MCQ EACH BEARING ONE MARK UNITED KINGDOM

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