The Parliament of India┬аis a bicameral legislature composed of President of India and consists of the two houses: the┬аLok Sabha┬аand the┬аRajya Sabha.┬аThe legislative proposals are brought in the form of bills here and it becomes an act when passed by both the houses of parliament and approved by the President of India. Parliament House is also known as Sansad Bhavan which is located in Delhi. Let us study more about Parliamentary system through this quiz.
1.┬атАЬParliamentary GovernmentтАЭ is also known as....
(A) Cabinet Government
(B) Responsible Government
(C) Westminster forms of government
(D) All of the above
Ans. D
Explanation:┬аThe Parliamentary Government is also known as cabinet government or Responsible Government┬аresponsible and┬аWestminster forms of government and is prevalent in Britain, Japan Canada, India and other countries.
┬а2.┬аWhich of the following characteristics is not related to Parliamentary Government?
(A) Resolution of lower house
(B) Collective liability
(C) Leadership of the Prime Minister
(D) Single Executive
Ans. D
Explanation:┬аfeatures of parliamentary system are: Dual Executive, majority party rule, collective responsibility, political homogeneity, double membership, leadership of Prime Minister, dissolution of lower and house fusion of power.
3.┬аWhich of the following is not the merit of the Presidential System?
(A) Permanent Government
(B) Confirmation in policies
(C) Limited Representation
(D) Government by experts
Ans. C
Explanation:┬аFeatures of presidential system are: single executive, non-responsibility, political homogeneity may not exist, domination of president, no dissolution power of lower house and separation of powers.
4.┬аWhich of the following is a demerit of the Parliamentary System?
(A) Compressed representation
(B) Uncertainty of policies
(C) Temporary Government
(D) All of the above
Ans. D
Explanation:┬аAll of the above are demerits of the Parliamentary System.
5.┬аWhich of the following statements is not correct?
(A) According to the 42nd and the 44th amendment, it is compulsory for president to comply with the advice of the Council of Ministers.
(B) Presidential System is based on double executive.
(C) According to the Article 74 the Council of Ministers works under the leadership of the Prime Minister.
(D) Article 74 and 75 provides parliamentary system in the center.
Ans. B
Explanation:┬аPresidential System is based on single executive.
6.┬аWhich of the following characteristics is not related to the Presidential System?
(A) Governance of the Prime Minister
(B) Single Executive
(C) Single Membership
(D) Dissolution of lower house is baned
Ans. A
Explanation:┬аPresidential System is the Governance of the President.
7.┬аWhich of the following characteristics is not related to the federal government?
(A) Written Constitution
(B) Flexible Constitution
(C) Supremacy of the Constitution
(D) Independent Judiciary
Ans. B
Explanation:┬аFlexible Constitution provision is not related to the federal government.
8. In the Federal Government................
(A) All the powers and functions are vested in the Central Government and Regional Government.
(B) All powers are divided into Central Government and Regional Government
(C) Both A and B
(D) None of the above
Ans. B
Explanation:┬аBoth A and B
9.┬аThe Federal System in India is based on the model of which country?
(A) Canada
(B) UK
(C) America
(D) Japan
Ans. A
Explanation:┬аThe Federal System in India is adopted from the Canada.
10.┬аWhich of the following statements is wrong?
(A) Lok Sabha represents the people of India.
(B) The Rajya Sabha represents the states.
(C) There are only 98 topics in the center list at this time.
(D) Rajya Sabha protects the state with unnecessary interference from the Center
Ans. C
Explanation:┬аThe Union List or List-I is a list of 101 items given in Seventh Schedule in the Constitution of India on which Parliament has exclusive power to legislate.
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