MPSC Parliament & Executive — Previous Year Questions

Maharashtra Public Service Commission has asked 7 questions on Parliament & Executive across 5 papers (2022–2026). Every one is solved below — open a question for the answer, why it is right, and why each wrong option was written to tempt you.

1. 2026Q71Under which of the closure motion, only important clauses are taken up for debate and voting and the intervening clauses are skipped over and taken as passed ?Answer: C
2. 2025Q73Select the correct statement/s from the following. A. The Vice-President shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office. B. A Vice-President may, by writing under his hand addressed to the President, resign his office. C. A Vice-President may be removed from his office by a resolution of House of the People passed by a majority of all the then members of the House of People and approved by the Council of States.Answer: D
3. 2025Q85Identify the correct statement/s from the following. A. A person who holds, or who has held office as President shall, subject to the other provisions of the Constitution, be eligible for re-election to that office. B. No person shall be eligible for election as President unless he is qualified for election as a member of the Council of the States.Answer: A
4. 2025Q95What is the meaning of 'guillotine' in the Indian Budget Process ? a. Raising taxes to fill Government deficits. b. Remaining budgetary demands for grants are put to vote without further discussion. c. Reserve Bank's support during financial crises. d. Rejection by the Parliament at the end of the budget. Which of the statement given above is/are correct ?Answer: A
5. 2024Q83Consider the following statements about First Lok Sabha : (A) The first Lok Sabha was constituted on 17 April 1952 after India's First General Elections were held from 25 October 1951 to 21 February 1952. (B) The first session of first Lok Sabha commenced on 13 May 1952. (C) The first Lok Sabha lasted its Full tenure and dissolved on 1 April 1957. (D) Shri. G.V. Mavalankar was the First Deputy Speaker of First Lok Sabha. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?Answer: B
6. 2023Q83Consider the following statements regarding ‘Zero Hour’ of Lok Sabha : A. The time immediately following the question hour and laying of papers and before any listed business is taken up in the house has come to be known as the zero hour. B. For raising matters during the zero hour members has to give notice between 8.00 a.m. to 9.30 a.m. everyday to the Speaker. C. At present, thirty matters per day as per their priority are allowed to be raised during zero hour. D. There is no maximum limit on the number of matters that can be raised on any given day as there is no provision in rules about Zero Hour. Which of the statements given above are correct ?Answer: D
7. 2022Q62Which of the following committees contains representatives of both the Houses of the Parliament ? (a) Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (b) Committee on Empowerment of Women (c) Business Advisory Committee (d) Committee on Privileges (e) Estimates CommitteeAnswer: D