General Awareness questions for SSC(CGL), CHSL, CPO, FCI, CPF, CDS, RAILWAYS and another Examinations

General Awareness questions for SSC(CGL), CHSL, CPO, FCI, CPF, CDS, RAILWAYS and another Examinations 

1.     Stability of the Government is assured in :

(1) Parliamentary Form of Government

(2) Presidential Form of Government

(3) Plural Executive System

(4) Direction Democracy

2. Parliamentary form of Government is also known as :

            (1) Responsive Government

            (2) Responsible Government

            (3) Federal Government

            (4) Presidential Government

3. The minimum age of the member of Rajya Sabha is :

            (1) 25 years                                                (2) 21 years

            (3) 30 years                                                (4) 35 years

4. Who among the following are not appointed by the president of India ?

            (1) Governors of States

            (2) Chief Justice and Judge of High Court

            (3) Vice-President

            (4) Chief Justice and Judge of Supreme Court

5. A money bill passed by the Lok Sabha is deemed to have been passed by the

Rajya Sabha also when no action is taken by the Upper House within :

(1) 10 days                                                          (2) 14 days

(2) 20 days                                                          (4) 30 days

6. What can be the maximum interval between two Sessions of Parliament ?

            (1) Three months

            (2) Four months

            (3) Six months

            (4) Nine months

7. Which of the following Standing Committee of Parliament has no MP from

Rajya Sabha?

(1) Public account Committee

(2) Estimates Committee

(3) Committee of Public Undertaking

(4) Committee on Govern-ment Assurances

8. How are legislative excesses of Parliament and Assemblies checked?

            (1) Intervention from President/Governor

            (2) No Confidence motions

            (3) Judicial review

          (4) General elections

9. No Money will can be introduced in the Lok Sabha without the prior approval

 of the

(1) Vice-Presidents

(2) President

(3) Prime Minister

(4) Finance Minister

10. Which of the following Standing Committees of Parliament has no Mp from

Rajya Sabha ?

(1) Public accounts Committee

(2) Estimates Committee

(3) Committee on Public Undertakings

(4) Committee on Government Assurances

11.The “Residuary Powers” (not mentioned in the Union, State or Concurrent lists

of the Constitution) are vested in

(1) President of India

(2) Both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha

(3) State Legislature

(4) Lok Sabha

12. Who among the following president over the Lok Sabha in the absence of

Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha ?

(1) A member appointed by the President.

(2) A member nominated by the members of the parliament present in the House.

(3) A person from the panel formed by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha

(4) A senior most member of the House.

13. The item ‘Education’ belongs to the :

(1) Union State

(2) State List

(3) Concurrent List

(4) Residuary Subjects

14.What is the maximum number of the elected members of Rajya Sabha ?

           (1) 250                                      (2) 238

           (3) 245                                      (4) 248

15. The joint session of the two Houses of Parliament is convened

           (1) Only in case of national emergency

           (2) when a bill passed by one House is rejected by the other House

          (3) taxes approved by one House are rejected by the other House

          (4) both (2) & (3)