841. The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to-
1. The President of India
2. The Lok sabha
3. The Prime Minister
4. The Rajya Sabha
Option “2” is correct Article 75 clearly states that the council of ministers is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha. This means that all the ministers own joint responsibility to the Lok Sabha for all their acts of ommission and commission.
842. Which one of the following statements is correct?
1. The Prime Minister of India chooses his ministers only from members of either house of the Parliament
2. The Prime Minister chooses his Cabinet colleagues after due consultation with the President of India
3. The Prime Minister has full discretion in the choice of persons to be included in the Council of Ministers
4. The Prime Minister has only limited power in the choice of the Cabinet colleagues because of the discretionary powers vested with the President
Option “3” is correct Prime Minister recommends persons who can be appointed as ministers by the president and he allocates and reshuffles various portfolios among the ministers. He presides over the meeting of council of ministers and influences its decisions. Prime Minister stands at the head of the council of ministers, the other ministers cannot function when the Prime Minister resigns or dies.
843. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by-
1. Elected members of the Legislative Assembly
2. Elected members of Legislative Council
3. The people
4. Lok Sabha
Option “1” is correct The candidates are elected by the elected member of Legislative Assembly of States and Union territories by means of Single transferable vote through Proportional representation.
844. The Comptroller and Auditor General is closely connected with which of the following Committees of Parliament?
1. The Estimates Committee
2. The Committee on Public Undertakings
3. The Public Accounts Committee
4. All of these
Option “3” is correct Chief function of Public Account Committee is to examine the audit report of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) after it is laid in the Parliament. CAG assists the committee during the course of investigation.
845. The Estimates Committee of Parliament has how many members –
1. 35
2. 30
3. 25
4. 20
Option “2” is correct Estimate Committee is largest committee of Parliament of India. It consists of 30 members who are elected by the Lok Sabha every year from amongst its members.
846. Which of the following State has bicameral legislature?
1. Jammu and Kashmir
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Bihar
4. All the above
Option “4” is correct Bicameral legislature is a legislative system having two-tier of Assemblies.The two houses in state legislature are called – Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council. Seven (out of twenty-nine) states have a Legislative Council: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.
847. In which year was Communist Party of India – Marxist (CPI-M) founded?
1. 1885
2. 1980
3. 1984
4. 1964
Option “4” is correct The Communist Party of India (Marxist) (abbreviated CPI(M)) is a communist party in India. The party emerged from a split from the Communist Party of India in 1964. The CPI(M) was formed at the Seventh Congress of the Communist Party of India held in Calcutta from 31 October to 7 November 1964.
848. In Indian constitution, the method of election of President has been taken from which country?
1. Britain
2. USA
3. Ireland
4. Australia
Option “3” is correct The method of election of President has been taken from Irish Constitution.
849. The state list contains-
1. 61 items
2. 66 items
3. 47 items
4. 99 items
Option “1” is correct The Constitution provides for a three-fold distribution of legislative subjects between the Centre and the states, viz., List-I (the Union List), List-II (the State List) and List-III (the Concurrent List) in the Seventh Schedule. The union list has 100 subjects, state list has 61 subjects and concurrent list has 52 subjects.
Option “1” is correct Shakti Sthal is the memorial site of the first lady Prime Minister of India, Mrs. Indira Gandhi. It is named for her powerful and positive attitude for the betterment of the nation. The site name means “Place of Power and Strength.”
