31. Who does not participate in the election of the Legislative Council?
A. Graduates
B. Members of the municipality
C. Teachers of secondary schools
D. District Panchayat members
[toggle] Answer – D[/toggle]
32. Speaker of Legislative Assembly surrenders his resignation to…….?
A. Chief Minister
B. Governor
C. Chief Justice of the High Court
D. Deputy Speaker
[toggle] Answer – D[/toggle]
33. Which of the following statements is not correct?
A. A minister can also participate in the proceedings of the House, he is not a member of that house
B. A minister who is not a member of the House, can participate in the proceedings of both houses
C. The quorum is the 10th share of the total members in a single house
D. The Advocate General can vote in the House
[toggle] Answer – D[/toggle]
34. Which of the following statements is not correct?
A. Finance Bill cannot be submitted in the Legislative Council
B. The Finance Bill is presented by the Chief Minister of the state
C. The Legislative Council has no right to change the Finance Bill
D. Finance Bill is presented in both houses
[toggle] Answer – B [/toggle]
35. Who decides the salary and allowance of the speaker of the Legislative Assembly?
A. Legislature
B. Governor
C. Chief Minister
D. None of the following
[toggle] Answer – A[/toggle]
36. To be a member of a State Council of Ministers, a person :
A. must belong to the Legislative Assembly
B. must acquire membership of the State legislature within six months of such appointment if he is not one already
C. cannot be less than 35 years old
D. will have to be an expert in some field if he is not a member of the legislature
[toggle] Answer – B [/toggle]
37. The Vidhan Sabha is :
A. the permanent house’ of State Legislature
B. indirectly elected
C. subject to dissolution
D. has little importance in the State Government
[toggle] Answer – C[/toggle]
38. The Legislative Council of a State:
I. is not subject to dissolution.
II. can be abolished by the State Legislative Assembly.
III. can be abolished by the President on the Governor’s recommendation.
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II
D. III only
[toggle] Answer – C[/toggle]
39. Grants-in-aid given to States are meant:
A. to show favour to backward States
B. for use in centrally-sponsored schemes
C. to cover gaps on revenue account so that States can undertake beneficial activities
D. for funding the State plan
[toggle] Answer – C[/toggle]
Explanation: A grant-in-aid is the transfer of money from the federal government to a state government, local government or individual person for the purposes of funding a specific project or program. The federal government gets this money from income tax revenues.
40. Membership of the legislative Assembly can vary between 60 and 500, but the exception to this rule is/are found in :
I. Puducherry
II. Mizoram
III. Goa
A. I and II
B. II and III
C. II only
D. I, II and III
[toggle] Answer – D[/toggle]