Parliament MCQ — 96 Practice Questions with Answers

Q1. Consider the following statements about joint sittings of Parliament: 1. A joint sitting may be notified when a Bill passed by one House is rejected by the other House. 2. A joint sitting may be notified when more than three months elapse from the date of receipt of the Bill by the other House without the Bill being passed by it. 3. The joint sitting provision does not apply to a Money Bill. 4. At a joint sitting, a Bill is deemed passed if it is passed by a majority of the total number of members of both Houses present and voting. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q2. Consider the following statements: 1. A joint sitting under Article 108 may be summoned for a Money Bill if Rajya Sabha does not return it within 14 days. 2. A joint sitting may be considered where one House rejects a Bill, the Houses finally disagree on amendments, or more than six months pass after receipt without passage by the other House. 3. The President may return a Money Bill for reconsideration by Parliament. 4. If a non-Money Bill returned by the President is passed again by both Houses and presented to the President, the President shall not withhold assent. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q3. Consider the following statements about parliamentary procedure and judicial review: 1. Each House of Parliament may make rules for regulating its procedure and conduct of business, subject to the Constitution. 2. At a joint sitting of the two Houses, the Speaker of the House of the People presides; in the Speaker's absence, a person determined under the relevant rules may preside. 3. The validity of parliamentary proceedings can be questioned in court merely on the ground of alleged procedural irregularity. 4. Officers or members vested with powers to regulate procedure or maintain order in Parliament are protected from court jurisdiction in respect of the exercise of those powers. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q4. Consider the following statements about Money Bills under the Constitution: 1. A Money Bill cannot be introduced in the Council of States. 2. After a Money Bill is passed by the House of the People and transmitted to the Council of States, the Council of States must return it within fourteen days from the date of receipt. 3. If the Council of States does not return a Money Bill within the prescribed period, the Bill fails. 4. If any question arises whether a Bill is a Money Bill, the decision of the Speaker of the House of the People is final. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q5. Consider the following statements about conduct of business in Parliament: 1. Each House of Parliament has a separate secretarial staff. 2. Every member of either House must make the prescribed oath or affirmation before taking his seat. 3. All questions in either House are always decided by a two-thirds majority of the total membership. Which of the statements given above are correct?