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Download in pdf multiple choice questions(mcqs) & answers on Union and State Executive. These general awareness quiz objective questions answers include mcqs on Finance Commission, Planning Commission etc.
(81)
The Council of Ministers does not include
[A]
Cabinet Ministers
[B]
Cabinet Secretary
[C]
Ministers of State
[D]
Ministers without Portfolio
Comment
Answer: Option [B]
The correct answer is Cabinet Secretary. Article-75 establishes that there shall be a Council of Ministers headed by Prime Minister to aid and advice the President. Council of Ministers in India includes Prime Minister, Cabinet Minister, Minister of State and Minister of State (Independent Charge). Cabinet Secretary is not the part of Council of Ministers rather he/ she is part of permanent executive and the senior most civil servant in India.
(82)
How many times the President of India can seek re-election to his post?
[A]
Once
[B]
2 times
[C]
3 times
[D]
Any number of times
Comment
Answer: Option [D]
The correct answer is Option [D]. Once President is elected, he holds office for five years. He sits in the office even after the completion of five years given no new election has taken place or no new President has been elected till then. He can also be re-elected and there is no cap on his re-election.
(83)
Which of the following appointments is not made by the President of India?
[A]
Chief of Army
[B]
Chief of Air Staff
[C]
Speaker of the Lok Sabha
[D]
Chief Justice of India
Comment
Answer: Option [C]
The correct answer is Speaker of the Lok Sabha. The Speaker of Lok Sabha is not elected by the president. S/he is elected by the members of the House of the Indian parliament for a term of five years.
(84)
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has recently raised the emoluments of the President, the Vice-President and the Governors. The emolument payable to the President has been raised to
[A]
Rs. 1.00 lakh from Rs. 50.00 per month
[B]
Rs. 1.50 lakh from Rs. 50.00 per month
[C]
Rs. 1.75 lakh from Rs. 75.00 per month
[D]
Rs. 2.00 lakh from Rs. 1.00 lakh per month
Comment
Answer: Option [B]
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has recently raised the emoluments of the President, the Vice-President and the Governors. The emolument payable to the President has been raised to Rs. 1.50 lakh from Rs. 50.00 per month.
(85)
For which period the Finance Commission is formed?
[A]
3 years
[B]
4 years
[C]
5 years
[D]
6 years
Comment
Answer: Option [C]
The correct answer is 5 years. As per the constitution, the commission is appointed every five years and consists of a chairman and four other members.
(86)
Only one of the following can be the ex-officio Chairman of the Planning Commission. He is the
[A]
Minister for Planning and Development
[B]
Finance Minister
[C]
Home Minister
[D]
Prime Minister
Comment
Answer: Option [D]
The correct answer is Prime Minister. After India achieved Independence, a formal model of planning was adopted, and accordingly, the Planning Commission, reporting directly to the Prime Minister of India, was established on 15 March 1950 with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru as the Chairman. Authority for the creation of the Planning Commission was not derived from the Constitution of India or statute; it is an arm of the Central Government of India.
(87)
What is the tenure of the Prime Minister of India?
[A]
Five years
[B]
Conterminous with the tenure of the Lok Sabha
[C]
Conterminous with the tenure of the President
[D]
As long as he enjoys the support of a majority in the Lok Sabha
Comment
Answer: Option [D]
The correct answer as long as he enjoys the support of a majority in the Lok Sabha.
(88)
Which of the following is not a Panchayati Raj Institution?
[A]
Gram Sabha
[B]
Gram Panchayat
[C]
Nyaya Panchayat
[D]
Gram Cooperative Society
Comment
Answer: Option [D]
The correct answer is Gram Cooperative Society. The Gram Sabha, Gram Panchayat and Nyaya Panchayat are all Panchayati Raj Institutions. Whereas Gram Cooperative Society is not a Panchayati Raj Institution.
(89)
Which of the following is an extra-constitutional and non-statutory body?
[A]
Planning Commission
[B]
Finance Commission
[C]
Election Commission
[D]
Union Public Service Commission
Comment
Answer: Option [A]
The correct answer is Planning Commission. The erstwhile Planning Commission was neither a constitutional body nor a Statutory body. It was established in March 1950 by an executive resolution of the Government of India.
(90)
The Finance Commission
[A]
Formulates Monetary Policy
[B]
Draws up Five Year Plans
[C]
Recommends pay revision of Central Government Employees
[D]
Adjudicates on the sharing of resources between Centre and the States
Comment
Answer: Option [D]
The Finance Commission adjudicates on the sharing of resources between Centre and the States. The main purpose of forming the Finance Commission is to give its recommendations on the distribution of Tax revenues between the Centre and the states as well as among the states.
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