11. Article 75 includes among its provisions:
1. Prime Minister is to be appointed by the President.
2. The Council of Ministers shall be collectively responsible for the Lok Sabha.
3. The President may appoint a non-member as Prime Minister who must become a member of Parliament before the expiration of six months.
4. The Ministers shall hold office during the pleasure of the Prime Minister.
A. 1 and 2
B. 3 and 4
C. 2 and 3
D. 1 and 4
[toggle] Answer – A [/toggle]
12. Chief Minister of a State is responsible to:
A. Governor
B. Legislative Assembly
C. Prime Minister
D. Rajya Sabha
[toggle] Answer – A [/toggle]
13. Who appoints the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir?
A. chief Minister of the State
B. Chief Justice of the High Court
C. President
D. Prime Minister
[toggle] Answer – C [/toggle]
14. Which of the following is correctly matched?
A. 1960- Third general elections in India
B. 1958-Bombay bifurcated into Maharashtra and Gujarat
C. 1966-Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister
D. 1970-Nationalisation of banks
[toggle] Answer – C [/toggle]
15. Who acted as the Prime Minister of India immediately on the
death of Jawaharlal Nehru?
A. TT Krishnamachari
B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
C. Mrs. Indira Gandhi
D. Gulzari Lal Nanda
[toggle] Answer – D [/toggle]
16. The Prime Minister of India who did not face the Union Parliament was
A. Morarji Desai
B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
C. Charan Singh
D. Rajiv Gandhi
[toggle] Answer – C [/toggle]
17. The office of the Prime Minister of India has a _____ basis.
A. constitutional
B. statutory
C. conventional
D. historical
[toggle] Answer – A [/toggle]
18. The real executive powers under Parliamentary Government rests with the
A. Prime Minister
B. Head of the State
C. Parliament
D. Council of Ministers
[toggle] Answer – D [/toggle]
19. The Prime Minister is generally a
A. Member of the Lok Sabha
B. Member of the Rajya Sabha
C. Member of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha as well
D. Nominated Member of Parliament
[toggle] Answer – A [/toggle]
20. Who among the following had the shortest tenure as Prime Minister of India?
A. Morarji Desai
B. Lal Bahadur Shastri
C. Charan Singh
D. Rajiv Gandhi
[toggle] Answer – C
Explanation: shortest tenure as Prime Minister of India are:
Charan Singh (170 days)
Chandra Sekhar (223 days)
Deve Gowda(324 days)
I.K.Gujral (322 days)
V.P.Singh (343 days) [/toggle]