11. Which one of the following Bills must be passed by each House of the Indian Parliamentary separately by special majority?
Ordinary Bill
Money Bill
Finance Bill
Constitution Amendment Bill
12. Consider the following statements: The function(s) of the Finance commission is/are: 1. to allow the withdrawal of the money out of the Consolidated Fund of India 2. to allocate between the States the shares of proceeds of taxes 3. to consider applications for grants-in-aid from States 4. to supervise and report on whether the Union and State governments are levying taxes in accordance with the budgetary provisions
Which of these statements is/are correct?
Only 1
2 and 3
3 and 4
1, 2 and 4
13. 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 the Lok Sabha
2. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs works under the overall direction of Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs 3. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs nominates Members of Parliament on Committees, Councils, Board and Commissions etc. set up by the Government of India in the various ministries.
Which of these statements is are correct?
1 and 2
1 and 3
1, 2 and 3
14. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
The Press Council of India is an autonomous quasijudicial body established under an Act of the Parliament.
The Press Information Bureau provides accreditation to media person so as to have easy access to information from government sources.
Among all the states of India, Maharashtra publishes the largest number of newspaper.
Press Trust of India is the largest news agency in the country.
15. The power to enlarge the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India with respect to any matter included in the Union List of Legislative Powers rests with:
The President of India
The Chief Justice of India
The Parliament
The Union Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs