100. Which Cabinet Committee is not chaired by the Prime Minister?
[RRB NTPC Graduate CBT-I, 16 March 2026, Shift 2]
(A) Cabinet Committee on Employment and Skill Development
(B) Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs
(C) Cabinet Committee on Investment and Growth
(D) Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
Answer: (B) Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs
Explanation: The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs is conventionally chaired by a senior Union minister rather than the Prime Minister. It coordinates the government’s legislative programme and parliamentary business. The Prime Minister chairs several key committees, including those on security and economic affairs.
99. Which constitutional Article provides for a Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister to advise the President?
[RRB ALP CBT-I, 16 February 2026, Shift 3]
(A) Article 70
(B) Article 50
(C) Article 74
(D) Article 84
Answer: (C) Article 74
Explanation: Article 74 establishes the Union Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister at its head to aid and advise the President. The President ordinarily acts according to that advice. Article 75 separately governs ministerial appointments, tenure and collective responsibility.
98. Who appoints the Council of Ministers at the Union level?
[DSSSB Court Attendant, 18 June 2026, Shift 2]
(A) President of India
(B) Committee of State Governors
(C) Chief Justice of India
(D) Prime Minister of India
Answer: (A) President of India
Explanation: Under Article 75, the President appoints the Prime Minister and appoints other Union ministers on the Prime Minister’s advice. Thus, the formal appointing authority is the President, although the Prime Minister effectively selects the ministerial team.
97. Who heads the Union Council of Ministers in India?
[DSSSB MTS, 25 July 2026, Shift 1]
(A) President
(B) Governor
(C) Prime Minister
(D) Chief Minister
Answer: (C) Prime Minister
Explanation: The Prime Minister heads the Union Council of Ministers under Article 74. The Council advises the President and exercises effective executive authority. The President is the constitutional head, whereas the Chief Minister leads the Council of Ministers of a state.
96. Consider the Rajya Sabha:
(a) it is permanent and cannot be dissolved;
(b) half its members retire every three years;
(c) members have six-year terms.
Which statements are correct?
[DSSSB MTS, 18 April 2026, Shift 1]
(A) (a) and (b) only
(B) (b) and (c) only
(C) (a) only
(D) (a) and (c) only
Answer: (D) (a) and (c) only
Explanation: Rajya Sabha is a continuing chamber, so it is not dissolved. Its members normally hold office for six years, with roughly one-third retiring every two years. Therefore, the statement about half the members retiring every three years is incorrect.
95. What is the minimum age to contest a Lok Sabha election?
[SSC GD Constable, 7 May 2026, Shift 2]
(A) 18 years
(B) 21 years
(C) 25 years
(D) 30 years
Answer: (C) 25 years
Explanation: Article 84 sets the minimum age for membership of the Lok Sabha at twenty-five years, alongside citizenship and other statutory qualifications. Thirty years is the minimum for Rajya Sabha membership. Voting eligibility, by contrast, generally starts at eighteen.
94. Which Article provides for introducing and passing Bills in Parliament?
[SSC MTS 2025 Cycle, held 9 February 2026, Shift 2]
(A) Article 101
(B) Article 105
(C) Article 107
(D) Article 103
Answer: (C) Article 107
Explanation: Article 107 lays down the ordinary legislative process in Parliament, including introduction and passage of Bills. Other provisions specifically address joint sittings and Money Bills. Ordinary Bills normally require agreement by both Houses before presentation for presidential assent.
93. What is the principal function of Parliament?
[OSSSC CRE Preliminary Examination, 13 November 2025, Shift 2]
(A) Conduct recruitment examinations
(B) Execute laws
(C) Issue passports
(D) Make laws
Answer: (D) Make laws
Explanation: Parliament is India’s national law-making body. It debates and enacts legislation, approves taxation and expenditure, and holds the executive accountable. Implementing laws and issuing passports are executive functions, while recruitment examinations are administered by designated commissions and agencies.
92. At which reading of a Bill does the House consider the motion that the Bill, as amended or otherwise, be passed?
[SSC CHSL Tier-I, 26 November 2025, Shift 1]
(A) First reading
(B) Second reading
(C) Third reading
(D) Fourth reading
Answer: (C) Third reading
Explanation: The third reading focuses on final approval of the Bill as a whole. Detailed clause-by-clause consideration belongs to the second-reading stage. Following the third reading, the Bill proceeds under the applicable constitutional process involving the other House and presidential assent.
91. What is the legislative structure of the Indian Parliament?
[DSSSB PGT Political Science, 13 July 2025, Shift 1]
(A) Two Houses: Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
(B) A single assembly headed by the President
(C) Only the Lok Sabha
(D) Three legislative Houses
Answer: (A) Two Houses: Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
Explanation: India has a bicameral Parliament: Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Article 79 additionally includes the President as a constituent of Parliament, although the President is not a member of either House. Both chambers participate in national legislation subject to constitutional exceptions.