Prelims Daily MCQs - Indian Polity (29 March)

1. With reference to the Indian Constitution, consider the following statements:

1. India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States.
2. This Constitution may be called the Constitution of India.
3. Parliament may by law admit into the Union, or establish, new States on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are mentioned in Article 1 of the Indian Constitution?

a) 1 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans: a

Exp:

“This Constitution may be called the Constitution of India” is Mentioned in Article 393. So statement 2 is incorrect.

Parliament may by law admit into the Union, or establish, new States on such terms and conditions as it thinks fit. It is mentioned in Article 2. So statement 3 is incorrect.

2. Consider the following statements in respect of Article 96 of the Indian constitution:

1. The Speaker shall be entitled to vote in the case of an equality of votes.
2. The Speaker shall not preside at any sitting of the House of the People, while any resolution for the removal of the Speaker from his office is under consideration.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: b

Exp:

Article 96 mentions the provisions with respect to the removal of the speaker and the deputy speaker.

The Speaker shall have the right to speak in, and otherwise to take part in the proceedings of, the House of the People while any resolution for his removal from office is under consideration in the House and shall, be entitled to vote only in the first instance on such resolution or on any other matter during such proceedings but not in the case of an equality of votes.

So statement 1 is incorrect.

At any sitting of the House of the People, while any resolution for the removal of the Speaker from his office is under consideration, the Speaker, or while any resolution for the removal of the Deputy Speaker from his office is under consideration, the Deputy Speaker, shall not, though he is present, preside.

So Statement 2 is correct.

3. Consider the following statements about article 80.

1. There are 3 UTs with representation in Rajya Sabha and 6 UTs with no representation in Rajya Sabha.
2. Recently, Chandigarh has demanded a seat in the Rajya Sabha.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: b.

Exp:

Article 80 of Indian Constitution has provisions on the composition of council of states or the Upper House or the Rajya Sabha. There are 8 UTs in India of which 5 do not have representation in the Rajya Sabha. This makes the first statement incorrect.

Chandigarh demanded a seat in Rajya Sabha recently which makes the second statement correct.

4. Anti defection law applies to-

1. Parliament
2. Legislative Assembly
3. Legislative council
4. Local bodies

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a) All the above

b) 1 and 2

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) only 1

Ans: c

Exp: The 91st Amendment to Anti-Defection law limits the size of the council of ministers. Total number of ministers, including the Prime Minister, shall not exceed 15% of the total strength of the Lok Sabha.

A member of either House of Parliament belonging to any political party, disqualified due to defection, shall also be disqualified to be appointed as a minister.

Similarly, the total number of ministers, including the Chief Minister, in the Council of Ministers in a state shall not exceed 15 percent of the total strength of the Legislative Assembly. And a member of either House of a state legislature belonging to any political party who is disqualified on the ground of defection shall also be disqualified to be appointed as a minister.

All these provisions do not apply to local bodies and hence option c is correct.

5. Which of the following is/ are headed by the Prime Minister?

1. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
2. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
3. NITI Aayog
4. National Integration Council
5. Inter-State Council

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

a) 1, 2 and 3 only

b) 3, 4 and 5 only

c) 1, 3 and 5 only

d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Ans: d

Exp: Some specific ministries/departments are not allocated to anyone in the cabinet but the prime minister themself. The prime minister is usually always in charge/head of:

1. Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions (as Minister of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions)

2. Cabinet Secretariat

3. Appointments Committee of the Cabinet

4. Cabinet Committee on Security

5. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs

6. NITI Aayog

7. Department of Atomic Energy

8. Department of Space

9. Nuclear Command Authority

10. National Integration Council

11. Inter-State Council

12. National Water Resources Council.

6. P × Q' means P is wife of Q.

'P ÷ Q' means P is father of Q.

'P + Q' means P is son of Q.

'P – Q' means P is sister of Q.

Which of the following represents K is mother of G ?

a) K × M ÷ H – G

b) K × M + H – G

c) M × K ÷ H – G

d) M × K ÷ H + G

Ans: a

Exp:

K × M → K is wife of M

M ÷ H → M is father of H

H – G → H is sister of G

7. Find the wrong number in the series given below ? 18, 55, 167, 504, 1516, 4660

a) 167

b) 504

c) 1516

d) 4660

Ans: d

Exp:

18 * 3 + 1 = 55

55 * 3 + 2 = 167

167 * 3 + 3 = 504

504 * 3 + 4 = 1516

1516 * 3 + 5 = 4553

Hence, 4660 is the correct answer.

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