Polity

The Lok Sabha is also known as?

A Council of States
B House of the People
C Upper House
D State Council

What is the maximum constitutional strength of the Lok Sabha?

A 500
B 552
C 543
D 545

What is the current elected strength of the Lok Sabha?

A 543
B 545
C 552
D 500

What is the normal term of the Lok Sabha?

A 6 years
B 5 years
C 4 years
D Unlimited

Who is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha?

A Chairman
B Speaker
C President
D Prime Minister

The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is elected by?

A The President
B Members of the Lok Sabha from among themselves
C The Prime Minister
D The Rajya Sabha

Who is the second-in-command presiding officer of the Lok Sabha?

A Deputy Speaker
B Deputy Chairman
C Leader of the Opposition
D Whip

What is the minimum age required to become a member of the Lok Sabha?

A 21 years
B 25 years
C 30 years
D 35 years

Money Bills can be introduced only in?

A The Lok Sabha
B The Rajya Sabha
C Either House
D State Legislatures

Who decides whether a bill is a Money Bill?

A The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
B The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
C The President
D The Prime Minister

Article 110 of the Constitution defines?

A Ordinary Bill
B Money Bill
C Constitutional Amendment Bill
D Financial Bill in general

What is the maximum permissible gap between two sessions of Parliament?

A 3 months
B 6 months
C 9 months
D 12 months

Who has the power to summon and prorogue sessions of Parliament?

A The Speaker
B The President
C The Prime Minister
D The Vice President

Who has the power to dissolve the Lok Sabha?

A The Speaker
B The President (on the advice of the Prime Minister/Council of Ministers)
C The Prime Minister directly
D The Chief Justice

The first session of a newly elected Lok Sabha, and the first session of each year, is addressed by?

A The Prime Minister
B The President
C The Speaker
D The Vice President

"Zero Hour" in Parliament refers to?

A A scheduled formal debate
B An informal period, right after Question Hour, when members raise urgent matters without prior notice
C The lunch break
D The very first hour of a session

"Question Hour" is normally the ________ hour of a parliamentary sitting.

A Last
B First
C Middle
D There is no fixed time

A "Money Bill" must be certified as such by whom before being transmitted to the Rajya Sabha?

A The President
B The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
C The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
D The Finance Minister

What is the quorum required to conduct business in the Lok Sabha?

A One-tenth of total membership
B One-tenth of total membership of the House
C Half of total members
D One-third of total members

Who was the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha?

A Hukam Singh
B G.V. Mavalankar
C Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
D Balram Jakhar

The Anti-Defection Law is contained in which Schedule of the Constitution?

A 9th Schedule
B 10th Schedule
C 11th Schedule
D 12th Schedule

Under the Anti-Defection Law, who decides questions of disqualification of members?

A The President
B The Speaker/Chairman of the respective House
C The Election Commission
D The Supreme Court, in the first instance

A Money Bill, once passed by the Lok Sabha and sent to the Rajya Sabha, must be returned within how many days?

A 14 days
B 6 weeks
C 30 days
D 60 days

Who has the casting vote in case of a tie in the Lok Sabha?

A The Deputy Speaker
B The Speaker
C The Prime Minister
D The President

Recognition as Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha has traditionally required the largest opposition party to hold at least?

A 10% of total seats
B Around 10% of total seats (a convention, not a strict codified rule)
C A fixed 50 seats
D No requirement at all