IASbaba's Daily Static Quiz
DAILY STATIC QUIZ (PYQs)
It will cover PYQs all the topics of static subjects – Polity, History, Geography, Economics, Environment and Science and technology.
Daily 5 questions (Monday to Saturday) will be posted from static topics (PYQs)
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Schedule
- Week 1 – Polity
- Week 2 – Economics
- Week 3 – History and Art & Culture
- Week 4 – Geography
- Week 5 – Environment and Science & Technology
Same cycle will be repeated from Week 6.
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
Consider the following statements: (2014)
- The President shall make rules for the more convenient transaction of the business of the Government of India, and for the allocation among Ministers of the said business.
- All executive actions of the Government of India shall be expressed to be taken in the name of the Prime Minister.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution (a)
As per the Article 77
- All executive action of the Government of India shall be expressed to be taken in the name of the President.
- Orders and other instruments made and executed in the name of the President shall be authenticated in such manner as may be specified in rules to be made by the President, and the validity of an order or instrument which is so authenticated shall not be called in question on the ground that it is not an order or instrument made or executed by the President.
- The President shall make rules for the more convenient transaction of the business of the Government of India, and for the allocation among Ministers of the said business.
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Solution (a)
As per the Article 77
- All executive action of the Government of India shall be expressed to be taken in the name of the President.
- Orders and other instruments made and executed in the name of the President shall be authenticated in such manner as may be specified in rules to be made by the President, and the validity of an order or instrument which is so authenticated shall not be called in question on the ground that it is not an order or instrument made or executed by the President.
- The President shall make rules for the more convenient transaction of the business of the Government of India, and for the allocation among Ministers of the said business.
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Question 2 of 5
2. Question
Consider the following statements regarding a No-Confidence Motion in India: (2014)
- There is no mention of a No Confidence Motion in the Constitution of India.
- A motion of No-Confidence can be introduced in the Lok Sabha only.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Solution (c)
Article 75 does specify that the Council of Ministers shall be collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha. The Constitution of India does not mention about either a Confidence or a No Confidence Motion.
A motion of “No Confidence Motion” against the Government can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha under rule 198.
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Solution (c)
Article 75 does specify that the Council of Ministers shall be collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha. The Constitution of India does not mention about either a Confidence or a No Confidence Motion.
A motion of “No Confidence Motion” against the Government can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha under rule 198.
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Question 3 of 5
3. Question
The power of the Supreme Court of India to decide disputes between the Centre and the States falls under its (2014)
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Solution (c)
Original Jurisdiction of Supreme Court applies to –
As a federal court, the Supreme Court decides the disputes between different units of the Indian Federation. More elaborately, any dispute between:
- the Centre and one or more states; or
- the Centre and any state or states on one side and one or more states on the other; or
- between two or more states.
In the above federal disputes, the Supreme Court has exclusive original jurisdiction. Exclusive means, no other court can decide such disputes and original means, the power to hear such disputes in the first instance, not by way of appeal.
This jurisdiction of the Supreme Court does not extend to the following:
- A dispute arising out of any pre-Constitution treaty, agreement, covenant, engagement, or other similar instrument.
- A dispute arising out of any treaty, agreement, etc., which specifically provides that the said jurisdiction does not extent to such a dispute.
- Inter-state water disputes.
- Matters referred to the Finance Commission.
- Adjustment of certain expenses and pensions between the Centre and the states.
- Ordinary dispute of Commercial nature between the Centre and the states.
- Recovery of damages by a state against the Centre.
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Solution (c)
Original Jurisdiction of Supreme Court applies to –
As a federal court, the Supreme Court decides the disputes between different units of the Indian Federation. More elaborately, any dispute between:
- the Centre and one or more states; or
- the Centre and any state or states on one side and one or more states on the other; or
- between two or more states.
In the above federal disputes, the Supreme Court has exclusive original jurisdiction. Exclusive means, no other court can decide such disputes and original means, the power to hear such disputes in the first instance, not by way of appeal.
This jurisdiction of the Supreme Court does not extend to the following:
- A dispute arising out of any pre-Constitution treaty, agreement, covenant, engagement, or other similar instrument.
- A dispute arising out of any treaty, agreement, etc., which specifically provides that the said jurisdiction does not extent to such a dispute.
- Inter-state water disputes.
- Matters referred to the Finance Commission.
- Adjustment of certain expenses and pensions between the Centre and the states.
- Ordinary dispute of Commercial nature between the Centre and the states.
- Recovery of damages by a state against the Centre.
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Question 4 of 5
4. Question
The power to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court of India is vested in (2014)
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Solution (b)
Parliament which has the power to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court of India. Parliament increased the number of judges from the original eight in 1950 to eleven in 1956 fourteen in 1960 eighteen in 1978 twenty-six in 1986 and thirty-one in 2008.
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Solution (b)
Parliament which has the power to increase the number of judges in the Supreme Court of India. Parliament increased the number of judges from the original eight in 1950 to eleven in 1956 fourteen in 1960 eighteen in 1978 twenty-six in 1986 and thirty-one in 2008.
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Question 5 of 5
5. Question
Which one of the following is the largest Committee of the Parliament? (2014)
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Solution (b)
The Committee on Public Accounts consists of 22 Members, 15 Members are elected by Lok Sabha and 7 Members of the Rajya Sabha are associated with it.
The Committee on Estimates consists of 30 members—all from Lok Sabha who are elected by Lok Sabha every year from amongst its members according to the principle of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote.
Committee on Public Undertakings consists of 22 members comprising 15 members elected by Lok Sabha every year from amongst its members according to the principle of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote and 7 members elected by Rajya Sabha.
The membership of the Committee on Petitions was continued to be five till the year 1964 when it was increased to ten, and since then the Committee continues to be composed of ten members. The Committee is constituted under Rule 147 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Rajya Sabha.
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Solution (b)
The Committee on Public Accounts consists of 22 Members, 15 Members are elected by Lok Sabha and 7 Members of the Rajya Sabha are associated with it.
The Committee on Estimates consists of 30 members—all from Lok Sabha who are elected by Lok Sabha every year from amongst its members according to the principle of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote.
Committee on Public Undertakings consists of 22 members comprising 15 members elected by Lok Sabha every year from amongst its members according to the principle of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote and 7 members elected by Rajya Sabha.
The membership of the Committee on Petitions was continued to be five till the year 1964 when it was increased to ten, and since then the Committee continues to be composed of ten members. The Committee is constituted under Rule 147 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Rajya Sabha.
