DAY – 25: Insights Self Study Guide for UPSC Prelims + Mains – 2015

Which of the following matters should a bill deal with to be deemed as a money bill?

1. The abolition of income tax
2. Withdrawal of money from the Consolidated Fund of India
3. The regulation of borrowing of money by the Union Government
4. Abolition of taxes collected by Gram Panchayats

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Consider the following statements

1. Rajya Sabha must return the money bill to Lok Sabha within two weeks
2. The President can not return the money bill for reconsideration of the Parliament
3. The money bill is introduced only on the recommendation of the Union cabinet

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. The provision of joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament is applicable to financial bills too
2. As a Vice – President of the Nation, the Chairman of Rajya Sabha presides over a joint sitting of the two Houses

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

During the Budget session, which of the following expenditures is/are non-votable by the Parliament?

1. Salaries and pensions of the judge of the Supreme Court
2. Salaries and allowances of All India Services officers
3. Pensions of the judges of high courts

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Which of the following cut-motions, during voting on demands for grants in the budget session, states that the amount of the demand be reduced by a specified amount?

The Parliament can make laws on the subjects enumerated in the State List under which of the following circumstances?

Consider the following statements:

1. The position of the Rajya Sabha in our constitutional system is not as strong as that of the House of Lords in the British constitutional system
2. The USA, the Senate seats are allocated to States based on the population just like for Rajya Sabha in India

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

With reference to the Public Accounts Committee, consider the following statements:

1. Its members are elected by the Parliament once in five year amongst its members according to the principle of proportional representation
2. The finance minister of India is an important member of the Public Accounts Committee

Which of the above statements is/are INCORRECT?

Consider the following statements:

1. The expenditure of the office of Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) is audited by the Public Accounts Committee
2. In recent years the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee is selected from the ruling party itself

Which of the above statements is/are INCORRECT?

With reference to the Estimates Committee, consider the following statements:

1. The Rajya Sabha has no representation in this committee
2. The Public Accounts Committee has more members than the Estimates Committee

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which of the following committees of the Parliament is also known as ‘Continuous Economy Committee’?

Which of the following committees of the Parliament regulates the programme and timetable of the Houses?

Which of the following members was NOT a Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Consider the following statements:

1. There is no system of judicial review in in USA
2. In the United Kingdom, the Parliament is regarded as a sovereign body

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Which of the following factors limit the sovereignty of Indian Parliament?

1. Fundamental Rights
2. Federal System of Government
3. System of Parliamentary Committees
4. System of Judicial Review

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