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  1. Participatory Notes are associated with:

  2. A.

     Consolidated Fund of India

    B.

     Foreign Institutional Investors

    C.

     United Nations Development Programme

    D.

     Kyoto Protocol


  3. Who was the first Speaker of Lok Sabha?

  4. A.

     Mavlankar

    B.

     Hukum Singh

    C.

     B.D. Jatti

    D.

     V.V. Giri


  5. The Parliament of India cannot be regarded as a sovereign body because

  6. A.

     it can legislate only on subjects entrusted to the Centre by the Constitution

    B.

     it has to operate within the limits prescribed by the Constitution

    C.

     the Supreme Court can declare laws passed by parliament as unconstitutional if they contravene the provisions of the Constitution

    D.

     All of the above


  7. The name of the Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi islands was changed to Lakshadweep by an Act of Parliament in

  8. A.

     1970

    B.

     1971

    C.

     1972

    D.

     1973


  9. The members of the Rajya Sabha are elected by

  10. A.

     the people

    B.

     Lok Sabha

    C.

     elected members of the legislative assembly

    D.

     elected members of the legislative council


  11. The members of the panchayat are

  12. A.

     nominated by the district officer

    B.

     the electorates of the respective territorial constituencies

    C.

     nominated by local self-government minister of the state

    D.

     nominated by the block development organization


  13. The power to decide an election petition is vested in the

  14. A.

     Parliament

    B.

     Supreme Court

    C.

     High courts

    D.

     Election Commission


  15. The Parliament of India can make use of the residuary powers

  16. A.

     at all times

    B.

     only during national emergency

    C.

     during national emergency as well as constitutional emergency as well in a state

    D.

     None of the above


  17. The members of Lok Sabha hold office for a term of

  18. A.

     4 years

    B.

     5 years

    C.

     6 years

    D.

     3 years


  19. The Parliament exercises control over council of ministers, the real executive, in several ways. Which one of the following has been wrongly listed as a method of control over executive?

  20. A.

     Questions

    B.

     Supplementary questions

    C.

     Adjournment motions

    D.

     None of the above