UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Told PM to avoid LS over Congress ‘plot’: Birla

Q1. The discussion in Parliament on the matters referred to in the President's Address is held on a Motion of Thanks. The allotment of time for this discussion is constitutionally provided for under which one of the following?

  • A. Article 87(2)
  • B. Article 87(1)
  • C. Article 88
  • D. Article 86

Q2. The members who move and second the Motion of Thanks on the President's Address are selected by the Prime Minister, and the notice of the motion is received through which one of the following?

  • A. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
  • B. Ministry of Home Affairs
  • C. Cabinet Secretariat
  • D. Lok Sabha Secretariat

Q3. A resolution for the removal of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha can be passed only by which one of the following types of majority?

  • A. A majority of all the then members of the House
  • B. A simple majority of the members present and voting
  • C. A two-thirds majority of the members present and voting
  • D. An absolute majority of the total sanctioned strength of the House

Q4. With reference to the rules governing a resolution for the removal of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, consider the following statements: 1. A minimum of 14 days' notice of the intention to move the resolution is mandatory. 2. The resolution must be specific with respect to the charges levelled against the Speaker. 3. The resolution may include arguments, inferences and defamatory statements to substantiate the charges. 4. Discussion on the resolution must be confined to the charges referred to in it. Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

  1. A minimum of 14 days' notice of the intention to move the resolution is mandatory.
  2. The resolution must be specific with respect to the charges levelled against the Speaker.
  3. The resolution may include arguments, inferences and defamatory statements to substantiate the charges.
  4. Discussion on the resolution must be confined to the charges referred to in it.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 3 only
  • C. 2 and 4
  • D. 1 and 3

Q5. Which one of the following Lok Sabha Speakers, to affirm the impartiality of the office, formally resigned from his political party after assuming the Chair?

  • A. N. Sanjiva Reddy
  • B. G.V. Mavalankar
  • C. M.A. Ayyangar
  • D. Balram Jakhar

Q6. In the context of the Lok Sabha, the convention of the Speaker's 'neutrality' is best described by which one of the following?

  • A. The Speaker must be neutral both in practice and in perception while conducting the House, since the office represents the entire House
  • B. The Speaker must vote on every motion strictly in accordance with the directions of the party that nominated him
  • C. The Speaker is constitutionally barred from contesting any subsequent general election
  • D. The Speaker must abstain from voting even where a tie has to be broken

Q7. With reference to the February 2026 Motion of Thanks episode in the Lok Sabha, consider the following statements: 1. The Motion of Thanks to the President's Address was passed by a voice vote. 2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not deliver his customary reply to the Motion of Thanks debate. 3. Speaker Om Birla stated that he had information that Congress MPs might carry out an 'unexpected act' near the seat where the Prime Minister sits. 4. On that occasion the President had addressed only the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha being excluded from the Address. Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

  1. The Motion of Thanks to the President's Address was passed by a voice vote.
  2. Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not deliver his customary reply to the Motion of Thanks debate.
  3. Speaker Om Birla stated that he had information that Congress MPs might carry out an 'unexpected act' near the seat where the Prime Minister sits.
  4. On that occasion the President had addressed only the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha being excluded from the Address.
  • A. 4 only
  • B. 1 and 4
  • C. 2 only
  • D. 3 and 4

Q8. With reference to the February 2026 Lok Sabha proceedings on the Motion of Thanks, consider the following statements: 1. Prime Minister Modi could not reply to the debate owing to Opposition protests in the House. 2. Speaker Om Birla advised the Prime Minister to stay away from the Lok Sabha chamber. 3. Lok Sabha Secretariat sources cited concerns regarding the safety of the Prime Minister. 4. The Motion of Thanks could be passed only after it was amended by the Opposition. Which of the statements given above is/are correctly identified?

  1. Prime Minister Modi could not reply to the debate owing to Opposition protests in the House.
  2. Speaker Om Birla advised the Prime Minister to stay away from the Lok Sabha chamber.
  3. Lok Sabha Secretariat sources cited concerns regarding the safety of the Prime Minister.
  4. The Motion of Thanks could be passed only after it was amended by the Opposition.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3
  • C. 2, 3 and 4
  • D. 1 and 4

Q9. The debate on the Opposition's resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla in March 2026 was initiated by which one of the following Members of Parliament?

  • A. Gaurav Gogoi
  • B. Mohammad Jawed
  • C. K. Suresh
  • D. Rahul Gandhi

Q10. The Opposition's notice of the resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla in 2026 was formally submitted to which one of the following?

  • A. The Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha
  • B. The President of India
  • C. The Union Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
  • D. The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Q11. With reference to the President's Address to Parliament, consider the following statements: 1. The President addresses both Houses assembled together at the commencement of the first session after each general election. 2. The President also addresses both Houses at the commencement of the first session of each year. 3. The Address, being a statement of government policy, is drafted by the Government. 4. The Vice-President delivers the Address to both Houses at the commencement of the Budget Session. Which of the statements given above is/are correctly identified?

  1. The President addresses both Houses assembled together at the commencement of the first session after each general election.
  2. The President also addresses both Houses at the commencement of the first session of each year.
  3. The Address, being a statement of government policy, is drafted by the Government.
  4. The Vice-President delivers the Address to both Houses at the commencement of the Budget Session.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3
  • C. 2, 3 and 4
  • D. 1 and 4

Q12. Under the constitutional scheme of separation of powers that frames executive-legislature relations in India, the powers of the State are distributed among how many principal organs of government?

  • A. Three
  • B. Two
  • C. Four
  • D. Five