed by the President<\/span>
\n(D) Nominated by the Party in Majority of Lok Sabha<\/span>
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19. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is a<\/strong><\/span>
\n(A) Member of Lok Sabha from Punjab<\/span>
\n(B) Member of Rajya Sabha from Punjab<\/span>
\n(C) Member of Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan<\/span>
\n(D) Member of Rajya Sabha from Assam<\/span>
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20. In India, a minister who is not a member of either House of Parliament will cease to be a minister after<\/strong><\/span>
\n(A) Six months
\n(B) One year<\/span>
\n(C) Two years
\n(D) Three years<\/span>
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21. Which one of the following statements is correct about the Prime Minister of India?<\/strong><\/span>
\n(A) He is free to choose his minister only from among those who are members of either House of the Parliament<\/span>
\n(B) He can choose his cabinet colleagues after due counselling by the President of India in this regard<\/span>
\n(C) He has full discretion in the choice of persons who are to serve as ministers in his cabinet<\/span>
\n(D) He has only limited power in the choice of his cabinet colleague because of the discretionary powers vested in the President of India<\/span>
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22. To whom is the Council of Ministers responsible?<\/strong><\/span>
\n(A) Parliament<\/span>
\n(B) President<\/span>
\n(C) Speaker of Lok Sabha<\/span>
\n(D) Speaker of Lok Sabha and Chairman of Rajya Sabha<\/span>
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23. Which of the following statements is not true regarding the Parliament of India?<\/strong><\/span>
\n(A) The Constitution provides for a Parliamentary form of Government<\/span>
\n(B) The function of the Parliament is to provide for a Cabinet<\/span>
\n(C) The membership of the cabinet is restricted to the Lower House<\/span>
\n(D) The cabinet enjoys the confidence of the majority in the popular chamber of the house<\/span>
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24. Which one of the following is not a correct situation arising after the resignation of the Council of Ministers?<\/strong><\/span>
\n(A) President\u2019s Rule will be imposed<\/span>
\n(B) The President will ask to continue till alternative arrangement<\/span>
\n(C) The alternative arrangement means earliest possible General Election to be held to form a new Government<\/span>
\n(D) Outgoing Council of Ministers may have had charge till the formation of the new Government<\/span>
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25. The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to which of the following?<\/strong><\/span>
\n(A) Prime Minister<\/span>
\n(B) President<\/span>
\n(C) Rajya Sabha<\/span>
\n(D) Lok Sabha<\/span>
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26. Which one of the following is not explicitly stated in the Constitution of India but followed as a convention?<\/strong><\/span>
\n(A) The Finance Minister is to be a Member of the Lower House<\/span>
\n(B) The Prime Minister has to resign if he loses the majority in the Lower House<\/span>
\n(C) All the parts of India are to be represented in the Councils of Ministers<\/span>
\n(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<\/span>
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27. Union Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to<\/strong><\/span>
\n(A) Prime Minister<\/span>
\n(B) President<\/span>
\n(C) Parliament<\/span>
\n(D) Only to Lok Sabha<\/span>
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28. The Council of Ministers has to resign if a no-confidence motion is passed by a majority of members of<\/strong><\/span>
\n(A) Lok Sabha<\/span>
\n(B) Rajya Sabha<\/span>
\n(C) Both the Houses separately<\/span>
\n(D) Both the Houses in Joint sitting<\/span>
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29. Which one of the following motions, the Council of Ministers in India can move?<\/strong><\/span>
\n(A) No-Confidence Motion<\/span>
\n(B) Censure Motion<\/span>
\n(C) Adjournment Motion<\/span>
\n(D) Confidence Motion<\/span>
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30. The least number of members who can table the No-Confidence Motion against the Council of Ministers in Lok Sabha is<\/strong><\/span>
\n(A) 20
\n(B) 30<\/span>
\n(C) 40
\n(D) 50<\/span>
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