Parliament and State Legislatures — UPSC Prelims PYQs (Set 1)

12 questions · UPSC Prelims · 2022–2026 · Indian Polity · Source: UPSC Civil Services Prelims (official papers)

  1. Q1. Consider the following statements in respect of questions asked by the Members in the Parliament of India :
    1. Unstarred questions are those to which a Member desires an oral answer in the House.
    2. Starred questions are those to which a Member desires a written answer.
    3. No supplementary question can be asked on an unstarred question.
    Which one of the following conclusions based on the above statements is correct ? UPSC Prelims 2026

  2. Q2. Consider the following statements about the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes of the Parliament of India :
    1. Although members of this Committee are elected from both Houses of Parliament, the Chairperson of this Committee is appointed by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
    2. Twenty members are elected by the Rajya Sabha and ten members by the Lok Sabha.
    3. No Minister, except for the Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, is eligible to be a member of this Committee.
    4. Members are elected for a fixed term of two years from the date they enter their office.
    Which one of the following conclusions based on the above statements is correct ? UPSC Prelims 2026

  3. Q3. 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? UPSC Prelims 2025

  4. Q4. Consider the following statements :
    I. If any question arises as to whether a Member of the House of the People has become subject to disqualification under the 10th Schedule, the President’s decision in accordance with the opinion of the Council of Union Ministers shall be final.
    II. There is no mention of the word ‘political party’ in the Constitution of India.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct? UPSC Prelims 2025

  5. Q5. How many Delimitation Commissions have been constituted by the Government of India till December 2023 ? UPSC Prelims 2024

  6. Q6. 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 : UPSC Prelims 2024

  7. Q7. With reference to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, consider the following statements : While any resolution for the removal of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is under consideration
    1. He/She shall not preside.
    2. He/She shall not have the right to speak.
    3. He/She shall not be entitled to vote on the resolution in the first instance.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? UPSC Prelims 2024

  8. Q8. With reference to the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements :
    1. A bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses on its dissolution.
    2. A bill passed by the Lok Sabha and pending in the Rajya Sabha lapses on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.
    3. A bill in regard to which the President of India notified his/her intention to summon the Houses to a joint sitting lapses on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? UPSC Prelims 2024

  9. Q9. With reference to the Parliament of India, consider the following statements :
    1. Prorogation of a House by the President of India does not require the advice of the Council of Ministers.
    2. Prorogation of a House is generally done after the House is adjourned sine die but there is no bar to the President of India prorogating the House which is in session.
    3. Dissolution of the Lok Sabha is done by the President of India who, save in exceptional circumstances, does so on the advice of the Council of Ministers.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? UPSC Prelims 2024

  10. Q10. 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? UPSC Prelims 2023

  11. Q11. Consider the following statements in respect of election to the President of India :
    1. The members nominated to either House of the Parliament or the Legislative Assemblies of States are also eligible to be included in the Electoral College.
    2. Higher the number of elective Assembly seats, higher is the value of vote of each MLA of that State.
    3. The value of vote of each MLA of Madhya Pradesh is greater than that of Kerala.
    4. The value of vote of each MLA of Puducherry is higher than that of Arunachal Pradesh because the ratio of total population to total number of elective seats in Puducherry is greater as compared to Arunachal Pradesh.
    How many of the above statements are correct? UPSC Prelims 2023

  12. Q12. Consider the following statements:
    1. The Constitution of India classifies the ministers into four ranks viz. Cabinet Minister, Minister of State with Independent Charge, Minister of State and Deputy Minister.
    2. The total number of ministers in the Union Government, including the Prime Minister, shall not exceed 15 percent of the total number of members in the Lok Sabha.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? UPSC Prelims 2022

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