UPSC Essentials : Daily subject-wise quiz | Polity and Governance MCQs on Proceedings of parliament, ordinances and more (Week 79)

1. All enforcement enactment of the Government of India shall beryllium expressed to beryllium taken successful the sanction of the Prime Minister.

2. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha shall marque rules for the much convenient transaction of the concern of the Government of India.

Which of the statement(s) fixed supra is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation

— Article 77 of the Constitution of India provides for the behaviour of concern of the Government of India.

— All enforcement enactment of the Government of India shall beryllium expressed to beryllium taken successful the sanction of the President. Hence, connection 1 is not correct.

— Orders and different instruments made and executed successful the sanction of the President shall beryllium authenticated successful the mode specified successful rules to beryllium issued by the President, and the validity of an bid oregon instrumentality truthful authenticated shall not beryllium called into question due to the fact that it is not an bid oregon instrumentality made oregon executed by the President.

— The President shall acceptable rules for the much convenient transactions of the Government of India’s business, arsenic good arsenic the allocation of specified enactment among Ministers. Hence, connection 2 is not correct.

Therefore, enactment (d) is the close answer.

(Other Source: Constitution of India)

QUESTION 2

When the solution for removal of the Speaker oregon Deputy Speaker from bureau is nether consideration, past he/she:

1. tin preside implicit the meeting

2. tin ballot lone successful the archetypal instance

3. tin talk during the proceeding

Select the close reply utilizing the codes fixed below:

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 only

(c) 3 only

(d) 2 and 3 only

Explanation

— Article 96 of the Constitution of India provides that the Speaker oregon the Deputy Speaker shall not preside portion a solution for his removal from bureau is nether consideration. Hence, 1 is not correct.

— At immoderate sitting of the House of the People, portion immoderate solution to region the Speaker from his bureau is being considered, the Speaker, oregon the Deputy Speaker, shall not preside, adjacent if helium is present.

— The Speaker shall person the right to talk in, and different instrumentality portion successful the proceedings of, the House of the People portion immoderate solution for his removal from bureau is nether information successful the House, and shall, notwithstanding thing successful nonfiction 100, be entitled to ballot lone successful the archetypal instance connected specified solution oregon connected immoderate different substance during specified proceedings, but not successful the lawsuit of an equality of votes. Hence, 2 and 3 are correct.

Therefore, enactment (d) is the close answer.

(Other Source: Constitution of India)

QUESTION 3

Consider the pursuing cases:

1. Kesavananda Bharati case

2. Golaknath case

3. Shankari Prasad Case

4. Minerva Mills case

What is the close chronological series of these cases (earliest to latest)?

(a) 3—2—1—4

(b) 2—3—1—4

(c) 3—1—2—4

(d) 4—3—2—1

Explanation

Therefore, enactment (a) is the close answer.

QUESTION 4

Which of the pursuing articles of the constitution of India stipulate that courts are not allowed to inquire into proceedings of Parliament?

(a) Article 119

(b) Article 120

(c) Article 122

(d) Article 123

Explanation

— India’s authorities is parliamentary, akin to the British system. However, it learned from the United States and established the judiciary arsenic the defender of the constitution. As a result, India’s tribunal has the jurisdiction to reappraisal legislative and enforcement actions.

— For instance, Article 53(1) states that the enforcement powerfulness of the Union shall beryllium vested successful the President, portion Article 154 says that the enforcement powerfulness of the State shall beryllium vested successful the Governor, which they whitethorn workout either straight oregon done their subordinate officers.

— Articles 122 and 212 of the Indian Constitution stipulate that courts are not allowed to inquire into proceedings of Parliament and State Legislatures, respectively. It guarantees that the judiciary would not meddle successful legislative matters.

Therefore, enactment (c) is the close answer.

QUESTION 5

With notation to the ordinances, see the pursuing statements:

1. Article 123 of the Constitution of India provides for the powerfulness of the President to promulgate Ordinances during the recess of Parliament.

2. It has the aforesaid unit and effect arsenic an Act of Parliament

3. Once an ordinance is passed, the Houses of Parliament cannot disapprove it.

Which of the statements fixed supra is/are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1 only

Explanation

— Under Article 123 of the Constitution (“Power of President to promulgate Ordinances during recess of Parliament”), “if astatine immoderate time, but erstwhile some Houses of Parliament are successful session, the President is satisfied that circumstances beryllium which render it indispensable for him to instrumentality contiguous action, helium whitethorn promulgate specified Ordinances arsenic the circumstances look to him to require.” Hence, connection 1 is correct.

— An Ordinance “shall person the aforesaid unit and effect arsenic an Act of Parliament”. But the authorities is required to bring an Ordinance earlier Parliament for ratification — and nonaccomplishment to bash truthful volition pb to its lapsing “at the expiration of six weeks from the reassembly of Parliament”. Hence, connection 2 is correct.

— The Ordinance whitethorn lapse earlier if the President withdraws it — oregon if some Houses walk resolutions disapproving it. (Rejection of an Ordinance would, however, connote the authorities has mislaid the majority.) Hence, connection 3 is not correct.

Therefore, enactment (a) is the close answer.

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