Indian Polity and Constitution MCQ
41. According to Indian Institute of Management Act, 2017 the board of governors can have maximum how many members including the chairman?
[A] 19
[B] 20
[C] 21
[D] 22
A [19]
Notes:
According to the Indian Institute of Management Act of 2017 the board of governors can have maximum of 19 members including the chairman. Among the nineteen, four are eminent personalities from the fields including education and industry.
42. Autocracy means __:
[A] Rule by few
[B] Rule by King
[C] Absolute rule by one
[D] Rule by the representatives of the People
C [Absolute rule by one]
Notes:
An autocracy is a system of government in which supreme power is concentrated in the hands of one person, whose decisions are subject to neither external legal restraints nor regularized mechanisms of popular control. Both totalitarianism and military dictatorship are often identified with, but need not be, an autocracy.
43. Who elect(s) the Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
[A] President
[B] Prime Minister
[C] Members of both Houses of Parliament
[D] Members of Lok Sabha
D [Members of Lok Sabha]
Notes:
The speaker is elected in the very first meeting of the Lok Sabha after the general elections for a term of 5 years from amongst the members of the Lok Sabha. He/she is supposed to resign from his/her original party because as a speaker, he/she has to remain impartial.
44. Which is not an All India Service ?
[A] Indian Administration Service
[B] Indian Police Service
[C] Indian Foreign Service
[D] Indian Forest Service
C [Indian Foreign Service]
Notes:
The members of these services are recruited by the centre, but their services are placed under various State cadres, and they have the ability to serve both under the State and under the centre. These officers comply with All India Services Rules relating to pay, conduct, leave, various allowances etc. All India Services Act, 1951, provides for the creation of two more All India Services viz. Indian Engineering Service and the Indian Medical Service.
45. What is the maximum strength prescribed for State Legislative Assemblies?
[A] 350
[B] 600
[C] 500
[D] 750
C [500]
Notes:
Its maximum size as outlined in the Constitution of India is not more than 500 members and not less than 60. However, the size of the Vidhan Sabha can be less than 60 members through an Act of Parliament, such is the case in the states of Goa, Sikkim and Mizoram.
46. In which of the following list docs the subject ‘planning’ figure ?
[A] State List
[B] Concurrent List
[C] Residuary List
[D] Union List
B [Concurrent List]
Notes:
‘Planning’ has been included in Concurrent List.
47. Members of the Executive under Presidential System of Government__:
[A] are drawn from both the Houses of Legislature
[B] are only from the popular House
[C] are not members of either House of Legislature
[D] become members of Legislature after their appointment
C [are not members of either House of Legislature]
Notes:
Members of the Executive under Presidential System of Government are not members of either House of Legislature.
48. Which article of Indian Constitution includes the procedure for the impeachment of the President ?
[A] Article-59
[B] Article-71
[C] Article-140
[D] Article-61
D [Article-61]
Notes:
Article 61 of Indian Constitution deals with the procedure for impeachment of the President. It states that when a President is to be impeached for violation of the Constitution, the charge shall be preferred by either House of Parliament. The charges are to be framed in the form of resolution, signed at least by 1/4thmembers of the total members of the House.
49. Vote of no-confidence motion is brought in which house?
[A] Rajya Sabha
[B] Lok Sabha
[C] In any house
[D] None of these
B [Lok Sabha]
Notes:
Article 75 of the Constitution says that the council of ministers shall be collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha. It means that the ministry stays in office so long as it enjoys confidence of the majority of the members of the Lok Sabha. In other words, the Lok Sabha can remove the ministry from office by passing a no-confidence motion. The motion needs the support of 50 members to be admitted.
50. The oath of office is administered to the Governor by the:
[A] Chief Justice of India
[B] Speaker of Legistlative Assembly
[C] President
[D] Chief Justice of High Court
D [Chief Justice of High Court]
Notes:
As per Article 159 of Indian Constitution, the Governor of a state has to take oath in the presence of the Chief Justice of the High court exercising jurisdiction in relation to the State, or, in his absence, the senior most Judge of that Court available. The Governor of a State is appointed by the President.
