Prime Minister: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Polity)
2 previous year UPSC Prelims questions on Prime Minister (Polity). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
Explanations state facts as of the year each question was asked; words like “recently” refer to that year.
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UPSC 2007Polity · Prime Minister
Q1. Assertion (A): The Council of Ministers in the Union of India is collectively responsible both to the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Reason (R): The Members of both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha are eligible to be the Ministers of the Union Government.
Explanation
Assertion (A) is false: As per the Article 75(3) the Council of Ministers shall be collectively responsible to the House of the People (Lok sabha) only. Reason (R) is true: As per article 75(5) A Minister who for a period of six consecutive months is not a member of either House of Parliament shall at the expiration of that period cease to be a Minister. Thus members of both houses can be a Minister of the Union Government of India. However a person that is not a member of either house can be a minister for a maximum of 6 months.
UPSC 2007Polity · Prime Minister
Q2. Consider the following statements: 1. Jawaharlal Nehru was in his fourth term as the Prime Minister of India at the time of his death. 2. Jawaharlal Nehru represented Rae Bareilly constituency as a Member of Parliament. 3. The first non-Congress Prime Minister of India assumed the office in the year 1977. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Explanation
Statement 1 is correct: Jawaharlal Nehru was in PM’s Office for four terms (1947-52, 1952-57, 1957-62 and 1962-64 until death).
Statement 2 is incorrect: JL Nehru represented Phulpur Lok Sabha Constituency near Allahabad. Indira Gandhi represented Rae Bareilly while Rajiv Gandhi represented Amethi LS constituencies.
Statement 3 is correct: Morarji Desai, from the Janata Party, became the first non-Congress Prime Minister on March 24, 1977.
Answer key for these questions
Q
UPSC year
Correct answer
1
2007
(d) A is false but R is true
2
2007
(d) 1 and 3
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This page covers 2 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Prime Minister (Polity), asked from 1996 to 2012. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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