1. Which Article of the Constitution provides that the Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President?
2. Which Article provides for a Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister to aid and advise the President?
3. Which Article deals with the duty of the Prime Minister to furnish information relating to the administration of the Union to the President?
4. Which Article deals with the rights of Ministers as respects the Houses of Parliament?
5. Which Article deals with the conduct of business of the Government of India?
6. Which President exercised personal discretion for the first time in 1979 while appointing the Prime Minister?
7. Whom did President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy appoint as Prime Minister in 1979 after the fall of the Janata Party government?
8. In which year did a President exercise personal discretion for the first time in the selection and appointment of the Prime Minister?
9. Which President appointed Rajiv Gandhi as Prime Minister in 1984, ignoring the precedent of appointing a caretaker Prime Minister?
10. Who acted as caretaker Prime Minister on both occasions when the leadership of the ruling party was contested, following the deaths of Jawaharlal Nehru and Lal Bahadur Shastri?
11. In which year did the Delhi High Court hold that the Constitution does not require a person to prove majority in the Lok Sabha before being appointed Prime Minister?
12. In which year did the Supreme Court hold that a person who is not a member of either House of Parliament can be appointed Prime Minister for six months?
13. Consider the following statements:
(I) Indira Gandhi was a member of the Rajya Sabha when she became Prime Minister in 1966
(II) H.D. Deve Gowda was a member of the Rajya Sabha when he became Prime Minister in 1996
(III) Manmohan Singh was a member of the Rajya Sabha when he became Prime Minister in 2004
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
14. In Britain, the Prime Minister must definitely be a member of which House?
15. The salary and allowances of the Prime Minister are determined from time to time by which authority?
16. Under which Act were the salary and allowances of the Prime Minister and other Union Ministers originally provided for?
17. In 2001, Parliament increased the Prime Minister's sumptuary allowance through which Act?
18. In 2001, the Prime Minister's sumptuary allowance was increased from ₹1,500 to how much per month?
19. The Prime Minister holds office during the pleasure of whom?
20. Which committee, appointed in 1974 by Jayaprakash Narayan, recommended restrictions on the functioning of a caretaker government?
21. The Tarkunde Committee on electoral reforms is also known by which other name?
22. Who became the first non-Congress Prime Minister of India, in March 1977?
23. Who was the first Prime Minister of India from South India?
24. The Chief Minister of which State became Prime Minister in May 2014?
25. Consider the following pairs of Chief Ministers and the States they headed before becoming Prime Minister:
(I) Charan Singh – Uttar Pradesh
(II) P.V. Narasimha Rao – Andhra Pradesh
(III) H.D. Deve Gowda – Karnataka
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
26. Who described the Prime Minister as "primus inter pares" (first among equals) and "key stone of the cabinet arch"?
27. Which writer described the Prime Minister as "a sun around which planets revolve"?
28. Who described the Prime Minister as "the captain of the ship of the state"?
29. What comparison did Dr. B.R. Ambedkar make regarding the office of the Prime Minister?
30. Consider the following statements regarding the Prime Minister's other roles:
(I) He/she is the chairman of the NITI Aayog
(II) He/she is the chairman of the National Integration Council
(III) He/she is the chairman of the Finance Commission
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
31. NITI Aayog, of which the Prime Minister is chairman, succeeded which body?
32. Which Article states that there shall be a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister at the head to aid and advise the President?
33. Under Article 74, the advice tendered by Ministers to the President shall not be inquired into where?
34. Which Constitutional Amendment Act made the President's exercise of functions bound by the advice of the Council of Ministers?
35. Consider the following statements regarding the 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978, as it relates to Article 74:
(I) It allowed the President to require the Council of Ministers to reconsider its advice
(II) The President must act according to the advice tendered after reconsideration
(III) It removed the binding nature of ministerial advice on the President
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
36. In which case did the Supreme Court hold that the Council of Ministers does not cease to hold office even after the dissolution of the Lok Sabha?
37. In which year was the U.N.R. Rao vs. Indira Gandhi case decided?
38. In the Shamsher Singh vs. State of Punjab case, the Supreme Court held that the "satisfaction of the President" referred to in the Constitution actually means the satisfaction of which body?
39. In which year was the Shamsher Singh vs. State of Punjab case decided?
40. Which Article empowers the President to appoint the other Ministers on the advice of the Prime Minister?
41. The 91st Amendment Act of 2003 capped the total number of ministers, including the Prime Minister, at what percentage of the total strength of the Lok Sabha?
42. The 91st Amendment Act of 2003 disqualifies a Member of Parliament from being appointed as a minister on which ground?
43. Under Article 75, a minister who is not a member of either House of Parliament for how long shall cease to be a minister?
44. The council of ministers is collectively responsible to which body, as stated in Article 75?
45. Which Article deals with the conduct of business of the Government of India, including the rule that all executive action shall be expressed to be taken in the name of the President?
46. Which Article lays down the duty of the Prime Minister to communicate to the President all decisions of the Council of Ministers relating to administration of the Union?
47. Which Article grants every minister the right to speak and take part in proceedings of either House, joint sittings, and Parliamentary Committees, without a right to vote in a House of which he/she is not a member?
48. In 1990, whose oath as Deputy Prime Minister was challenged before the Supreme Court as unconstitutional?
49. In the 1990 case on the oath of the Deputy Prime Minister, the Supreme Court held that such a description does not confer any powers of the Prime Minister because it is merely what?
50. A minister who is a member of one House of Parliament can vote in proceedings of which House(s)?
51. Under which Act are the salaries and allowances of ministers determined?
52. In 2001, the sumptuary allowance for a Cabinet Minister was raised from ₹1,000 to what amount per month?
53. In 2001, the sumptuary allowance for a Deputy Minister was raised from ₹300 to what amount per month?
54. The Council of Ministers consists of how many categories of ministers?
55. Ministers of State given independent charge of a ministry perform functions similar to which category of minister?
56. Are Ministers of State, even with independent charge, members of the Cabinet?
57. Parliamentary Secretaries are appointed by whom?
58. Are Parliamentary Secretaries members of the Council of Ministers?
59. Article 75 embodies which two principles of ministerial responsibility?
60. When the Lok Sabha passes a no-confidence motion against the Council of Ministers, which ministers must resign?
61. Who resigned in 1953 due to differences with cabinet colleagues over the Hindu Code Bill?
62. Who resigned due to differences over the policy of reorganisation of states?
63. Who resigned in opposition to the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986?
64. The principle of individual responsibility under Article 75 means that a minister holds office during whose pleasure?
65. The President removes a minister only on whose advice?
66. Who observed that "collective responsibility can be achieved only through the instrumentality of the Prime Minister"?
67. In Britain, which legally accepted phrase reflects that a minister who countersigns an unlawful royal order is held liable, not the monarch?
68. Does the Indian Constitution provide for legal responsibility of a minister requiring a countersignature on Presidential orders?
69. Which body is described as a "wider body" that includes all three categories of ministers?
70. Which body meets frequently, usually once a week, to deliberate and take collective decisions on government business?
71. The Cabinet was formally inserted into the Constitution through which Article, by the 44th Amendment Act of 1978?
72. Consider the following statements comparing the Council of Ministers and the Cabinet:
(I) The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Lower House of Parliament
(II) The Cabinet's size is capped at 15% of the Lok Sabha's strength under the 91st Amendment
(III) The Cabinet directs the Council of Ministers by taking policy decisions binding on all ministers
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
73. Which body's functions are determined by the Cabinet, according to the distinction drawn between the two?
74. Which body implements the decisions taken by the Cabinet?
75. Who described the Cabinet as "the steering wheel of the ship of the state"?
76. Who described the Cabinet as "the keystone of the political arch"?
77. Who described the Cabinet as "a hyphen that joins, the buckle that binds the executive and legislative departments together"?
78. Who referred to the strong position of the Cabinet in British government as the "Dictatorship of the Cabinet"?
79. The informal body consisting of the Prime Minister and a few trusted colleagues that has become the real centre of power is known as the Cabinet or what else?
80. During whose era did the Kitchen Cabinet become particularly powerful in India?
81. Consider the following statements regarding the demerits of the Kitchen Cabinet:
(I) It reduces the authority and status of the Cabinet as the highest decision-making body
(II) It circumvents the legal process by allowing outsiders to influence government functioning
(III) It is a phenomenon unique to India and does not exist elsewhere
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
82. Which of the following is NOT one of the merits cited for the Prime Minister resorting to the Kitchen Cabinet?
83. Which of the following is NOT listed among the roles of the Cabinet?
84. Which Article deals with "Other provisions as to Ministers," as listed among the Articles related to the Central Council of Ministers?
85. Are Cabinet Committees mentioned in the Constitution?
86. Cabinet Committees are of how many types?
87. Which type of Cabinet Committee is constituted temporarily to deal with special problems and disbanded once the task is completed?
88. The Emergency Committee, an example of an ad hoc Cabinet Committee, was set up in which year?
89. Cabinet Committees are set up by whom, according to the exigencies of the time?
90. Can non-cabinet ministers attend meetings of Cabinet Committees?
91. If the Prime Minister is a member of a Cabinet Committee, who presides over it?
92. Can decisions taken by a Cabinet Committee be reviewed by the Cabinet?
93. Cabinet Committees serve as an organisational device based on which principles?
94. How many Cabinet Committees are presently functional?
95. Which Cabinet Committee decides all higher-level appointments in the Central Secretariat, Public Enterprises, Banks and Financial Institutions?
96. Which Cabinet Committee looks after the progress of government business in the Parliament?
97. Which Cabinet Committee deals with issues relating to defence, law and order, internal security and atomic energy?
98. Which Cabinet Committee deals with the allotment of government accommodation to Members of Parliament and central government employees?
99. Which Cabinet Committee deals with policy matters aimed at accelerating capital inflows, export promotion, and improving ease of doing business?
100. Which Cabinet Committee is concerned with enhancing employability of the workforce and increasing women workforce participation?
101. Which Cabinet Committee is often described as a "Super-Cabinet" for being the most powerful of all Cabinet Committees?
102. Groups of Ministers (GoMs) are constituted as what type of bodies?
103. What happens to a Group of Ministers (GoM) once its advice on the entrusted issue is crystallised?
104. Which Commission examined and made recommendations on the working of Groups of Ministers (GoMs)?
105. The Second Administrative Reforms Commission, which examined the working of GoMs, was headed by whom?
106. The Second Administrative Reforms Commission functioned during which period?
107. According to the Second Administrative Reforms Commission, what was the main problem caused by constituting a large number of GoMs?
