For Governor's appointment, identify the relevant feature.
Correct answer: B
The Governor is not directly elected by state voters.
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Evaluate the two proposed answers. Which are supported? I. Minimum age for Legislative Council membership — the relevant feature: Thirty years. II. Panchayat ordinary term — the relevant feature: Five years.
Correct answer: A
I is correct: Minimum age for Legislative Council membership → Thirty years. The threshold differs from that for the Assembly. II is correct: Panchayat ordinary term → Five years. The term runs from the date appointed for its first meeting.
Evaluate the two proposed answers. Which are supported? I. Eleventh Schedule — the relevant feature: Local body for a transitional area. II. Minimum age for Legislative Council membership — the relevant feature: Thirty years.
Correct answer: A
I is incorrect: Eleventh Schedule → Panchayat-related subjects. It lists twenty-nine matters. II is correct: Minimum age for Legislative Council membership → Thirty years. The threshold differs from that for the Assembly.
For Legislative Council, identify the relevant feature.
Correct answer: C
It is not dissolved with the Assembly.
Evaluate the two proposed answers. Which are supported? I. Minimum age for Legislative Council membership — the relevant feature: Thirty years. II. State Finance Commission — the relevant feature: Reviews local-body financial arrangements.
Correct answer: B
I is correct: Minimum age for Legislative Council membership → Thirty years. The threshold differs from that for the Assembly. II is correct: State Finance Commission → Reviews local-body financial arrangements. The Governor constitutes it at the constitutional interval.
Evaluate the two proposed answers. Which are supported? I. Quorum of either House — the relevant constitutional rule: Examines government expenditure and audit findings. II. Lok Sabha ordinary duration — the relevant constitutional rule: Five years from its first meeting.
Correct answer: D
I is incorrect: Quorum of either House → One-tenth of its total membership. The Constitution states this unless Parliament otherwise provides by law. II is correct: Lok Sabha ordinary duration → Five years from its first meeting. The Constitution permits earlier dissolution and specified emergency extension.
For Union Public Service Commission, identify the relevant constitutional rule.
Correct answer: B
Its constitutional basis is in Part XIV.
Evaluate the two proposed answers. Which are supported? I. Question Hour — the relevant constitutional rule: Time for members to ask ministers questions. II. Money Bill in the Rajya Sabha — the relevant constitutional rule: Recommendations within fourteen days.
Correct answer: C
I is correct: Question Hour → Time for members to ask ministers questions. It is a principal means of executive accountability. II is correct: Money Bill in the Rajya Sabha → Recommendations within fourteen days. The Rajya Sabha cannot amend or reject it as an ordinary Bill.
For Attorney General of India, identify the relevant constitutional rule.
Correct answer: B
The President appoints a person qualified to be a Supreme Court judge.
Evaluate the two proposed answers. Which are supported? I. Money Bill in the Rajya Sabha — the relevant constitutional rule: A parliamentary practice rather than a constitutional provision. II. Vice-President's removal resolution — the relevant constitutional rule: Audits public accounts under constitutional and legal authority.
Correct answer: A
I is incorrect: Money Bill in the Rajya Sabha → Recommendations within fourteen days. The Rajya Sabha cannot amend or reject it as an ordinary Bill. II is incorrect: Vice-President's removal resolution → Originates in the Rajya Sabha. The Lok Sabha must agree to the resolution under the prescribed procedure.
For Council of Ministers' collective responsibility, identify the relevant constitutional rule.
Correct answer: B
Article 75 establishes collective responsibility to the House of the People.
Evaluate the two proposed answers. Which are supported? I. Quorum of either House — the relevant constitutional rule: One-tenth of its total membership. II. President's ordinary term — the relevant constitutional rule: Members of both Houses of Parliament vote.
Correct answer: C
I is correct: Quorum of either House → One-tenth of its total membership. The Constitution states this unless Parliament otherwise provides by law. II is incorrect: President's ordinary term → Five years. The President may continue until a successor enters office.
Evaluate the two proposed answers. Which are supported? I. Rajya Sabha continuity — the relevant constitutional rule: May lead to a joint sitting. II. No-confidence motion — the relevant constitutional rule: Examines government expenditure and audit findings.
Correct answer: A
I is incorrect: Rajya Sabha continuity → A permanent House. It is not dissolved, although members retire periodically. II is incorrect: No-confidence motion → Moved in the Lok Sabha. It tests the ministry's support in the directly elected House.
For Comptroller and Auditor General, identify the relevant constitutional rule.
Correct answer: D
The office supports legislative financial accountability.
Evaluate the two proposed answers. Which are supported? I. Union Public Service Commission — the relevant constitutional rule: Constitutional recruitment commission. II. Question Hour — the relevant constitutional rule: Time for members to ask ministers questions.
Correct answer: A
I is correct: Union Public Service Commission → Constitutional recruitment commission. Its constitutional basis is in Part XIV. II is correct: Question Hour → Time for members to ask ministers questions. It is a principal means of executive accountability.
For Vice-President's removal resolution, identify the relevant constitutional rule.
Correct answer: C
The Lok Sabha must agree to the resolution under the prescribed procedure.
Evaluate the two proposed answers. Which are supported? I. Money Bill in the Rajya Sabha — the relevant constitutional rule: One-tenth of its total membership. II. Money Bill certification — the relevant constitutional rule: A parliamentary practice rather than a constitutional provision.
Correct answer: B
I is incorrect: Money Bill in the Rajya Sabha → Recommendations within fourteen days. The Rajya Sabha cannot amend or reject it as an ordinary Bill. II is incorrect: Money Bill certification → Speaker of the Lok Sabha. Article 110 assigns certification to the Speaker.
For Public Accounts Committee, identify the relevant constitutional rule.
Correct answer: D
It is a financial oversight committee of Parliament.
Evaluate the two proposed answers. Which are supported? I. Rajya Sabha continuity — the relevant constitutional rule: A permanent House. II. Comptroller and Auditor General — the relevant constitutional rule: Recommends specified fiscal distributions.
Correct answer: C
I is correct: Rajya Sabha continuity → A permanent House. It is not dissolved, although members retire periodically. II is incorrect: Comptroller and Auditor General → Audits public accounts under constitutional and legal authority. The office supports legislative financial accountability.
Evaluate the two proposed answers. Which are supported? I. Zero Hour — the relevant constitutional rule: Time for members to ask ministers questions. II. President's ordinary term — the relevant constitutional rule: Five years.
Correct answer: D
I is incorrect: Zero Hour → A parliamentary practice rather than a constitutional provision. It is used to raise matters outside the listed question period. II is correct: President's ordinary term → Five years. The President may continue until a successor enters office.
For No-confidence motion, identify the relevant constitutional rule.
Correct answer: C
It tests the ministry's support in the directly elected House.
Evaluate the two proposed answers. Which are supported? I. Minimum age for President — the relevant constitutional rule: Members of both Houses of Parliament vote. II. Lok Sabha ordinary duration — the relevant constitutional rule: May lead to a joint sitting.
Correct answer: D
I is incorrect: Minimum age for President → Thirty-five years. This is one of the constitutional qualifications. II is incorrect: Lok Sabha ordinary duration → Five years from its first meeting. The Constitution permits earlier dissolution and specified emergency extension.
For Money Bill certification, identify the relevant constitutional rule.
Correct answer: B
Article 110 assigns certification to the Speaker.
Evaluate the two proposed answers. Which are supported? I. Comptroller and Auditor General — the relevant constitutional rule: Audits public accounts under constitutional and legal authority. II. Vice-President's removal resolution — the relevant constitutional rule: Audits public accounts under constitutional and legal authority.
Correct answer: A
I is correct: Comptroller and Auditor General → Audits public accounts under constitutional and legal authority. The office supports legislative financial accountability. II is incorrect: Vice-President's removal resolution → Originates in the Rajya Sabha. The Lok Sabha must agree to the resolution under the prescribed procedure.
For Quorum of either House, identify the relevant constitutional rule.
Correct answer: B
The Constitution states this unless Parliament otherwise provides by law.