41. According to the Constitution, there shall be a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister at the head to:
A. guide the President
B. aid and advise the President
C. seek advice from the President
D. exercise a check on the President
[toggle] Answer – B [/toggle]
42. Which Of the following Prime Ministers who did not face the Union Parliament even once?
A. Lal Bahadur Shastri
B. Charan Singh
C. Morarji Desai
D. VP Singh
[toggle] Answer – B [/toggle]
43. When Mrs. Gandhi became Prime Minister in 1965 she was a member of:
A. Lok Sabha
B. Rajya Sabha
C. Neither
D. Both
[toggle] Answer – B [/toggle]
44. The President can remove an individual Minister from the Council of Ministers
A. on his own
B. only on the advice of the Prime Minister
C. only on the advice of the Lok Sabha
D. only on the advice of the Speaker
[toggle] Answer – B [/toggle]
45. When the Prime Minister tenders his resignation the Union Cabinet
A. remains automatically dissolved
B. will function under an acting/a retaker Prime Minister
C. will function directly under the President
D. will meet under the Chairmanship of the President
[toggle] Answer – A [/toggle]
46. Who enjoys the right to impose reasonable restriction on the Fundamental Rights of citizens?
A. President
B. Union Parliament
C. Prime Minister
D. Supreme Court
[toggle] Answer – B [/toggle]
47. State Governors are responsible for their actions to the:
A. Lok Sabha
B. State Legislature
C. President
D. Prime Minister
[toggle] Answer – C [/toggle]
48. Who acted as Prime Minister of India for 12 days on the death of Jawaharlal Nehru?
A. Morarji Desai
B. Mrs. Indira Gandhi
C. Gulzari Lal Nanda
D. Lal Bahadur Shastri
[toggle] Answer – C [/toggle]
49. Who amongst the following addresses the nation on the Independence Day from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Delhi?
A. President of India
B. UPA Chairperson
C. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
D. Prime Minister of India
(e) None of these
[toggle] Answer – D [/toggle]
50. The first Union Council of Ministers of free India comprised _____ Cabinet Ministers besides Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
A. 12
B. 13
C. 14
D. 15
[toggle] Answer – B [/toggle]