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1 A person to be eligible for election as president of India should have completed

A
25 years
B
21 years
C
30 years
D
35 years

2 Who among the following are not appointed by the President of India?

A
Governors of States
B
Chief Justice and Judges of High Court
C
Vice-President
D
Chief Justice and Judges of Supreme Court

3 What is the composition of the electoral college for the election of Vice-President of India ?

A
Elected members of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies
B
Elected members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
C
Members of both Houses of Parliament
D
Members of Rajya Sabha only

4 What is the maximum number of the elected members of Rajya Sabha ?

A
250
B
238
C
245
D
248

5 Representation of any state in Rajya Sabha is according to :

A
area of the state
B
population of the state
C
number of represen-tatives in Lok Sabha from the state
D
fixed number of candidates from each state

6 The members of Estimates Commitee are

A
elected from Lok Sabha only
B
elected from Rajya Sabha only
C
elected from both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
D
nominated by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha

7 The President of India enjoys emergency powers of :

A
four types
B
two types
C
five types
D
three types

8 Which of the following are Financial Committee of Parliament in India ? (I) Public Accounts Committee (II) Estimates Committee (III) Committee on Public Undertakings

A
I & III
B
I & II
C
II & III
D
I, II & III

9 The Chairman of Rajya sabha can be removed from his office only if he is removed from :

A
Removed from Lok Shaba
B
The office of President
C
The office of Vice-President
D
None of Above

10 How many members of the Rajya Sabha retire from the house every 2 years ?

A
1/6 of the total members
B
1/3 of the total members
C
1/12 of the total members
D
5/6 of the total members

11 Which are the two forms of Democracy-

A
Parliamentary and Presidential
B
Direct and Indirect
C
Monarchical and Republican
D
Parliamentary and King

12 Howmany members can be nominated for both houses of parliament by the president?

A
16
B
10
C
12
D
14

13 How is the President of India elected?

A
Directly by public voting
B
By single transferable vote
C
By secondary voting system
D
All options are correct

14 Can a person who is not a Member of Parliament be appointed as a minister’?

A
No
B
Yes
C
Yes, provided the Parliament approves of such an appointment.
D
Yes, But he has to become a Member of Parliament within six months of his appointment.

15 One-third of the members of the Rajya Sabha retire

A
every year
B
every two years
C
every three years
D
every four years