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A bill passed by Parliament reaches the President, who neither signs nor returns it for years. What is this informal power called?Read the answer and worked solution →In 1986 the Indian Post Office amendment bill was never signed and lapsed with a change of government. Which President sat on it?Read the answer and worked solution →Who presides over the Rajya Sabha as its ex-officio Chairman?Read the answer and worked solution →When President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed died in office, who acted as President until a new one was elected?Read the answer and worked solution →A person who is not an MP is sworn in as a minister. What must they do to stay in office?Read the answer and worked solution →After the 91st Amendment Act of 2003, the Council of Ministers cannot exceed what share of the Lok Sabha strength?Read the answer and worked solution →The Lok Sabha passes a no confidence motion against one minister. What happens?Read the answer and worked solution →The Prime Minister resigns. What happens to the Council of Ministers?Read the answer and worked solution →Nehru called the Prime Minister the linchpin of Government. What role earned this description?Read the answer and worked solution →A State's Governor is appointed rather than elected. Who appoints the Governor?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the true factsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the parliamentaryRead the answer and worked solution →Run the executiveRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the executiveRead the answer and worked solution →Head of state or governmentRead the answer and worked solution →Which executiveRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Executive bingoRead the answer and worked solution →India's Parliament has two Houses. What is a legislature with two Houses called?Read the answer and worked solution →A student learns that only some States have a legislative council as well as an assembly. How many States are bicameral?Read the answer and worked solution →Who elects the members of the Rajya Sabha from a State?Read the answer and worked solution →Uttar Pradesh sends 31 members to the Rajya Sabha but Sikkim sends one. Which schedule fixes these numbers?Read the answer and worked solution →A newly elected Rajya Sabha member asks how long she will serve. What is the term?Read the answer and worked solution →Why is the Rajya Sabha called the permanent House?Read the answer and worked solution →A famous scientist joins the Rajya Sabha without an election. How many members can the President nominate?Read the answer and worked solution →India is divided into Lok Sabha constituencies of roughly equal population. How many are there?Read the answer and worked solution →The Lok Sabha seat count has been frozen since which census?Read the answer and worked solution →A voter asks how long a Lok Sabha lasts at most. What is the answer?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two offices does Parliament help elect as part of its electoral function?Read the answer and worked solution →A money bill reaches the Rajya Sabha. What can the Rajya Sabha do with it?Read the answer and worked solution →

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A bill passed by Parliament reaches the President, who neither signs nor returns it for years. What is this informal power called?

  1. Absolute veto
  2. Money veto
  3. Line veto
  4. Pocket veto
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Correct answer: D. Pocket veto

1. The Constitution sets no time limit for the President to act on a bill. 2. The President can keep the bill pending. 3. This is known as the pocket veto. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 4, Executive._

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In 1986 the Indian Post Office amendment bill was never signed and lapsed with a change of government. Which President sat on it?

  1. Gyani Zail Singh
  2. R. Venkataraman
  3. K. R. Narayanan
  4. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
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Correct answer: A. Gyani Zail Singh

1. The bill was criticised for curbing press freedom. 2. President Zail Singh took no decision on it. 3. His successor returned it, and the new government dropped it. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 4, Executive._

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Who presides over the Rajya Sabha as its ex-officio Chairman?

  1. The Prime Minister
  2. The Lok Sabha Speaker
  3. The Chief Justice
  4. The Vice President
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Correct answer: D. The Vice President

1. The Vice President is elected for five years. 2. State legislators are not in that electoral college. 3. The Vice President chairs the Rajya Sabha. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 4, Executive._

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