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 Pinnacle  Polity 
 Committee Reports 
 Q.254.  Which  report  is  NOT  associated 
 with Fundamental Rights? 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Afternoon) 
 (a) Tej Bahadur Sapru Report 
 (b) Motilal Nehru Report 
 (c) Sarkaria Commission Report 
 (d) JB Kripalani Report 
 Sol.254.(c)  Sarkaria  Commission  Report 
 -  This  Commission  is  to  examine  and 
 review  the  working  of  the  existing 
 arrangements  between  the  Union  and 
 States  as  per  the  Constitution  of  India. 
 Tej  Bahadur  Sapru  Report  (1945)  -  It 
 related  to  political  and  civil  rights  of  the 
 minorities. 
 Q.255.  The  committee  to  'Operationalise 
 the  Suggestions  to  Teach  Fundamental 
 Duties  to  the  Citizens  of  the  Country'  is 
 popularly known as the_________. 
 SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) L P Singh committee 
 (b) Abhijit Sen committee 
 (c) Paul Appleby committee 
 (d) JS Verma Committee 
 Sol.255.(d)  J  S  Verma  committee 
 (  appointed  in  1999).  It  identi?ed  some 
 legal  provisions  for  enforcement  of 
 Fundamental  Duties  :  Prevention  of 
 insults  to  National  Honor,  laws  which 
 penalise  for  promoting  enmity,  protection 
 of  civil  rights  act,  wildlife  (protection)  act 
 of 1972 etc. 
 Q.256.  Rangarajan  Committee  is 
 associated with _______. 
 SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) Election reforms 
 (b) Educational reform 
 (c) Environmental protection 
 (d) Estimation of poverty 
 Sol.256.(d) Estimation of poverty. 
 Rangarajan  Committee  -  To  Review  the 
 Methodology  for  Measurement  of 
 Poverty  in  the  country  constituted  by  the 
 Planning  Commission  in  June  2012  has 
 submitted  its  report  on  30th  June  2014. 
 As  per  the  report  submitted  by  C 
 Rangarajan  Committee:  Persons 
 spending  below  Rs.  47  a  day  in  cities 
 should  be  considered  poor.  Committee 
 related  to  poverty:  Planning  Commission 
 Expert  Group  (1962),  VM  Dandekar  and  N 
 Rath  committee  (1971),  Y.K.  Alagh 
 Committee  (1979),  Lakdawala 
 Committee  (1993),  Suresh  Tendulkar 
 Committee (2005). 
 Q.257.  Which  of  the  following 
 commissions  recommended  that  “the 
 appointment  of  Governor  should  be 
 non-partisan” ? 
 SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Fazal Ali Commission 
 (b) Rajmannar commission 
 (c) Sarkaria commission 
 (d) Mandal commission 
 Sol.257.(c)  Sarkaria  commission  (1983). 
 The  States  Reorganisation  Commission 
 (Fazal  Ali  Commission,  1953).  Rajmannar 
 commission  set  up  by  the  then  DMK 
 Government  of  Tamil  Nadu  in  1969  under 
 the Chairmanship of Dr P .V. Rajamanar. 
 Q.258.  Constitution  Review  Commission 
 chaired  by______recommended  some 
 initiatives  to  be  taken  by  the  government 
 for successful implementation of 
 Fundamental Duties. 
 SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) PK Joshi         (b) MN Venkatachaliah 
 (c) UC Banerjee   (d) Michael G Aguinaldo 
 Sol.258.(b)  MN  Venkatachaliah 
 Commission  was  set  up  by  Government 
 resolution  in  2000  to  Review  the  Working 
 of  the  Constitution.  He  got  Padma 
 Vibhushan  In  2004.  Justice  U.C.Banerjee 
 headed  the  Commission  report  on 
 Godhra incident. 
 Q.259.  How  many  members  are  there  in 
 the  Committee  on  Public  Undertakings  in 
 India? 
 Higher Secondary 03/08/2022 (Shift - 4  ) 
 (a)  22  (b)  15  (c)  35  (d)  30 
 Sol.259.(a)  22  .  Financial  Committees:- 
 Public  Accounts  Committee  -  1921, 
 Members  (22)  (15  from  Lok  Sabha  and  7 
 from  Rajya  Sabha),  Term  of  O?ce  (One 
 year),  Function  -  to  examine  the  annual 
 audit  reports  of  the  Comptroller  and 
 Auditor  General  of  India  (CAG). 
 Estimates  Committee  (Post 
 Independence)  -  1950,  Members  (30)  All 
 from Lok Sabha , Term of O?ce  (One 
 Year),  Function  -  to  examine  the 
 estimates  included  in  the  budget. 
 Committee  on  Public  Undertakings  – 
 1964,  Members-22  (15  from  Lok  Sabha 
 and  7  from  Rajya  Sabha),  Term  of  O?ce 
 (One  Year),  Function  –  to  examine  the 
 reports  and  accounts  of  the  Public 
 Sector Undertakings. 
 Q.260.  Members  of  Public  Accounts 
 Committee are elected for a period of: 
 SSC CHSL 25/05/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) one year  (b) two years 
 (c) ?ve years  (d) three years 
 Sol.260.(a)  one  year.  The  Committee  on 
 Public  Accounts  is  the  oldest 
 Parliamentary  Committee  and  was  ?rst 
 constituted  in  1921.  The  Speaker  is 
 empowered  to  appoint  the  Chairman  of 
 the  Committee  from  amongst  its 
 Members. 
 Q.261.  Which  of  the  following  persons 
 was  NOT  a  part  of  the  Committee  of 
 Administrators  (CoA)  appointed  by  the 
 Supreme  Court  of  India  in  2017,  to 
 oversee  the  implementation  of  the  Lodha 
 reforms  in  the  Board  of  Control  for 
 Cricket in India (BCCI)? 
 SSC MTS 06/10/2021(Morning) 
 (a) Vinod Rai  (b) Mahim Verma 
 (c) Vikram Limaye   (d) Ramachandra Guha 
 Sol.261.(b)  Mahim  Verma  .  The  Supreme 
 Court  of  India  had  appointed  4  eminent 
 personalities  -  former  CAG  Vinod  Rai, 
 historian  Ramachandra  Guha,  former 
 India  women's  captain  Diana  Edulji  and 
 Vikram  Limaye,  managing  director  and 
 CEO  of  IDFC  (Infrastructure  Development 
 Finance Corporation). 
 Q.262.  Which Commission recommended 
 27%  reservation  for  OBC  candidates  in  all 
 levels of government services? 
 SSC MTS 07/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Sarkaria Commission 
 (b) Mandal Commission 
 (c) Balwant Commission 
 (d) Kothari Commission 
 Sol.262.(b)  The  Mandal  Commission 
 (Second  Backward  Class  Commission) 
 recommended  that  members  of  OBCs  be 
 given  27  percent  reservations  for  jobs 
 under  the  Central  government  and  public 
 sector  undertakings.  This  commission 
 was  established  in  India  in  1979  by  the 
 Janata  Party  government  under  Prime 
 Minister  Morarji  Desai.  It  was  headed  by 
 BP Mandal. 
 Q.263.  In  1990,  the  Dinesh  Goswami 
 Committee  was  formed  to  make 
 recommendations on: 
 SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) centre-state relations 
 (b) police reforms 
 (c) electoral reforms 
 (d) fundamental duties 
 Sol.263.(c)  Electoral  reforms  .  Dinesh 
 Goswami  Committee  important 
 recommendation  -  Elimination  of  misuse 
 of  o?cial  machinery,  Public  funding  of 
 elections,  Strengthening  of  the  Election 
 Commission and securing its 
 independence. 
 Q.264.  Who  among  the  following  is  NOT 
 a  part  of  the  committee,  which  is 
 constructed  to  provide  suggestions  to 
 the  Prime  Minister  regarding  the 
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 Pinnacle  Polity 
 Committee Reports 
 Q.254.  Which  report  is  NOT  associated 
 with Fundamental Rights? 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Afternoon) 
 (a) Tej Bahadur Sapru Report 
 (b) Motilal Nehru Report 
 (c) Sarkaria Commission Report 
 (d) JB Kripalani Report 
 Sol.254.(c)  Sarkaria  Commission  Report 
 -  This  Commission  is  to  examine  and 
 review  the  working  of  the  existing 
 arrangements  between  the  Union  and 
 States  as  per  the  Constitution  of  India. 
 Tej  Bahadur  Sapru  Report  (1945)  -  It 
 related  to  political  and  civil  rights  of  the 
 minorities. 
 Q.255.  The  committee  to  'Operationalise 
 the  Suggestions  to  Teach  Fundamental 
 Duties  to  the  Citizens  of  the  Country'  is 
 popularly known as the_________. 
 SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) L P Singh committee 
 (b) Abhijit Sen committee 
 (c) Paul Appleby committee 
 (d) JS Verma Committee 
 Sol.255.(d)  J  S  Verma  committee 
 (  appointed  in  1999).  It  identi?ed  some 
 legal  provisions  for  enforcement  of 
 Fundamental  Duties  :  Prevention  of 
 insults  to  National  Honor,  laws  which 
 penalise  for  promoting  enmity,  protection 
 of  civil  rights  act,  wildlife  (protection)  act 
 of 1972 etc. 
 Q.256.  Rangarajan  Committee  is 
 associated with _______. 
 SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) Election reforms 
 (b) Educational reform 
 (c) Environmental protection 
 (d) Estimation of poverty 
 Sol.256.(d) Estimation of poverty. 
 Rangarajan  Committee  -  To  Review  the 
 Methodology  for  Measurement  of 
 Poverty  in  the  country  constituted  by  the 
 Planning  Commission  in  June  2012  has 
 submitted  its  report  on  30th  June  2014. 
 As  per  the  report  submitted  by  C 
 Rangarajan  Committee:  Persons 
 spending  below  Rs.  47  a  day  in  cities 
 should  be  considered  poor.  Committee 
 related  to  poverty:  Planning  Commission 
 Expert  Group  (1962),  VM  Dandekar  and  N 
 Rath  committee  (1971),  Y.K.  Alagh 
 Committee  (1979),  Lakdawala 
 Committee  (1993),  Suresh  Tendulkar 
 Committee (2005). 
 Q.257.  Which  of  the  following 
 commissions  recommended  that  “the 
 appointment  of  Governor  should  be 
 non-partisan” ? 
 SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Fazal Ali Commission 
 (b) Rajmannar commission 
 (c) Sarkaria commission 
 (d) Mandal commission 
 Sol.257.(c)  Sarkaria  commission  (1983). 
 The  States  Reorganisation  Commission 
 (Fazal  Ali  Commission,  1953).  Rajmannar 
 commission  set  up  by  the  then  DMK 
 Government  of  Tamil  Nadu  in  1969  under 
 the Chairmanship of Dr P .V. Rajamanar. 
 Q.258.  Constitution  Review  Commission 
 chaired  by______recommended  some 
 initiatives  to  be  taken  by  the  government 
 for successful implementation of 
 Fundamental Duties. 
 SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) PK Joshi         (b) MN Venkatachaliah 
 (c) UC Banerjee   (d) Michael G Aguinaldo 
 Sol.258.(b)  MN  Venkatachaliah 
 Commission  was  set  up  by  Government 
 resolution  in  2000  to  Review  the  Working 
 of  the  Constitution.  He  got  Padma 
 Vibhushan  In  2004.  Justice  U.C.Banerjee 
 headed  the  Commission  report  on 
 Godhra incident. 
 Q.259.  How  many  members  are  there  in 
 the  Committee  on  Public  Undertakings  in 
 India? 
 Higher Secondary 03/08/2022 (Shift - 4  ) 
 (a)  22  (b)  15  (c)  35  (d)  30 
 Sol.259.(a)  22  .  Financial  Committees:- 
 Public  Accounts  Committee  -  1921, 
 Members  (22)  (15  from  Lok  Sabha  and  7 
 from  Rajya  Sabha),  Term  of  O?ce  (One 
 year),  Function  -  to  examine  the  annual 
 audit  reports  of  the  Comptroller  and 
 Auditor  General  of  India  (CAG). 
 Estimates  Committee  (Post 
 Independence)  -  1950,  Members  (30)  All 
 from Lok Sabha , Term of O?ce  (One 
 Year),  Function  -  to  examine  the 
 estimates  included  in  the  budget. 
 Committee  on  Public  Undertakings  – 
 1964,  Members-22  (15  from  Lok  Sabha 
 and  7  from  Rajya  Sabha),  Term  of  O?ce 
 (One  Year),  Function  –  to  examine  the 
 reports  and  accounts  of  the  Public 
 Sector Undertakings. 
 Q.260.  Members  of  Public  Accounts 
 Committee are elected for a period of: 
 SSC CHSL 25/05/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) one year  (b) two years 
 (c) ?ve years  (d) three years 
 Sol.260.(a)  one  year.  The  Committee  on 
 Public  Accounts  is  the  oldest 
 Parliamentary  Committee  and  was  ?rst 
 constituted  in  1921.  The  Speaker  is 
 empowered  to  appoint  the  Chairman  of 
 the  Committee  from  amongst  its 
 Members. 
 Q.261.  Which  of  the  following  persons 
 was  NOT  a  part  of  the  Committee  of 
 Administrators  (CoA)  appointed  by  the 
 Supreme  Court  of  India  in  2017,  to 
 oversee  the  implementation  of  the  Lodha 
 reforms  in  the  Board  of  Control  for 
 Cricket in India (BCCI)? 
 SSC MTS 06/10/2021(Morning) 
 (a) Vinod Rai  (b) Mahim Verma 
 (c) Vikram Limaye   (d) Ramachandra Guha 
 Sol.261.(b)  Mahim  Verma  .  The  Supreme 
 Court  of  India  had  appointed  4  eminent 
 personalities  -  former  CAG  Vinod  Rai, 
 historian  Ramachandra  Guha,  former 
 India  women's  captain  Diana  Edulji  and 
 Vikram  Limaye,  managing  director  and 
 CEO  of  IDFC  (Infrastructure  Development 
 Finance Corporation). 
 Q.262.  Which Commission recommended 
 27%  reservation  for  OBC  candidates  in  all 
 levels of government services? 
 SSC MTS 07/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Sarkaria Commission 
 (b) Mandal Commission 
 (c) Balwant Commission 
 (d) Kothari Commission 
 Sol.262.(b)  The  Mandal  Commission 
 (Second  Backward  Class  Commission) 
 recommended  that  members  of  OBCs  be 
 given  27  percent  reservations  for  jobs 
 under  the  Central  government  and  public 
 sector  undertakings.  This  commission 
 was  established  in  India  in  1979  by  the 
 Janata  Party  government  under  Prime 
 Minister  Morarji  Desai.  It  was  headed  by 
 BP Mandal. 
 Q.263.  In  1990,  the  Dinesh  Goswami 
 Committee  was  formed  to  make 
 recommendations on: 
 SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) centre-state relations 
 (b) police reforms 
 (c) electoral reforms 
 (d) fundamental duties 
 Sol.263.(c)  Electoral  reforms  .  Dinesh 
 Goswami  Committee  important 
 recommendation  -  Elimination  of  misuse 
 of  o?cial  machinery,  Public  funding  of 
 elections,  Strengthening  of  the  Election 
 Commission and securing its 
 independence. 
 Q.264.  Who  among  the  following  is  NOT 
 a  part  of  the  committee,  which  is 
 constructed  to  provide  suggestions  to 
 the  Prime  Minister  regarding  the 
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 appointment  of  a  chief  commissioner  of 
 the Central Information Commission? 
 SSC CHSL 06/08/2021 (Evening) 
 (a) Speaker of the Lok Sabha. 
 (b) A Union Cabinet Minister appointed 
 by the Prime Minister. 
 (c) Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha 
 (d) Prime Minister . 
 Sol.264.(a)  Speaker  of  the  Lok  Sabha.  A 
 chief  commissioner  of  the  Central 
 Information  Commission  is  appointed  by 
 the  President  on  the  recommendation  of 
 a  committee  consisting  of  the  Prime 
 Minister  as  Chairperson,  the  Leader  of 
 Opposition  in  the  Lok  Sabha,  and  a  Union 
 Cabinet  Minister  nominated  by  the  Prime 
 Minister. 
 Parliament 
 Q.265.  The  First  hour  of  a  sitting  of  the 
 House  allotted  for  asking  and  answering 
 of questions is called as __________ . 
 SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Afternoon) 
 (a) Censure motion       (b) Zero hour 
 (c) Privilege motion      (d) Question hour 
 Sol.265.(d)  Question  hour.  Censure 
 motion  -  A  motion  to  express 
 disapproval  of  the  conduct  of  the 
 government  or  a  minister.  Zero  hour  -  The 
 ?rst  hour  of  a  sitting  of  the  House,  when 
 MPs  can  raise  matters  of  urgent  public 
 importance  without  notice.  Privilege 
 motion  -  A  motion  to  protect  the 
 privileges of the House or its members. 
 Q.266.  A  money  bill  under  Article  111  of 
 the  Constitution  of  India,  presented  to 
 the  President  for  assent,  has  to  be 
 endorsed  by  a  Certi?cate  of  the 
 ________signed  by  him/her  that  it  is  a 
 money bill. 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) Secretary General of the Lok Sabha 
 (b) Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha 
 (c) Speaker of the Lok Sabha 
 (d) Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha 
 Sol.266.(c)  Speaker  of  the  Lok  Sabha. 
 Articles  related  to  Money  Bill:  Article  107 
 -  Provisions  as  to  introduction  and 
 passing  of  Bills.  Article  108  -  Joint  sitting 
 of  both  Houses  in  certain  cases.  Article 
 109  -  Special  procedure  in  respect  of 
 Money  Bills.  Article  110  -  De?nition  of 
 “Money  Bills”.  Article  197  -  Restriction  on 
 powers  of  Legislative  Council  as  to  Bills 
 other than Money Bills. 
 Q.267.  After  how  many  days  of  absence 
 from  Parliament  without  permission  will 
 a Member of Parliament be disquali?ed? 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Afternoon) 
 (a) 60 days                   (b) 30 days 
 (c) 50 days                   (d) 20 days 
 Sol.267.(a)  60  days.  Disquali?cations  of 
 Members  of  parliament  :  Article  101  - 
 Vacation  of  seats.  Article  102  - 
 Disquali?cations  for  membership.  Article 
 103  -  Decision  on  questions  as  to 
 disquali?cations  of  members.  Article  104 
 -  Penalty  for  sitting  and  voting  before 
 making  oath  or  a?rmation  under  article 
 99  or  when  not  quali?ed  or  when 
 disquali?ed. 
 Q.268.  What  is  the  bicameral  legislature 
 of the Indian Constitution? 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) It is a legislative body with four 
 houses. 
 (b) It is a legislative body with two 
 houses. 
 (c) It is a legislative body with one house. 
 (d) It is a legislative body with three 
 houses. 
 Sol.268.(b)  Bicameralism  was  ?rst 
 introduced  in  India  by  The  Government  of 
 India  Act  of  1919.  Article  80  of  the 
 Constitution  lays  down  the  maximum 
 strength  of  Rajya  Sabha  (Upper  House) 
 as  250,  out  of  which  12  members  are 
 nominated  by  the  President  and  238  are 
 representatives  of  the  States  and  of  the 
 three Union Territories. 
 Q.269.  What  is  the  most  powerful 
 weapon  that  enables  the  Parliament  to 
 ensure executive accountability? 
 SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Approval or refusal of laws 
 (b) The no-con?dence motion 
 (c) Con?rmation of treaties 
 (d) Deliberation and discussion 
 Sol.269.(b)  The  no-con?dence  motion.  It 
 moved  in  the  Lok  Sabha  (and  not  in  the 
 Rajya  Sabha)  to  test  the  con?dence  of 
 the  government.  It  needs  the  support  of 
 50  members  to  be  admitted.  Other  ways 
 to  ensure  executive  accountability: 
 Question-hour,  zero  hour,  calling  attention 
 motion, adjournment motion, censure 
 motion, and other discussions. 
 Q.270.  Which  of  the  following  is  not  a 
 cabinet committee? 
 SSC MTS 05/09/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Appointment Committee of the 
 Cabinet 
 (b) Committee on Political Affairs 
 (c) Committee on Investment and Growth 
 (d) Committee on Con?icts among 
 Ministers 
 Sol.270.(d)  Cabinet  Committees  are 
 organisational  devices  to  lessen  the 
 enormous  workload  of  the  cabinet.  It  is 
 an  extra-constitutional  body.  List  of 
 Cabinet  Committees:  Cabinet  Committee 
 on  Accommodation,  Cabinet  Committee 
 on  Economic  Affairs,  Cabinet  Committee 
 on  Parliamentary  Affairs,  Cabinet 
 Committee  on  Security,  Cabinet 
 Committee  on  Employment  and  Skill 
 Development.  All  committees  except 
 Cabinet  Committee  on  Accommodation 
 and  Cabinet  Committee  on  Parliamentary 
 Affairs are headed by the Prime Minister. 
 Q.271.  What  is  the  maximum  time  gap 
 between  two  sessions  of  the  State 
 Legislature ? 
 SSC MTS 08/09/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Three months         (b) Two months 
 (c) Six months              (d) One year 
 Sol.271.(c)  Six  months.  Article  174  (1)  - 
 The  Governor  shall  from  time  to  time 
 summon  the  House  or  each  House  of  the 
 State  Legislature  to  meet  at  such  time 
 and  place  as  he  thinks  ?t.  Article  85  (1) 
 of  the  Constitution  empowers  the 
 President  to  summon  and  prorogue 
 either  house  of  Parliament  or  to  dissolve 
 the  Lok  Sabha.  Three  types  of  Sessions 
 in  the  Parliament  of  India:  Budget 
 session  (February  -  May),  Monsoon 
 session  (July  -  September)  and  Winter 
 session  (November  -  December)  are  held 
 in a calendar year. 
 Q.272.  Who  was  the  ?rst  speaker  of  the 
 Lok Sabha? 
 SSC MTS 11/09/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) NS Reddy 
 (b) GV Mavalankar 
 (c) Ananthasayanam Ayyangar 
 (d) Mira Kumar 
 Sol.272.(b)  Ganesh  Vasudev 
 Mavalankar.  Neelam  Sanjiva  Reddy  -  He 
 served  as  the  sixth  president  of  India 
 (1977-82).  Ananthasayanam  Ayyangar  - 
 First  deputy  speaker  of  Lok  Sabha.  Lok 
 Sabha-  Maximum  strength  :  Fixed  at  550 
 out  of  which  530  are  to  represent  states 
 and  20  to  Union  territories  (UTs).  Current 
 strength  of  Lok  sabha  -  543.  First  female 
 Lok  sabha  speaker  :-  Meira  Kumar  (15th 
 Lok Sabha). 
 Q.273.  When  was  the  ?rst  general 
 election for Lok Sabha held in India ? 
 SSC MTS 11/09/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) 1950-51                     (b) 1949-50 
 (c) 1948-49                     (d) 1951-52 
 Sol.273.(d)  1951-52.  First  Lok  Sabha: 
 Jawaharlal  Nehru  (Indian  National 
 Congress)  became  India’s  ?rst 
 democratically  elected  Prime  Minister. 
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 Committee Reports 
 Q.254.  Which  report  is  NOT  associated 
 with Fundamental Rights? 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Afternoon) 
 (a) Tej Bahadur Sapru Report 
 (b) Motilal Nehru Report 
 (c) Sarkaria Commission Report 
 (d) JB Kripalani Report 
 Sol.254.(c)  Sarkaria  Commission  Report 
 -  This  Commission  is  to  examine  and 
 review  the  working  of  the  existing 
 arrangements  between  the  Union  and 
 States  as  per  the  Constitution  of  India. 
 Tej  Bahadur  Sapru  Report  (1945)  -  It 
 related  to  political  and  civil  rights  of  the 
 minorities. 
 Q.255.  The  committee  to  'Operationalise 
 the  Suggestions  to  Teach  Fundamental 
 Duties  to  the  Citizens  of  the  Country'  is 
 popularly known as the_________. 
 SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) L P Singh committee 
 (b) Abhijit Sen committee 
 (c) Paul Appleby committee 
 (d) JS Verma Committee 
 Sol.255.(d)  J  S  Verma  committee 
 (  appointed  in  1999).  It  identi?ed  some 
 legal  provisions  for  enforcement  of 
 Fundamental  Duties  :  Prevention  of 
 insults  to  National  Honor,  laws  which 
 penalise  for  promoting  enmity,  protection 
 of  civil  rights  act,  wildlife  (protection)  act 
 of 1972 etc. 
 Q.256.  Rangarajan  Committee  is 
 associated with _______. 
 SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) Election reforms 
 (b) Educational reform 
 (c) Environmental protection 
 (d) Estimation of poverty 
 Sol.256.(d) Estimation of poverty. 
 Rangarajan  Committee  -  To  Review  the 
 Methodology  for  Measurement  of 
 Poverty  in  the  country  constituted  by  the 
 Planning  Commission  in  June  2012  has 
 submitted  its  report  on  30th  June  2014. 
 As  per  the  report  submitted  by  C 
 Rangarajan  Committee:  Persons 
 spending  below  Rs.  47  a  day  in  cities 
 should  be  considered  poor.  Committee 
 related  to  poverty:  Planning  Commission 
 Expert  Group  (1962),  VM  Dandekar  and  N 
 Rath  committee  (1971),  Y.K.  Alagh 
 Committee  (1979),  Lakdawala 
 Committee  (1993),  Suresh  Tendulkar 
 Committee (2005). 
 Q.257.  Which  of  the  following 
 commissions  recommended  that  “the 
 appointment  of  Governor  should  be 
 non-partisan” ? 
 SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Fazal Ali Commission 
 (b) Rajmannar commission 
 (c) Sarkaria commission 
 (d) Mandal commission 
 Sol.257.(c)  Sarkaria  commission  (1983). 
 The  States  Reorganisation  Commission 
 (Fazal  Ali  Commission,  1953).  Rajmannar 
 commission  set  up  by  the  then  DMK 
 Government  of  Tamil  Nadu  in  1969  under 
 the Chairmanship of Dr P .V. Rajamanar. 
 Q.258.  Constitution  Review  Commission 
 chaired  by______recommended  some 
 initiatives  to  be  taken  by  the  government 
 for successful implementation of 
 Fundamental Duties. 
 SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) PK Joshi         (b) MN Venkatachaliah 
 (c) UC Banerjee   (d) Michael G Aguinaldo 
 Sol.258.(b)  MN  Venkatachaliah 
 Commission  was  set  up  by  Government 
 resolution  in  2000  to  Review  the  Working 
 of  the  Constitution.  He  got  Padma 
 Vibhushan  In  2004.  Justice  U.C.Banerjee 
 headed  the  Commission  report  on 
 Godhra incident. 
 Q.259.  How  many  members  are  there  in 
 the  Committee  on  Public  Undertakings  in 
 India? 
 Higher Secondary 03/08/2022 (Shift - 4  ) 
 (a)  22  (b)  15  (c)  35  (d)  30 
 Sol.259.(a)  22  .  Financial  Committees:- 
 Public  Accounts  Committee  -  1921, 
 Members  (22)  (15  from  Lok  Sabha  and  7 
 from  Rajya  Sabha),  Term  of  O?ce  (One 
 year),  Function  -  to  examine  the  annual 
 audit  reports  of  the  Comptroller  and 
 Auditor  General  of  India  (CAG). 
 Estimates  Committee  (Post 
 Independence)  -  1950,  Members  (30)  All 
 from Lok Sabha , Term of O?ce  (One 
 Year),  Function  -  to  examine  the 
 estimates  included  in  the  budget. 
 Committee  on  Public  Undertakings  – 
 1964,  Members-22  (15  from  Lok  Sabha 
 and  7  from  Rajya  Sabha),  Term  of  O?ce 
 (One  Year),  Function  –  to  examine  the 
 reports  and  accounts  of  the  Public 
 Sector Undertakings. 
 Q.260.  Members  of  Public  Accounts 
 Committee are elected for a period of: 
 SSC CHSL 25/05/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) one year  (b) two years 
 (c) ?ve years  (d) three years 
 Sol.260.(a)  one  year.  The  Committee  on 
 Public  Accounts  is  the  oldest 
 Parliamentary  Committee  and  was  ?rst 
 constituted  in  1921.  The  Speaker  is 
 empowered  to  appoint  the  Chairman  of 
 the  Committee  from  amongst  its 
 Members. 
 Q.261.  Which  of  the  following  persons 
 was  NOT  a  part  of  the  Committee  of 
 Administrators  (CoA)  appointed  by  the 
 Supreme  Court  of  India  in  2017,  to 
 oversee  the  implementation  of  the  Lodha 
 reforms  in  the  Board  of  Control  for 
 Cricket in India (BCCI)? 
 SSC MTS 06/10/2021(Morning) 
 (a) Vinod Rai  (b) Mahim Verma 
 (c) Vikram Limaye   (d) Ramachandra Guha 
 Sol.261.(b)  Mahim  Verma  .  The  Supreme 
 Court  of  India  had  appointed  4  eminent 
 personalities  -  former  CAG  Vinod  Rai, 
 historian  Ramachandra  Guha,  former 
 India  women's  captain  Diana  Edulji  and 
 Vikram  Limaye,  managing  director  and 
 CEO  of  IDFC  (Infrastructure  Development 
 Finance Corporation). 
 Q.262.  Which Commission recommended 
 27%  reservation  for  OBC  candidates  in  all 
 levels of government services? 
 SSC MTS 07/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Sarkaria Commission 
 (b) Mandal Commission 
 (c) Balwant Commission 
 (d) Kothari Commission 
 Sol.262.(b)  The  Mandal  Commission 
 (Second  Backward  Class  Commission) 
 recommended  that  members  of  OBCs  be 
 given  27  percent  reservations  for  jobs 
 under  the  Central  government  and  public 
 sector  undertakings.  This  commission 
 was  established  in  India  in  1979  by  the 
 Janata  Party  government  under  Prime 
 Minister  Morarji  Desai.  It  was  headed  by 
 BP Mandal. 
 Q.263.  In  1990,  the  Dinesh  Goswami 
 Committee  was  formed  to  make 
 recommendations on: 
 SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) centre-state relations 
 (b) police reforms 
 (c) electoral reforms 
 (d) fundamental duties 
 Sol.263.(c)  Electoral  reforms  .  Dinesh 
 Goswami  Committee  important 
 recommendation  -  Elimination  of  misuse 
 of  o?cial  machinery,  Public  funding  of 
 elections,  Strengthening  of  the  Election 
 Commission and securing its 
 independence. 
 Q.264.  Who  among  the  following  is  NOT 
 a  part  of  the  committee,  which  is 
 constructed  to  provide  suggestions  to 
 the  Prime  Minister  regarding  the 
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 appointment  of  a  chief  commissioner  of 
 the Central Information Commission? 
 SSC CHSL 06/08/2021 (Evening) 
 (a) Speaker of the Lok Sabha. 
 (b) A Union Cabinet Minister appointed 
 by the Prime Minister. 
 (c) Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha 
 (d) Prime Minister . 
 Sol.264.(a)  Speaker  of  the  Lok  Sabha.  A 
 chief  commissioner  of  the  Central 
 Information  Commission  is  appointed  by 
 the  President  on  the  recommendation  of 
 a  committee  consisting  of  the  Prime 
 Minister  as  Chairperson,  the  Leader  of 
 Opposition  in  the  Lok  Sabha,  and  a  Union 
 Cabinet  Minister  nominated  by  the  Prime 
 Minister. 
 Parliament 
 Q.265.  The  First  hour  of  a  sitting  of  the 
 House  allotted  for  asking  and  answering 
 of questions is called as __________ . 
 SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Afternoon) 
 (a) Censure motion       (b) Zero hour 
 (c) Privilege motion      (d) Question hour 
 Sol.265.(d)  Question  hour.  Censure 
 motion  -  A  motion  to  express 
 disapproval  of  the  conduct  of  the 
 government  or  a  minister.  Zero  hour  -  The 
 ?rst  hour  of  a  sitting  of  the  House,  when 
 MPs  can  raise  matters  of  urgent  public 
 importance  without  notice.  Privilege 
 motion  -  A  motion  to  protect  the 
 privileges of the House or its members. 
 Q.266.  A  money  bill  under  Article  111  of 
 the  Constitution  of  India,  presented  to 
 the  President  for  assent,  has  to  be 
 endorsed  by  a  Certi?cate  of  the 
 ________signed  by  him/her  that  it  is  a 
 money bill. 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) Secretary General of the Lok Sabha 
 (b) Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha 
 (c) Speaker of the Lok Sabha 
 (d) Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha 
 Sol.266.(c)  Speaker  of  the  Lok  Sabha. 
 Articles  related  to  Money  Bill:  Article  107 
 -  Provisions  as  to  introduction  and 
 passing  of  Bills.  Article  108  -  Joint  sitting 
 of  both  Houses  in  certain  cases.  Article 
 109  -  Special  procedure  in  respect  of 
 Money  Bills.  Article  110  -  De?nition  of 
 “Money  Bills”.  Article  197  -  Restriction  on 
 powers  of  Legislative  Council  as  to  Bills 
 other than Money Bills. 
 Q.267.  After  how  many  days  of  absence 
 from  Parliament  without  permission  will 
 a Member of Parliament be disquali?ed? 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Afternoon) 
 (a) 60 days                   (b) 30 days 
 (c) 50 days                   (d) 20 days 
 Sol.267.(a)  60  days.  Disquali?cations  of 
 Members  of  parliament  :  Article  101  - 
 Vacation  of  seats.  Article  102  - 
 Disquali?cations  for  membership.  Article 
 103  -  Decision  on  questions  as  to 
 disquali?cations  of  members.  Article  104 
 -  Penalty  for  sitting  and  voting  before 
 making  oath  or  a?rmation  under  article 
 99  or  when  not  quali?ed  or  when 
 disquali?ed. 
 Q.268.  What  is  the  bicameral  legislature 
 of the Indian Constitution? 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) It is a legislative body with four 
 houses. 
 (b) It is a legislative body with two 
 houses. 
 (c) It is a legislative body with one house. 
 (d) It is a legislative body with three 
 houses. 
 Sol.268.(b)  Bicameralism  was  ?rst 
 introduced  in  India  by  The  Government  of 
 India  Act  of  1919.  Article  80  of  the 
 Constitution  lays  down  the  maximum 
 strength  of  Rajya  Sabha  (Upper  House) 
 as  250,  out  of  which  12  members  are 
 nominated  by  the  President  and  238  are 
 representatives  of  the  States  and  of  the 
 three Union Territories. 
 Q.269.  What  is  the  most  powerful 
 weapon  that  enables  the  Parliament  to 
 ensure executive accountability? 
 SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Approval or refusal of laws 
 (b) The no-con?dence motion 
 (c) Con?rmation of treaties 
 (d) Deliberation and discussion 
 Sol.269.(b)  The  no-con?dence  motion.  It 
 moved  in  the  Lok  Sabha  (and  not  in  the 
 Rajya  Sabha)  to  test  the  con?dence  of 
 the  government.  It  needs  the  support  of 
 50  members  to  be  admitted.  Other  ways 
 to  ensure  executive  accountability: 
 Question-hour,  zero  hour,  calling  attention 
 motion, adjournment motion, censure 
 motion, and other discussions. 
 Q.270.  Which  of  the  following  is  not  a 
 cabinet committee? 
 SSC MTS 05/09/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Appointment Committee of the 
 Cabinet 
 (b) Committee on Political Affairs 
 (c) Committee on Investment and Growth 
 (d) Committee on Con?icts among 
 Ministers 
 Sol.270.(d)  Cabinet  Committees  are 
 organisational  devices  to  lessen  the 
 enormous  workload  of  the  cabinet.  It  is 
 an  extra-constitutional  body.  List  of 
 Cabinet  Committees:  Cabinet  Committee 
 on  Accommodation,  Cabinet  Committee 
 on  Economic  Affairs,  Cabinet  Committee 
 on  Parliamentary  Affairs,  Cabinet 
 Committee  on  Security,  Cabinet 
 Committee  on  Employment  and  Skill 
 Development.  All  committees  except 
 Cabinet  Committee  on  Accommodation 
 and  Cabinet  Committee  on  Parliamentary 
 Affairs are headed by the Prime Minister. 
 Q.271.  What  is  the  maximum  time  gap 
 between  two  sessions  of  the  State 
 Legislature ? 
 SSC MTS 08/09/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Three months         (b) Two months 
 (c) Six months              (d) One year 
 Sol.271.(c)  Six  months.  Article  174  (1)  - 
 The  Governor  shall  from  time  to  time 
 summon  the  House  or  each  House  of  the 
 State  Legislature  to  meet  at  such  time 
 and  place  as  he  thinks  ?t.  Article  85  (1) 
 of  the  Constitution  empowers  the 
 President  to  summon  and  prorogue 
 either  house  of  Parliament  or  to  dissolve 
 the  Lok  Sabha.  Three  types  of  Sessions 
 in  the  Parliament  of  India:  Budget 
 session  (February  -  May),  Monsoon 
 session  (July  -  September)  and  Winter 
 session  (November  -  December)  are  held 
 in a calendar year. 
 Q.272.  Who  was  the  ?rst  speaker  of  the 
 Lok Sabha? 
 SSC MTS 11/09/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) NS Reddy 
 (b) GV Mavalankar 
 (c) Ananthasayanam Ayyangar 
 (d) Mira Kumar 
 Sol.272.(b)  Ganesh  Vasudev 
 Mavalankar.  Neelam  Sanjiva  Reddy  -  He 
 served  as  the  sixth  president  of  India 
 (1977-82).  Ananthasayanam  Ayyangar  - 
 First  deputy  speaker  of  Lok  Sabha.  Lok 
 Sabha-  Maximum  strength  :  Fixed  at  550 
 out  of  which  530  are  to  represent  states 
 and  20  to  Union  territories  (UTs).  Current 
 strength  of  Lok  sabha  -  543.  First  female 
 Lok  sabha  speaker  :-  Meira  Kumar  (15th 
 Lok Sabha). 
 Q.273.  When  was  the  ?rst  general 
 election for Lok Sabha held in India ? 
 SSC MTS 11/09/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) 1950-51                     (b) 1949-50 
 (c) 1948-49                     (d) 1951-52 
 Sol.273.(d)  1951-52.  First  Lok  Sabha: 
 Jawaharlal  Nehru  (Indian  National 
 Congress)  became  India’s  ?rst 
 democratically  elected  Prime  Minister. 
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 17th  Lok  Sabha  Election  (2019): 
 Narendra  Modi  (Bharatiya  Janata  Party) 
 became  Prime  Minister.  Lok  Sabha  Seat: 
 543  Parliamentary  Constituencies  (At 
 present).  First  Panchayati  Raj  Election  in 
 India  was  held  on  2nd  of  Oct  1959  in  the 
 Nagaur district of Rajasthan. 
 Q.274.  How  long  can  a  person  remain  a 
 minister  without  being  a  member  of 
 either House of the State Legislature? 
 SSC MTS 12/09/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) 15 days                 (b) 6 months 
 (c) 1 year                    (d) 2 months 
 Sol.274.(b)  6  months.  Articles  163-164 
 deals  with  the  Council  of  Ministers  (CoM) 
 in  states.  The  articles  75  (5)  and  164  (4) 
 state  that  a  minister  who  for  any  period 
 of  six  consecutive  months  is  not  a 
 member  of  either  house  of  Parliament  or 
 state  legislature  respectively  shall  cease 
 to  be  such  minister  at  the  expiration  of 
 that period. 
 Q.275.  Which  of  the  following  pairs 
 is/are  correctly  matched  regarding  the 
 terminology used in the Parliament? 
 A.  Appropriation  Bill  -  A  Money  Bill 
 passed  for  providing  for  the  withdrawal 
 or  appropriation  from  and  out  of  the 
 Consolidated Fund of India 
 B.  Demand  for  Grants  -  Earmarking  of 
 budgetary  allocation  for  meeting  only 
 planned  expenditure  of  a 
 Ministry/Department 
 C.  Short  Duration  Discussion  -  For  raising 
 a  discussion  on  a  matter  of  urgent  public 
 importance  for  which  a  notice  has  to  be 
 given  by  a  Member  and  supported  by  50 
 Members. 
 SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (4th shift) 
 (a) A, B and C  (b) B and C only 
 (c) A only  (d) A and C only 
 Sol.275.(c)  A  only.  Demand  for  Grants  is 
 the  form  in  which  estimates  of 
 expenditure  from  the  Consolidated  Fund 
 (included  in  the  annual  ?nancial 
 statement  and  required  to  be  voted  upon 
 in  the  Lok  Sabha)  are  submitted  in 
 pursuance  of  Article  113  of  the 
 Constitution.  Short  Duration  Discussion 
 is  a  procedural  device  to  enable 
 members  to  raise  discussion  on  matters 
 of  urgent  public  importance  without  a 
 formal  motion  on  a  matter  of  urgent 
 public  importance.  The  Speaker  can  allot 
 two days in a week for such discussions. 
 Q.276.  Which of the following can make 
 provisions  for  Ancillary  powers  of  the 
 Supreme Court? 
 SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (1st shift) 
 (a) President of India 
 (b) Law Commission of India 
 (c) Minister of Law & Justice 
 (d) Parliament of India 
 Sol.276.(d)  Parliament  of  India.  Ancillary 
 powers  of  the  Supreme  Court  (Article 
 140):  The  Parliament,  through  legislation, 
 can  grant  the  Supreme  Court  additional 
 powers  that  are  in  line  with  the 
 Constitution's  provisions.  These  extra 
 powers  should  help  the  Court  better  ful?ll 
 its  constitutional  jurisdiction.  President 
 of  India  :  Articles  52  -  62  (Part  V), 
 Parliament  of  India  :  Articles  79-122  (Part 
 V),  Supreme  Court  :  Articles  124-147 
 (Part V). 
 Q.277.  In  India,  during  a  meeting  of  the 
 Legislative  Assembly  or  Council,  if  there 
 is  no  quorum,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
 ________  to  adjourn  the  House  or  suspend 
 the meeting. 
 Higher Secondary 27/06/2023 (Shift - 3) 
 (a) Chairman/Governor 
 (b) Speaker/Chairman 
 (c) Governor/Chief Minister 
 (d) Speaker/Chief Minister 
 Sol.277.(b)  Speaker/Chairman.  Article 
 100  -  Voting  in  Houses,  power  of  Houses 
 to  act  notwithstanding  vacancies  and 
 quorum.  Quorum  -  It  refers  to  the  number 
 of  members  that  must  be  present  for  a 
 house  meeting  to  take  place.  Article  189 
 (3)  -  The  quorum  to  constitute  a  meeting 
 of  the  state  legislature  shall  be  ten 
 members  or  one-tenth  of  the  total 
 number  of  members  of  the  house 
 whichever is greater. 
 Q.278.  Which  of  the  following  Articles  of 
 the  Constitution  of  India  lays  down  the 
 maximum  strength  of  the  Rajya  Sabha  as 
 250 ? 
 Matric Level 30/06/2023 (Shift - 4) 
 (a) Article 85  (b) Article 80 
 (c) Article 83  (d) Article 81 
 Sol.278.(b)  Article  80.  Rajya  Sabha 
 consists  of  238  members  representing 
 the  States  and  Union  Territories,  and  12 
 members  nominated  by  the  President. 
 Article  85  -  Sessions  of  Parliament, 
 prorogation  and  dissolution.  Article  81  - 
 Composition  of  the  House  of  the  People. 
 Article  83  -  Duration  of  Houses  of 
 Parliament. 
 Q.279.  At least how old must be an 
 Indian citizen to be a member of Rajya 
 Sabha? 
 SSC MTS 08/05/2023 (Afternoon) 
 (a) 30 years  (b) 25 years 
 (c) 35 years  (d) 20 years 
 Sol.279.(a) 30 years.  Article 84 provides 
 for  the  quali?cation  of  a  member  of  the 
 Parliament.  Accordingly,  He  must  be  a 
 citizen  of  India.  Minimum  25  years  of  age 
 for  Lok  Sabha.  Minimum  age  for  the 
 President  and  vice  president  is  35  years. 
 There  is  no  minimum  age  prescribed  in 
 the  constitution  for  the  judge  of  supreme 
 court. 
 Q.280.  The  Legislative  Council  of  a  state 
 comprises  not  more  than  ______  of  the 
 total  number  of  members  in  the 
 Legislative Assembly of the state. 
 SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) two - third  (b) three - fourth 
 (c) one - third  (d) one - ?fth 
 Sol.280.(c)  one-third  .  State  Legislative 
 Council  size  cannot  be  less  than  40 
 members.  Composition  -  A  total  of  5/6  of 
 the  total  number  of  members  of  a 
 Legislative  Council  are  indirectly  elected 
 (1/12  are  elected  by  graduates  of  three 
 years  standing  and  residing  within  the 
 state,  1/12  are  elected  by  teachers  of 
 three  years  standing  in  the  state,  1/3  are 
 elected  by  the  members  of  the  legislative 
 assembly  of  the  state  from  amongst 
 persons  who  are  not  members  of  the 
 assembly,  and  1/3  are  elected  by  the 
 members  of  local  bodies)  and  the  1/6 
 are  nominated  by  the  Governor.  The 
 Chairman  and  Deputy  Chairman  are 
 elected  by  the  members  of  the 
 Legislative  Council  among  themselves. 
 Article  171  -  Composition  of  the 
 Legislative Councils. 
 Q.281.  A  maximum  of_________members 
 can  be  nominated  by  the  President  of 
 India  to  become  a  member  of  the  Rajya 
 Sabha. 
 SSC MTS 16/05/2023 (Morning) 
 (a) 12  (b) 25  (c) 18  (d) 10 
 Sol.281.(a)  12  Members  Nominated  by 
 the  President  who  has  'special 
 knowledge  or  practical  experience  in 
 literature,  science,  art  and  social  service'. 
 Rajya  Sabha  (The  Council  of  States): 
 Upper  House.  maximum  strength  -  250. 
 Current  strength  -  245.  Article  80  – 
 Composition  of  the  Council  of  States 
 (Rajya  Sabha).  Article  84  -  Quali?cation 
 for  membership  of  Parliament.  Schedule 
 IV  -  allocation  of  seats  in  the  Rajya  Sabha 
 to the states and UTs. 
 Q.282.  A Money Bill should be returned 
 to the Lok Sabha within ___ days by Rajya 
 Sabha, either with recommendations or 
 without recommendations. 
 SSC MTS 19/05/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) 8  (b) 21  (c) 14  (d) 10 
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 Q.254.  Which  report  is  NOT  associated 
 with Fundamental Rights? 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Afternoon) 
 (a) Tej Bahadur Sapru Report 
 (b) Motilal Nehru Report 
 (c) Sarkaria Commission Report 
 (d) JB Kripalani Report 
 Sol.254.(c)  Sarkaria  Commission  Report 
 -  This  Commission  is  to  examine  and 
 review  the  working  of  the  existing 
 arrangements  between  the  Union  and 
 States  as  per  the  Constitution  of  India. 
 Tej  Bahadur  Sapru  Report  (1945)  -  It 
 related  to  political  and  civil  rights  of  the 
 minorities. 
 Q.255.  The  committee  to  'Operationalise 
 the  Suggestions  to  Teach  Fundamental 
 Duties  to  the  Citizens  of  the  Country'  is 
 popularly known as the_________. 
 SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) L P Singh committee 
 (b) Abhijit Sen committee 
 (c) Paul Appleby committee 
 (d) JS Verma Committee 
 Sol.255.(d)  J  S  Verma  committee 
 (  appointed  in  1999).  It  identi?ed  some 
 legal  provisions  for  enforcement  of 
 Fundamental  Duties  :  Prevention  of 
 insults  to  National  Honor,  laws  which 
 penalise  for  promoting  enmity,  protection 
 of  civil  rights  act,  wildlife  (protection)  act 
 of 1972 etc. 
 Q.256.  Rangarajan  Committee  is 
 associated with _______. 
 SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) Election reforms 
 (b) Educational reform 
 (c) Environmental protection 
 (d) Estimation of poverty 
 Sol.256.(d) Estimation of poverty. 
 Rangarajan  Committee  -  To  Review  the 
 Methodology  for  Measurement  of 
 Poverty  in  the  country  constituted  by  the 
 Planning  Commission  in  June  2012  has 
 submitted  its  report  on  30th  June  2014. 
 As  per  the  report  submitted  by  C 
 Rangarajan  Committee:  Persons 
 spending  below  Rs.  47  a  day  in  cities 
 should  be  considered  poor.  Committee 
 related  to  poverty:  Planning  Commission 
 Expert  Group  (1962),  VM  Dandekar  and  N 
 Rath  committee  (1971),  Y.K.  Alagh 
 Committee  (1979),  Lakdawala 
 Committee  (1993),  Suresh  Tendulkar 
 Committee (2005). 
 Q.257.  Which  of  the  following 
 commissions  recommended  that  “the 
 appointment  of  Governor  should  be 
 non-partisan” ? 
 SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Fazal Ali Commission 
 (b) Rajmannar commission 
 (c) Sarkaria commission 
 (d) Mandal commission 
 Sol.257.(c)  Sarkaria  commission  (1983). 
 The  States  Reorganisation  Commission 
 (Fazal  Ali  Commission,  1953).  Rajmannar 
 commission  set  up  by  the  then  DMK 
 Government  of  Tamil  Nadu  in  1969  under 
 the Chairmanship of Dr P .V. Rajamanar. 
 Q.258.  Constitution  Review  Commission 
 chaired  by______recommended  some 
 initiatives  to  be  taken  by  the  government 
 for successful implementation of 
 Fundamental Duties. 
 SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) PK Joshi         (b) MN Venkatachaliah 
 (c) UC Banerjee   (d) Michael G Aguinaldo 
 Sol.258.(b)  MN  Venkatachaliah 
 Commission  was  set  up  by  Government 
 resolution  in  2000  to  Review  the  Working 
 of  the  Constitution.  He  got  Padma 
 Vibhushan  In  2004.  Justice  U.C.Banerjee 
 headed  the  Commission  report  on 
 Godhra incident. 
 Q.259.  How  many  members  are  there  in 
 the  Committee  on  Public  Undertakings  in 
 India? 
 Higher Secondary 03/08/2022 (Shift - 4  ) 
 (a)  22  (b)  15  (c)  35  (d)  30 
 Sol.259.(a)  22  .  Financial  Committees:- 
 Public  Accounts  Committee  -  1921, 
 Members  (22)  (15  from  Lok  Sabha  and  7 
 from  Rajya  Sabha),  Term  of  O?ce  (One 
 year),  Function  -  to  examine  the  annual 
 audit  reports  of  the  Comptroller  and 
 Auditor  General  of  India  (CAG). 
 Estimates  Committee  (Post 
 Independence)  -  1950,  Members  (30)  All 
 from Lok Sabha , Term of O?ce  (One 
 Year),  Function  -  to  examine  the 
 estimates  included  in  the  budget. 
 Committee  on  Public  Undertakings  – 
 1964,  Members-22  (15  from  Lok  Sabha 
 and  7  from  Rajya  Sabha),  Term  of  O?ce 
 (One  Year),  Function  –  to  examine  the 
 reports  and  accounts  of  the  Public 
 Sector Undertakings. 
 Q.260.  Members  of  Public  Accounts 
 Committee are elected for a period of: 
 SSC CHSL 25/05/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) one year  (b) two years 
 (c) ?ve years  (d) three years 
 Sol.260.(a)  one  year.  The  Committee  on 
 Public  Accounts  is  the  oldest 
 Parliamentary  Committee  and  was  ?rst 
 constituted  in  1921.  The  Speaker  is 
 empowered  to  appoint  the  Chairman  of 
 the  Committee  from  amongst  its 
 Members. 
 Q.261.  Which  of  the  following  persons 
 was  NOT  a  part  of  the  Committee  of 
 Administrators  (CoA)  appointed  by  the 
 Supreme  Court  of  India  in  2017,  to 
 oversee  the  implementation  of  the  Lodha 
 reforms  in  the  Board  of  Control  for 
 Cricket in India (BCCI)? 
 SSC MTS 06/10/2021(Morning) 
 (a) Vinod Rai  (b) Mahim Verma 
 (c) Vikram Limaye   (d) Ramachandra Guha 
 Sol.261.(b)  Mahim  Verma  .  The  Supreme 
 Court  of  India  had  appointed  4  eminent 
 personalities  -  former  CAG  Vinod  Rai, 
 historian  Ramachandra  Guha,  former 
 India  women's  captain  Diana  Edulji  and 
 Vikram  Limaye,  managing  director  and 
 CEO  of  IDFC  (Infrastructure  Development 
 Finance Corporation). 
 Q.262.  Which Commission recommended 
 27%  reservation  for  OBC  candidates  in  all 
 levels of government services? 
 SSC MTS 07/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Sarkaria Commission 
 (b) Mandal Commission 
 (c) Balwant Commission 
 (d) Kothari Commission 
 Sol.262.(b)  The  Mandal  Commission 
 (Second  Backward  Class  Commission) 
 recommended  that  members  of  OBCs  be 
 given  27  percent  reservations  for  jobs 
 under  the  Central  government  and  public 
 sector  undertakings.  This  commission 
 was  established  in  India  in  1979  by  the 
 Janata  Party  government  under  Prime 
 Minister  Morarji  Desai.  It  was  headed  by 
 BP Mandal. 
 Q.263.  In  1990,  the  Dinesh  Goswami 
 Committee  was  formed  to  make 
 recommendations on: 
 SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) centre-state relations 
 (b) police reforms 
 (c) electoral reforms 
 (d) fundamental duties 
 Sol.263.(c)  Electoral  reforms  .  Dinesh 
 Goswami  Committee  important 
 recommendation  -  Elimination  of  misuse 
 of  o?cial  machinery,  Public  funding  of 
 elections,  Strengthening  of  the  Election 
 Commission and securing its 
 independence. 
 Q.264.  Who  among  the  following  is  NOT 
 a  part  of  the  committee,  which  is 
 constructed  to  provide  suggestions  to 
 the  Prime  Minister  regarding  the 
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 appointment  of  a  chief  commissioner  of 
 the Central Information Commission? 
 SSC CHSL 06/08/2021 (Evening) 
 (a) Speaker of the Lok Sabha. 
 (b) A Union Cabinet Minister appointed 
 by the Prime Minister. 
 (c) Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha 
 (d) Prime Minister . 
 Sol.264.(a)  Speaker  of  the  Lok  Sabha.  A 
 chief  commissioner  of  the  Central 
 Information  Commission  is  appointed  by 
 the  President  on  the  recommendation  of 
 a  committee  consisting  of  the  Prime 
 Minister  as  Chairperson,  the  Leader  of 
 Opposition  in  the  Lok  Sabha,  and  a  Union 
 Cabinet  Minister  nominated  by  the  Prime 
 Minister. 
 Parliament 
 Q.265.  The  First  hour  of  a  sitting  of  the 
 House  allotted  for  asking  and  answering 
 of questions is called as __________ . 
 SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Afternoon) 
 (a) Censure motion       (b) Zero hour 
 (c) Privilege motion      (d) Question hour 
 Sol.265.(d)  Question  hour.  Censure 
 motion  -  A  motion  to  express 
 disapproval  of  the  conduct  of  the 
 government  or  a  minister.  Zero  hour  -  The 
 ?rst  hour  of  a  sitting  of  the  House,  when 
 MPs  can  raise  matters  of  urgent  public 
 importance  without  notice.  Privilege 
 motion  -  A  motion  to  protect  the 
 privileges of the House or its members. 
 Q.266.  A  money  bill  under  Article  111  of 
 the  Constitution  of  India,  presented  to 
 the  President  for  assent,  has  to  be 
 endorsed  by  a  Certi?cate  of  the 
 ________signed  by  him/her  that  it  is  a 
 money bill. 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) Secretary General of the Lok Sabha 
 (b) Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha 
 (c) Speaker of the Lok Sabha 
 (d) Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha 
 Sol.266.(c)  Speaker  of  the  Lok  Sabha. 
 Articles  related  to  Money  Bill:  Article  107 
 -  Provisions  as  to  introduction  and 
 passing  of  Bills.  Article  108  -  Joint  sitting 
 of  both  Houses  in  certain  cases.  Article 
 109  -  Special  procedure  in  respect  of 
 Money  Bills.  Article  110  -  De?nition  of 
 “Money  Bills”.  Article  197  -  Restriction  on 
 powers  of  Legislative  Council  as  to  Bills 
 other than Money Bills. 
 Q.267.  After  how  many  days  of  absence 
 from  Parliament  without  permission  will 
 a Member of Parliament be disquali?ed? 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Afternoon) 
 (a) 60 days                   (b) 30 days 
 (c) 50 days                   (d) 20 days 
 Sol.267.(a)  60  days.  Disquali?cations  of 
 Members  of  parliament  :  Article  101  - 
 Vacation  of  seats.  Article  102  - 
 Disquali?cations  for  membership.  Article 
 103  -  Decision  on  questions  as  to 
 disquali?cations  of  members.  Article  104 
 -  Penalty  for  sitting  and  voting  before 
 making  oath  or  a?rmation  under  article 
 99  or  when  not  quali?ed  or  when 
 disquali?ed. 
 Q.268.  What  is  the  bicameral  legislature 
 of the Indian Constitution? 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) It is a legislative body with four 
 houses. 
 (b) It is a legislative body with two 
 houses. 
 (c) It is a legislative body with one house. 
 (d) It is a legislative body with three 
 houses. 
 Sol.268.(b)  Bicameralism  was  ?rst 
 introduced  in  India  by  The  Government  of 
 India  Act  of  1919.  Article  80  of  the 
 Constitution  lays  down  the  maximum 
 strength  of  Rajya  Sabha  (Upper  House) 
 as  250,  out  of  which  12  members  are 
 nominated  by  the  President  and  238  are 
 representatives  of  the  States  and  of  the 
 three Union Territories. 
 Q.269.  What  is  the  most  powerful 
 weapon  that  enables  the  Parliament  to 
 ensure executive accountability? 
 SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Approval or refusal of laws 
 (b) The no-con?dence motion 
 (c) Con?rmation of treaties 
 (d) Deliberation and discussion 
 Sol.269.(b)  The  no-con?dence  motion.  It 
 moved  in  the  Lok  Sabha  (and  not  in  the 
 Rajya  Sabha)  to  test  the  con?dence  of 
 the  government.  It  needs  the  support  of 
 50  members  to  be  admitted.  Other  ways 
 to  ensure  executive  accountability: 
 Question-hour,  zero  hour,  calling  attention 
 motion, adjournment motion, censure 
 motion, and other discussions. 
 Q.270.  Which  of  the  following  is  not  a 
 cabinet committee? 
 SSC MTS 05/09/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Appointment Committee of the 
 Cabinet 
 (b) Committee on Political Affairs 
 (c) Committee on Investment and Growth 
 (d) Committee on Con?icts among 
 Ministers 
 Sol.270.(d)  Cabinet  Committees  are 
 organisational  devices  to  lessen  the 
 enormous  workload  of  the  cabinet.  It  is 
 an  extra-constitutional  body.  List  of 
 Cabinet  Committees:  Cabinet  Committee 
 on  Accommodation,  Cabinet  Committee 
 on  Economic  Affairs,  Cabinet  Committee 
 on  Parliamentary  Affairs,  Cabinet 
 Committee  on  Security,  Cabinet 
 Committee  on  Employment  and  Skill 
 Development.  All  committees  except 
 Cabinet  Committee  on  Accommodation 
 and  Cabinet  Committee  on  Parliamentary 
 Affairs are headed by the Prime Minister. 
 Q.271.  What  is  the  maximum  time  gap 
 between  two  sessions  of  the  State 
 Legislature ? 
 SSC MTS 08/09/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Three months         (b) Two months 
 (c) Six months              (d) One year 
 Sol.271.(c)  Six  months.  Article  174  (1)  - 
 The  Governor  shall  from  time  to  time 
 summon  the  House  or  each  House  of  the 
 State  Legislature  to  meet  at  such  time 
 and  place  as  he  thinks  ?t.  Article  85  (1) 
 of  the  Constitution  empowers  the 
 President  to  summon  and  prorogue 
 either  house  of  Parliament  or  to  dissolve 
 the  Lok  Sabha.  Three  types  of  Sessions 
 in  the  Parliament  of  India:  Budget 
 session  (February  -  May),  Monsoon 
 session  (July  -  September)  and  Winter 
 session  (November  -  December)  are  held 
 in a calendar year. 
 Q.272.  Who  was  the  ?rst  speaker  of  the 
 Lok Sabha? 
 SSC MTS 11/09/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) NS Reddy 
 (b) GV Mavalankar 
 (c) Ananthasayanam Ayyangar 
 (d) Mira Kumar 
 Sol.272.(b)  Ganesh  Vasudev 
 Mavalankar.  Neelam  Sanjiva  Reddy  -  He 
 served  as  the  sixth  president  of  India 
 (1977-82).  Ananthasayanam  Ayyangar  - 
 First  deputy  speaker  of  Lok  Sabha.  Lok 
 Sabha-  Maximum  strength  :  Fixed  at  550 
 out  of  which  530  are  to  represent  states 
 and  20  to  Union  territories  (UTs).  Current 
 strength  of  Lok  sabha  -  543.  First  female 
 Lok  sabha  speaker  :-  Meira  Kumar  (15th 
 Lok Sabha). 
 Q.273.  When  was  the  ?rst  general 
 election for Lok Sabha held in India ? 
 SSC MTS 11/09/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) 1950-51                     (b) 1949-50 
 (c) 1948-49                     (d) 1951-52 
 Sol.273.(d)  1951-52.  First  Lok  Sabha: 
 Jawaharlal  Nehru  (Indian  National 
 Congress)  became  India’s  ?rst 
 democratically  elected  Prime  Minister. 
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 17th  Lok  Sabha  Election  (2019): 
 Narendra  Modi  (Bharatiya  Janata  Party) 
 became  Prime  Minister.  Lok  Sabha  Seat: 
 543  Parliamentary  Constituencies  (At 
 present).  First  Panchayati  Raj  Election  in 
 India  was  held  on  2nd  of  Oct  1959  in  the 
 Nagaur district of Rajasthan. 
 Q.274.  How  long  can  a  person  remain  a 
 minister  without  being  a  member  of 
 either House of the State Legislature? 
 SSC MTS 12/09/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) 15 days                 (b) 6 months 
 (c) 1 year                    (d) 2 months 
 Sol.274.(b)  6  months.  Articles  163-164 
 deals  with  the  Council  of  Ministers  (CoM) 
 in  states.  The  articles  75  (5)  and  164  (4) 
 state  that  a  minister  who  for  any  period 
 of  six  consecutive  months  is  not  a 
 member  of  either  house  of  Parliament  or 
 state  legislature  respectively  shall  cease 
 to  be  such  minister  at  the  expiration  of 
 that period. 
 Q.275.  Which  of  the  following  pairs 
 is/are  correctly  matched  regarding  the 
 terminology used in the Parliament? 
 A.  Appropriation  Bill  -  A  Money  Bill 
 passed  for  providing  for  the  withdrawal 
 or  appropriation  from  and  out  of  the 
 Consolidated Fund of India 
 B.  Demand  for  Grants  -  Earmarking  of 
 budgetary  allocation  for  meeting  only 
 planned  expenditure  of  a 
 Ministry/Department 
 C.  Short  Duration  Discussion  -  For  raising 
 a  discussion  on  a  matter  of  urgent  public 
 importance  for  which  a  notice  has  to  be 
 given  by  a  Member  and  supported  by  50 
 Members. 
 SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (4th shift) 
 (a) A, B and C  (b) B and C only 
 (c) A only  (d) A and C only 
 Sol.275.(c)  A  only.  Demand  for  Grants  is 
 the  form  in  which  estimates  of 
 expenditure  from  the  Consolidated  Fund 
 (included  in  the  annual  ?nancial 
 statement  and  required  to  be  voted  upon 
 in  the  Lok  Sabha)  are  submitted  in 
 pursuance  of  Article  113  of  the 
 Constitution.  Short  Duration  Discussion 
 is  a  procedural  device  to  enable 
 members  to  raise  discussion  on  matters 
 of  urgent  public  importance  without  a 
 formal  motion  on  a  matter  of  urgent 
 public  importance.  The  Speaker  can  allot 
 two days in a week for such discussions. 
 Q.276.  Which of the following can make 
 provisions  for  Ancillary  powers  of  the 
 Supreme Court? 
 SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (1st shift) 
 (a) President of India 
 (b) Law Commission of India 
 (c) Minister of Law & Justice 
 (d) Parliament of India 
 Sol.276.(d)  Parliament  of  India.  Ancillary 
 powers  of  the  Supreme  Court  (Article 
 140):  The  Parliament,  through  legislation, 
 can  grant  the  Supreme  Court  additional 
 powers  that  are  in  line  with  the 
 Constitution's  provisions.  These  extra 
 powers  should  help  the  Court  better  ful?ll 
 its  constitutional  jurisdiction.  President 
 of  India  :  Articles  52  -  62  (Part  V), 
 Parliament  of  India  :  Articles  79-122  (Part 
 V),  Supreme  Court  :  Articles  124-147 
 (Part V). 
 Q.277.  In  India,  during  a  meeting  of  the 
 Legislative  Assembly  or  Council,  if  there 
 is  no  quorum,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
 ________  to  adjourn  the  House  or  suspend 
 the meeting. 
 Higher Secondary 27/06/2023 (Shift - 3) 
 (a) Chairman/Governor 
 (b) Speaker/Chairman 
 (c) Governor/Chief Minister 
 (d) Speaker/Chief Minister 
 Sol.277.(b)  Speaker/Chairman.  Article 
 100  -  Voting  in  Houses,  power  of  Houses 
 to  act  notwithstanding  vacancies  and 
 quorum.  Quorum  -  It  refers  to  the  number 
 of  members  that  must  be  present  for  a 
 house  meeting  to  take  place.  Article  189 
 (3)  -  The  quorum  to  constitute  a  meeting 
 of  the  state  legislature  shall  be  ten 
 members  or  one-tenth  of  the  total 
 number  of  members  of  the  house 
 whichever is greater. 
 Q.278.  Which  of  the  following  Articles  of 
 the  Constitution  of  India  lays  down  the 
 maximum  strength  of  the  Rajya  Sabha  as 
 250 ? 
 Matric Level 30/06/2023 (Shift - 4) 
 (a) Article 85  (b) Article 80 
 (c) Article 83  (d) Article 81 
 Sol.278.(b)  Article  80.  Rajya  Sabha 
 consists  of  238  members  representing 
 the  States  and  Union  Territories,  and  12 
 members  nominated  by  the  President. 
 Article  85  -  Sessions  of  Parliament, 
 prorogation  and  dissolution.  Article  81  - 
 Composition  of  the  House  of  the  People. 
 Article  83  -  Duration  of  Houses  of 
 Parliament. 
 Q.279.  At least how old must be an 
 Indian citizen to be a member of Rajya 
 Sabha? 
 SSC MTS 08/05/2023 (Afternoon) 
 (a) 30 years  (b) 25 years 
 (c) 35 years  (d) 20 years 
 Sol.279.(a) 30 years.  Article 84 provides 
 for  the  quali?cation  of  a  member  of  the 
 Parliament.  Accordingly,  He  must  be  a 
 citizen  of  India.  Minimum  25  years  of  age 
 for  Lok  Sabha.  Minimum  age  for  the 
 President  and  vice  president  is  35  years. 
 There  is  no  minimum  age  prescribed  in 
 the  constitution  for  the  judge  of  supreme 
 court. 
 Q.280.  The  Legislative  Council  of  a  state 
 comprises  not  more  than  ______  of  the 
 total  number  of  members  in  the 
 Legislative Assembly of the state. 
 SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) two - third  (b) three - fourth 
 (c) one - third  (d) one - ?fth 
 Sol.280.(c)  one-third  .  State  Legislative 
 Council  size  cannot  be  less  than  40 
 members.  Composition  -  A  total  of  5/6  of 
 the  total  number  of  members  of  a 
 Legislative  Council  are  indirectly  elected 
 (1/12  are  elected  by  graduates  of  three 
 years  standing  and  residing  within  the 
 state,  1/12  are  elected  by  teachers  of 
 three  years  standing  in  the  state,  1/3  are 
 elected  by  the  members  of  the  legislative 
 assembly  of  the  state  from  amongst 
 persons  who  are  not  members  of  the 
 assembly,  and  1/3  are  elected  by  the 
 members  of  local  bodies)  and  the  1/6 
 are  nominated  by  the  Governor.  The 
 Chairman  and  Deputy  Chairman  are 
 elected  by  the  members  of  the 
 Legislative  Council  among  themselves. 
 Article  171  -  Composition  of  the 
 Legislative Councils. 
 Q.281.  A  maximum  of_________members 
 can  be  nominated  by  the  President  of 
 India  to  become  a  member  of  the  Rajya 
 Sabha. 
 SSC MTS 16/05/2023 (Morning) 
 (a) 12  (b) 25  (c) 18  (d) 10 
 Sol.281.(a)  12  Members  Nominated  by 
 the  President  who  has  'special 
 knowledge  or  practical  experience  in 
 literature,  science,  art  and  social  service'. 
 Rajya  Sabha  (The  Council  of  States): 
 Upper  House.  maximum  strength  -  250. 
 Current  strength  -  245.  Article  80  – 
 Composition  of  the  Council  of  States 
 (Rajya  Sabha).  Article  84  -  Quali?cation 
 for  membership  of  Parliament.  Schedule 
 IV  -  allocation  of  seats  in  the  Rajya  Sabha 
 to the states and UTs. 
 Q.282.  A Money Bill should be returned 
 to the Lok Sabha within ___ days by Rajya 
 Sabha, either with recommendations or 
 without recommendations. 
 SSC MTS 19/05/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) 8  (b) 21  (c) 14  (d) 10 
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 Sol.282.(c)  14.  Money  Bill  (Article  110)  - 
 It  is  involved  with  tax  collection,  public 
 expense  bills,  and  other  signi?cant  costs 
 associated  with  running  the  government. 
 Money  Bill  Types  -  Financial  Bill  and 
 Appropriation  Bill.  The  Speaker  has  the 
 authority to determine whether or not a 
 speci?c bill is a money bill. 
 Q.283.  Archana  wishes  to  contest  for 
 Lok  Sabha  elections  in  India.  What  is  the 
 maximum  limit  of  constituencies  that 
 can she contest? 
 SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Morning) 
 (a) One   (b) Four   (c) Three  (d) Two 
 Sol.283.(d)  Two.  Candidates  were 
 allowed  to  contest  more  than  Two  seats 
 until  1996.  As  per,  Section  33  (7)  of  the 
 RPA  (Representation  of  the  People  Act) 
 1951,  one  candidate  can  contest  from  a 
 maximum  of  two  constituencies.  Section 
 70  bars  candidates  from  representing 
 two  constituencies  in  the  Lok 
 Sabha/state,  which  means  candidates 
 have  to  vacate  one  seat  in  case  of 
 winning both the seats. 
 Q.284.  What  is  the  term  of  the  State 
 legislative  assembly  in  India  as  per 
 Indian constitution ? 
 SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Afternoon) 
 (a) 3 years  (b) 5 years 
 (c) 4 years  (d) 7 years 
 Sol.284.(b)  5  years.  State  Legislature 
 (Article  168  -  212)  comprises  Legislative 
 Assembly  and  Legislative  Council.  Article 
 170  -  Composition  of  the  Legislative 
 Assemblies.  Article  171  -  Composition  of 
 the  Legislative  Councils.Legislative 
 Council  members  are  elected  for  a  term 
 of 6 years. 
 Q.285.  The  Lok  Sabha  (House  of  the 
 People)  was  duly  constituted  for  the  ?rst 
 time on _______ . 
 SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) 26 April 1950  (b) 17 April 1952 
 (c) 18 January 1950  (d) 20 April 1951 
 Sol.285.(b)  17  April  1952.  The  First  Lok 
 Sabha  lasted  for  a  full  ?ve  years  tenure 
 and  was  dissolved  on  4  April  1957. 
 Article  79  of  the  Constitution  deals  with 
 the  Parliament  consisting  of  the 
 President,  Lok  Sabha,  and  Rajya  Sabha. 
 First Lok Sabha Speaker - GV Mavlankar. 
 Q.286.  What  is  the  tenure  of  a  Rajya 
 Sabha member? 
 SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) Five years  (b) Three years 
 (c) Six years  (d) Two years 
 Sol.286.(c) Six years (  one third members 
 retire  after  every  two  years).  Article  80  - 
 Composition  of  the  Council  of  States. 
 Rajya  Sabha  -  constituted  on  3  April 
 1952.  Chairman  (ex  o?cio)  -  Vice 
 President  of  India.  Seats  at  present  -  245 
 (233  Elected  +  12  Nominated).  Voting 
 system  -  238  members  are  elected  by 
 single  transferable  vote  by  state 
 legislatures,  12  members  are  nominated 
 by  the  President.  Maximum  Rajya  Sabha 
 seats - Uttar Pradesh (31). 
 Q.287  .  The  term  'Parliament'  refers  to 
 the_________ 
 SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Rajya Sabha         (b) Lok Sabha 
 (c) State legislature  (d) National legislature 
 Sol.287.(d)  National  legislature  .  The 
 Indian  Parliament  comprises  the 
 President  and  the  two  Houses  -  Rajya 
 Sabha  (Council  of  States)  and  Lok 
 Sabha.  The  State  Legislature  is  the 
 legislative  body  of  the  state  in  India.  It 
 comprises  the  Legislative  Assembly,  the 
 Legislative  Council  (in  some  cases),  and 
 the State Governor. 
 Q.288.  Which  of  the  following  can  alter 
 the  boundary  of  a  state  or  change  its 
 name? 
 SSC CGL  08/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) State government  (b) Parliament 
 (c) Supreme Court  (d) High Court 
 Sol.288.(b)  Parliament.  Article  3  states 
 that  the  Parliament  may  by  law  form  a 
 new  State  by  separation  of  a  territory 
 from  any  State  or  by  uniting  two  or  more 
 States  completely  or  in  parts  or  by 
 uniting  any  territory  to  a  part  of  any 
 State. 
 Q.289.  Who  runs  the  government  at  the 
 national  level  under  the  parliamentary 
 system? 
 SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) The President and Council of 
 Ministers 
 (b) The Prime Minister and Council of 
 Ministers 
 (c) The Prime Minister 
 (d) The President 
 Sol.289.(b)  The  Prime  Minister  and  the 
 Council  of  Ministers  run  the 
 Parliamentary  system  (cabinet  system  or 
 the  Responsible  government,  Prime 
 Minister  Model)  at  the  National  level. 
 Articles  74  and  75  (Part  V)  provide  the 
 parliamentary  system  for  the  centre. 
 Article 163 and 164 (Part VI) provides the 
 parliamentary system for the states. 
 Q.290.  The Constitution provides for 
 reservation of seats in the Lok Sabha and 
 State Legislative Assemblies for the: 
 SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) scheduled tribes 
 (b) other backward classes 
 (c) differently abled 
 (d) women 
 Sol.290.(a)  Scheduled  tribes  .  Article 
 366(25)  of  the  Constitution  deals  with 
 Scheduled  Tribes.  There  are  over  705 
 tribes  which  have  been  noti?ed.  The 
 largest  number  of  tribal  communities  are 
 found  in  Odisha.  Related  Committees  to 
 Schedule  tribes  :  Xaxa  Committee 
 (2013),  Bhuria  Commission  (2002-2004), 
 Lokur  Committee  (1965).  The  Fifth 
 Schedule  of  the  Constitution  deals  with 
 Administration  and  Control  of  Scheduled 
 Areas  and  Scheduled  Tribes  in  states 
 other  than  Assam,  Meghalaya,  Tripura 
 and  Mizoram.  The  Sixth  Schedule  deals 
 with  the  administration  of  the  tribal  areas 
 in  Assam,  Meghalaya,  Tripura  and 
 Mizoram. 
 Q.291.  Which of the following is NOT a 
 kind  of  question  related  to  Indian 
 Parliamentary Proceedings? 
 SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) Starred Question 
 (b) Unstarred Question 
 (c) Short Notice Question 
 (d) Long Notice Question 
 Sol.291.(d)  Long  Notice  Question. 
 Starred  Questions  are  those  for  which  an 
 oral  answer  is  expected.  Non-starred 
 questions  are  those  for  which  a  written 
 reply  is  expected.  Short  notice  questions 
 are  those  which  are  asked  on  matters  of 
 urgent  public  importance  and  can  be 
 asked  on  a  shorter  notice,  less  than  10 
 days. 
 Q.292.  Which of the following is called 
 'the temple of the country's democracy'? 
 SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) Raj Ghat  (b) Supreme Court 
 (c) Ashok Pillar  (d) Parliament 
 Sol.292.(d)  Parliament  (Article  79) 
 consists  of  the  President  (Article  52), 
 Council  of  States  (Article  80  -  Rajya 
 Sabha)  and  House  of  the  People  (Article 
 81 - Lok Sabha). 
 Q.293.  To  whom  is  the  Council  of 
 Ministers collectively responsible? 
 SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) Lok Sabha 
 (b) Parliament 
 (c) Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha 
 (d) President of India 
 Sol.293.(a)  Lok  Sabha.  Article  74  (deals 
 with  the  status  of  the  council  of 
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 Q.254.  Which  report  is  NOT  associated 
 with Fundamental Rights? 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Afternoon) 
 (a) Tej Bahadur Sapru Report 
 (b) Motilal Nehru Report 
 (c) Sarkaria Commission Report 
 (d) JB Kripalani Report 
 Sol.254.(c)  Sarkaria  Commission  Report 
 -  This  Commission  is  to  examine  and 
 review  the  working  of  the  existing 
 arrangements  between  the  Union  and 
 States  as  per  the  Constitution  of  India. 
 Tej  Bahadur  Sapru  Report  (1945)  -  It 
 related  to  political  and  civil  rights  of  the 
 minorities. 
 Q.255.  The  committee  to  'Operationalise 
 the  Suggestions  to  Teach  Fundamental 
 Duties  to  the  Citizens  of  the  Country'  is 
 popularly known as the_________. 
 SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (2nd shift) 
 (a) L P Singh committee 
 (b) Abhijit Sen committee 
 (c) Paul Appleby committee 
 (d) JS Verma Committee 
 Sol.255.(d)  J  S  Verma  committee 
 (  appointed  in  1999).  It  identi?ed  some 
 legal  provisions  for  enforcement  of 
 Fundamental  Duties  :  Prevention  of 
 insults  to  National  Honor,  laws  which 
 penalise  for  promoting  enmity,  protection 
 of  civil  rights  act,  wildlife  (protection)  act 
 of 1972 etc. 
 Q.256.  Rangarajan  Committee  is 
 associated with _______. 
 SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) Election reforms 
 (b) Educational reform 
 (c) Environmental protection 
 (d) Estimation of poverty 
 Sol.256.(d) Estimation of poverty. 
 Rangarajan  Committee  -  To  Review  the 
 Methodology  for  Measurement  of 
 Poverty  in  the  country  constituted  by  the 
 Planning  Commission  in  June  2012  has 
 submitted  its  report  on  30th  June  2014. 
 As  per  the  report  submitted  by  C 
 Rangarajan  Committee:  Persons 
 spending  below  Rs.  47  a  day  in  cities 
 should  be  considered  poor.  Committee 
 related  to  poverty:  Planning  Commission 
 Expert  Group  (1962),  VM  Dandekar  and  N 
 Rath  committee  (1971),  Y.K.  Alagh 
 Committee  (1979),  Lakdawala 
 Committee  (1993),  Suresh  Tendulkar 
 Committee (2005). 
 Q.257.  Which  of  the  following 
 commissions  recommended  that  “the 
 appointment  of  Governor  should  be 
 non-partisan” ? 
 SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Fazal Ali Commission 
 (b) Rajmannar commission 
 (c) Sarkaria commission 
 (d) Mandal commission 
 Sol.257.(c)  Sarkaria  commission  (1983). 
 The  States  Reorganisation  Commission 
 (Fazal  Ali  Commission,  1953).  Rajmannar 
 commission  set  up  by  the  then  DMK 
 Government  of  Tamil  Nadu  in  1969  under 
 the Chairmanship of Dr P .V. Rajamanar. 
 Q.258.  Constitution  Review  Commission 
 chaired  by______recommended  some 
 initiatives  to  be  taken  by  the  government 
 for successful implementation of 
 Fundamental Duties. 
 SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) PK Joshi         (b) MN Venkatachaliah 
 (c) UC Banerjee   (d) Michael G Aguinaldo 
 Sol.258.(b)  MN  Venkatachaliah 
 Commission  was  set  up  by  Government 
 resolution  in  2000  to  Review  the  Working 
 of  the  Constitution.  He  got  Padma 
 Vibhushan  In  2004.  Justice  U.C.Banerjee 
 headed  the  Commission  report  on 
 Godhra incident. 
 Q.259.  How  many  members  are  there  in 
 the  Committee  on  Public  Undertakings  in 
 India? 
 Higher Secondary 03/08/2022 (Shift - 4  ) 
 (a)  22  (b)  15  (c)  35  (d)  30 
 Sol.259.(a)  22  .  Financial  Committees:- 
 Public  Accounts  Committee  -  1921, 
 Members  (22)  (15  from  Lok  Sabha  and  7 
 from  Rajya  Sabha),  Term  of  O?ce  (One 
 year),  Function  -  to  examine  the  annual 
 audit  reports  of  the  Comptroller  and 
 Auditor  General  of  India  (CAG). 
 Estimates  Committee  (Post 
 Independence)  -  1950,  Members  (30)  All 
 from Lok Sabha , Term of O?ce  (One 
 Year),  Function  -  to  examine  the 
 estimates  included  in  the  budget. 
 Committee  on  Public  Undertakings  – 
 1964,  Members-22  (15  from  Lok  Sabha 
 and  7  from  Rajya  Sabha),  Term  of  O?ce 
 (One  Year),  Function  –  to  examine  the 
 reports  and  accounts  of  the  Public 
 Sector Undertakings. 
 Q.260.  Members  of  Public  Accounts 
 Committee are elected for a period of: 
 SSC CHSL 25/05/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) one year  (b) two years 
 (c) ?ve years  (d) three years 
 Sol.260.(a)  one  year.  The  Committee  on 
 Public  Accounts  is  the  oldest 
 Parliamentary  Committee  and  was  ?rst 
 constituted  in  1921.  The  Speaker  is 
 empowered  to  appoint  the  Chairman  of 
 the  Committee  from  amongst  its 
 Members. 
 Q.261.  Which  of  the  following  persons 
 was  NOT  a  part  of  the  Committee  of 
 Administrators  (CoA)  appointed  by  the 
 Supreme  Court  of  India  in  2017,  to 
 oversee  the  implementation  of  the  Lodha 
 reforms  in  the  Board  of  Control  for 
 Cricket in India (BCCI)? 
 SSC MTS 06/10/2021(Morning) 
 (a) Vinod Rai  (b) Mahim Verma 
 (c) Vikram Limaye   (d) Ramachandra Guha 
 Sol.261.(b)  Mahim  Verma  .  The  Supreme 
 Court  of  India  had  appointed  4  eminent 
 personalities  -  former  CAG  Vinod  Rai, 
 historian  Ramachandra  Guha,  former 
 India  women's  captain  Diana  Edulji  and 
 Vikram  Limaye,  managing  director  and 
 CEO  of  IDFC  (Infrastructure  Development 
 Finance Corporation). 
 Q.262.  Which Commission recommended 
 27%  reservation  for  OBC  candidates  in  all 
 levels of government services? 
 SSC MTS 07/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) Sarkaria Commission 
 (b) Mandal Commission 
 (c) Balwant Commission 
 (d) Kothari Commission 
 Sol.262.(b)  The  Mandal  Commission 
 (Second  Backward  Class  Commission) 
 recommended  that  members  of  OBCs  be 
 given  27  percent  reservations  for  jobs 
 under  the  Central  government  and  public 
 sector  undertakings.  This  commission 
 was  established  in  India  in  1979  by  the 
 Janata  Party  government  under  Prime 
 Minister  Morarji  Desai.  It  was  headed  by 
 BP Mandal. 
 Q.263.  In  1990,  the  Dinesh  Goswami 
 Committee  was  formed  to  make 
 recommendations on: 
 SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Morning) 
 (a) centre-state relations 
 (b) police reforms 
 (c) electoral reforms 
 (d) fundamental duties 
 Sol.263.(c)  Electoral  reforms  .  Dinesh 
 Goswami  Committee  important 
 recommendation  -  Elimination  of  misuse 
 of  o?cial  machinery,  Public  funding  of 
 elections,  Strengthening  of  the  Election 
 Commission and securing its 
 independence. 
 Q.264.  Who  among  the  following  is  NOT 
 a  part  of  the  committee,  which  is 
 constructed  to  provide  suggestions  to 
 the  Prime  Minister  regarding  the 
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 appointment  of  a  chief  commissioner  of 
 the Central Information Commission? 
 SSC CHSL 06/08/2021 (Evening) 
 (a) Speaker of the Lok Sabha. 
 (b) A Union Cabinet Minister appointed 
 by the Prime Minister. 
 (c) Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha 
 (d) Prime Minister . 
 Sol.264.(a)  Speaker  of  the  Lok  Sabha.  A 
 chief  commissioner  of  the  Central 
 Information  Commission  is  appointed  by 
 the  President  on  the  recommendation  of 
 a  committee  consisting  of  the  Prime 
 Minister  as  Chairperson,  the  Leader  of 
 Opposition  in  the  Lok  Sabha,  and  a  Union 
 Cabinet  Minister  nominated  by  the  Prime 
 Minister. 
 Parliament 
 Q.265.  The  First  hour  of  a  sitting  of  the 
 House  allotted  for  asking  and  answering 
 of questions is called as __________ . 
 SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Afternoon) 
 (a) Censure motion       (b) Zero hour 
 (c) Privilege motion      (d) Question hour 
 Sol.265.(d)  Question  hour.  Censure 
 motion  -  A  motion  to  express 
 disapproval  of  the  conduct  of  the 
 government  or  a  minister.  Zero  hour  -  The 
 ?rst  hour  of  a  sitting  of  the  House,  when 
 MPs  can  raise  matters  of  urgent  public 
 importance  without  notice.  Privilege 
 motion  -  A  motion  to  protect  the 
 privileges of the House or its members. 
 Q.266.  A  money  bill  under  Article  111  of 
 the  Constitution  of  India,  presented  to 
 the  President  for  assent,  has  to  be 
 endorsed  by  a  Certi?cate  of  the 
 ________signed  by  him/her  that  it  is  a 
 money bill. 
 SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) Secretary General of the Lok Sabha 
 (b) Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha 
 (c) Speaker of the Lok Sabha 
 (d) Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha 
 Sol.266.(c)  Speaker  of  the  Lok  Sabha. 
 Articles  related  to  Money  Bill:  Article  107 
 -  Provisions  as  to  introduction  and 
 passing  of  Bills.  Article  108  -  Joint  sitting 
 of  both  Houses  in  certain  cases.  Article 
 109  -  Special  procedure  in  respect  of 
 Money  Bills.  Article  110  -  De?nition  of 
 “Money  Bills”.  Article  197  -  Restriction  on 
 powers  of  Legislative  Council  as  to  Bills 
 other than Money Bills. 
 Q.267.  After  how  many  days  of  absence 
 from  Parliament  without  permission  will 
 a Member of Parliament be disquali?ed? 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Afternoon) 
 (a) 60 days                   (b) 30 days 
 (c) 50 days                   (d) 20 days 
 Sol.267.(a)  60  days.  Disquali?cations  of 
 Members  of  parliament  :  Article  101  - 
 Vacation  of  seats.  Article  102  - 
 Disquali?cations  for  membership.  Article 
 103  -  Decision  on  questions  as  to 
 disquali?cations  of  members.  Article  104 
 -  Penalty  for  sitting  and  voting  before 
 making  oath  or  a?rmation  under  article 
 99  or  when  not  quali?ed  or  when 
 disquali?ed. 
 Q.268.  What  is  the  bicameral  legislature 
 of the Indian Constitution? 
 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) It is a legislative body with four 
 houses. 
 (b) It is a legislative body with two 
 houses. 
 (c) It is a legislative body with one house. 
 (d) It is a legislative body with three 
 houses. 
 Sol.268.(b)  Bicameralism  was  ?rst 
 introduced  in  India  by  The  Government  of 
 India  Act  of  1919.  Article  80  of  the 
 Constitution  lays  down  the  maximum 
 strength  of  Rajya  Sabha  (Upper  House) 
 as  250,  out  of  which  12  members  are 
 nominated  by  the  President  and  238  are 
 representatives  of  the  States  and  of  the 
 three Union Territories. 
 Q.269.  What  is  the  most  powerful 
 weapon  that  enables  the  Parliament  to 
 ensure executive accountability? 
 SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Approval or refusal of laws 
 (b) The no-con?dence motion 
 (c) Con?rmation of treaties 
 (d) Deliberation and discussion 
 Sol.269.(b)  The  no-con?dence  motion.  It 
 moved  in  the  Lok  Sabha  (and  not  in  the 
 Rajya  Sabha)  to  test  the  con?dence  of 
 the  government.  It  needs  the  support  of 
 50  members  to  be  admitted.  Other  ways 
 to  ensure  executive  accountability: 
 Question-hour,  zero  hour,  calling  attention 
 motion, adjournment motion, censure 
 motion, and other discussions. 
 Q.270.  Which  of  the  following  is  not  a 
 cabinet committee? 
 SSC MTS 05/09/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) Appointment Committee of the 
 Cabinet 
 (b) Committee on Political Affairs 
 (c) Committee on Investment and Growth 
 (d) Committee on Con?icts among 
 Ministers 
 Sol.270.(d)  Cabinet  Committees  are 
 organisational  devices  to  lessen  the 
 enormous  workload  of  the  cabinet.  It  is 
 an  extra-constitutional  body.  List  of 
 Cabinet  Committees:  Cabinet  Committee 
 on  Accommodation,  Cabinet  Committee 
 on  Economic  Affairs,  Cabinet  Committee 
 on  Parliamentary  Affairs,  Cabinet 
 Committee  on  Security,  Cabinet 
 Committee  on  Employment  and  Skill 
 Development.  All  committees  except 
 Cabinet  Committee  on  Accommodation 
 and  Cabinet  Committee  on  Parliamentary 
 Affairs are headed by the Prime Minister. 
 Q.271.  What  is  the  maximum  time  gap 
 between  two  sessions  of  the  State 
 Legislature ? 
 SSC MTS 08/09/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) Three months         (b) Two months 
 (c) Six months              (d) One year 
 Sol.271.(c)  Six  months.  Article  174  (1)  - 
 The  Governor  shall  from  time  to  time 
 summon  the  House  or  each  House  of  the 
 State  Legislature  to  meet  at  such  time 
 and  place  as  he  thinks  ?t.  Article  85  (1) 
 of  the  Constitution  empowers  the 
 President  to  summon  and  prorogue 
 either  house  of  Parliament  or  to  dissolve 
 the  Lok  Sabha.  Three  types  of  Sessions 
 in  the  Parliament  of  India:  Budget 
 session  (February  -  May),  Monsoon 
 session  (July  -  September)  and  Winter 
 session  (November  -  December)  are  held 
 in a calendar year. 
 Q.272.  Who  was  the  ?rst  speaker  of  the 
 Lok Sabha? 
 SSC MTS 11/09/2023 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) NS Reddy 
 (b) GV Mavalankar 
 (c) Ananthasayanam Ayyangar 
 (d) Mira Kumar 
 Sol.272.(b)  Ganesh  Vasudev 
 Mavalankar.  Neelam  Sanjiva  Reddy  -  He 
 served  as  the  sixth  president  of  India 
 (1977-82).  Ananthasayanam  Ayyangar  - 
 First  deputy  speaker  of  Lok  Sabha.  Lok 
 Sabha-  Maximum  strength  :  Fixed  at  550 
 out  of  which  530  are  to  represent  states 
 and  20  to  Union  territories  (UTs).  Current 
 strength  of  Lok  sabha  -  543.  First  female 
 Lok  sabha  speaker  :-  Meira  Kumar  (15th 
 Lok Sabha). 
 Q.273.  When  was  the  ?rst  general 
 election for Lok Sabha held in India ? 
 SSC MTS 11/09/2023 (3rd Shift) 
 (a) 1950-51                     (b) 1949-50 
 (c) 1948-49                     (d) 1951-52 
 Sol.273.(d)  1951-52.  First  Lok  Sabha: 
 Jawaharlal  Nehru  (Indian  National 
 Congress)  became  India’s  ?rst 
 democratically  elected  Prime  Minister. 
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 17th  Lok  Sabha  Election  (2019): 
 Narendra  Modi  (Bharatiya  Janata  Party) 
 became  Prime  Minister.  Lok  Sabha  Seat: 
 543  Parliamentary  Constituencies  (At 
 present).  First  Panchayati  Raj  Election  in 
 India  was  held  on  2nd  of  Oct  1959  in  the 
 Nagaur district of Rajasthan. 
 Q.274.  How  long  can  a  person  remain  a 
 minister  without  being  a  member  of 
 either House of the State Legislature? 
 SSC MTS 12/09/2023 (1st Shift) 
 (a) 15 days                 (b) 6 months 
 (c) 1 year                    (d) 2 months 
 Sol.274.(b)  6  months.  Articles  163-164 
 deals  with  the  Council  of  Ministers  (CoM) 
 in  states.  The  articles  75  (5)  and  164  (4) 
 state  that  a  minister  who  for  any  period 
 of  six  consecutive  months  is  not  a 
 member  of  either  house  of  Parliament  or 
 state  legislature  respectively  shall  cease 
 to  be  such  minister  at  the  expiration  of 
 that period. 
 Q.275.  Which  of  the  following  pairs 
 is/are  correctly  matched  regarding  the 
 terminology used in the Parliament? 
 A.  Appropriation  Bill  -  A  Money  Bill 
 passed  for  providing  for  the  withdrawal 
 or  appropriation  from  and  out  of  the 
 Consolidated Fund of India 
 B.  Demand  for  Grants  -  Earmarking  of 
 budgetary  allocation  for  meeting  only 
 planned  expenditure  of  a 
 Ministry/Department 
 C.  Short  Duration  Discussion  -  For  raising 
 a  discussion  on  a  matter  of  urgent  public 
 importance  for  which  a  notice  has  to  be 
 given  by  a  Member  and  supported  by  50 
 Members. 
 SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (4th shift) 
 (a) A, B and C  (b) B and C only 
 (c) A only  (d) A and C only 
 Sol.275.(c)  A  only.  Demand  for  Grants  is 
 the  form  in  which  estimates  of 
 expenditure  from  the  Consolidated  Fund 
 (included  in  the  annual  ?nancial 
 statement  and  required  to  be  voted  upon 
 in  the  Lok  Sabha)  are  submitted  in 
 pursuance  of  Article  113  of  the 
 Constitution.  Short  Duration  Discussion 
 is  a  procedural  device  to  enable 
 members  to  raise  discussion  on  matters 
 of  urgent  public  importance  without  a 
 formal  motion  on  a  matter  of  urgent 
 public  importance.  The  Speaker  can  allot 
 two days in a week for such discussions. 
 Q.276.  Which of the following can make 
 provisions  for  Ancillary  powers  of  the 
 Supreme Court? 
 SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (1st shift) 
 (a) President of India 
 (b) Law Commission of India 
 (c) Minister of Law & Justice 
 (d) Parliament of India 
 Sol.276.(d)  Parliament  of  India.  Ancillary 
 powers  of  the  Supreme  Court  (Article 
 140):  The  Parliament,  through  legislation, 
 can  grant  the  Supreme  Court  additional 
 powers  that  are  in  line  with  the 
 Constitution's  provisions.  These  extra 
 powers  should  help  the  Court  better  ful?ll 
 its  constitutional  jurisdiction.  President 
 of  India  :  Articles  52  -  62  (Part  V), 
 Parliament  of  India  :  Articles  79-122  (Part 
 V),  Supreme  Court  :  Articles  124-147 
 (Part V). 
 Q.277.  In  India,  during  a  meeting  of  the 
 Legislative  Assembly  or  Council,  if  there 
 is  no  quorum,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
 ________  to  adjourn  the  House  or  suspend 
 the meeting. 
 Higher Secondary 27/06/2023 (Shift - 3) 
 (a) Chairman/Governor 
 (b) Speaker/Chairman 
 (c) Governor/Chief Minister 
 (d) Speaker/Chief Minister 
 Sol.277.(b)  Speaker/Chairman.  Article 
 100  -  Voting  in  Houses,  power  of  Houses 
 to  act  notwithstanding  vacancies  and 
 quorum.  Quorum  -  It  refers  to  the  number 
 of  members  that  must  be  present  for  a 
 house  meeting  to  take  place.  Article  189 
 (3)  -  The  quorum  to  constitute  a  meeting 
 of  the  state  legislature  shall  be  ten 
 members  or  one-tenth  of  the  total 
 number  of  members  of  the  house 
 whichever is greater. 
 Q.278.  Which  of  the  following  Articles  of 
 the  Constitution  of  India  lays  down  the 
 maximum  strength  of  the  Rajya  Sabha  as 
 250 ? 
 Matric Level 30/06/2023 (Shift - 4) 
 (a) Article 85  (b) Article 80 
 (c) Article 83  (d) Article 81 
 Sol.278.(b)  Article  80.  Rajya  Sabha 
 consists  of  238  members  representing 
 the  States  and  Union  Territories,  and  12 
 members  nominated  by  the  President. 
 Article  85  -  Sessions  of  Parliament, 
 prorogation  and  dissolution.  Article  81  - 
 Composition  of  the  House  of  the  People. 
 Article  83  -  Duration  of  Houses  of 
 Parliament. 
 Q.279.  At least how old must be an 
 Indian citizen to be a member of Rajya 
 Sabha? 
 SSC MTS 08/05/2023 (Afternoon) 
 (a) 30 years  (b) 25 years 
 (c) 35 years  (d) 20 years 
 Sol.279.(a) 30 years.  Article 84 provides 
 for  the  quali?cation  of  a  member  of  the 
 Parliament.  Accordingly,  He  must  be  a 
 citizen  of  India.  Minimum  25  years  of  age 
 for  Lok  Sabha.  Minimum  age  for  the 
 President  and  vice  president  is  35  years. 
 There  is  no  minimum  age  prescribed  in 
 the  constitution  for  the  judge  of  supreme 
 court. 
 Q.280.  The  Legislative  Council  of  a  state 
 comprises  not  more  than  ______  of  the 
 total  number  of  members  in  the 
 Legislative Assembly of the state. 
 SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) two - third  (b) three - fourth 
 (c) one - third  (d) one - ?fth 
 Sol.280.(c)  one-third  .  State  Legislative 
 Council  size  cannot  be  less  than  40 
 members.  Composition  -  A  total  of  5/6  of 
 the  total  number  of  members  of  a 
 Legislative  Council  are  indirectly  elected 
 (1/12  are  elected  by  graduates  of  three 
 years  standing  and  residing  within  the 
 state,  1/12  are  elected  by  teachers  of 
 three  years  standing  in  the  state,  1/3  are 
 elected  by  the  members  of  the  legislative 
 assembly  of  the  state  from  amongst 
 persons  who  are  not  members  of  the 
 assembly,  and  1/3  are  elected  by  the 
 members  of  local  bodies)  and  the  1/6 
 are  nominated  by  the  Governor.  The 
 Chairman  and  Deputy  Chairman  are 
 elected  by  the  members  of  the 
 Legislative  Council  among  themselves. 
 Article  171  -  Composition  of  the 
 Legislative Councils. 
 Q.281.  A  maximum  of_________members 
 can  be  nominated  by  the  President  of 
 India  to  become  a  member  of  the  Rajya 
 Sabha. 
 SSC MTS 16/05/2023 (Morning) 
 (a) 12  (b) 25  (c) 18  (d) 10 
 Sol.281.(a)  12  Members  Nominated  by 
 the  President  who  has  'special 
 knowledge  or  practical  experience  in 
 literature,  science,  art  and  social  service'. 
 Rajya  Sabha  (The  Council  of  States): 
 Upper  House.  maximum  strength  -  250. 
 Current  strength  -  245.  Article  80  – 
 Composition  of  the  Council  of  States 
 (Rajya  Sabha).  Article  84  -  Quali?cation 
 for  membership  of  Parliament.  Schedule 
 IV  -  allocation  of  seats  in  the  Rajya  Sabha 
 to the states and UTs. 
 Q.282.  A Money Bill should be returned 
 to the Lok Sabha within ___ days by Rajya 
 Sabha, either with recommendations or 
 without recommendations. 
 SSC MTS 19/05/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) 8  (b) 21  (c) 14  (d) 10 
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 Sol.282.(c)  14.  Money  Bill  (Article  110)  - 
 It  is  involved  with  tax  collection,  public 
 expense  bills,  and  other  signi?cant  costs 
 associated  with  running  the  government. 
 Money  Bill  Types  -  Financial  Bill  and 
 Appropriation  Bill.  The  Speaker  has  the 
 authority to determine whether or not a 
 speci?c bill is a money bill. 
 Q.283.  Archana  wishes  to  contest  for 
 Lok  Sabha  elections  in  India.  What  is  the 
 maximum  limit  of  constituencies  that 
 can she contest? 
 SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Morning) 
 (a) One   (b) Four   (c) Three  (d) Two 
 Sol.283.(d)  Two.  Candidates  were 
 allowed  to  contest  more  than  Two  seats 
 until  1996.  As  per,  Section  33  (7)  of  the 
 RPA  (Representation  of  the  People  Act) 
 1951,  one  candidate  can  contest  from  a 
 maximum  of  two  constituencies.  Section 
 70  bars  candidates  from  representing 
 two  constituencies  in  the  Lok 
 Sabha/state,  which  means  candidates 
 have  to  vacate  one  seat  in  case  of 
 winning both the seats. 
 Q.284.  What  is  the  term  of  the  State 
 legislative  assembly  in  India  as  per 
 Indian constitution ? 
 SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Afternoon) 
 (a) 3 years  (b) 5 years 
 (c) 4 years  (d) 7 years 
 Sol.284.(b)  5  years.  State  Legislature 
 (Article  168  -  212)  comprises  Legislative 
 Assembly  and  Legislative  Council.  Article 
 170  -  Composition  of  the  Legislative 
 Assemblies.  Article  171  -  Composition  of 
 the  Legislative  Councils.Legislative 
 Council  members  are  elected  for  a  term 
 of 6 years. 
 Q.285.  The  Lok  Sabha  (House  of  the 
 People)  was  duly  constituted  for  the  ?rst 
 time on _______ . 
 SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) 26 April 1950  (b) 17 April 1952 
 (c) 18 January 1950  (d) 20 April 1951 
 Sol.285.(b)  17  April  1952.  The  First  Lok 
 Sabha  lasted  for  a  full  ?ve  years  tenure 
 and  was  dissolved  on  4  April  1957. 
 Article  79  of  the  Constitution  deals  with 
 the  Parliament  consisting  of  the 
 President,  Lok  Sabha,  and  Rajya  Sabha. 
 First Lok Sabha Speaker - GV Mavlankar. 
 Q.286.  What  is  the  tenure  of  a  Rajya 
 Sabha member? 
 SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Evening) 
 (a) Five years  (b) Three years 
 (c) Six years  (d) Two years 
 Sol.286.(c) Six years (  one third members 
 retire  after  every  two  years).  Article  80  - 
 Composition  of  the  Council  of  States. 
 Rajya  Sabha  -  constituted  on  3  April 
 1952.  Chairman  (ex  o?cio)  -  Vice 
 President  of  India.  Seats  at  present  -  245 
 (233  Elected  +  12  Nominated).  Voting 
 system  -  238  members  are  elected  by 
 single  transferable  vote  by  state 
 legislatures,  12  members  are  nominated 
 by  the  President.  Maximum  Rajya  Sabha 
 seats - Uttar Pradesh (31). 
 Q.287  .  The  term  'Parliament'  refers  to 
 the_________ 
 SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (1st Shift) 
 (a) Rajya Sabha         (b) Lok Sabha 
 (c) State legislature  (d) National legislature 
 Sol.287.(d)  National  legislature  .  The 
 Indian  Parliament  comprises  the 
 President  and  the  two  Houses  -  Rajya 
 Sabha  (Council  of  States)  and  Lok 
 Sabha.  The  State  Legislature  is  the 
 legislative  body  of  the  state  in  India.  It 
 comprises  the  Legislative  Assembly,  the 
 Legislative  Council  (in  some  cases),  and 
 the State Governor. 
 Q.288.  Which  of  the  following  can  alter 
 the  boundary  of  a  state  or  change  its 
 name? 
 SSC CGL  08/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) State government  (b) Parliament 
 (c) Supreme Court  (d) High Court 
 Sol.288.(b)  Parliament.  Article  3  states 
 that  the  Parliament  may  by  law  form  a 
 new  State  by  separation  of  a  territory 
 from  any  State  or  by  uniting  two  or  more 
 States  completely  or  in  parts  or  by 
 uniting  any  territory  to  a  part  of  any 
 State. 
 Q.289.  Who  runs  the  government  at  the 
 national  level  under  the  parliamentary 
 system? 
 SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (2nd Shift) 
 (a) The President and Council of 
 Ministers 
 (b) The Prime Minister and Council of 
 Ministers 
 (c) The Prime Minister 
 (d) The President 
 Sol.289.(b)  The  Prime  Minister  and  the 
 Council  of  Ministers  run  the 
 Parliamentary  system  (cabinet  system  or 
 the  Responsible  government,  Prime 
 Minister  Model)  at  the  National  level. 
 Articles  74  and  75  (Part  V)  provide  the 
 parliamentary  system  for  the  centre. 
 Article 163 and 164 (Part VI) provides the 
 parliamentary system for the states. 
 Q.290.  The Constitution provides for 
 reservation of seats in the Lok Sabha and 
 State Legislative Assemblies for the: 
 SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) scheduled tribes 
 (b) other backward classes 
 (c) differently abled 
 (d) women 
 Sol.290.(a)  Scheduled  tribes  .  Article 
 366(25)  of  the  Constitution  deals  with 
 Scheduled  Tribes.  There  are  over  705 
 tribes  which  have  been  noti?ed.  The 
 largest  number  of  tribal  communities  are 
 found  in  Odisha.  Related  Committees  to 
 Schedule  tribes  :  Xaxa  Committee 
 (2013),  Bhuria  Commission  (2002-2004), 
 Lokur  Committee  (1965).  The  Fifth 
 Schedule  of  the  Constitution  deals  with 
 Administration  and  Control  of  Scheduled 
 Areas  and  Scheduled  Tribes  in  states 
 other  than  Assam,  Meghalaya,  Tripura 
 and  Mizoram.  The  Sixth  Schedule  deals 
 with  the  administration  of  the  tribal  areas 
 in  Assam,  Meghalaya,  Tripura  and 
 Mizoram. 
 Q.291.  Which of the following is NOT a 
 kind  of  question  related  to  Indian 
 Parliamentary Proceedings? 
 SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) Starred Question 
 (b) Unstarred Question 
 (c) Short Notice Question 
 (d) Long Notice Question 
 Sol.291.(d)  Long  Notice  Question. 
 Starred  Questions  are  those  for  which  an 
 oral  answer  is  expected.  Non-starred 
 questions  are  those  for  which  a  written 
 reply  is  expected.  Short  notice  questions 
 are  those  which  are  asked  on  matters  of 
 urgent  public  importance  and  can  be 
 asked  on  a  shorter  notice,  less  than  10 
 days. 
 Q.292.  Which of the following is called 
 'the temple of the country's democracy'? 
 SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) Raj Ghat  (b) Supreme Court 
 (c) Ashok Pillar  (d) Parliament 
 Sol.292.(d)  Parliament  (Article  79) 
 consists  of  the  President  (Article  52), 
 Council  of  States  (Article  80  -  Rajya 
 Sabha)  and  House  of  the  People  (Article 
 81 - Lok Sabha). 
 Q.293.  To  whom  is  the  Council  of 
 Ministers collectively responsible? 
 SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) Lok Sabha 
 (b) Parliament 
 (c) Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha 
 (d) President of India 
 Sol.293.(a)  Lok  Sabha.  Article  74  (deals 
 with  the  status  of  the  council  of 
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 ministers),  Article  79  (There  shall  be  a 
 Parliament),  Article  80  (Rajya  Sabha), 
 Article  81  (Lok  Sabha).  Important  Article 
 -  Impeachment  of  President  (Article  61), 
 Disquali?cations  for  membership  (Article 
 102), Right of President to address and 
 send messages to Houses (Article 86). 
 Q.294.  Which  of  the  following  states  has 
 two houses in its state legislature? 
 SSC MTS 05/07/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) Gujarat  (b) Maharashtra 
 (c) Rajasthan  (d) Jharkhand 
 Sol.294.(b)  Maharashtra  .  6  out  of  28 
 states  have  bicameral  legislatures: 
 Andhra  Pradesh  (Seats-  58)  ,  Bihar  (75), 
 Karnataka  (75),  Maharashtra  (78), 
 Telangana (40), and Uttar Pradesh (100). 
 Q.295.  The  state  legislative  assembly 
 has  a  strength  of  ____,  with  exceptions 
 for smaller states. 
 SSC MTS 06/07/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) 600 to 1000  (b) 60 to 500 
 (c) 50 to 400  (d) 10 to 100 
 Sol.295.(b)  60  and  500  members  . 
 However  an  exception  may  be  granted  in 
 the  states  of  Goa,  Sikkim,  Mizoram,  and 
 the  union  territory  of  Puducherry  which 
 have  fewer  than  60  members.  Maximum 
 seats  (Uttar  Pradesh;  403)  and  least 
 number of seats (Puducherry; 30). 
 Q.296.  According  to  the  Indian 
 Constitution,  the  House  of  People  shall 
 consist  of  not  more  than  ______  members 
 to represent the Union territories. 
 SSC MTS 12/07/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) thirty  (b) twenty 
 (c) ?fteen  (d) Thirty-?ve 
 Sol.296.(b)  Twenty  .  The  Lok  Sabha  is 
 composed  of  representatives  of  people 
 chosen  by  direct  election  on  the  basis  of 
 adult  suffrage.  The  maximum  strength  of 
 the  House  envisaged  by  the  Constitution 
 is  now  550  (530  members  to  represent 
 States, 20 to represent Union Territories) 
 Q.297.  How  many  organs  of  government 
 are  there  according  to  the  Indian 
 Constitution? 
 SSC MTS 12/07/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) Two  (b) Four  (c) One  (d) Three 
 Sol.297.(d)  Three  Organs:  the 
 Legislature  consists  of  the  President  and 
 two  Houses,  known  as  Council  of  States 
 (Rajya  Sabha)  and  House  of  the  People 
 (Lok  Sabha),  the  Executive  consists  of 
 the  President,  the  Vice-President,  and  the 
 Council  of  Ministers  with  the  Prime 
 Minister  as  the  head  to  aid  and  advise 
 the  President.  and  the  Judiciary  consists 
 of  the  Supreme  Court,  High  Court, 
 District Court or Subordinate Court. 
 Q.298.  _____________  is  a  motion  moved 
 by  a  member  to  cut  short  the  debate  on  a 
 matter before the House. 
 SSC MTS 13/07/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) Closure  (b) No-Con?dence 
 (c) Privilege           (d) Censure 
 Sol.298.(a)  ‘Closure  Motion’  .  No 
 Con?dence  Motion’  also  called  as  Motion 
 of  No  Con?dence:  A  Vote  of  No 
 Con?dence is a formal proposal in Lok 
 Sabha to evoke a decision of the house. 
 Q.299.  According  to  the  Indian 
 Constitution,  what  is  the  tenure  of  the 
 members  of  the  State  Legislative  Council 
 in India? 
 SSC MTS 14/07/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) 10 years  (b) 3 years 
 (c) 4 years  (d) 6 years 
 Sol.299.(d)  6  years.  It  is  a  permanent 
 body  and  is  not  subject  to  dissolution. 
 The  tenure  of  a  Member  of  the 
 Legislative  Council  (MLC)  is  six  years, 
 with  one-third  of  the  members  retiring 
 every two years. 
 Q.300.  Who  has  the  power  to  abolish  or 
 create a legislative council in the state? 
 SSC MTS 18/07/2022 (Morning) 
 (a) Parliament 
 (b) High court of the concerned State 
 (c) President 
 (d) Chief minister of the concerned state 
 Sol.300.(a)  Parliament.  According  to  the 
 Article  169  of  the  Constitution  of  India, 
 the  Parliament  of  India  can  create  or 
 abolish  the  State  Legislative  Council  of  a 
 state  if  that  state's  legislature  passes  a 
 resolution for that with a special majority. 
 Q.301.  Which  of  the  following  is  NOT  a 
 feature  of  parliamentary  government  in 
 India? 
 SSC MTS 19/07/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) Membership of the ministers in the 
 legislature, 
 (b) Undissolvable lower house 
 (c) Presence of nominal and real 
 executives 
 (d) Collective responsibility of the 
 executive to the legislature 
 Sol.301.(b)  Undissolvable  lower  house. 
 Features  of  Parliamentary  Government  : 
 Nominal  and  Real  Executives,  Double 
 Membership,  Collective  Responsibility, 
 Secrecy  of  procedure,  Prime  Ministerial 
 Leadership,  Majority  Party  Rule, 
 Bicameral  Legislature,  Political 
 Homogeneity, No ?xed term. 
 Q.302.  An alliance formed by political 
 parties  after  elections  when  no  party  has 
 been  able  to  get  adequate  seats  to  form 
 a clear majority is called_____. 
 SSC MTS 20/07/2022 (Evening) 
 (a) coalition  (b) appropriation 
 (c) allegiance  (d) prorogation 
 Sol.302.(a)  A  coalition  government  is  a 
 form  of  government  in  which  political 
 parties  cooperate  to  form  a  government. 
 Appropriation  is  when  money  is  set  aside 
 for  a  speci?c  and  particular  purpose  or 
 purposes.  Prorogation  means  the 
 termination  of  a  session  of  the  House  by 
 an  order  made  by  the  President  under 
 Article  85(2)(a)  of  the  Constitution. 
 Allegiance,  the  tie  that  binds  an  individual 
 to another individual or institution. 
 Q.303.  The period between prorogation 
 of  Parliament  and  re-assembly  in  a  new 
 session is called______. 
 SSC MTS 21/07/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) adjournment  (b) recess 
 (c) dissolution  (d) cut motion 
 Sol.303.(b)  Recess  .  An  adjournment 
 suspends  the  work  in  a  sitting  for  a 
 speci?ed  time,  which  may  be  hours,  days 
 or  weeks.  A  dissolution  ends  the  very  life 
 of  the  existing  House,  and  a  new  House 
 is  constituted  after  general  elections  are 
 held.  Cut  motion  is  a  power  given  to  the 
 members  of  the  Lok  Sabha  that  enables 
 its  members  to  oppose  any  demand  in  a 
 Finance Bill proposed by a government 
 Q.304.  In  the  absence  of  the  Speaker  and 
 the  Deputy  Speaker  of  Lok  Sabha,  who 
 presides  over  the  joint  sitting  of  the  two 
 houses of Parliament? 
 SSC CHSL 24/05/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) Chairman of Rajya Sabha 
 (b) Any senior member of Rajya Sabha 
 (c) Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha 
 (d) Any senior member of Lok Sabha 
 Sol.304.(c)  Deputy  Chairman  of  Rajya 
 Sabha  .  Article  93  -  The  Speaker  and 
 Deputy  Speaker  of  the  House  of  the 
 People  .  Article  95  -  Power  of  the  Deputy 
 Speaker  or  other  person  to  perform  the 
 duties  of  the  o?ce  of,  or  to  act  as, 
 Speaker.  Article  96  -  The  Speaker  or  the 
 Deputy  Speaker  not  to  preside  while  a 
 resolution  for  his  removal  from  o?ce  is 
 under consideration. 
 Q.305.  How  many  seats  of  Rajya  Sabha 
 are present in the state of Maharashtra? 
 SSC CHSL 30/05/2022 (Afternoon) 
 (a) 19  (b) 10  (c) 31  (d) 25 
 Sol.305.(a)  19  seats  elected  in 
 Maharashtra  and  they  are  indirectly 
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