| Where do central and state government draw authority from? | The constituion of I ndia |
| What kind of system of government is followed in India? | Federal system , though with a unitary bias |
| Has the term "federation" been used in the constitution? | Nope babe. |
| What is the head of Judiciary? | The supreme court is the head of the Judiciary. |
| What kind of legislature does India have? | Bicameral legislature - Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. |
| Who discusses the matters in the concurrent list? | Both the State and the Union government. |
| Who enjoys a higher position in matters related to concurrent lists? | The Union Government |
| Who can single handedly amend the constitution? | The Parliament. |
| What constitutes the Union Legislature? | The President , Lok Sabha and The Rajya Sabha. |
| Another name for the "house of the people"? | The Lok Sabha |
| When can the Lok Sabha be dissolved? | The Lok Sabha can be dissolved by the President on the recommendations by the Prime Minister. |
| During proclamation till when can the period of Lok Sabha be extended? | For 1 year. It can be re elected after six months after the emergency has been lifted. |
| How many total members are there in the Lok Sabha and it's constitution? | There are a total of 552 members. 530 of these represent the states while 20 represent the Union Territories. 2 are nominated by President for the Anglo Indian community. |
| Whose decision is final in disqualification of a member of Lok Sabha? | The President with the opinion of the election commission. |
| What is a session? | When the house meets to transact it's business. |
| When is the budget session? | February to May |
| When is the monsoon session? | July to August |
| When is the winter session? | November to December |
| Minimum number of members required to be present to transact bussiness in a house? | Quorum |
| What is the quorum? | 1/10th of it's total members. |
| What is the first hour of every working day? | Question hour |
| When does the question hour start? | At 11 AM |
| Why is the question hour kept? | To keep the functioning of the government open to scrutiny |
| Right of members to ask questions from the government is known as? | interpellation |
| Who are the questions addressed to? | The chair |
| How many days' notice has to be given for a question? | 10 days |
| Which questions are answered orally? | Starred questions |
| Which questions are represented by an asterik? | Starred questions? |
| Can supplementary questions be asked after starred questions? | Yes |
| How are unstarred questions given | In written form |
| What are short notice questions related to? | Matters of urgent importance |
| When does the zero hour begin? | from 12 noon and continues till lunch break. |
| When do the members raise all types of questions without any permission or prior notice? | Zero Hour |
| Formal proposal made by a member stating that the house should take up a matter of public importance? | Motion |
| Motion to lay aside all the other business and take up a motion on "urgent importance"? | Adjournment motion |
| What is a no confidence motion? | Motion expressing lack of confidence in the ministry |
| To who is the council of members responsible? | The Lok Sabha |
| Is the council of ministers responsible to the opposition? | Yes |
| What is the minimum membership required for a no confidence motion? | 50 members |
| Suspension of the sitting of the house by the speaker is? | Adjournment of the house |
| Termination of the session by the parliament | Prorogation of the house |
| Who does the power of adjournment belong to? | The speaker or the chairman as the case may be |
| Who does the power of prorogation belong to? | President |
| Who is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha? | The speaker |
| Who ranks highest in the Lok Sabha? | The speaker |
| Is the speaker answerable to any court of law? | No |
| Who is the speaker answerable to? | The house |
| Who performs the duty of the speaker is he/she/they are not available? | Deputy Speaker |
| Who is the speeches and remarks addressed to? | The speaker |
| Whose decision is final in parliamentary matters? | The speaker |
| Does the speaker vote in the house? | No |
| When does the speaker vote? | When the votes are equal on both the sides |
| What are the two benches of the Lok Sabha called? | Treasury benches and the opposition |
| Who decides if a bill is a money bill or not? | The speaker |
| Who's decision is final in account for the anti defection law? | The speaker |
| Does any court of jurisdiction have any say in the final decision of the speaker in account of the anti defection law? | No |
| Who is the ex officio chairman of the Business Advisory committee and Rules Committee? | The Speaker |
| What is the 'upper house" or "The council of the states"? | The Rajya Sabha |
| What represents the federation of the union and the states? | The Rajya Sabha |
| The maximum strength of the Rajya Sabha? | 250 members |
| How many members are elected by the President in the Rajya Sabha? | 12 members |
| How any members are elected in the Rajya Sabha? | 238 members |
| How are seats alloted? | at the basis of population |
| By which system are members elected in the Rajya Sabha? | By by the system of proportional representation by single transferable vote |
| How many members of the Rajya Sabha retire every two years? | One third |
| What is the minimum contesting age for Rajya Sabha? | 30 years |
| Who is the ex officio chair person of the Rajya Sabha? | Vice- President |
| What matters are not in the dominion of the Rajya Sabha? | Financial matters |
| Can money bill originate in the council of states? | no |
| What are residuary powers? | Making laws with respect to all those matter which are not in the Union or Concurrent list |
| What is an act of Parliament called? | Ordinances |
| When is the President empowered to promulgate an ordinance? | When the parliament is not in session |
| When do the ordinances cease to operate? | Six weeks after the Parliament is back in session |
| Can ordinances continue? | Yes , If they are approved by the houses |
| When does the Parliament assume all powers in the state concerned? | During the proclamation of an emergency |
| What role does Rajya Sabha play in financial right now? | Only an advisory role |
| If the financial amount is not sufficient then what is done? | The government may make supplementary grants |
| When does the financial year start? | April 1 |
| What is the device known as which draws fund from consolidated fund until the budget is passed? | "Vote on account" |
| The question hour , calling attention notices and half an hour discussion are devices/examples of what? | Interpellation |
| What is the most important mode of interpellation? | Question hour |
| If a no confidence motion is passed against the prime minister, will the whole ministry resign? | Yes |
| Which motion's aim is to censure the acts of omission and commission of the ministers? | Adjournment motion |
| What does the Paeliamentary committee on Public accounts do? | Examines reports of the comptroller and Auditor general of India |
| Which house has powers to make laws on state lists if necessary? | The Rajya Sabha |
| Who declares the creation of new All India Services? | The Rajya Sabha |
| What happens when The Lok Sabha is dissolved before or after the announcement of a national emergency? | The Rajya Sabha becomes the "sole de facto" and "de jure" parliament |
| What is meant by "sole de facto" and "de jure" parliament? | It takes over all the functions of the Parliament and cannot be dissolved |
| Where can motion of No confidence be introduced and passed? | Only The Lok Sabha |
| What does the Lok Sabha represent? | The people directly |
| What does the Rajya Sabha represent? | The States of the Indian Union |
| Who is the Joint session of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha presided by? | The Speaker of the Lok Sabha |
| Can adjournment motion be moved in The Rajya Sabha? | F*cking no...it has literally 0 powers over there dude |
| Do both the houses have equal say in impeachment? | no....just kidding....YES THEY DO |
| Who shoulders all the responsibility if an emergency is declared and The Lok Sabha has dissolved? | told that almost just few minutes ago.....RAJYA SABHA!!!!! |
