Indian Constitution Objective Type Questions

1. Which Committees are known as the watchdogs over the executive?  
Ans: Committee on Subordinate Legislation, Committee on Government Expenditure, Estimate Committee, Public Accounts Committee, Committee on Public Undertakings. Article-105 relates different Committees.

2. The oldest financial committee in India:
Ans: Public Accounts Committee

3. President of India is elected by:
Ans: An Electoral College consisting of elected members of both the houses of Parliament and State legislative Assemblies.
F Election of the President of India based on Single transferable vote system.
F The age required to contest in the election is 35.

4. Article of the Constitution 61 deals with:
Ans: Impeachment procedure of the President.
F President has the power to Summon and Prorogue the Houses of Parliament, to dissolve the Lok Sabha, the Power to grant Pardon, issue Ordinance in the absence of Parliament Session.

5. Who was the second Indian President to cast his Vote in General Election?
Ans: APJ Abdul Kalam.
F He was following the act of K R Narayan his predecessor. Gyani Sail Singh was the former Indian President of India who returned the Famous 'Post Office Amendment Bill'

6. President takes charge before:
Ans: Chief Justice of India

7. Which Article of the Constitution deals with Vice President of India?
Ans: Article 63
F He is the Ex Officio Chairman of Council of States. Members of both the Houses of Parliament are responsible for electing the Vice President

8. All the real executive powers are vested in:
Ans: Prime Minister
F Corner stone of Cabinet Arch, Captain of the Ship of the State etc. are other phrases used to call Prime Minister.

9. Article 153 says that there shall be a:
Ans: Governor of State

10. Which committee recommended the abolition of the post of Governor?
Ans: Raja mannar Committee

11. Sarkaria Commission and Punchi Cmmission are related to:
Ans: Centre State relations

12. The supreme legislature in India:
Ans: The Parliament
F Indian Parliament consists of - President, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
F The Parliament of India was designed by Herbert Backer and Edwin Lewtins and it was Inaugurated by Lord Irwin in 1927

13. Question Hour in the legislature starts at:
Ans: The first hour of every sitting. Zero Hour starts at 12 noon  

14. Termination of the Sitting without any definite date being fixed for its next sitting is called:
Ans: Adjournment Sine-die

15. The Money Bill can originate only in:
Ans: Lok Sabha
F After presenting it in Lok Saba, it is send to Rajya Saba, Money Bill should be returned from Rajya Sabha to Loka Sabha within 14 days

16. Any Bill relating to Revenue and Expenditure is:
Ans: Fiance Bill  

17. Finance Bill and Money Bill can't be introduced except on the recommendation of:
Ans: President

18. Annual Financial statement of Union Govt. is also known as:
Ans: Budget (Article 112)

19. Memb'ers of Committee on Estimates exclusively from:
Ans: Loka Sabha

20. 31st Amendment is related to:
It raised the strength of Lok Sabha to 552.
F The election to the Loka Sabha conducted on the basis of Universal Adult Franchise Article 326.

21. First Lok Sabha was Constituted on:
Ans: 17th April 1952
F The first general election of Lok Sabha was held on 13th May 1952