Q 1 . Regarding Money Bill, which of the following statements is not correct?
(a) A bill shall be deemed to be a Money Bill if it contains only provisions relating to imposition, abolition,
remission, alteration or regulation of any tax.
(b) A Money Bill has provisions for the custody of the Consolidated Fund of India or the Contingency Fund of India.
(c) A Money Bill is concerned with the appropriation of moneys out of the Contingency Fund of India.
(d) A Money Bill deals with the regulation of borrowing of money or giving of any guarantee by the
Government of India.
(c) Article 110(1) in The Constitution Of India : (1) For the purposes of this Chapter, a Bill shall be deemed to be a Money Bill if it contains only provisions dealing with all or any of the following matters, namely (a) the imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or regulation of any tax; (b) the regulation of the borrowing of money or the giving of any guarantee by the Government of India, or the amendment of the law with respect to any financial obligations undertaken or to be undertaken by the Government of India; (c) the custody of the consolidated Fund or the Contingency Fund of India, the payment of moneys into or the withdrawal of moneys from any such Fund; (d) the appropriation of moneys out of the consolidated Fund of India; (e) the declaring of any expenditure to be expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of India or the increasing of the amount of any such expenditure; (f) the receipt of money on account of the Consolidated Fund of India or the public account of India or the custody or issue of such money or the audit of the accounts of the Union or of a State; or (g) any matter incidental to any of the matters specified in sub clause (a) to (f)
Q 2 . With reference to the election of the President of India, consider the following statements:
1 . The value of the vote of each MLA varies from State to State.
2 . The value of the vote of MPs of the Lok Sabha is more than the value of the vote of MPs of the Rajya
Sabha.
Which of the statements given above is/are Correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 or 2
(a) Statement 1- Correct: Value of 1 MLA’s vote is based on total population of state to be divided by the total MLAs. Hence it ought to vary from state to state. Statement 2- While the value of an MLA’s vote depends on the population of the state he or she belongs to, the value of an MP’s vote remains the same at 708 so statement#2 is wrong.
Q 3 . Consider the following statements:
1 . The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly shall vacate his/her office if he/she ceases to be a member of the Assembly.
2 . Whenever the Legislative Assembly is dissolved, the Speaker shall vacate his/her office immediately.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(a) The Speaker is elected by the assembly itself from amongst its members. Usually, the Speaker remains in office during the life of the assembly. However, he vacates his office earlier in any of the following three cases: 1. if he ceases to be a member of the assembly. So statement 1 is right. Constitution of India, Art 179: “…Provided further that, whenever the Assembly is dissolved, the Speaker shall not vacate his office until immediately before the first meeting of the Assembly after the dissolution.” So,statement 2 is wrong.
Q 4 . Consider the following statements:
1 . No criminal proceedings shall be instituted against the Governor of a State by any court during his term of office.
2 . The emoluments and allowances of the Governor of a State shall not be diminished during his term of
office.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) Governor enjoys personal immunity from legal liability for his official acts. During his term of office, he is immune from any criminal proceedings, even in respect of his personal acts. He cannot be arrested or imprisoned . His emoluments and allowances cannot be diminished during his term of office. Thus both statements are right.
Q 5 . If the President of India exercises his power as provided under Article 356 of the Constitution in respect of a particular State, then
(a) the Assembly of the State is automatically dissolved.
(b) the powers of the Legislature of that State shall be exercisable by or under the authority of the Parliament.
(c) Article 19 is suspended in that State.
(d) the President can make laws relating to that State.
(b) The President’s Rule can be proclaimed under Article 356 . He can declare that the powers of the state legislature are to be exercised by the Parliament.
Q 6 . The Ninth Schedule was introduced in the Constitution of India during the prime membership of
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(c) Indira Gandhi
(d) Morarji Desai
(a) Article 31B along with the Ninth Schedule was added by the 1st Constitutional Amendment Act of 1951 to reduce the scope of Judicial review in the matters of land reforms and Zamindari-Abolition. Originally (in 1951), the Ninth Schedule contained only 13 acts and regulations but at present their number is more than 250. So, if it was made in the 50s, then it must be the Prime Minister Nehru.
Q 7 . Consider the following statements:
1 . The Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959 exempts several posts from disqualification on the grounds of ‘Office of Profit’.
2 . The above-mentioned Act was amended five times.
3 . The term ‘Office of Profit’ is well-defined in the Constitution of India.
Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3
(a) If ‘Office of Profit’ was well defined in Constitution, then there wouldn’t have been controversies related to AAP-MLAs’ disqualification (2018-Jan) . So, 3 is wrong .
Q 8 . With reference to the legislative Assembly of a state in India, consider the following Statements:
1 . The Governor makes a customary address to Members of the house at the commencement of the
first session of the year.
2 . When a State Legislature does not have a rule on the particular matter, it follows the lok Sabha rule on
that matter.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) Governor can address the state legislature at the commencement of the first session after each general election and the first session of each year. Article 208 of the Constitution: A House of the Legislature of a State may make rules for regulating subject to the provisions of this Constitution, its procedure and the conduct of its business. Thus, it’s not mandated in the Constitution for the State legislature to always follow / copy the rules of Lok Sabha. But when a State Legislature does not have a rule on the particular matter, it follows the lok Sabha rule on that matter..
Q 9 . Which one of the following suggested that the Governor should be an eminent person from outside the State and should be a detached figure without intense political links or should not have taken part in politics in the recent past?
(a) First Administrative Reforms Commission (1966)
(b) Rajamannar Committee(1969)
(c) Sarkaria Commission (1983)
(d) National Commission to Review the Working of the Constitution, 2000
118 (c) Centre-State relations: While selecting Governors, the Central Government should adopt the following strict guidelines as recommended in the Sarkaria Commission report: He should be a detached figure and not too intimately connected with the local politics of the states.
Q 10 . In India, Judicial Review implies
(a) the power of the Judiciary to pronounce upon the constitutionality of laws and executive orders.
(b) the power of the Judiciary to question the wisdom of the laws enacted by the Legislatures.
(c) the power of the Judiciary to review all the legislative enactments before they are assented to by the
President.
(d) the power of the Judiciary to review its own judgements given earlier in similar or different cases.
(a) Judicial review means the power of SC or HC to examine the constitutionality of any law.
