1. First constitutional amendment was challenged in the case of
a) Sankari Prasad v. Union of India
b) Sajjan Singh v. State of Rajasthan
c) A. K. Gopalan v. State of Madras
d) Golakhnath v. State of Punjab
2. A Bill to amend the Constitution may be initiated in
a) Rajya Sebha
b) Lok Sebha
c) Either in Rajya Sebha or Lok Sebha
d) None of the above
3. In Indira Nehru Gandhi v. Raj Narayan, the SC held the amendment unconstitutional oon the ground that
a) the constitution cannot be amended by the Parliament when several of its members are in preventive detention
b) it is violative of free and fair election which is the essential postulate of democracy and which in turn is part of the basic structure of the constitution
c) the constitution cannot be amended when emergency is in vogue
d) amendment is the negation of right to equality
4. In case of conflict between fundamental rights of citizen and privileges of parliament
a) Parliamentary privilege will have supremacy
b) Fundamental rights will prevail
c) some of the fundamental rights are sacrosanct over which privileges will not prevail
d) generally Parliamentary privileges will prevail. But, parliament while acting against the fundamental rights of the citizens, should not violate due process of law
5. Which of the following is incorrect
a) Newspapers can publish parliamentary proceedings
b) Newspapers can publish any part of the proceedings with the permission of the Speaker
c) Newspapers have also the freedom to publish expunged portions of the speech of an MP
d) Parliament has freedom to publish its proceedings
6. Vidhan Sebha has a term of
a) Five years
b) Four years
c) Five Years unless dissolved earlier
d) Two Years unless dissolved earlier
7. Which of the following is continuing body?
a) Lok Sebha
b) Legislative Assembly
c) Legislative Council
d) None of the above
8. Who is considered as the Custodian of Lok Sebha?
a) Prime Minister
b) Leader of Opposition
c) Chief Whip of the ruling party
d) the Speaker
9. Decisions of the disqualification of member of Lok Sebha are taken by
a) Speaker
b) Prime Minister
c) Minister for Parliamentary affairs
d) The parliamentary secretary
10. Provision to Financial Bill is provided under
a) Article 110
b) Article 115
c) Article 117
d) Article 119