Working of Institutions

The Office Memorandum of 13/08/1990 gave 27 percent reservation to ______

• OBC in government services.

• SEBC in government services.

• SC in government services.

• ST in government services.

Answer explanation

The reservation was meant for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes.

B.P. Mandal headed the ________ in 1979.

• Second Classes Commission

• Scheduled Classes Commission

• Backward Classes Commission

• Second Backward Classes Commission

______ is the highest formal authority of the country.

• President

• Prime Minister

_______ is the Head of the Government.

• Prime Minister

• President

Which one of the following statement about the President is wrong?

• He is the head of the state.

• He is the highest formal authority in the country.

• He exercises only nominal powers.

• He is elected directly by the people.

The strength of the Council of Ministers ranges from

• 60 to 80

• 60 to 100

• 70 to 85

• 80 to 100

Once the Lok Sabha passes the budget of the government or any other money related law, the Rajya Sabha cannot rejected it. The Rajya Sabha can only delay it by-

• 14 days

• 15 days

• 16 days

• 17 days

What do the Civil Servants do?

• They take important policy decisions

• They implement the ministers’ decisions

• They settle the disputes

• All of the above

What is ‘Parliament’?

• Assembly of elected representatives at the national level

• A body consisting of appointed ministers

• Body comprising judges

• Assembly of only appointed members

Apart from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, who else constitutes the Parliament?

• Prime Minister

• Chief Minister

• Governor

• President