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Question 1 of 10
1. Question
2 points
The ‘Vote-of-Credit’ is given by the Parliament to the executive when
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Ans(c)
• Justification and Learning:
• The above options refer to different kinds of grants that are given to executive apart from the normal annual budget.
• Additional Grant: It is granted when a need has arisen during the current financial additional expenditure upon some new service not contemplated in the budget for that year.
• Excess Grant: It is granted when money has been spent on any service during a financial year in excess of the amount granted for that service in the budget for that year. It is voted by the Lok Sabha after the financial year.
• Vote-of-Credit: It is granted for meeting an unexpected demand upon the resources of India, when on account of the magnitude or the indefinite character of the service, the demand cannot be stated with the details ordinarily given in a budget.
• Hence, it is like a blank cheque given to the Executive by the Lok Sabha.
• Exceptional Grant: It is granted for a special purpose and forms no part of the current service of any financial year.
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Ans(c)
• Justification and Learning:
• The above options refer to different kinds of grants that are given to executive apart from the normal annual budget.
• Additional Grant: It is granted when a need has arisen during the current financial additional expenditure upon some new service not contemplated in the budget for that year.
• Excess Grant: It is granted when money has been spent on any service during a financial year in excess of the amount granted for that service in the budget for that year. It is voted by the Lok Sabha after the financial year.
• Vote-of-Credit: It is granted for meeting an unexpected demand upon the resources of India, when on account of the magnitude or the indefinite character of the service, the demand cannot be stated with the details ordinarily given in a budget.
• Hence, it is like a blank cheque given to the Executive by the Lok Sabha.
• Exceptional Grant: It is granted for a special purpose and forms no part of the current service of any financial year.
Question 2 of 10
2. Question
2 points
Article 110 of the Constitution deals with the definition of money bills. It states that a bill is deemed to be a money bill if it contains ‘only’ provisions dealing with all or any of which of the following matters?
Abolition of a tax
Regulation of the borrowing of money by the Union government
Appropriation of money out of the Consolidated Fund of India
Select the correct answer using the codes below.
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Ans (d)
Learning:
It includes the following matters:
The imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or regulation of any tax;
The regulation of the borrowing of money by the Union government –
The custody of the Consolidated Fund of India or the contingency fund of India, the payment moneys into or the withdrawal of money from any such fund;
The appropriation of money out of the Consolidated Fund of India;
Declaration of any expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of India or increasing the amount of any such expenditure;
The receipt of money on account of the Consolidated Fund of India or the public account of India or the custody or issue of such money, or the audit of the accounts of the Union or of a state; or
Any matter incidental to any of the matters specified above. However, a bill is not to be deemed to be a money bill by reason only that it provides for: • The imposition of fines or other pecuniary penalties; or
The demand or payment of fees for licenses or fees for services rendered; or
The imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or regulation of any tax by any local authority or body for local purposes. If any question arises whether a bill is a money bill or not, the decision of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is final.
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Ans (d)
Learning:
It includes the following matters:
The imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or regulation of any tax;
The regulation of the borrowing of money by the Union government –
The custody of the Consolidated Fund of India or the contingency fund of India, the payment moneys into or the withdrawal of money from any such fund;
The appropriation of money out of the Consolidated Fund of India;
Declaration of any expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of India or increasing the amount of any such expenditure;
The receipt of money on account of the Consolidated Fund of India or the public account of India or the custody or issue of such money, or the audit of the accounts of the Union or of a state; or
Any matter incidental to any of the matters specified above. However, a bill is not to be deemed to be a money bill by reason only that it provides for: • The imposition of fines or other pecuniary penalties; or
The demand or payment of fees for licenses or fees for services rendered; or
The imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or regulation of any tax by any local authority or body for local purposes. If any question arises whether a bill is a money bill or not, the decision of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is final.
Question 3 of 10
3. Question
2 points
Consider the following about the Privilege motion’ in Parliament.
It can be admitted only in Lok Sabha.
It is always raised against either the entire council of Ministers or the House.
All matters related to the motion must be referred to the privilege committee of the Lok Sabha.
It can be raised by a private member.
Select the correct answer using the codes below.
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Ans(b)
Statement 1: It can be raised in both the houses.
Statement 2: Privilege Motion is moved by a member when he feels that a minister or any member has committed a breach of privilege of the House or one or more of its members by withholding facts of a case or by giving wrong or distorted facts.
Its purpose is to censure the concerned minister or any other member.
Statement 1: Each of the two houses, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, has separate privilege committees, made up of their members. It can be introduced in both.
Statement 3: The presiding officers of the two Houses, the Speaker and the Chairperson respectively, can dismiss privilege notices, or refer them to the privilege committee, or get a sense of the House before taking a decision.
Statement 4: Privilege motion can be moved by any lawmaker/MP against anyone accused of breaching parliamentarians’ privileges, their special rights and immunities.
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Statement 1: It can be raised in both the houses.
Statement 2: Privilege Motion is moved by a member when he feels that a minister or any member has committed a breach of privilege of the House or one or more of its members by withholding facts of a case or by giving wrong or distorted facts.
Its purpose is to censure the concerned minister or any other member.
Statement 1: Each of the two houses, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, has separate privilege committees, made up of their members. It can be introduced in both.
Statement 3: The presiding officers of the two Houses, the Speaker and the Chairperson respectively, can dismiss privilege notices, or refer them to the privilege committee, or get a sense of the House before taking a decision.
Statement 4: Privilege motion can be moved by any lawmaker/MP against anyone accused of breaching parliamentarians’ privileges, their special rights and immunities.
Question 4 of 10
4. Question
2 points
When the Lok Sabha is dissolved, all business including bills, motions, resolutions, notices, petitions and so on pending before it or its committees lapse. However, certain bills do not lapse on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha. They are?
A bill passed by the Lok Sabha but pending in the Rajya Sabha
A bill pending in the Rajya Sabha but not passed by the Lok Sabha
A bill passed by both Houses but pending assent of the president.
Select the correct answer using the codes below.
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Ans (b)
Learning: Some pending bills and all pending assurances that are to be examined by the Committee on Government Assurances do not lapse on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha. The position with respect to lapsing of bills is as follows:
A bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses (whether
originating in the Lok Sabha or transmitted to it by the Rajya Sabha).
A bill passed by the Lok Sabha but pending in the Rajya Sabha lapses.
A bill not passed by the two Houses due to disagreement and if the president has notified the holding of a joint sitting before the dissolution of Lok Sabha does not lapse.
A bill pending in the Rajya Sabha but not passed by the Lok Sabha does not lapse.
A bill passed by both houses but pending assent of the president does not lapse.
A bill passed by both Houses but returned by the president for reconsideration of Houses does not lapse.
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Ans (b)
Learning: Some pending bills and all pending assurances that are to be examined by the Committee on Government Assurances do not lapse on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha. The position with respect to lapsing of bills is as follows:
A bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses (whether
originating in the Lok Sabha or transmitted to it by the Rajya Sabha).
A bill passed by the Lok Sabha but pending in the Rajya Sabha lapses.
A bill not passed by the two Houses due to disagreement and if the president has notified the holding of a joint sitting before the dissolution of Lok Sabha does not lapse.
A bill pending in the Rajya Sabha but not passed by the Lok Sabha does not lapse.
A bill passed by both houses but pending assent of the president does not lapse.
A bill passed by both Houses but returned by the president for reconsideration of Houses does not lapse.
Question 5 of 10
5. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements about ‘Whips’ in Indian polity.
The main function of the Whips is to keep members of their party within sound of the Division Bell whenever any important business is under consideration in the House.
During sessions, the Whips of different parties send to their supporter’s periodic notices, also sometimes called ‘Whips’, apprising them when important Divisions are expected, telling them the hour when a vote will probably take place and requesting them to be in attendance at that time.
The Chief Whip of the Government Party in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha is the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Ans (c)
In the parliamentary form of Government, a party has its own internal organisation inside Parliament and is served by a number of officials known as the Whips, chosen from members of the party itself. The main function of the Whips is to keep members of their party within sound of the Division Bell whenever any important business is under consideration in the House. During sessions, the Whips of different parties send to their supporter’s periodic notices, also sometimes called Whips’, apprising them when important Divisions are expected, telling them the hour when a vote will probably take place and requesting them to be in attendance at that time. Realizing the vital role played by the Chief Whips and leaders of parties pue groups in Parliament as important party functionaries, an Act namely the Leaders and Chief Whips of Recognised Parties and Groups in Parliament (Facilities) Act (Act 5 of 1999) was passed during the Twelfth Lok Sabha. The Act inter alia provides additional Secretarial assistance and telephone facilities to the Leaders and Chief Whips.
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Ans (c)
In the parliamentary form of Government, a party has its own internal organisation inside Parliament and is served by a number of officials known as the Whips, chosen from members of the party itself. The main function of the Whips is to keep members of their party within sound of the Division Bell whenever any important business is under consideration in the House. During sessions, the Whips of different parties send to their supporter’s periodic notices, also sometimes called Whips’, apprising them when important Divisions are expected, telling them the hour when a vote will probably take place and requesting them to be in attendance at that time. Realizing the vital role played by the Chief Whips and leaders of parties pue groups in Parliament as important party functionaries, an Act namely the Leaders and Chief Whips of Recognised Parties and Groups in Parliament (Facilities) Act (Act 5 of 1999) was passed during the Twelfth Lok Sabha. The Act inter alia provides additional Secretarial assistance and telephone facilities to the Leaders and Chief Whips.
Question 6 of 10
6. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements.
Before the enactment of the Government of India Act 1919, the Governor-General of India presided over the meetings of the Central Legislative Council.
The Government of India Act of 1935 instituted the office of the President and Deputy President of the Central Legislative Assembly.
Which of the above is/are correct?
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Ans(a)
Justification:
Statement 1: The institutions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker originated in India in 1921 under the provisions of the Government of India Act of 1919 (Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms).
At that time, the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker were called the President and Deputy President, respectively, and the same nomenclature continued till 1947.
Before 1921, the Governor-General of India used to preside over the meetings of the Central Legislative Council. In 1921, the Frederick Whyte and Sachchidananda Sinha were appointed by the Governor-General of India as the first Speaker and the first Deputy Speaker (respectively) of the central legislative assembly.
In 1925, Vithalbhai J. Patel became the first Indian and the first elected Speaker of the central legislative assembly.
The Government of India Act of 1935 changed the nomenclatures of President and Deputy President of the Central Legislative Assembly to the Speaker and Deputy Speaker respectively.
Statement 2: The Gol Act 1935 changed the nomenclatures of President and Deputy President of the Central Legislative Assembly to the Speaker and Deputy Speaker, respectively.
However, the old nomenclature continued till 1947 as the federal part of the 1935 Act was not implemented.
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Ans(a)
Justification:
Statement 1: The institutions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker originated in India in 1921 under the provisions of the Government of India Act of 1919 (Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms).
At that time, the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker were called the President and Deputy President, respectively, and the same nomenclature continued till 1947.
Before 1921, the Governor-General of India used to preside over the meetings of the Central Legislative Council. In 1921, the Frederick Whyte and Sachchidananda Sinha were appointed by the Governor-General of India as the first Speaker and the first Deputy Speaker (respectively) of the central legislative assembly.
In 1925, Vithalbhai J. Patel became the first Indian and the first elected Speaker of the central legislative assembly.
The Government of India Act of 1935 changed the nomenclatures of President and Deputy President of the Central Legislative Assembly to the Speaker and Deputy Speaker respectively.
Statement 2: The Gol Act 1935 changed the nomenclatures of President and Deputy President of the Central Legislative Assembly to the Speaker and Deputy Speaker, respectively.
However, the old nomenclature continued till 1947 as the federal part of the 1935 Act was not implemented.
Question 7 of 10
7. Question
2 points
Elections to the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies will be held on the basis of adult suffrage is a provision that was originally instituted in
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Ans (d)
Learning: There are two provisions in the Constitution that seek to achieve political equality.
One, no person is to be declared ineligible for inclusion in electoral rolls on grounds of religion, race, caste or sex (Article 325).
Two, elections to the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies to be on the basis of adult suffrage (Article 326).
Both these provisions are constitutional, but cannot be found in options A, B or C. So, all of them are wrong.
Therefore, the right to vote is basically a constitutional right, not a fundamental right.
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Ans (d)
Learning: There are two provisions in the Constitution that seek to achieve political equality.
One, no person is to be declared ineligible for inclusion in electoral rolls on grounds of religion, race, caste or sex (Article 325).
Two, elections to the Lok Sabha and the state assemblies to be on the basis of adult suffrage (Article 326).
Both these provisions are constitutional, but cannot be found in options A, B or C. So, all of them are wrong.
Therefore, the right to vote is basically a constitutional right, not a fundamental right.
Question 8 of 10
8. Question
2 points
With reference to the Cabinet Committees, consider the following statements:
The Political Affairs Committee which deals with all policy matters pertaining to domestic and foreign affairs is chaired by the Prime Minister.
The Economic Affairs Committee which directs and coordinates the governmental activities in the economic sphere is chaired by the Finance minister.
Parliamentary Affairs Committee which looks after the progress of government business in the Parliament is chaired by the Home minister.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Correct
Ans (c)
Justification:
Cabinet committees are extra-constitutional in emergence. In other words, they are not mentioned in the Constitution. However, the Rules of Business provide for their establishment.
They are of two types-standing and ad hoc.
The former is of a permanent nature while the latter is of a temporary nature. The ad hoc committees are constituted from time to time to deal with special problems. They are disbanded after their task is completed.
The Political Affairs Committee deals with all policy matters pertaining to domestic and foreign affairs. It is headed by the Prime minister of India.
The Economic Affairs Committee directs and coordinates the governmental activities in the economic sphere. It is headed by the Prime minister of India.
Parliamentary looks Affairs Committee after the of government progress business in the Parliament. It is headed by the minister of Home Affairs.
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Ans (c)
Justification:
Cabinet committees are extra-constitutional in emergence. In other words, they are not mentioned in the Constitution. However, the Rules of Business provide for their establishment.
They are of two types-standing and ad hoc.
The former is of a permanent nature while the latter is of a temporary nature. The ad hoc committees are constituted from time to time to deal with special problems. They are disbanded after their task is completed.
The Political Affairs Committee deals with all policy matters pertaining to domestic and foreign affairs. It is headed by the Prime minister of India.
The Economic Affairs Committee directs and coordinates the governmental activities in the economic sphere. It is headed by the Prime minister of India.
Parliamentary looks Affairs Committee after the of government progress business in the Parliament. It is headed by the minister of Home Affairs.
Question 9 of 10
9. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements.
The advice tendered by Ministers to the President shall not be inquired into by any court.
After the dissolution of the Lok Sabha, the council of ministers does not cease to hold office with immediate effect.
A minister who is a member of one House of Parliament has the right to speak and to take part in the proceedings of the other House also.
Choose the correct answer from the codes below.
Correct
Ans (d)
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Ans (d)
Question 10 of 10
10. Question
2 points
Consider the following statements about the powers of the Prime Minister.
The President can appoint only those persons as ministers who are recommended by the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister can bring about the collapse of the council of ministers by resigning from office.
The council of Ministers cannot function when the Prime Minister resigns. Choose the correct answer from the codes below.
Correct
Ans(d)
The Prime Minister enjoys the following powers as head of the Union council of ministers:
He recommends persons who can be appointed as ministers by the president. The President can appoint only those persons as ministers who are recommended by the Prime Minister.
He allocates and reshuffles various portfolios among the ministers.
He can ask a minister to resign or advise the President to dismiss him in case of difference of opinion.
He presides over the meeting of council of ministers and influences its decisions.
He guides, directs, controls and coordinates the activities of all the ministers.
He can bring about the collapse of the council of ministers by resigning from office.
Since the Prime Minister stands at the head of the council of ministers, the other ministers cannot function when the Prime Minister resigns or dies. In other words, the resignation or death of an incumbent Prime Minister automatically dissolves the council of ministers and thereby generates a vacuum. The resignation or death of any other minister, on the other hand, merely creates a vacancy which the Prime Minister may or may not like to fill.
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Ans(d)
The Prime Minister enjoys the following powers as head of the Union council of ministers:
He recommends persons who can be appointed as ministers by the president. The President can appoint only those persons as ministers who are recommended by the Prime Minister.
He allocates and reshuffles various portfolios among the ministers.
He can ask a minister to resign or advise the President to dismiss him in case of difference of opinion.
He presides over the meeting of council of ministers and influences its decisions.
He guides, directs, controls and coordinates the activities of all the ministers.
He can bring about the collapse of the council of ministers by resigning from office.
Since the Prime Minister stands at the head of the council of ministers, the other ministers cannot function when the Prime Minister resigns or dies. In other words, the resignation or death of an incumbent Prime Minister automatically dissolves the council of ministers and thereby generates a vacuum. The resignation or death of any other minister, on the other hand, merely creates a vacancy which the Prime Minister may or may not like to fill.
