Powers of the Parliament

Q. Which bill can only originate in the Lok Sabha?

1. Ordinary Bill
2. Private Member Bill
3. Money Bill
4. Constitution Amendment Bill

Q. What is meant by punishment for the ‘Contempt of House’?

1. Parliament can punish a person for disobeying or disrespecting the business of the Parliament.
2. The Parliament can change the name and boundaries of a State.
3. The Parliament can set up a common High Court for two or more States.
4. The Parliament is the highest forum of debate.

Q. Who among the following elects the President of India?

1. The Parliament
2. The State Assemblies
3. The legislatures of Delhi and Puducherry
4. The Panchayats

Q. Who do we need a Parliament? Mention any three reasons.

Q. Ram says that the Parliament also exercises control over the political executive. Deepa says the Parliament gets to decide how the government’s funds are spent.

Who do you think is right?

1. Deepa is right.
2. Both are right.
3. Both are wrong.
4. Ram is right.

Q. Which representative body's permission is required to make or alter the laws of a country?

1. Lok Sabha
2. Parliament
3. Rajya Sabha
4. Supreme Court

Q. The Parliament can impeach people in important posts as a part of its _________ powers.

1. Judicial
2. Electoral
3. Executive
4. Financial

Q. Which of the following come under the Concurrent List of the Indian Constitution?

1. Education
2. Criminal Law
3. Public Health
4. Protection of Wildlife

Q. Ram says If an emergency has been declared, then the term of Lok Sabha can be extended for two years at a time through Parliament’s approval. Deepa says If an emergency has been declared, the term of Lok Sabha is reduced by a year.

Who do you think is right?

1. Ram is right.
2. Both are right.
3. Deepa is right.
4. Both are wrong.

Q. Parliament plays an important role in the impeachment process of which of the following?

1. President
2. Chief Justice
3. Governor
4. CEC of India
5. CAG of India
6. CM of States
7. Judges of SC
8. Speaker of LS

Q. If a member has a grievance related to a particular grant in the Budget, which kind of Cut Motion can he/she raise?

1. Motion Cut
2. Expenditure Cut
3. Budget Cut
4. Token Cut

Q. Match the following items to their respective list as they appear in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution.

1. Cybersecurity
2. Public health
3. Education
4. Tax

Q. The State Legislatures can enact laws on subjects listed under _________.

1. Union list and state list
2. Concurrent list and state list
3. State list only
4. Union list and concurrent list

Q. What happens if any law made by state on provisions of state list repugnant the provision of Central Government which is made by Indian Parliament?

Q.

explain the following :

a) amendment of 1992

b) union list

c) state list

d) government list

e) unitary form of government

Q.

Education was transferred to the concurrent list through which of the following constitutional amendment __________.

1. 42nd
   
2. 86th
3. 24th
   
4. 44th

Q. Which of the following come under the Concurrent List of the Indian Constitution?

1. Education
2. Criminal Law
3. Public Health
4. Protection of Wildlife

Q. Who among the following elects the President of India?

1. The Parliament
2. The State Assemblies
3. The legislatures of Delhi and Puducherry
4. The Panchayats

Q. If a member has a grievance related to a particular grant in the Budget, which kind of Cut Motion can he/she raise?

1. Motion Cut
2. Budget Cut
3. Token Cut
4. Expenditure Cut