UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Panel unlikely to finish report on simultaneous polls by Monsoon Session

Question 1

The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024 was introduced in the Lok Sabha by the Union Minister in charge of which one of the following ministries?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Law and Justice

Answer

Ministry of Home Affairs

Answer

Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

Answer

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions

Question 2

With reference to the High-Level Committee on Simultaneous Elections, which of the following members is/are correctly paired with the office/designation on the basis of which they were associated?

Accepted Answer

1, 2 and 3

Answer

1, 2 and 4

Answer

2, 3 and 4

Answer

1 and 4 only

Question 3

The Joint Parliamentary Committee constituted to examine the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, as finally expanded, consists of how many members?

Accepted Answer

39

Answer

31

Answer

21

Answer

45

Question 4

Which one of the following statements best describes the nature of a Joint Parliamentary Committee, such as the one examining the ONOE Bills?

Accepted Answer

An ad hoc committee constituted for a specific purpose and duration that ceases to exist after it submits its report

Answer

A permanent standing committee that is reconstituted every year

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A committee that must invariably be chaired by a member of the Opposition

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A constitutional body established under Article 105 of the Constitution

Question 5

In the debate over the ONOE Bill, the 'basic structure' doctrine can be enforced against a constitutional amendment by which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

The Supreme Court, through the exercise of judicial review

Answer

The President, while granting assent to the amendment

Answer

The Election Commission of India, before notifying elections

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The Rajya Sabha, through ratification of the amendment

Question 6

Which one of the following best states the 'basic structure' doctrine as laid down in Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973)?

Accepted Answer

Parliament may amend any part of the Constitution but cannot alter or destroy its essential features

Answer

Parliament cannot amend the Fundamental Rights under any circumstances

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No provision of the Constitution can be amended without ratification by all the State legislatures

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Only the Preamble is placed beyond the amending power of Parliament

Question 7

Constitution Amendment Bills under Article 368, such as the 129th Amendment Bill, are drafted and steered in Parliament principally by which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

The Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice

Answer

The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

Answer

The Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice

Answer

The Cabinet Secretariat

Question 8

With reference to the Departmentally Related Standing Committees (DRSCs) of Parliament, which one of the following statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

Each DRSC consists of 31 members — 21 from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha

Answer

A DRSC is an ad hoc committee dissolved after it examines a single Bill

Answer

Every Bill introduced in Parliament must compulsorily be referred to a DRSC

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A DRSC can be chaired only by a member of the Rajya Sabha

Question 9

The superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls and the conduct of elections to Parliament and State Legislatures — central to any scheme of simultaneous polls — is vested in the Election Commission of India under which one of the following Articles?

Accepted Answer

Article 324

Answer

Article 326

Answer

Article 329

Answer

Article 243K

Question 10

Simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and all State Legislative Assemblies were held together for how many successive general election cycles between 1951 and 1967 before the practice was disrupted?

Accepted Answer

Four

Answer

Three

Answer

Two

Answer

Five

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Panel unlikely to finish report on simultaneous polls by Monsoon Session

Q1. The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024 was introduced in the Lok Sabha by the Union Minister in charge of which one of the following ministries?

Q2. With reference to the High-Level Committee on Simultaneous Elections, which of the following members is/are correctly paired with the office/designation on the basis of which they were associated?

Q3. The Joint Parliamentary Committee constituted to examine the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024, as finally expanded, consists of how many members?

Q4. Which one of the following statements best describes the nature of a Joint Parliamentary Committee, such as the one examining the ONOE Bills?

Q5. In the debate over the ONOE Bill, the 'basic structure' doctrine can be enforced against a constitutional amendment by which one of the following?

Q6. Which one of the following best states the 'basic structure' doctrine as laid down in Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973)?

Q7. Constitution Amendment Bills under Article 368, such as the 129th Amendment Bill, are drafted and steered in Parliament principally by which one of the following?

Q8. With reference to the Departmentally Related Standing Committees (DRSCs) of Parliament, which one of the following statements is correct?

Q9. The superintendence, direction and control of the preparation of electoral rolls and the conduct of elections to Parliament and State Legislatures — central to any scheme of simultaneous polls — is vested in the Election Commission of India under which one of the following Articles?

Q10. Simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and all State Legislative Assemblies were held together for how many successive general election cycles between 1951 and 1967 before the practice was disrupted?