MCQ EACH BEARING ONE MARK UNITED KINGDOM
Sources and features of the Constitutions, Rule of Law.
Position and power of the Crown.
Parliament, Composition and functions.
A comparative study UK Cabinet with US Cabinet.
Which one of the followings is called the ' mother of constitution ' ?
a ) American Constitution
b ) French Constitution
c ) British Constitution
d ) Russian Constitution
Ans : c ) British Constitution
Which one of the following is called the ' unwritten Constitution ' ?
a ) American Constitution
b ) French Constitution
c ) British Constitution
d ) Russian Constitution
Ans : c ) British Constitution
The British Constitution is a product of :
a ) Evolution
b ) History
c ) War
d ) Peace
Ans : b ) History
The British Constitution is a result of :
a ) War
b ) Contract
c ) History
d ) Evolution
Ans : d ) Evolution
" British Constitution is . blend of formal law , precedent and tradition . " Who said ?
a ) L.A.S. Amery
b ) Strachey
c ) Freeman
d ) Ivor Jennings
Ans : a ) L.A.S. Amery
Who wrote the book ' Thoughts on the Constitution ' ?
a ) L.A.S. Amery
b ) Strachey
c ) Freeman
d ) Ivor Jennings
Ans : a ) L.A.S. Amery
" Conventions maxims unwritten are the Constitution . " Who said ?
a ) L.A.S. Amery
b ) Strachey
c ) Freeman
d ) J.S. Mill
Ans : d ) J.S. Mill
Which one of the following is correctly matched ?
a ) Magna Carta - 1215
b ) Petition of Rights - 1628
c ) Bill of Rights - 1689
d ) All of these
Ans : d ) All of these
Who wrote the book ' Introduction to Law of the Constitution ' ?
a ) L.A.S. Amery
b ) Strachey
c ) Freeman
d ) A.V. Dicey
Ans : d ) A.V. Dicey
Who wrote the book ' English Constitution ' ?
a ) L.A.S. Amery
b ) Bagehot
c ) Strachey
d ) Freeman
Ans : b ) Bagehot
Who wrote the book ' Commentaries on the Laws of England ' ?
a ) Blackstone
b ) Bagehot
c ) Strachey
d ) Freeman
Ans : a ) Blackstone
Great Britain is a :
a ) Federal state
b ) Confederation
c ) Unitary state
d ) None of these
Ans : c ) Unitary state
" British Parliament can do everything except make a man woman and a woman a man . " Who said ?
a ) Anson
b ) Strachey
c ) De Lolme
d ) Ivor Jennings
Ans : c ) De Lolme
Great Britain has a :
a ) Absolute monarchy
b ) Constitutional monarchy
c ) Hereditary monarchy
d ) None of the above
Ans : b ) Constitutional monarchy
' CABLE ' means :
a ) Clifford , Arlington , Bryce , Ashley and Landerdale
b ) Clifford , Arlington , Buckinghum , Ashley and Landerdale .
c ) Clifford , Arlington , Buckinghum , Ashley and Levyball
d ) Clifford , Aristotle , Buckinghum , Ashley and Landerdale
Ans : b ) Clifford , Arlington , Buckinghum , Ashley and Landerdale .
Who wrote the book ' Parliamentary Practice ' ?
a ) Anson
b ) Strachey
c ) Freeman
d ) Peter May
Ans : d ) Peter May
Who wrote the book ' Cabinet Government ' ?
a ) Anson
b ) Strachey
c ) Freeman
d ) Ivor Jennings
Ans : d ) Ivor Jennings
Who wrote the book ' Law and Customs of the Constitution ' ?
a ) Anson
b ) Strachey
c ) Freeman
d ) Prof Ogg
Ans : a ) Anson
Which one of the followings is a source of the British Constitution ?
a ) Great Charter / Historic documents
b ) Statute law
c ) Common law
d ) All of these .
Ans : d ) All of these .
Which one of the followings is a source of the British Constitution ?
a ) Judicial decisions
b ) Laws and Customs of Parliament
c ) Conventions
d ) All of these .
Ans : d ) All of these .
Which one of the followings is correctly matched ?
a ) Bussell's Case : 1670
b ) Howell's Case : 1678
c ) Entick v . Carrington Case : 1765
d ) All of these
Ans : d ) All of these
" British Constitution is the Mother of all constitutions of the world . " Who said ?
a ) Prof . Munro
b ) Strachey
c ) Freeman
d ) Prof Ogg
Ans : a ) Prof . Munro
" British Constitution is the creation of chance and wisdom . " Who said ?
a ) Freeman
b ) Strachey
c ) Freeman
d ) Prof Ogg
Ans : a ) Freeman
" British Constitution is the child of chance and wisdom . "
a ) Strachey
b ) Strachey
c ) Freeman
d ) Prof Ogg
. Ans : a ) Strachey
" The English Constitution is a living organism . It has been always growing with a view to meeting the necessities of the people . " Who said ?
a ) Ivor Jennings
b ) Strachey
c ) Freeman
d ) Prof Ogg .
Ans : d ) Prof Ogg .
In the evolution of the British Constitution , two factors have played a very important role . These are :
a ) Accident and Design
b ) Accident and Duty
c ) Association and Design
d ) None of these
Ans : a ) Accident and Design
Which one of the following is a feature of the British Constitution ?
a ) Unwritten Constitution
b ) Unitary Constitution
c ) Very flexible Constitution
d ) All of these .
Ans : d ) All of these .
The Great Magna Charta was signed on the :
a ) 12 June , 2015
b ) 13 June , 2015
c ) 14 June 2015
d ) 15 June , 1215
Ans : d ) 15 June , 1215
CABLE is associated with :
a ) King Charles II
b ) King Charles III
c ) King Charles IV
d ) King Charles V
Ans : a ) King Charles II
The ' Glorious Revolution ' took place in :
a ) 1686 b ) 1687
c ) 1688
d ) 1689
Ans : c ) 1688
In Britain , the informal formation of the Cabinet by the opposition party is called the :
a ) Kitchen Cabinet
b ) Cabinet
c ) Inner Cabinet
d ) Shadow Cabinet
Ans : d ) Shadow Cabinet
Who wrote the book ' Introduction to the Study of the Law of the Constitution ' ?
a ) Laski
b ) Gladstone
c ) Blackstone
d ) A.V. Dicey
Ans : d ) A.V. Dicey
Who gave the theory of the rule of law ?
a ) Laski
b ) A.V. Dicey
c ) Gladstone
d ) Blackstone
Ans : b ) A.V. Dicey
Which of the following is a feature of the theory of rule of law ?
a ) Absence of arbitrary power
b ) Equality before law
c ) Primacy of the rights of the individual
d ) All of these .
Ans : d ) All of these .
Who called conventions ' customs of the constitution ' ?
a ) Laski
b ) Gladstone
c ) Blackstone
d ) Anson Ans : d ) Anson
Which one of the followings is a feature of convention ?
a ) It is unwritten
b ) It is informal
c ) It gradually grows
d ) All of these .
Ans : d ) All of these .
In UK , Conventions are obeyed because :
a ) Fear of punishment
b ) Legal and moral sanctions
c ) Public opinion and practical utility
d ) All of these .
Ans : d ) All of these .
" The British Parliament can do everything but make a man a woman and a woman a man . " Who said ?
a ) Laski
b ) Barker
c ) Dicey
d ) De Lolme
Ans : d ) De Lolme
The British King / Queen is a / an :
a ) Nominal Head
b ) Titular Head
c ) De Jure Head
d ) All of these .
Ans : d ) All of these .
" Queen is not a puppet monarch / she is not an ornamental cipher . " Who said ?
a ) Laski
b ) Gladstone
c ) Prof. Laski
d ) Anson
Ans : c ) Prof. Laski
Who of the following is a permanent / non - partisan symbol of national unity in the UK ?
a ) PM
b ) Ministers
c ) Monarch
d ) None of them
Ans : c ) Monarch
" Crown is an artificial / juristic person . " Who said ?
a ) Laski
b ) Gladstone
c ) Prof. Laski
d ) Munro
Ans : d ) Munro
Which one of the followings is true ?
a ) King is a person ; Crown is an institution
b ) King is a part of the Crown
c ) King is mortal ; Crown is immortal
d ) All of these
Ans : d ) All of these
" The king is dead , long live the king " . What does it mean ?
a ) The Crown is an institution and it never dies
b ) King as a person is dead but it does not mean the death of kingship / crown
c ) Monarchy as an institution never dies
d ) All of these .
Ans : d ) All of these .
Who of the following is the " fountain of honour " ?
a ) PM
b ) Ministers
c ) King / Crown
d ) None of them
Ans : c ) King / Crown
Who is supreme commander of the army / navy / air force in the UK ?
a ) PM
b ) Ministers
c ) King / Crown
d ) None of them
Ans : c ) King / Crown
Who appoints the judges of the UK ?
a ) PM
b ) Ministers
c ) King / Crown
d ) None of them
Ans : c ) King / Crown
Who is called " the defender of the faith " in the UK ?
a ) PM
b ) Ministers
c ) King / Crown
d ) None of them
Ans : c ) King / Crown
The Judges are appointed by :
a ) Prime Minister
b ) the King
c ) the King on the advice of Lord Chancellor
d ) None of them
Ans : c ) the King on the advice of Lord Chancellor
" The Prime Minister of England has wider powers than the powers of any constitutional head of the world . " Who said ?
a ) Laski
b ) Muir
c ) Ramsay Muir
d ) Manoj
Ans : c ) Ramsay Muir
Who was the first Prime Minister of the UK ?
a ) Walpole
b ) Tony Blair
c ) George Bush
d ) None of them
Ans : a ) Walpole
The office of the Prime Minister came into existence at the time of :
a ) Walpole
b ) Tony Blair
c ) Hanoverians
d ) None of them
Ans : c ) Hanoverians
Who appoints the Prime Minister of the Great Britain ?
a ) Prime Minister
b ) Speaker
c ) Commons Shabha
d ) The King of the Great Britain
Ans : d ) The King of the Great Britain
The office of the Prime Minister was in existence since : '
a ) 1720
b ) 1721
c ) 1722
d ) 1723
Ans : b ) 1721
The office of the Prime Minister was for the first time mentioned in :
a ) 1876
b ) 1877
c ) 1878
d ) 1879
Ans : c ) 1878
The office of the Prime Minister was for the first time mentioned in :
a ) The Treaty of Berlin
b ) The Treaty of Westphalia
c ) Both of these
d ) None of these
Ans : a ) The Treaty of Berlin
Who signed the treaty of Berlin ?
a ) Walpole
b ) Jennings
c ) Lord Beaconsfield
d ) None of them
Ans : c ) Lord Beaconsfield
" The PM is the sun around which other planets revolve . " Who said ?
a ) Laski
b ) Jennings
c ) Walpole
d ) Barker
Ans : b ) Jennings
Who of the following is first among equal / the first among the ministers of the crown ?
a ) Speaker
b ) King
c ) Prime Minister
d ) Lords
Ans : c ) Prime Minister
The tenure of the British PM is :
a ) 4 years
b ) 5 years
c ) 6 years
d ) 9 years
Ans : b ) 5 years
Which one of the followings is a function of the British PM ?
a ) Formation of the cabinet
b ) Distribution of portfolios among the ministers
c ) Removal of ministers
d ) All of these .
Ans : d ) All of these .
Which one of the followings is a function of the British PM ?
a ) Chairman of the cabinet
b ) Chief coordinator and general manager of the state
c ) Chief advisor to the king
d ) All of these
Ans : d ) All of these .
Who describes the British PM as the ' manager - in - chief of the government's business ' ?
a ) Carter
b ) Hertz
c ) Carter and Hertz
d ) Laski
Ans : c ) Carter and Hertz
Which British PM decided to step down from the office due to Iraq policy in 2003 ?
a ) Laski
b ) Carter
c ) Mr. Blair
d ) Bush
Ans : c ) Mr. Blair
The British PM is al an :
a ) Real executive Head
b ) De facto Head
c ) Head of the Government
d ) All of these .
Ans : d ) All of these .
Which Country is called the motherland of the Parliamentary form of government ?
a ) USA
b ) Great Britain
c ) USSR
d ) None of these
Ans : b ) Great Britain
British Parliament had its origin in :
a ) 1922
b ) 1923
c ) 1925
d ) 1926
Ans : c ) 1925
" The British Parliament is both a legislature and a constituent assembly . " Who said ?
a ) Laski
b ) Hertz
c ) De Tocqueville
d ) Muir
Ans : c ) De Tocqueville
Which one of the following is a permanent house / body ?
a ) House of Commons
b ) Senate
c ) House of Lords
d ) None of these
Ans : c ) House of Lords
Who is the presiding officer of the House of Lords ?
a ) King
b ) Prime Minister
c ) Speaker
d ) Lord Chancellor
Ans : d ) Lord Chancellor
For how many days the House of Lords meets in a week ?
a ) Three days
b ) Four days
c ) Five days
d ) Six days
Ans : b ) Four days
The House of Lords meets for four days in a week from :
a ) Monday to Thursday
b ) Monday
c ) Friday
d ) Sunday
Ans : a ) Monday to Thursday
The meetings of the House of Lords are held in the evenings and continue up to :
a ) 5 P.M.
b ) 6 P.M.
c ) 7P.M.
d ) 8 P.M.
Ans : d ) 8 P.M.
Which one of the following is the Highest Court of Appeals in Great Britain ?
a ) Senate
b ) House of Commons
c ) House of Lords
d ) None of these
Ans : c ) House of Lords
The House of Lords can delay the passage of a money bill by only :
a ) 25 days
b ) 26 days
c ) 27 days
d ) 30 days
Ans : d ) 30 days
For how many days the House of Commons meets in a week ?
a ) Four days
b ) Five days
c ) Six days
d ) Seven days
Ans : b ) Five days
The House of Lords meets for five days in a week from :
a ) Monday to Friday
b ) Monday
c ) Friday
d ) Sunday
Ans : a ) Monday to Friday
The meetings of the House of Commons begin at :
a ) 2.20 PM
b ) 2.30 PM
c ) 2.40 PM
d ) 2.50 PM
Ans : b ) 2.30 PM
The quorum for the meetings of the House of Commons has been fixed at :
a ) 38
b ) 39
c ) 40
d ) 41
Ans : c ) 40
At present , the House of Commons has tenure of :
a ) 3 years
b ) 4 years
c ) 5 years
d ) 6 years
Ans : c ) 5 years
The House of Commons consists of :
a ) 658
b ) 659
c ) 660
d ) 661
Ans : b ) 659
" The sovereignty of Parliament resides in the House of Commons . " Who said ?
a ) R.G. Neumann
b ) Laski
c ) Hertz
d ) None of them
Ans : a ) R.G. Neumann
Who presides over the meetings of the House of Lords ?
a ) Lords
b ) Prime Minister
c ) King
d ) Speaker
Ans : d ) Speaker
Who got the honour of becoming the 1st speaker of the House of Commons in 1377 ?
a ) Thomas Hungerford
b ) Laski
c ) Walpole
d ) Hertz
Ans : a ) Thomas Hungerford
" Once a speaker , always a speaker . " This statement is applicable to the speaker of :
a ) US Congress
b ) Prime Minister
c ) British Parliament
d ) King
Ans : c ) British Parliament
The tenure of the speaker of the House of Commons is :
a ) 3 years
b ) 4 years
c ) 5 years
d ) 6 years
Ans : c ) 5 years
All speeches in the House of Commons are addressed to :
a ) Mr. Speaker
b ) Prime Minister
c ) King
d ) None of them
Ans : a ) Mr. Speaker
The Parliament of Britain consists of :
a ) One House only
b ) Two Houses
c ) Three Houses
d ) Four Houses
Ans : b ) Two Houses
The Parliament of Britain consists of two Houses , these are :
a ) House of Lords
b ) House of Lords and House of Commons
c ) House of Commons
d ) House of Representatives and Senate
Ans : b ) House of Lords and House of Commons
The British Parliament is known as the
a ) Father of Constitution
b ) Mather of Government
c ) Father of Government
d ) Mother of Parliaments
Ans : d ) Mother of Parliaments
Which one of the following is considered to be the weakest 2nd chamber of the world ?
a ) Lok Sabha
b ) Senate
c ) House of Commons
d ) House of Lords
Ans : d ) House of Lords
" The House of Lords is the Fortress of Wealth . " Who said ?
a ) Laski
b ) Barker
c ) Ramsay Muir
d ) Hartz
Ans : c ) Ramsay Muir
The House of Commons consists of :
a ) 634 members
b ) 635 members
c ) 633 members
d ) 636 members
Ans : b ) 635 members
[ Note : 516 for England , 36 for Wales , 71 for Scotland and 12 for Ireland ]
94. Which one of the following is the strongest lowest chamber of the world ?
a ) Representative House
b ) House of Commons of UK
c ) Lok Sabha
d ) Senate
Ans : b ) House of Commons of UK
" The British Cabinet is the most curious formation in the political world of modern times . " Who said ?
a ) Laski
b ) Hertz
c ) Gladstone
d ) None of them
Ans : c ) Gladstone
" The Cabinet is the British Government's executive branch , a nucleus within a wider body of ministers called collectively as Ministry . " Who said ?
a ) Laski
b ) Hertz
c ) Finer
d ) Muir
Ans : c ) Finer
The House of Commons Dis - qualification Act 1975 prescribe that the maximum strength of the council of ministers can be :
a ) 91
b ) 92
c ) 93
d ) 95
Ans : a ) 91
The British Cabinet is :
a ) Titular Head
b ) Constitutional Head
c ) Real executive
d ) Nominal Head
Ans : c ) Real executive
The Machinery of the Government Committee / Haldane Committee published its report in :
a ) 1917
b ) 1918
c ) 1919
d ) 1920
Ans : b ) 1918
" Cabinet is the hyphen that joins , the buckle that binds the executive and legislative departments together . " Who said ?
a ) Laski
b ) Bagehot
c ) Hertz
d ) None of them
Ans : b ) Bagehot
" The Cabinet is the key stone of the political arch . " Who said ?
a ) Laski
b ) Muir
c ) Lowell
d ) None of them
Ans : c ) Lowell
In the UK , who prepares the budget ?
a ) Speaker
b ) Cabinet
c ) Senate
d ) None of them
Ans : b ) Cabinet
The British Cabinet meets at least :
a ) twice a week
b ) once in a week
c ) thrice a week
d ) once in a year
Ans : b ) once in a week
The cabinet meetings are generally held at the :
a ) In the Parliamentary Complex
b ) Prime Minister's residence - 11 , Downing
c ) Prime Minister's residence - 10 , Downing Street
d ) Prime Minister's residence - 10 , Downing Street / in his chamber in the Parliamentary Complex
Ans : d ) Prime Minister's residence - 10 , Downing Street / in his chamber in the Parliamentary Complex
Who gave the idea of " dictatorship of the cabinet qualified by publicity " ?
a ) Laski
b ) Muir
c ) Ramsay Muir
d ) None of them
Ans : c ) Ramsay Muir
The ' Shadow Cabinet ' is formed by :
a ) Ruling party
b ) Opposition party
c ) Prime Minister
d ) None of the above
Ans : b ) Opposition party
In the UK , the two main parties are :
a ) Conservative part and Republican party
b ) Republican party and Conservative party
c ) Conservative party and Labour party
d ) None of these
Ans : c ) Conservative party and Labour party
Which one of the followings is the highest court of appeals in the UK ?
a ) Senate
b ) House of Commons
c ) House of Lords
d ) None of these
Ans : c ) House of Lords
How many Law Lords are there in the House of Lords ?
a ) 8
b ) 9
c ) 10
d ) 11
Ans : b ) 9
Which one of the following is a function of the Cabinet ?
a ) To make policy
b ) To arbitrates in case of disputes between two parties
c ) To provide political leadership
d ) All of these
Ans : d ) All of these
Lord Sabha is a :
a ) Permanent House
b ) Non - permanent House
c ) Both a & b
d ) None of these
Ans : a ) Permanent House
The heads of government departments ( 12 in number ) in the USA constitute the :
a ) Senate
b ) Cabinet
c ) Congress
d ) None of these
Ans : b ) Cabinet
The members of the US Cabinet are appointed by :
a ) Senate
b ) The President
c ) Speaker
d ) None of them
Ans : b ) The President
The members of the US Cabinet are removed by :
a ) Senate
b ) The President
c ) Speaker
d ) None of them
Ans : b ) The President
The origin of Cabinet in the USA took place as a :
a ) Custom
b ) Convention
c ) Law
d ) None of them
Ans : b ) Convention
In the USA , the Cabinet is responsible to :
a ) The President
b ) Speaker
c ) Congress
d ) None of them
Ans : a ) The President
The members of the US Cabinet are President's :
a ) Friends
b ) Colleagues
c ) Subordinates
d ) None of them
Ans : c ) Subordinates
The meetings of the US Cabinet are held at least :
a ) Once a week
b ) Twice a week
c ) Thrice a week
d ) None of them
Ans : a ) Once a week
The meetings of the US Cabinet are held in the
a ) Special room of the White House
b ) Supreme Court
c ) Parliament
d ) None of these
Ans : a ) Special room of the White House
The meetings of the US Cabinet are presided over by
a ) The President
b ) The Speaker
c ) Senate member
d ) None of these
Ans : a ) The President
The US President regards the Cabinet as his :
a ) Brain child
b ) Brain Trust
c ) Brain Storm
d ) None of the above
Ans : b ) Brain Trust
The US Presidential Cabinet is a / an :
a ) Extra - constitutional body
b ) Constitutional body
c ) Statutory body
d ) None of these
Ans : a ) Extra - constitutional body
The members of US Cabinet know the decisions of the President from :
a ) Newspaper
b ) T.V . news
c ) Both from Newspaper / or T.V. news
d ) None of the above
Ans : c ) Both from Newspaper / or T.V. news
When did the US Cabinet make its appearance in the US political system as an advisory body to the President ?
a ) 1791
b ) 1792
c ) 1793
d ) 1794
Ans : a ) 1791
When was the word ' cabinet ' mentioned for the first time in the statute book in the USA ?
a ) 1904
b ) 1905
c ) 1906
d ) 1907
Ans : d ) 1907
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