UPSC Ki Taiyari

The " Basic Structure Doctrine " in the Indian Constitution refers to the principle that certain fundamental features of the Constitution cannot be altered or amended by the Parliament. This concept was established by the Supreme Court of India in the landmark case of Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973). Here are the key points of the Basic Structure Doctrine: Supremacy of the Constitution : The Constitution is the supreme law of the land, and no law enacted by the Parliament can violate its essential features. Eternality of the Constitution : The basic structure of the Constitution is considered eternal and unalterable. This prevents the Parliament from making changes that could destroy the core principles of the Constitution. Limited Amending Power : While the Indian Parliament has the power to amend the Constitution, this power is not absolute. The Parliament cannot amend the Constitution in a way that destroys or alters its basic structure. Judicial Review: The ...

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari: Q-1. Which of the following can be abolished, but not dissolved?  A) Rajya Sabha B) Municipal Bodies C) State Legislative Council✓ D) None of the above Q-2. The Rajya Sabha has a life of:  A) 2 years B) 6 years C) 7 years D) Permanency✓ Q-3. The budget in normal circumstances, is presented to the Parliament on : A) The first day of February✓ B) 15th March C) The last day of March D) 1st April Q-4. Which one of the following is the largest Committee of the Parliament?  A) The Public Accounts Committee B) The Estimates Committee✓ C) The Committee on Public Undertakings D) The Committee on Petitions Q-5. Parliament or a State Legislature can declare a seat vacant if a member absents himself without permission from the sessions for: A) 30 days B) 60 days✓ C) 90 days D) 120 days

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. Who, according to the Anti-Defection Act, is the final authority to decide whether a member of Lok Sabha has incurred disqualification due to defection? A) Speaker✓ B) President C) Election Commission D) High Court Q-2. Who is authorised to decide over a dispute regarding disqualification of a member of Parliament ? A) Election Commissioner B) Speaker of Lok Sabha C) President✓ D) A Committee set up by the Parliament Q-3. The Lok Sabha is called in session for at least how many times in a year? A) Twice B) Once C) Thrice✓ D) Four times Q-4. What is 'zero hour'? A) When the proposals of the opposition are considered B) When matters of utmost importance are raised✓ C) Interval between the morning- and afternoon sessions D) When a Money Bill is introduced in the Lok Sabha Q-5. The President may appoint all the following except: A) Prime Minister B) Governor C) High Court judges D) Rajya Sabha Chairma...

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q.1:भारत में लोकपाल और लोकायुक्त की स्थापना का सुझाव किस आयोग ने दिया था? A)ठक्कर आयोग B)सरकरिया आयोग C)प्रशासनिक सुधार आयोग✓ D)विधि आयोग Q.2: भारतीय संविधान मान्यता देता है? A)के...

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. The President selects as Prime Minister: 1. the leader of the party in majority in Lok Sabha. 2. anyone he wishes to. 3. the person who is in a position to win the confidence of the majority in Lok Sabha. 4. the leader of the party having a majority of seats in either Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha. A) I only B) III or IV✓ C) I or III D) I, III or IV Q-2. Each member of Parliament who participates in the Presidential election is entitled to cast as many votes as are obtained by dividing the total number of votes of the Legislative Assemblies of all the States by the total number of elected members of the two Houses of Parliament. This ensures: A) parity between the voting strengths of the States and the Parliament✓ B) parity among the States C) uniformity of representation of the different States D) All the above Q-3. Put in chronological order the following names of Presidents of India. 1. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan 2. V.V.Giri...

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. With reference to the Presidential election in India, consider the following statements: 1. The nomination paper of a candidate for the Presidential election should be signed by at least 50 electors as proposers and another 50 as seconders. 2. The prescribed security deposit in the Presidential election is Rs.25,000. Which of these statements is/are correct? A) 1 only✓ B) 2 only C) Both 1 and 2 D) Neither 1 nor 2 Q-2. Though the President is not a Member of Parliament, he performs certain functions as an integral part of the Parliament. Which are these? I. He can dissolve the Lok Sabha. II. He accords assent to the bills passed by Parliament. III. He summons both Houses of Parliament. IV. He orders elections to the Parliament when its term is over. A) I, II, III and IV B) I, II and III✓ C) I and II D) II, III and IV Q-3. Which of the following statements is/are True? I. Disputes related to election of a President ar...

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. In case a President dies while in office, the Vice-President can act as President for a maximum period of: A) 2 years B) 1 year C) 3 months D) 6 months✓ Q-2. Which of the following is true in context of the President? A) He addresses the first session of the Parliament after each general election of the Lok Sabha and at the commencement of the first session of each year✓ B) He addresses the first session of Parliament at the beginning of each year as well as the last session held at the end of each year C) He addresses the Parliament daily D) None of these Q-3. When can a President use his discretion in appointing the Prime Minister? A) In all circumstances B) In no circumstances C) Only when the Lok Sabha has been dissolved D) When no political party enjoys a clear majority in the Lok Sabha✓ Q-4. Who can initiate impeachment proceedings against the President of India? A) Only Lok Sabha B) Rajya Sabha C) Any ...

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. If a Minister loses a no-confidence motion, then: A) the Minister resigns B) the whole Council of Ministers resigns✓ C) Lok Sabha is dissolved D) only Prime Minister and that Minister resign Q-2. Consider the following Vice-President of India: 1. V.V. Giri 2. M. Hidayatullah 3. B.D. Jatti 4. G.S. Pathak Which one of the following is the correct chronology of their tenures? A) 1-4-3-2✓ B) 2-1-3-4 C) 3-2-1-4 D) 4-1-3-2 Q-3. Who among the following have held the office of the Vice-President of India? 1. Mohammad Hidayatullah 2. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed 3. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy 4. Shankar Dayal Sharma A) 1, 2, 3 and 4 B) 1 and 4✓ C) 2 and 3 D) 3 and 4 Q-4. Minimum age required to contest for Presidentship is : A) 30 years B) 35 years✓ C) 23 years D) 21 years Q5. Which of the following powers is not enjoyed by the President of India in the event of emergency proclaimed under Article 352 of the Constitut...

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. If a Minister of a State wants to resign, to whom he should address the letter of resignation? A) Chief Minister✓ B) Speaker of Vidhan Sabha C) Governor of the State D) Leader of his political party Q-2. What is the position of a 'Minister of State' in the Central Government? A) He is the nominee of the State Governor B) He is the nominee of the State Cabinets C) He looks after the interests of the State Cabinet D) He is a Minister of Central Government but not a member of the Cabinet✓ Q-3. Who among the following is directly responsible to Parliament for all matters concerning the Defence Services of India? A) Cabinet Committee on political affairs B) President C) Prime Minister D) Defence Minister✓ Q-4. The executive power is vested in the President but it is actually used by him on the advice of : A) the Prime Minister B) the Council of Ministers✓ C) Parliament D) None of the above Q-5. An 'office...

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. The Prime Minister: A) is head of government B) is the leader of Lok Sabha C) may change the portfolios of the Ministers at will D) may do all the above ✓ Q-2. Is the Prime Minister bound to advise the President on matters on which his advice is sought? A) Yes✓ B) No C) It is discretionary D) If the Council of Ministers so desires Q-3. The rank of the different Ministers in the Union Council of Ministers is determined by the: A) President B) Prime Minister✓ C) Cabinet Secretary D) Speaker of Lok Sabha Q-4. In Parliamentary Government, Ministers remain in office so long as they enjoy: A) confidence of the upper house of the legislature B) support of the armed forces C) confidence of the popular chamber of legislature✓ D) popular support Q-5. Collective responsibility of the Cabinet was introduced in India by the: A) Government of India Act, 1935 B) Minto-Morley Reforms C) Independence Act, 1947 D)...

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. When charge against the President is preferred by either' House of Parliament and is being investigated by other House: A) the President has a right to appear and to be represented at such investigation B) the President has no right to appear and to be represented at such investigation C) the President has a right of representation but he does not have a right of personal hearing D) the President has a right to appear and to be represented either personally or through a legal practitioner✓ Q-2. The President of India is vested with ordinance making power by Article 123, He exercises this power: A) when Lok Sabha is not in session and circumstances .exist which render it necessary for the President to take immediate action B) when Council of States is not in session and the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action C) when both Houses of Parliament are not in session ...

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. The legislative powers of the President include all the following but: A) the power-to summon or prorogue the Houses of Parliament B) the power to summon a joint sitting of the Houses to resolve a deadlock C) the power of nominating 12 members to the Lok Sabha✓ D) the right to address either House at any time and it requires the attendance of members for this purpose Q-2. Which of the following Chief Justices of India has acted as President of India? A) M. Hidayatullah✓ B) P.B. Gajendra Gadkar C) P.N. Bhagwati D) All of the above Ans: (a) Q-3. Which of the following statements regarding the pardoning powers of the President is/are not correct? 1. He has the pardoning power in respect of sentence by court martial. 2. He can grant reprieve and respite in case of punishment for an offence against any law of the land, Union or State. 3. He alone can pardon a sentence of death. 4. His exercise of the power of pardon is open...

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. If a resolution impeaching the President is passed, the President is considered to have been removed: A) from the date on which the resolution is passed✓ B) once the Chief Justice of India takes out an order to the effect C) as soon as the Gazette of India notifies it D) once the new incumbent is elected Q-2. A resolution for impeaching the President can be moved after at least fourteen days' notice signed by : A) not less than 50 members of the House B) not less than one-third of the total number of members of the House C) not less than one-fourth of the total number of members of the House✓ D) at least 100 members of Lok Sabha and 50 members of Rajya Sabha Q-3. The Constitution: A) is silent on the President's re-election to the office B) allows re-election of a person to the President's post✓ C) restricts a person to remain President for only two terms D) has been amended to allow a person only one term as Pres...

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. When the Vice-President acts as President he gets the emoluments of the : A) President✓ B) Vice-President C) Chairman of Rajya Sabha D) President in addition to what he gets as Chairman of Rajya Sabha Q-2. An election to fill a vacancy in the office of Vice-President occurring by reason of his death, resignation or removal, has to be held: A) within six months of the occurence of the vacancy B) within a year of the occurrence of the vacancy C) as soon as possible after the occurrence of the vacancy✓ D) after the expiration of the term if the remaining period is less than three months Q-3. Who elects the Vice-President? A) The same electoral college which elects the President B) Members of the Rajya Sabha C) An electoral college consisting of members of Parliament✓ D) Members of Parliament at a joint Meeting Q-4. The resolution for removing the Vice-President of India can be moved in the: A) Lok Sabha alone B) ei...

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. Who has the authority to remove the Vice-President from his office before the expiry of his term? A) Rajya Sabha B) Parliament C) Lok Sabha✓ D) Supreme Court Q-2. Which one of the following resigned as Vice-President to contest for the office of the President? A) Dr. S.Radhakrishnan B) V.V. Giri✓ C) Fakhruddin AIi Ahmed D) Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy Q-3. When the Chairman of Rajya Sabha acts as President, the duties of the Chairman are performed by : A) himself B) a newly elected Chairman C) the Deputy Chairman✓ D) a member of Rajya Sabha deputed by the Chairman Q-4. Disputes regarding the election of the President and Vice-President are settled: A) in the Supreme Court✓ (B) by the Election Commission C) by a Parliamentary Committee D) in the Supreme Court of High Courts Q-5. What function is specifically prescribed by the Constitution for the Vice-President of India? A) Vice-Chancellorship of Universit...

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. Who among the following' are appointed by the President of India? I. Chairman, Finance Commission II. Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission III. Chief Minister of a Union Territory A) I only B) I and II✓ C) I and III D) II and III Q-2. An ordinance promulagated by the President: A) will lapse automatically after 2months B) will lapse on the expiration of 6 weeks from the meeting of the Parliament✓ C) will automatically become a law after 6 months D) will continue to be in force till it is superseded by an Act of the Parliament Q-3. Appointment of the members of the Council of Ministers is made by the President: A) on the advice of the Prime Minister✓ B) in his own discretion C) on the advice of the Vice- President D) on the basis of election results Q- 4. Who among the following are appointed by the President of India? I. Governors of States. II. The Chief Justice and Judges of High Courts. III. The Chief Just...

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. The power to grant pardons, reprieve or remissions of punishment under Article 72 is exercised by the President of India: A) on the advice of the Prime Minister B) on his own as Head of the Union C) on the advice of Council of Ministers✓ D) in consultation with the Prime Minister who tenders his opinion on the advice of his cabinet Q-2. The pardoning power given to the President of India under Article 72 can be exercised: A) only after the trial and on the sentence of conviction B) during or after trial but never before trial C) at any time before, during or after the trial✓ D) either before or after the trial but never during the trial of the case Q-3. The only President of India who was elected unopposed is : A) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan B) Dr. Zakir Hussain C) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy✓ D) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Q-4. To elect the President of India, which one of the following election procedures is used? A) System of pro...

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. Which of the following regarding the election of the President is correct? A) A candidate securing the majority of votes is not automatically elected✓ B) The Supreme Court has no jurisdiction in any doubt or dispute arising in connection with the election of the President C) The Presidential election cannot take place when one or more State Assemblies stand dissolved because all the State Assemblies form part of the Electoral College D) The total value of the votes allotted to both Houses of Parliament is much more than the total value of the votes of all the States taken together Q-2. Which of the following is not true regarding the payment of the emoluments to the President? A) They do not require any parliamentary sanction B) They can be reduced during a Financial Emergency C) They are shown separately in the budget D) They are charged on the Contingency Fund of India✓ Q-3. Which of the following appointments is not mad...

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. The Chief Minister of Union Territory where such a set up exists, is appointed by the: A) President B) Prime Minister C) Lt. Governor✓ D) Majority party in Legislature Q-2. The five year term of the President is calculated from the: A) first day of the month he assumes charge B) first day of the month following the month he assumes charge C) day he assumes charge✓ D) date of his election result Q-3. If the President wants to resign from office, he may do so by writing to the: A) Vice-President✓ B) Chief Justice of India C) Prime Minister D) Speaker of Lok Sabha Q-4. In which of the following situations does the President act in his own discretion? A) In appointing the Prime Minister B) In returning a proposal to the Council of Ministers for reconsideration✓ C) Both of the above D) None of the above Q-5. The minimum age required for becoming the Prime Minister of India is : A) 25 years✓ B) 30 ...

Daily Quiz For UPSC Ki Taiyari Q-1. The value of a vote of a Member of Parliament for the election of the President is determined by dividing the: A) nation's population as per the latest census by the number of Lok Sabha members B) nation's population as per the latest census by the total strength of the two Houses of Paliament C) the total value of votes of members of all the State Legislative Assemblies by the elected Members of the two Houses of Parliament✓ D) particular State's population as per the latest census by the number of Members of Parliament elected from that State Q-2. Who administers the oath of office to the President A) Chief Justice of India✓ B) Speaker of Lok Sabha C) Prime Minister D) Vice-President Q-3. An individual who is not a member of either House of Parliament can be appointed a member of the Council of Ministers, but he has to become a member of either House within a period of: A) 1 month B) 2 months C) 3 months D) 6 months...