UPSC Indian Polity – Chapter 13: Parliament I – Organisation, Members and Presiding Officers (30 MCQs)

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UPSC Indian Polity – Chapter 13: Parliament I – Organisation, Members and Presiding Officers (30 MCQs) – 30 questions, subject: Polity. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  

According to Article 79, Parliament consists of:

Correct Answer: A [the President and the two Houses]

Explanation:

the President is an integral part of Parliament.

2.  

Consider the following statements:

1. The maximum strength of the Lok Sabha is 550.
2. The President nominates 12 members to the Rajya Sabha.
3. The President nominates two Anglo-Indian members to the Lok Sabha.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Anglo-Indian nomination ended with the 104th Amendment.

3.  

The term of a member of the Rajya Sabha is fixed by:

Correct Answer: D [the Representation of the People Act, 1951]

Explanation:

six years under the 1951 Act.

4.  

A question whether a member of Parliament has become disqualified for holding an office of profit is decided by:

Correct Answer: A [the President, according to the opinion of the Election Commission]

Explanation:

Article 103.

5.  

Consider the following about vacation of seats:

1. If a person elected to both Houses does not choose within 10 days, the Lok Sabha seat falls vacant.
2. A member absent for 60 days without permission automatically loses the seat.
3. A resignation is accepted only if it is voluntary and genuine.
4. A person sitting in Parliament without being qualified is liable to a penalty of ₹500 a day.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Correct Answer: B [Only two]

Explanation:

3 and 4 are correct; the Rajya Sabha seat falls vacant, and absence leads to vacancy only if the House so declares.

6.  

The anti-defection law was added to the Constitution by the:

Correct Answer: C [52nd Amendment]

Explanation:

1985.

7.  

Under the Tenth Schedule, no disqualification arises on merger if the merger is agreed to by at least:

Correct Answer: A [two-thirds of the members of the legislature party]

Explanation:

paragraph 4.

8.  

In which case did the Supreme Court hold that the Speaker's decision under the Tenth Schedule is subject to judicial review?

Correct Answer: D [Kihoto Hollohan v. Zachillhu]

Explanation:

1992.

9.  

Consider the following statements about the Speaker of the Lok Sabha:

1. The Speaker resigns by writing to the Deputy Speaker.
2. The Speaker vacates office as soon as the Lok Sabha is dissolved.
3. The Speaker presides over a joint sitting of the two Houses.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Correct Answer: C [1 and 3 only]

Explanation:

the Speaker continues until the new House meets.

10.  

Who appoints the Speaker pro tem of the Lok Sabha?

Correct Answer: C [The President]

Explanation:

usually the senior-most member.

11.  

Assertion (A): The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha does not vote in the first instance.

Reason (R): The Chairman is not a member of the Rajya Sabha.

Correct Answer: B [Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

both are true, but Article 100(1) applies the same rule to the Speaker, who is a member; the rule comes from the office of presiding officer, not from non-membership.

12.  

Match List I (Act) with List II (Done by):

List I: A. Adjournment B. Prorogation C. Dissolution of the Lok Sabha D. Certifying a Money Bill

List II: 1. President 2. Speaker 3. Presiding officer of either House 4. President, ending the life of the House

Correct Answer: D [A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2]

Explanation:

as in Section 13.4.

13.  

The maximum gap allowed between two sessions of Parliament is:

Correct Answer: D [six months]

Explanation:

Article 85.

14.  

The quorum to constitute a sitting of either House of Parliament is:

Correct Answer: A [one-tenth of the total number of members]

Explanation:

Article 100(3).

15.  

On the dissolution of the Lok Sabha, which of the following Bills do NOT lapse?

1. A Bill pending in the Rajya Sabha that has not been passed by the Lok Sabha
2. A Bill passed by both Houses and pending the President's assent
3. A Bill passed by the Lok Sabha and pending in the Rajya Sabha

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: D [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

Bills 1 and 2 survive.

16.  

The minimum age for membership of the Rajya Sabha is:

Correct Answer: C [30 years]

Explanation:

Article 84.

17.  

An MP is convicted and sentenced to three years' imprisonment. Under the law as it stands after Lily Thomas (2013), the MP:

Correct Answer: A [is disqualified from the date of conviction]

Explanation:

section 8 of the RP Act read with Lily Thomas .

18.  

Arrange the following in chronological order:

1. Statutory recognition of the Leader of the Opposition
2. First recognition of a Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha
3. Deletion of the "split" exception in the Tenth Schedule
4. Addition of the Tenth Schedule

Select the correct answer:

Correct Answer: D [2-1-4-3]

Explanation:

1969, 1977, 1985, 2003.

19.  

Which one of the following statements about the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha is correct?

Correct Answer: B [When presiding, the Deputy Speaker has the same powers as the Speaker]

Explanation:

no appeal lies against the rulings.

20.  

The Supreme Court held that a candidate for the Rajya Sabha need not be a resident of the State from which he or she is elected in:

Correct Answer: A [Kuldip Nayar v. Union of India (2006)]

Explanation:

the 2003 amendment upheld.

21.  
UPSC Prelims 2013

Consider the following statements:

1. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha are not the members of that House.
2. While the nominated members of the two Houses of the Parliament have no voting right in the presidential election, they have the right to vote in the election of the Vice President.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [2 only]

Explanation:

Articles 54 and 66.

22.  
UPSC Prelims 2018

Consider the following statements:

1. In the first Lok Sabha, the largest party in the opposition was the Swatantra Party.
2. In the Lok Sabha, a "Leader of the Opposition" was recognised for the first time in 1969.
3. In the Lok Sabha, if a party does not have a minimum of 75 members, its leader cannot be recognised as the Leader of the Opposition.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [2 only]

Explanation:

recognition began in 1969.

23.  
UPSC Prelims 2020

Consider the following statements:

1. The President of India can summon a session of the Parliament at such place as he/she thinks fit.
2. The Constitution of India provides for three sessions of the Parliament in a year, but it is not mandatory to conduct all three sessions.
3. There is no minimum number of days that the Parliament is required to meet in a year.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: C [1 and 3 only]

Explanation:

Article 85.

24.  
UPSC Prelims 2022

With reference to anti-defection law in India, consider the following statements:

1. The law specifies that a nominated legislator cannot join any political party within six months of being appointed to the House.
2. The law does not provide any time-frame within which the presiding officer has to decide a defection case.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [2 only]

Explanation:

no time limit in the Schedule.

25.  
UPSC Prelims 2022

With reference to the Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha, consider the following statements:

1. As per the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, the election of Deputy Speaker shall be held on such date as the Speaker may fix.
2. There is a mandatory provision that the election of a candidate, as Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha, shall be from either the principal opposition party or the ruling party.
3. The Deputy Speaker has the same power as of the Speaker when presiding over the sitting of the House and no appeal lies against his rulings.
4. The well-established parliamentary practice regarding the appointment of Deputy Speaker is that the motion is moved by the Speaker and duly seconded by the Prime Minister.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Correct Answer: A [1 and 3 only]

Explanation:

statements 1 and 3.

26.  
UPSC Prelims 2024

With reference to the Parliament of India, consider the following statements:

1. Prorogation of a House by the President of India does not require the advice of the Council of Ministers.
2. Prorogation of a House is generally done after the House is adjourned sine die but there is no bar to the President of India prorogating the House which is in session.
3. Dissolution of the Lok Sabha is done by the President of India who, save in exceptional circumstances, does so on the advice of the Council of Ministers.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: C [2 and 3]

Explanation:

statements 2 and 3.

27.  
UPSC Prelims 2024

With reference to the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements:

1. A bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses on its dissolution.
2. A bill passed by the Lok Sabha and pending in the Rajya Sabha lapses on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.
3. A bill in regard to which the President of India notified his/her intention to summon the Houses to a joint sitting lapses on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2]

Explanation:

Article 108(5) saves joint-sitting Bills.

28.  
UPSC Prelims 2024

With reference to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, consider the following statements:

While any resolution for the removal of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is under consideration

1. He/She shall not preside.
2. He/She shall not have the right to speak.
3. He/She shall not be entitled to vote on the resolution in the first instance.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: A [1 only]

Explanation:

Article 96.

29.  
UPSC Prelims 2025

Consider the following statements:

I. If any question arises as to whether a Member of the House of the People has become subject to disqualification under the Tenth Schedule, the President's decision in accordance with the opinion of the Council of Union Ministers shall be final.

II. There is no mention of the word "political party" in the Constitution of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: D [Neither I nor II]

Explanation:

neither is correct.

30.  
UPSC Prelims 2025

Consider the following statements:

I. On the dissolution of the House of the People, the Speaker shall not vacate his/her office until immediately before the first meeting of the House of the People after the dissolution.

II. According to the provisions of the Constitution of India, a Member of the House of the People on being elected as Speaker shall resign from his/her political party immediately.

III. The Speaker of the House of the People may be removed from his/her office by a resolution of the House of the People passed by a majority of all the then Members of the House, provided that no resolution shall be moved unless at least fourteen days' notice has been given of the intention to move the resolution.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Correct Answer: C [I and III only]

Explanation:

Article 94.

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