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The Indian parliamentary system is different from the British parliamentary system in that India has:Read the answer and worked solution →The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament is appointed by:Read the answer and worked solution →The quorum for Joint Sitting of the Indian Parliament isRead the answer and worked solution →Which parliamentary committee In India is normally chaired by a prominent member of the Opposition?Read the answer and worked solution →Who among the following decides whether a particular bill is a Money Bill or not?Read the answer and worked solution →After a no confidence motion is admitted to the Lok Sabha, who decides a date for the debate?Read the answer and worked solution →In which of the Parliamentary Financial Committees is the Rajya Sabha not represented?Read the answer and worked solution →While a proclamation of Emergency is in operation, the duration of the Lok Sabha can be extended by not exceedingRead the answer and worked solution →The Public Accounts Committee submits its report toRead the answer and worked solution →The budget in normal circumstances, is presented to the Parliament on :Read the answer and worked solution →How many times can the President of India return a Non-money Bill, passed by Parliament?Read the answer and worked solution →The term of the Lok Sabha:Read the answer and worked solution →The first no confidence motion moved in the Lok Sabha after independence was in the year :Read the answer and worked solution →A Member of Parliament can claim immunity:Read the answer and worked solution →The maximum strength of the nominated members in both the Houses of Parliament can be:Read the answer and worked solution →Parliament is empowered to get all the following removed except:Read the answer and worked solution →Who is considered the guardian of the Public Purse?Read the answer and worked solution →All money received by or on behalf of the Government of India are credited to :Read the answer and worked solution →The concept of Public Interest Litigation originated in:Read the answer and worked solution →Under a single, integrated, hierarchical judicial system, the High Courts in the States are directly under the:Read the answer and worked solution →Complete the definition of a constitutionRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: what a constitution doesRead the answer and worked solution →Order the making of India's ConstitutionRead the answer and worked solution →Dates of the Constituent AssemblyRead the answer and worked solution →Before or after Partition?Read the answer and worked solution →True or false: how the Assembly was chosenRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the first function of a constitutionRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reasonRead the answer and worked solution →Two are true, one is notRead the answer and worked solution →Three of these are wrong. Find the one that holds.Read the answer and worked solution →

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The Indian parliamentary system is different from the British parliamentary system in that India has:

  1. both a real and a nominal executive
  2. a system of collective responsibility
  3. the system of judicial review
  4. bicameral legislature
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Correct answer: C. the system of judicial review

This Union Legislature item tests a core Indian Polity fact. Correct answer: the system of judicial review. _Source: SSBCrack 1700+ Indian Polity Questions (PYQ bank) (orig. IAS 1998)_

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The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament is appointed by:

  1. Speaker of Lok Sabha
  2. Prime Minister
  3. President
  4. Finance Minister
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Correct answer: A. Speaker of Lok Sabha

This Union Legislature item tests a core Indian Polity fact. Correct answer: Speaker of Lok Sabha. _Source: SSBCrack 1700+ Indian Polity Questions (PYQ bank)_

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The quorum for Joint Sitting of the Indian Parliament is

  1. One-twelfth of the total number of members of the House
  2. One-tenth of the total number of members of the House
  3. One-sixth of the total number of members of the House
  4. Two-third of the total number of members of the House
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Correct answer: B. One-tenth of the total number of members of the House

This Union Legislature item tests a core Indian Polity fact. Correct answer: One-tenth of the total number of members of the House. _Source: SSBCrack 1700+ Indian Polity Questions (PYQ bank) (orig. CDS 2009)_

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