State Politics MCQ — 97 Practice Questions with Answers

Q1. Consider the following statements about membership qualifications and sessions of a State Legislature: 1. A person must be at least 25 years of age for a seat in a Legislative Assembly. 2. A person must be at least 25 years of age for a seat in a Legislative Council. 3. The Governor summons the House or Houses, but six months must not intervene between the last sitting of one session and the first sitting of the next. 4. Article 174 empowers the Governor to dissolve the Legislative Council. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q2. Consider the following statements about anti-defection law as applied to MPs and MLAs: 1. A legislator belonging to a political party may be disqualified for voluntarily giving up party membership. 2. Voting or abstaining contrary to the party direction may attract disqualification unless covered by prior permission or condonation within 15 days. 3. An independent member is disqualified only if he joins a political party six months after getting elected. 4. The decision to disqualify a member under the anti-defection law rests with the Chairman or Speaker of the House. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q3. Consider the following statements about Money Bills in a bicameral State Legislature: 1. A Money Bill cannot be introduced in the Legislative Council. 2. After a Money Bill passed by the Legislative Assembly is transmitted to the Legislative Council, the Council must return it within 14 days. 3. If the Legislative Council rejects the Money Bill, the Bill lapses unless the Governor summons a joint sitting. 4. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly has the final decision on whether a Bill is a Money Bill in such a State. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q4. Consider the following statements about the Tenth Schedule as applied to State politics: 1. A member belonging to a political party is liable to disqualification if he voluntarily gives up membership of that party. 2. Voting or abstaining contrary to the party direction can attract disqualification if prior permission is absent and the act is not condoned within 15 days. 3. An elected independent member may join a political party after election without attracting disqualification under the Tenth Schedule. 4. A merger is deemed to have taken place if at least one-third of the members of the legislature party agree to it. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Q5. Consider the following statements about summoning, prorogation and dissolution of a State Legislature: 1. The Governor summons the House or each House of the State Legislature to meet at the time and place he thinks fit. 2. Six months shall not intervene between the last sitting of one session and the first sitting of the next session. 3. The Governor may prorogue the House or either House. 4. The Governor may dissolve the Legislative Council. Which of the statements given above are correct?