{"id":1021,"date":"2023-06-20T16:25:41","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T10:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edunovations.com\/mcqs\/?p=1021"},"modified":"2023-06-20T16:25:43","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T10:55:43","slug":"federal-council-of-ministers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edunovations.com\/mcqs\/federal-council-of-ministers\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Council Of Ministers &#8211; Indian Polity GK MCQ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/edunovations.com\/mcqs\/federal-council-of-ministers\/#Federal_Council_Of_Ministers_%E2%80%93_Indian_Polity_GK_MCQ_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%98%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A6\" >Federal Council Of Ministers &#8211; Indian Polity GK MCQ ( \u0938\u0902\u0918\u0940\u092f \u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092a\u0930\u093f\u0937\u0926 )<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/edunovations.com\/mcqs\/federal-council-of-ministers\/#Federal_Council_Of_Ministers_%E2%80%93_Indian_Polity_GK_MCQ_%E2%80%93_Previous_Year_Questions\" >Federal Council Of Ministers &#8211; Indian Polity GK MCQ &#8211; Previous Year Questions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/edunovations.com\/mcqs\/federal-council-of-ministers\/#Some_Important_Links\" >Some Important Links<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Federal_Council_Of_Ministers_%E2%80%93_Indian_Polity_GK_MCQ_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%98%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%A6\"><\/span><strong>Federal Council Of Ministers<\/strong> <strong>&#8211; Indian Polity GK MCQ<\/strong> ( \u0938\u0902\u0918\u0940\u092f \u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092a\u0930\u093f\u0937\u0926 )<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Prepare for competitive exams like UPSC IAS and other sectors with our comprehensive collection of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) on the Federal Council of Ministers. 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To the Lok Sabha 2. Under a constitutional obligation 3. As per Article 75(3) 4. According to Article 74(3) Which of the above statement is correct<\/div>\r\n      <ul class=\"options\">\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-a\">A<\/span><label for=\"optA_88504\">1,2<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-b\">B<\/span><label for=\"optB_88504\">1,2,3<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-c\">C<\/span><label for=\"optC_88504\">1,3,4<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-d\">D<\/span><label for=\"optD_88504\">1,2,3,4<\/label><\/li>\r\n              <\/ul>\r\n      <div class=\"answer-box\"><\/div>\r\n      <button class=\"show-answer\" data-answer=\"b\">Show Answer<\/button>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"question\">\r\n      <span class=\"question-header\">Question:<\/span>\r\n      <div class=\"question-text\">Which one of the following is not an instrument of legislative control over administration in India?<\/div>\r\n      <ul class=\"options\">\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-a\">A<\/span><label for=\"optA_88505\">dissolution of the house<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-b\">B<\/span><label for=\"optB_88505\">resolution<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-c\">C<\/span><label for=\"optC_88505\">Question<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-d\">D<\/span><label for=\"optD_88505\">No confidence motion<\/label><\/li>\r\n              <\/ul>\r\n      <div class=\"answer-box\"><\/div>\r\n      <button class=\"show-answer\" data-answer=\"a\">Show Answer<\/button>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"question\">\r\n      <span class=\"question-header\">Question:<\/span>\r\n      <div class=\"question-text\">Which one of the following resolutions can be moved by the Council of Ministers in India?<\/div>\r\n      <ul class=\"options\">\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-a\">A<\/span><label for=\"optA_88506\">No confidence motion<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-b\">B<\/span><label for=\"optB_88506\">censure motion<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-c\">C<\/span><label for=\"optC_88506\">adjournment motion<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-d\">D<\/span><label for=\"optD_88506\">confidence in Motion<\/label><\/li>\r\n              <\/ul>\r\n      <div class=\"answer-box\"><\/div>\r\n      <button class=\"show-answer\" data-answer=\"d\">Show Answer<\/button>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"question\">\r\n      <span class=\"question-header\">Question:<\/span>\r\n      <div class=\"question-text\">There are two statements in this question. One is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Examine both carefully and answer this question with the help of the codes given below Assertion (A) : Council of Ministers in the Indian Union Jointly responsible to both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Assertion (R) : Members of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are eligible to be ministers in the federal government<\/div>\r\n      <ul class=\"options\">\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-a\">A<\/span><label for=\"optA_88507\">Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-b\">B<\/span><label for=\"optB_88507\">Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-c\">C<\/span><label for=\"optC_88507\">A is correct but R is wrong<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-d\">D<\/span><label for=\"optD_88507\">A is wrong but R is right<\/label><\/li>\r\n              <\/ul>\r\n      <div class=\"answer-box\"><\/div>\r\n      <button class=\"show-answer\" data-answer=\"d\">Show Answer<\/button>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"question\">\r\n      <span class=\"question-header\">Question:<\/span>\r\n      <div class=\"question-text\">Who among the following has been the Union Finance Minister of India 1. V.P. Singh 2. R. Venkata Raman 3. Y, V. Chavan Pranab Mukherjee<\/div>\r\n      <ul class=\"options\">\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-a\">A<\/span><label for=\"optA_88508\">1,2,3<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-b\">B<\/span><label for=\"optB_88508\">1,2,4<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-c\">C<\/span><label for=\"optC_88508\">2,4<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-d\">D<\/span><label for=\"optD_88508\">1,2,3,4,<\/label><\/li>\r\n              <\/ul>\r\n      <div class=\"answer-box\"><\/div>\r\n      <button class=\"show-answer\" data-answer=\"d\">Show Answer<\/button>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"question\">\r\n      <span class=\"question-header\">Question:<\/span>\r\n      <div class=\"question-text\">With reference to the Union Government, consider the following statements 1. Ministries\/Departments of the Government of India are created by the Prime Minister on the advice of the Cabinet Secretary 2. Each Ministry is assigned to a Minister by the President of India on the advice of the Prime Minister Which of the above statements are correct<\/div>\r\n      <ul class=\"options\">\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-a\">A<\/span><label for=\"optA_88509\">only 1<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-b\">B<\/span><label for=\"optB_88509\">only 2<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-c\">C<\/span><label for=\"optC_88509\">both 1 and 2<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-d\">D<\/span><label for=\"optD_88509\">neither 1 nor 2<\/label><\/li>\r\n              <\/ul>\r\n      <div class=\"answer-box\"><\/div>\r\n      <button class=\"show-answer\" data-answer=\"b\">Show Answer<\/button>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"question\">\r\n      <span class=\"question-header\">Question:<\/span>\r\n      <div class=\"question-text\">With reference to the Central Government, consider the following statements 1. The number of Ministries at the Center was 18 as on 15th August 1947 2. At present the number of Ministries in the Center is 36. From the given statements the following statements are correct.<\/div>\r\n      <ul class=\"options\">\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-a\">A<\/span><label for=\"optA_88510\">only 1<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-b\">B<\/span><label for=\"optB_88510\">only 2<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-c\">C<\/span><label for=\"optC_88510\">both 1 and 2<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-d\">D<\/span><label for=\"optD_88510\">neither 1 nor 2<\/label><\/li>\r\n              <\/ul>\r\n      <div class=\"answer-box\"><\/div>\r\n      <button class=\"show-answer\" data-answer=\"a\">Show Answer<\/button>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"question\">\r\n      <span class=\"question-header\">Question:<\/span>\r\n      <div class=\"question-text\">With reference to the Central Government, consider the following statements 1. It is available in the Constitution of India that all cabinet ministers must be only sitting members of the Lok Sabha. 2. The Central Cabinet Secretariat works under the direction of the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. which one is right<\/div>\r\n      <ul class=\"options\">\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-a\">A<\/span><label for=\"optA_88511\">only 1<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-b\">B<\/span><label for=\"optB_88511\">only 2<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-c\">C<\/span><label for=\"optC_88511\">both 1 and 2<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-d\">D<\/span><label for=\"optD_88511\">neither 1 nor 2<\/label><\/li>\r\n              <\/ul>\r\n      <div class=\"answer-box\"><\/div>\r\n      <button class=\"show-answer\" data-answer=\"d\">Show Answer<\/button>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"question\">\r\n      <span class=\"question-header\">Question:<\/span>\r\n      <div class=\"question-text\">Which of the following is not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution of India, but is followed as a convention?<\/div>\r\n      <ul class=\"options\">\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-a\">A<\/span><label for=\"optA_88512\">Finance minister should be a member of the lower house<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-b\">B<\/span><label for=\"optB_88512\">If the prime minister loses majority in the lower house, he should resign.<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-c\">C<\/span><label for=\"optC_88512\">All parts of India should be represented in the Council of Ministers<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-d\">D<\/span><label for=\"optD_88512\">If both the President and the Vice-President resign together before the expiry of their term, the Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament shall perform the functions of the President.<\/label><\/li>\r\n              <\/ul>\r\n      <div class=\"answer-box\"><\/div>\r\n      <button class=\"show-answer\" data-answer=\"b\">Show Answer<\/button>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"question\">\r\n      <span class=\"question-header\">Question:<\/span>\r\n      <div class=\"question-text\">Who holds the record for being a Union Minister for the shortest period (only 5 days)?<\/div>\r\n      <ul class=\"options\">\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-a\">A<\/span><label for=\"optA_88513\">Baldev Singh<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-b\">B<\/span><label for=\"optB_88513\">H. R. Food<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-c\">C<\/span><label for=\"optC_88513\">H. R. Bharadwaj<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-d\">D<\/span><label for=\"optD_88513\">Mo. taslimuddin<\/label><\/li>\r\n              <\/ul>\r\n      <div class=\"answer-box\"><\/div>\r\n      <button class=\"show-answer\" data-answer=\"b\">Show Answer<\/button>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"question\">\r\n      <span class=\"question-header\">Question:<\/span>\r\n      <div class=\"question-text\">Who among the following remained ministers of some department in the Federal Council of Ministers for more than 28 years except for two and a half years in the middle?<\/div>\r\n      <ul class=\"options\">\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-a\">A<\/span><label for=\"optA_88514\">Dinesh Singh<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-b\">B<\/span><label for=\"optB_88514\">Morarji Desai<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-c\">C<\/span><label for=\"optC_88514\">Jagjivan Ram<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-d\">D<\/span><label for=\"optD_88514\">why. V. Chavan<\/label><\/li>\r\n              <\/ul>\r\n      <div class=\"answer-box\"><\/div>\r\n      <button class=\"show-answer\" data-answer=\"c\">Show Answer<\/button>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"question\">\r\n      <span class=\"question-header\">Question:<\/span>\r\n      <div class=\"question-text\">Who is the Union Minister who has held the charge of the same department continuously for the longest period in the Federal Council of Ministers?<\/div>\r\n      <ul class=\"options\">\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-a\">A<\/span><label for=\"optA_88515\">Jagjivan Ram<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-b\">B<\/span><label for=\"optB_88515\">Rajkumari Amrit Kaur<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-c\">C<\/span><label for=\"optC_88515\">Sardar Swaran Singh<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-d\">D<\/span><label for=\"optD_88515\">T. T. Krishnamachari<\/label><\/li>\r\n              <\/ul>\r\n      <div class=\"answer-box\"><\/div>\r\n      <button class=\"show-answer\" data-answer=\"b\">Show Answer<\/button>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"question\">\r\n      <span class=\"question-header\">Question:<\/span>\r\n      <div class=\"question-text\">Who was the first minister to resign from the Federal Council of Ministers?<\/div>\r\n      <ul class=\"options\">\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-a\">A<\/span><label for=\"optA_88516\">Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel<\/label><\/li>\r\n        <li><span class=\"option-b\">B<\/span><label for=\"optB_88516\">Acharya J. 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