Parliament & State Legislatures — UPSC Prelims Previous Year Questions
66 questions from UPSC CSE Prelims GS Paper 1 on Parliament & State Legislatures (Indian Polity). Spanning from 1995 to 2025. Practice with show/hide answers and detailed explanations.
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Q: Consider the following statements :
I. On the dissolution of the House of the People, the Speaker shall not vacate his/her office until immediately before the first meeting of the House of the People after the dissolution.
II. According to the provisions of the Constitution of India, a Member of the House of the People on being elected as Speaker shall resign from his/her political party immediately.
III. The Speaker of the House of the People may be removed from his/her office by a resolution of the House of the People passed by a majority of all the then Members of the House, provided that no resolution shall be moved unless at least fourteen days’ notice has been given of the intention to move the resolution.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Q: संसद में धन विधेयक के संबंध में निम्नलिखित कथनों में से कौन-से सही हैं ?
1. अनुच्छेद 109 में धन विधेयक के संबंध में विशेष प्रक्रिया का उल्लेख है।
2. धन विधेयक राज्य सभा में प्रस्तुत/स्थापित नहीं किया जाएगा।
3. राज्य सभा या तो विधेयक को अनुमोदन दे सकती है या परिवर्तन के लिए सुझाव दे सकती है किंतु इसे अस्वीकार नहीं कर सकती।
4. राज्य सभा द्वारा धन विधेयक में सुझाए गए संशोधनों को लोक सभा स्वीकार करना होगा।
नीचे दिए गए कूट का प्रयोग कर उत्तर चुनिए :
Q: Which of the following statements about the Ethics Committee in the Lok Sabha are correct?
1. Initially it was an ad-hoc Committee.
2. Only a Member of the Lok Sabha can make a complaint relating to unethical conduct of a member of the Lok Sabha.
3. This Committee cannot take up any matter which is sub-judice.
Select the answer using the code given below:
Q: With reference to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, consider the following statements:
When a resolution for the removal of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is under consideration,
1. He/she shall not preside.
2. He/she shall have no right to speak.
3. He/she shall have no right to vote on the resolution.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: With reference to the Parliament of India, consider the following statements:
1. A Bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses upon the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.
2. A Bill passed by the Lok Sabha but pending in the Rajya Sabha lapses upon the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.
3. A Bill for which the President has convened a joint sitting of both Houses lapses upon the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: With reference to the Parliament of India, consider the following statements:
1. The President of India does not require the advice of the Council of Ministers to send a message to either House.
2. Prorogation of a House is normally done after it is adjourned sine die, but there is no bar on the President proroguing the House while it is in session.
3. Dissolution of the Lok Sabha is done by the President of India, except in extraordinary circumstances, on the advice of the Council of Ministers.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: With reference to Finance Bill and Money Bill in the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements:
1. When the Lok Sabha transmits Finance Bill to the Rajya Sabha, it can amend or reject the Bill.
2. When the Lok Sabha transmits Money Bill to the Rajya Sabha, it cannot amend or reject the Bill; it can only make recommendations.
3. In the case of disagreement between the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, there is no joint sitting for Money Bill, but a joint sitting becomes necessary for Finance Bill.
How many of the above statements are correct?
Q: निम्नलिखित में कौन-सी लोक सभा की अन्य शक्ति(याँ) है/हैं?
1. आपात की उद्घोषणा का अनुमोदन करना
2. मंत्रिपरिषद के विरुद्ध अविश्वास प्रस्ताव पारित करना
3. भारत के राष्ट्रपति पर महाभियोग चलाना
नीचे दिए कूट का प्रयोग कर सही उत्तर चुनिए :
Q: With reference to Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha, consider the following statements:
1. As per the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, the election of Deputy Speaker shall be held on such date as the Speaker may fix.
2. There is a mandatory provision that the election of a candidate as Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha shall be from either the principal opposition party or the ruling party.
3. The Deputy Speaker has the same power as of the Speaker when presiding over the sitting of the House and no appeal lies against his rulings.
4. The well-established parliamentary practice regarding the appointment of Deputy Speaker is that the motion is moved by the Speaker and duly seconded by the Prime Minister.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Q: We adopted parliamentary democracy based on the British model, but how does our model differ from that model?
1. As regards legislation, the British Parliament is supreme or sovereign but in India, the power of the Parliament to legislate is limited.
2. In India, matters related to the constitutionality of the Amendment of an Act of the Parliament are referred to the Constitution Bench by the Supreme Court.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Q: निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए :
1. भारत का राष्ट्रपति ऐसे स्थान पर जिसे वह ठीक समझे, संसद का सत्र आहूत (आह्वान) कर सकता है।
2. भारत का संविधान एक वर्ष में संसद के तीन सत्रों का प्रावधान करता है, किंतु सभी तीन सत्रों का चलाया जाना अनिवार्य नहीं है।
3. एक वर्ष में दिनों की कोई न्यूनतम संख्या निर्धारित नहीं है जब संसद का चलना आवश्यक हो।
उपयुक्त कथनों में से कौन-सा/सही है/हैं?
Q: निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए :
1. संसद (अयोग्यता निवारण) अधिनियम, 1959 कुछ पदों को ‘लाभ का पद’ के आधार पर अयोग्यता से मुक्त करता है।
2. इस अधिनियम में अब तक नौ बार संशोधन किया गया है।
3. ‘लाभ का पद’ शब्द भारत के संविधान में परिभाषित है।
उपरोक्त में से कौन-सा/से कथन सही है/हैं?
Q: With reference to the Legislative Assembly of a State in India, consider the following statements:
1. The Governor makes a customary address to Members of the House at the commencement of the first session of the year.
2. When a State Legislature does not have a rule on a particular matter, it follows the Lok Sabha rule on that matter.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: In India, which of the following review the independent regulators in sectors like telecommunications, insurance, electricity, etc.?
1. Ad Hoc Committees set up by the Parliament
2. Parliamentary Department Related Standing Committees
3. Finance Commission
4. Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission
5. NITI Aayog
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Q: Consider the following statements:
1. In the first Lok Sabha, the single largest party in the opposition was the Swatantra Party.
2. In the Lok Sabha, a “Leader of the Opposition” was recognised for the first time in 1969.
3. In the Lok Sabha, if a party does not have a minimum of 75 members, its leader cannot be recognised as the Leader of the Opposition.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: With reference to the Parliament of India, which of the following Parliamentary Committees scrutinizes and reports to the House whether the powers to make regulations, rules, sub-rules, by-laws, etc. conferred by the Constitution or delegated by the Parliament are being properly exercised by the Executive within the scope of such delegation?
Q: Regarding Money Bill, which of the following statements is not correct?
(a)A bill shall be deemed to be a Money Bill if it contains only provisions relating to imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or regulation of any tax.
(b)A Money Bill has provisions for the custody of the Consolidated Fund of India or the Contingency Fund of India.
(c)A Money Bill is concerned with the appropriation of moneys out of the Contingency Fund of India.
(d)A Money Bill deals with the regulation of borrowing of money or giving of any guarantee by the Government of India.
Q: Consider the following statements:
1. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly shall vacate his/her office if he/she ceases to be a member of the Assembly.
2. Whenever the Legislative Assembly is dissolved, the Speaker shall vacate his/her office immediately.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: भारत की संसद के संदर्भ में, निम्नलिखित कथनों पर विचार कीजिए :
1. गैर-सरकारी विधेयक ऐसा विधेयक है जो संसद के ऐसे सदस्य द्वारा प्रस्तुत किया जाता है जो निर्वाचित नहीं है किंतु भारत के राष्ट्रपति द्वारा नामांकित है।
2. हाल ही में, भारत की संसद के इतिहास में पहली बार एक गैर-सरकारी विधेयक पारित किया गया है।
उपरोक्त कथनों में से कौन-सा/से सही है/हैं ?
Q: With reference to the Parliament of India, consider the following statements :
1. A private member's bill is a bill presented by a Member of Parliament who is not elected but only nominated by the President of India.
2. Recently, a private member's bill has been passed in the Parliament of India for the first time in its history.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
Q: The Parliament of India exercises control over the functions of the Council of Ministers through
1. Adjournment motion
2. Question hour
3. Supplementary questions
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q: Consider the following statements:
1. In the election for Lok Sabha or State Assembly, the winning candidate must get at least 50 percent of the votes polled, to be declared elected.
2. According to the provisions laid down in the Constitution of India, in Lok Sabha, the Speaker’s post goes to the majority party and the Deputy Speaker’s to the Opposition.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. A Bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses on its prorogation.
2. A Bill pending in the Rajya Sabha, which has not been passed by the Lok Sabha, shall not lapse on dissolution of the Lok Sabha.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Q: Consider the following statements:
1. The Rajya Sabha has no power either to reject or to amend a Money Bill.
2. The Rajya Sabha cannot vote on the Demands for Grants.
3. The Rajya Sabha cannot discuss the Annual Financial Statement.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Consider the following statements:
1. The Legislative Council of a State in India can be larger in size than half of the Legislative Assembly of that particular State.
2. The Governor of a State nominates the Chairman of the Legislative Council of that particular State.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Consider the following statements regarding a No-Confidence Motion in India:
1. There is no mention of a No-Confidence Motion in the Constitution of India.
2. A Motion of No-Confidence can be introduced in the Lok Sabha only.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Consider the following statements :
The Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts
1. consists of not more than 25 Members of the Lok Sabha
2. scrutinizes appropriation and finance accounts of the Government
3. examines the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: In the context of India, which of the following principles is/are implied institutionally in the parliamentary government?
1. Members of the Cabinet are Members of the Parliament.
2. Ministers hold the office till they enjoy confidence in the Parliament.
3. Cabinet is headed by the Head of the State.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Q: Consider the following statements:
1. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha are not the members of that House.
2. While the nominated members of the two Houses of the Parliament have no voting right in the presidential election, they have the right to vote in the election of the Vice President.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Consider the following statements :
1. Union Territories are not represented in the Rajya Sabha.
2. It is within the purview of the Chief Election Commissioner to adjudicate the election disputes.
3. According to the Constitution of India, the Parliament consists of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha only.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Regarding the office of the Lok Sabha Speaker, consider the following statements :
1. He/She holds the office during the pleasure of the President.
2. He/She need not be a member of the House at the time of his/her election but has to become a member of the House within six months from the date of his/her election.
3. If he/she intends to resign, the letter of his/her resignation has to be addressed to the Deputy Speaker.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Which of the following are the methods of Parliamentary control over public finance in India?
1. Placing Annual Financial Statement before the Parliament
2. Withdrawal of moneys from Consolidated Fund of India only after passing the Appropriation Bill
3. Provisions of supplementary grants and vote-on-account
4. A periodic or at least a mid-year review of programme of the Government against macroeconomic forecasts and expenditure by a Parliamentary Budget Office
5. Introducing Finance Bill in the Parliament
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Q: A deadlock between the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha calls for a joint sitting of the Parliament during the passage of
1. Ordinary Legislation
2. Money Bill
3. Constitution Amendment Bill
Q: Consider the following statements:
The Constitution of India provides that
1. the Legislative Assembly of each State shall consist of not more than 450 members chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies in the State
2. a person shall not be qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in the Legislative Assembly of a State if he/she is less than 25 years of age
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Consider the following statements:
1. The Chairman of the Committee on Public Accounts is appointed by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
2. The Committee on Public Accounts comprises members of the Lok Sabha, members of the Rajya Sabha, and a few eminent persons of the industry and trade.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Q: Consider the following statements:
1. The Rajya Sabha alone has the power to declare that it would be in the national interest for Parliament to legislate with respect to a matter in the State List.
2. Resolutions approving the Proclamation of Emergency are passed only by the Lok Sabha.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Q: Consider the following statements:
1. The Speaker of Lok Sabha has the power to adjourn the House sine die but, on prorogation, it is only the President who can summon the House.
2. Unless sooner dissolved or there is an extension of the term, there is an automatic dissolution of the Lok Sabha by efflux of time, at the end of the period of five years, even if no formal order of dissolution is issued by the President.
3. The Speaker of Lok Sabha continues in office even after the dissolution of the House and until immediately before the first meeting of the House.
Which of these statements given above are correct?
Q: With reference to Indian Parliament, which one of the following is not correct?
(a)The Appropriation Bill must be passed by both the Houses of Parliament before it can be enacted into law
(b)No money shall be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund of India except under the appropriation made by the Appropriation Act
(c)Finance Bill is required for proposing new taxes but no another Bill/Act is required for making changes in the rates of taxes which are already under operation
(d)No Money Bill can be introduced except on the recommendation of the President
Q: Consider the following statements:
1. While members of the Rajya Sabha are associated with Committees on Public Accounts and Public Undertakings, Members of Committee on Estimates are drawn entirely from Lok Sabha.
2. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs works under the overall direction of the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.
3. The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs nominates members of Parliament on Committees, Councils, Boards and Commissions set up by the Government of India in the various ministries.
Which of these statements are correct?
Q: Consider the following statements:
1. The joint sitting of the two Houses of the Parliament in India is sanctioned under Article 108 of the Constitution.
2. The first joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha was held in the year 1961.
3. The second joint sitting of the two Houses of Indian Parliament was held to pass the Banking Service Commission (Repeal) Bill.
Which of these statements are correct?
Q: Consider the table given below:
Parliament of India (extract shown)
Which one of the following will fit in the place marked ‘X’?
(a)Ministers who are not Members of Parliament but who have to get themselves elected to either House of Parliament within six months after assuming office
(b)Not more than 20 nominated members
(c)Not more than 20 representatives of Union Territories
(d)The Attorney General who has the right to speak and take part in the proceedings of either House of Parliament
Q: Which one of the following States of India does not have a Legislative Council so far even though the Constitution (Seventh Amendment) Act, 1956 provides for it?
(a)Maharashtra
(b)Bihar
(c)Karnataka
(d)Madhya Pradesh
Frequently Asked Questions
How many UPSC Prelims questions have been asked from Parliament & State Legislatures?▼
UPSC has asked 66 questions on Parliament & State Legislatures in GS Paper 1 Prelims between 1995 and 2025. This sub-topic falls under Indian Polity.
In which years has UPSC asked about Parliament & State Legislatures?▼
Questions on Parliament & State Legislatures have appeared in UPSC Prelims in the following years: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1997, 1995. The topic has appeared in 25 out of 31 years.
What is the difficulty level of Parliament & State Legislatures questions in UPSC Prelims?▼
Among 66 questions on Parliament & State Legislatures: 23 are easy, 42 are moderate, and 1 are difficult. Most questions test conceptual understanding of the topic.
