SSC CGL Preparation – Day 11

MCQs: Government Structure

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1. Who is the real executive head of the Union Government of India?

A) President
B) Prime Minister
C) Vice-President
D) Cabinet Secretary

✅ Answer: B) Prime Minister
🧠 Explanation: Though the President is the nominal head, the Prime Minister exercises real executive power.

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2. Which article of the Constitution deals with the composition of the Parliament of India?

A) Article 52
B) Article 79
C) Article 74
D) Article 124

✅ Answer: B) Article 79
🧠 Explanation: Article 79 mentions that Parliament consists of the President, Rajya Sabha, and Lok Sabha.

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3. The system of Panchayati Raj was constitutionalized through which amendment?

A) 42nd
B) 52nd
C) 73rd
D) 44th

✅ Answer: C) 73rd
🧠 Explanation: The 73rd Constitutional Amendment (1992) granted constitutional status to the Panchayati Raj system.

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4. Which of the following is NOT a part of the Union Executive?

A) President
B) Vice-President
C) Chief Justice of India
D) Prime Minister

✅ Answer: C) Chief Justice of India
🧠 Explanation: The Chief Justice is part of the Judiciary, not the Executive.

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5. What is the minimum age to become a member of the Lok Sabha?

A) 21 years
B) 25 years
C) 30 years
D) 35 years

✅ Answer: B) 25 years
🧠 Explanation: Article 84(b) states that the minimum age to contest Lok Sabha elections is 25.

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6. The President of India is elected by:

A) Direct elections by citizens
B) Lok Sabha members only
C) Elected members of Parliament and State Legislatures
D) Prime Minister and Cabinet

✅ Answer: C) Elected members of Parliament and State Legislatures
🧠 Explanation: The President is elected indirectly by an Electoral College comprising elected MPs and MLAs.

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7. The Vice-President of India is also the:

A) Speaker of Lok Sabha
B) Governor of Delhi
C) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
D) Cabinet Secretary

✅ Answer: C) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
🧠 Explanation: The Vice-President acts as the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha.

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8. The Supreme Court of India has how many types of jurisdiction?

A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) Five

✅ Answer: B) Three
🧠 Explanation: Supreme Court has Original, Appellate, and Advisory jurisdictions.

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9. Which is the apex judicial body in India?

A) High Court
B) Lok Adalat
C) Supreme Court
D) Judicial Committee of Parliament

✅ Answer: C) Supreme Court
🧠 Explanation: Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority under the Constitution.

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10. Urban local bodies are established under which amendment?

A) 73rd Amendment
B) 42nd Amendment
C) 74th Amendment
D) 44th Amendment

✅ Answer: C) 74th Amendment
🧠 Explanation: The 74th Amendment (1992) gave constitutional status to urban local bodies like municipalities.