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1
Q

___ presents the annual financial statement before the Parliament.

A

Finance Minister

2
Q

3 emergency powers of the President.

A

National - war, aggression or rebellion
Constitutional - failure of constitutional machinery in state
Financial - threat to financial stability

3
Q

This veto by the President can be over sided by the Legislature with an ordinary majority.

A

Suspensive Veto

4
Q

This veto is when the President takes no action on the bill passed by the Legislature.

A

Pocket Veto

5
Q

Vice President of India should have completed ___ years of age to be a candidate.

A

35

6
Q

Ex-officio chairman of Rajya Sabha

A

Vice President

7
Q

The VP can act as the President for the maximum period of ____.

A

6 months

8
Q

First VP to die in office

A

Krishna Kant

9
Q

1st VP of India

A

Dr. Radhakrishnan

10
Q

VP with shortest tenure

A

VV Giri

11
Q

Current VP

A

Venkaiah Naidu

12
Q

Head of the Government

A

Prime Minister

13
Q

____ article says the PM shall be appointed by the President.

A

75

14
Q

The Prime Minister is expected to resign in this case:

A

When he loses majority support of the Lok Sabha

15
Q

First PM of India

A

Nehru

  • longest term; 17 years
16
Q

First acting PM

A

Gulzari Nanda

  • became acting PM twice
17
Q

First Rajya Sabha member to become PM

A

Indira Gandhi

  • also first woman PM
  • first one to be assassinated
18
Q

Oldest PM

A

Morarji Desai

  • also first CM to become PM
19
Q

First PM from south india

A

Narasimha Rao

20
Q

PM with shortest tenure

A

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

21
Q

First PM to step down after vote of no-confidence

A

VP Singh

22
Q

These ministers are the real policy makers.

A

Cabinet ministers

23
Q

Out of 8 UTs, only these two have representation in the Rajya Sabha.

A

Delhi & Pondi

24
Q

Maximum strength in Rajya Sabha

A

250 seats

  • current strength: 245 seats
25
Q

Maximum strength of Lok Sabha

A

552 members

  • current strength: 545 members
26
Q

A candidate must not be lesser than ___ years of age for Rajya Sabha and ___ years for Lok Sabha.

A

30, 25

27
Q

____ maintains order and decorum in the Lok Sabha

A

Speaker

28
Q

First deputy speaker of Lok Sabha

A

MA Ayyangar

29
Q

Current speaker of Lok Sabha

A

Om Birla

30
Q

First speaker of Lok Sabha

A

GV Mavalankar

31
Q

How many times has the joint session of Indian parliament been called?

A

3

Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961
Banking Service Commission Repeal Bill, 1978
Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002

32
Q

How many presidents of India so far have been elected unopposed?

A

2

  • Sanjiva Reddy & Rajendra Prasad
33
Q

The sessions of Parliament

A

Budget [Feb-May] (longest session)
Monsoon [July-Sept]
Winter [Nov-Dec]

34
Q

These bills cannot be introduced in the Rajya Sabha

A

Money bills

35
Q

Fiscal year

A

1st April-31st March

36
Q

Govt of India has these two budgets

A

General & Railway

37
Q

The Railway Budget was merged with the General Budget in 2017 on recommendation of ____.

A

Bibek Debroy Committee

38
Q

These committees are created for a temporary period.

A

Adhoc committees

39
Q

How many judges are currently present in the Supreme Court?

A

30 judges (including the Chief Justice of India)

  • maximum strength is 34
40
Q

Supreme court was inaugurated on ____.

A

28 Jan 1950

  • Article 124 states need for SC