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This set of Indian Constitution - Institutions and Processes Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Indian Constitution Institutions And Processes Set 6

Q1 | The meetings of the Council of Members are presided over by:
  • the president.
  • the speaker.
  • the prime minister.
  • by all the ministers in rotation.
Q2 | The allocation of portfolios to the various members of the Council ofMinisters is done:
  • according to the discretion of the president.
  • according to the discretion of the prime minister.
  • through draw of lots.
  • on the basis of preferences indicated by the ministers.
Q3 | The office of the Prime Minister of India
  • has been created by the constitution .
  • rests on conventions .
  • he has been predicted by parliamentary statute .
  • is the result of the combination of the all the above three factors.
Q4 | The Prime Minister is the head of
  • state.
  • government.
  • both state and government.
  • neither state nor government.
Q5 | The Prime Minister is
  • appointed by the president.
  • elected by the lok sabha.
  • elected by the both the houses of parliament at a joint sitting.
  • elected by an electoral collage containing representative of parliament and state
Q6 | Generally the Prime Minister is
  • not a member of either house of parliament.
  • the leader of the majority party in the lok sabha.
  • leader of the majority party in both the house of parliament.
  • a trusted front of the president.
Q7 | The Prime Minister says in office as long as
  • he is in the good books of the president.
  • his party enjoys the confidence of the lok sabha.
  • his party enjoys the confidence of the both the houses of parliament.
  • for a fixed term of 5 years.
Q8 | The agenda for the meeting of the council of ministers is declared by
  • the prime minister .
  • a small committee of the council of ministers formed for this purpose.
  • all the members of the council at a formal meeting.
  • the prime minister in consultation with the president.
Q9 | The Government in India is known as Parliamentary because
  • parliament is elected by the people.
  • parliament consist of two houses.
  • parliament is a sovereigns body.
  • the executive is accountable to the legislature .
Q10 | The framers of the constitution drew inspiration for adoption of Parliamentarygovernment from
  • britain.
  • switzerland.
  • france.
  • u.s.a.
Q11 | The Parliamentary Government in the western sense was introduced in Indiaby
  • the british in 1833.
  • the french in 1680.
  • the british in 1858.
  • none of the above.
Q12 | The decision regarding adoption of Parliamentary Government was taken bythe Constituent Assembly
  • unanimously .
  • by an overwhelming majority.
  • by the caste in votes of the president of the assembly.
  • none of the above.
Q13 | The constitution provided Parliamentary Governments
  • only at the centre .
  • both at the centre as well as states.
  • only at the centre but permitted it to introduce the same at the state level.
  • none of the above.
Q14 | According to the constitution the Lok Sabha must meet at least
  • thrice each year with no more than two months between sessions.
  • twice each year with no more than three months between sessions.
  • twice each year with no more than four months between sessions.
  • twice each year with no more than six months between sessions.
Q15 | Which of the following parliamentary Committees in India acts a ‘watch-dog’ondepartmental expenditures and irregularities
  • estimates committee.
  • committee on public undertakings.
  • public accounts committee.
  • committee on public assurances.