MCQ Questions for Class 11 Political Science: Ch 5 Legislature

1. Confidence or no-confidence can be moved only in

(a) Rajya Sabha

(b) Lok Sabha

(c) Planning Commission

(d) Estimate Committee

► (b) Lok Sabha

2. The Lower House of the Indian Parliament is known as:

(a) Rajya Sabha

(b) Lok Sabha

(c) Legislative Assembly

(d) Council of States.

► (b) Lok Sabha

3. The members of parliament are free to raise any matter, which according to them is important, during

(a) Adjournment motion

(b) Question hour

(c) No confidence motion

(d) Zero hour

► (d) Zero hour

4. “Hung House” means

(a) No party gets majority of seats in the elections

(b) House elected without the approval of its citizens

(c) A house is hung between the two buildings

(d) No party gets more than 50% votes

► (a) No party gets majority of seats in the elections

5. The tenure of the Lok Sabha in normal time is:

(a) 6 years

(b) 5 years

(c) 4 years

(d) 3 years

► (b) 5 years

6. The number of members from Uttar Pradesh to Rajya Sabha is

(a) 23

(b) 29

(c) 31

(d) 33

► (c) 31

7. The circumstances for the extension of the term of Lok Sabha are mentioned in the

(a) Article 76

(b) Article 80

(c) Article 81

(d) Article 83(2)

► (d) Article 83(2)

8. The Upper House of the Indian Parliament is known as:

(a) Lok Sabha

(b) Rajya Sabha

(c) Council of Ministers

(d) Legislative Council

► (b) Rajya Sabha

9. The constitutional article that mentions the conduct of business of the Houses of Parliament is:

(a) Article 77

(b) Article 80

(c) Article 86

(d) Article 118

► (d) Article 118

10. The tenure of the members of the Rajya Sabha is:

(a) 5 years

(b) 4 years

(c) 6 years

(d) 3 years.

► (c) 6 years

11. The bill that enjoys the sitting of both the Houses due to deadlock is

(a) Prevention of Terrorism Bill

(b) Revenue Generation Bill

(c) Entertainment Tax Bill on Gujarat State

(d) Customs Tariff (Amendment) Bill

► (a) Prevention of Terrorism Bill

12. The Indian Parliament is:

(a) Unicameral

(b) Three Houses

(c) Bicameral

(d) Four Houses.

► (c) Bicameral

13. The total numbers of seats for Lok Sabha are

(a) 484

(b) 496

(c) 535

(d) 543

► (d) 543

14. Germany has a

(a) Unicameral legislature

(b) Bicameral legislature

(c) Dictatorship form of government

(d) Autocratic form of government

► (b) Bicameral legislature