Unit X · Topic 2Forms of governments – Presidential and parliamentary, unitary and federal – Previous Year Questions

In India, 'the machinery of government is essentially British and the whole collection of British Constitutional Conventions has apparently been incorporated as conventions' is the observation of

1. (a)A.V. Dicey
2. (b)Sir Ivor Jennings✓
3. (c)S.A. de Smith
4. (d)Wade and Phillips

Which one of the following is not an essential of parliamentary form of government?

1. (a)The presence of a nominal executive head of the state who acts exclusively on the advice of cabinet
2. (b)The cabinet, which is the real executive, consists of leaders of a party, who have the support of the majority in the legislature
3. (c)The responsibility of the cabinet is collective
4. (d)The President appoints ministers and assigns to them their offices✓

In the Presidential form of government

A. The chief executive is relatively free from sectional and party disputes

B. The chief executive is free to choose his team of ministers from the best talent available

C. The term of the chief executive is not fixed

D. It discourages the disease of defections

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

1. (a)A, B, and C only
2. (b)A, B, and D only✓
3. (c)B, C, and D only
4. (d)A, B, C and D- All

In a parliamentary form of government the British convention of 'Ministerial Responsibility has been explicitly codified in the Indian Constitution under

1. (a)Article 74 (1) 74(1)
2. (b)Article 74 (2) 74(2)
3. (c)Article 75 (2) 75(2)
4. (d)Article 75 (3) 75(3)✓

Which among the followings most appropriately reflects the constitutional system for India and USA?

A. Federal

B. Presidential

C. Democratic form of government

D. Unitary

E. Rule of Law

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

1. (a)A, B, E
2. (b)A, C, E✓
3. (c)B, D, E
4. (d)A, B, C, E

Which among the following follow a parliamentary system of government?

1. (a)India only
2. (b)Australia only
3. (c)India and Australia✓
4. (d)UK and USA

Which of the following statements are true in the context of form of government in USA and India?

(A) USA Constitution Sec. 7 gives President veto power over the bills passed by the Congress which can be further countered by 2/3 majority in both Houses

(B) U.S. and India strictly follow the doctrine of separation of powers

(C) The U.S. President is more powerful as compared to the Indian Prime Minister

(D) Removal method of USA President and Indian Prime Minister is technical and difficult

(E) U.S. President is not the member of legislature

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

1. (a)(A), (C) Only
2. (b)(A), (C), (E) Only✓
3. (c)(B), (E), (D) Only
4. (d)(A), (B), (C), (D) Only