In the British Constitution the head of the Judiciary is:
1.The Queen
2.The Speaker
3.The Lord Chancellor
4.The Governor
Lords of Appeal are appointed under:
1.Statute of West Minister Act 1831
2.Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1871
3.Parliament Act of 1911
4.None of these
Most of the functions of the Privy Council are performed by:
1.4 or 5 Cabinet Ministers
2.8 or 10 Cabinet Ministers
3.18 Cabinet Minister
4.13 or 15 Cabinet Ministers
The British Parliament Act of 1911 as amended in 1949 in legislation:
1.Equaled the two houses
2.Pitted the two houses against each other
3.Established the Superiority of House of Commons
4.Established the Superiority of the House of Lords
The Court of Criminal Appeal consists of the Lord Chief Justice and about:
1.Two Judges
2.Three Judges
3.Five Judges
4.Seven Judges
The highest court of Appeal in the U.K. Is:
1.The House of Lords
2.The House of Commons
3.The Cabinet
4.The Ministry
The highest court of Appeal in the U.K. Is:
1.The House of Lords
2.The House of Commons
3.The Cabinet
4.The Ministry
The House of Lords is the:
1.2nd Chamber of the British Parliament
2.3rd Chamber of the British Parliament
3.4th Chamber of the British Parliament
4.None of these
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council derives from the principle of:
1.English common Law
2.Acts of Parliament
3.Historic documents
4.Judicial decisions
The Judiciary is the:
1.Third organ of government
2.Fourth organ of government
3.Fifth organ of government
4.None of these
Which Parliamentary Act made the House of Commons much stronger than the House of Lords?
1.1911
2.1929
3.1939
4.1941
According to the Acts of 1911 and 1949 the House of Lords cannot delay a Money Bill for more than:
1.One month
2.Two month
3.Three month
4.Four month
According to the Parliament Act of 1911 the House of Lords can delay Non-Money Bill sent up by the House of Commons for:
1.One year
2.Two year
3.Three year
4.Four year
According to the Parliament Act of 1949 the House of Lords can delay a Non-Money Bill for:
1.One year
2.Two year
3.Three year
4.Four year
In 1835 the first speaker not elected for the second term was:
1.Sir Thomas de Hungerford
2.Sutton
3.George Kennedy
4.Walpole
In Britain the real executive is the cabinet which is responsible to the:
1. House of Lords
2.House of Representatives
3.House of Commons
4.None of these
Lord Chancellor is the only Cabinet Minister whose salary is same as that of:
1. The President
2.The Prime Minister
3.The Cabinet
4.The Chief Justice
Mother of all Parliaments is to be called:
1.The British Parliament
2.The American Parliament
3.The French Parliament
4.The Russian Parliament
Stipendiary Magistrates are appointed by:
1.The Lord Chancellor
2.The Home Secretary
3.The Prime Minister
4.The Queen
The Cabinet evolved out of:
1.The Privy Council
2. The House of Commons
3.The House of Lords
4.None of these
The House of Lords consists of the Lords Temporal and:
1.Lords Spiritual
2.Lords Privy
3.Lords Magnificent
4.None of these
The Lower Chamber of the British Parliament is called:
1.House of Representatives
2.House of Commons
3.House of Lords
4.Senet
The Lower Chamber of the British Parliament is called:
1.House of Representatives
2.House of Commons
3.House of Lords
4.Senet
The Presiding Officer of the House of Commons is:
1.The Chairman
2.The Deputy Chariman
3.The Speaker
4.The Deputy Speaker
The Presiding officer of the House of Lords is:
1.The Speaker
2.The Lord Chancellor
3.The Queen
4.None of these
The Prime Minister is appointed by:
1.The House of Lords
2.The House of Commons
3.The Queen
4.The Parliament
The Supreme legislative authority in Britain liew with:
1.The Parliament
2.The Queen in Parliament
3.The Prime Minister in Parliament
4.The Speaker in Parliament
The term Privy Council was first used in the reign of:
1.Henry V
2.George I
3.Charles I
4.Charles II
A member of House of Commons must be at least
1.18 years of age
2.20 years of age
3.21 years of age
4.23 years of age
According to the Act of 1911 the duration of Parliament was reduced from:
1. 6 to 5 years
2.7 to 5 years
3.8 to 5 years
4.8 to 4 years
According to the Act of 1969 every adult man or women has right to vote must be at least:
1.18 years of age
2.19 years of age
3.20 years of age
4.21 years of age
According to the Acts of 1911 and 1949 the House of Lords cannot delay a Money Bill for more than:
1.One month
2.Two months
3.Three months
4.Four months
According to the Parliament Act of 1949 the House of Lords can delay a Non-Money Bill for:
1. One year
2.Two year
3.Three year
4. Four year
At present House of Commons consists of:
1.350 members
2.465 members
3.558 members
4.659 members
At present House of Commons consists of:
1.360 members
2.466 members
3.558 members
4.659 members
Britain became a member of the European Economic Community in:
1.23-Jan
2.Feb-73
3.Mar-75
4.Apr-75
In 1377 the first elected speaker of the House of Commons was:
1.Earl of Lever Poole
2.George Green
3.Walpole
4.Sir Thomas de Hungerford
In the following laws which one is the written law of the and:
1.Convention
2.Statute law
3. Common law
4.Equity
Lord Chancellor is a member of the Cabinet and also the head of:
1.The Parliament
2.The Judiciary
3.The Administrative
4.None of them
Lord Chancellor is the only Cabinet Minister whose salary is same as that of:
1. The President
2.The Prime Minister
3.The Attorney General
4.The Chief Justice
Lords Spiritual are consist of: A. B. C. Four archbishops D. Five archbishops
1.Two archbishops
2.Three archbishops
3.Four archbishops
4.Four archbishops
The Act of 1911 was amended in 1949 and under the amended Act the delaying powers of the House of Lords were reduced from 2 years to:
1.1 year
2.10 months
3.7 months
4. 5 months
The British Courts must accept the laws passed by:
1.The Judiciary
2. The Parliament
3.The Cabinet
4.None of these
The British Parliament is:
1.Unicameral
2.Bicameral
3.Tri-cameral
4.None of these
The Court of Quarter Sessions is held:
1.Two times a year
2.Three times a year
3.Four times a year
4.None of them
The Courts of Assizes are held:
1.Two times a year
2.Three times a year
3.Four times a year
4.Five times a year
The Final Court in all civil and criminal cases for the UK is:
1.High Court
2.Country Court
3.Court of the Justice of the Peace
4.House of Lords
The Final Court of Appeal in England is:
1.The Cour of Appeal
2.The High Court
3.The Country Court
4.None of these
The High Court consists in:
1.Two Divisions
2.Three Divisions
3.Four Divisions
4.Five Divisions
The House of Lords at present consists of about:
1.900 members
2.1100 members
3.1200 members
4.1300 members
The House of Lords at present consists of about:
1. 900 members
2.100 members
3.12 members
4.1300 members
The Kinds of laws in England are:
1.Two
2.Three
3.Four
4.Five
The most important feature of the British Speaker-ship is its:
1.Partisan Character
2. Non-Partisan Character
3.Both a and b
4.None of them
The presiding Officer of the House of Commons is:
1.The Chairman
2.The Deputy Chairman
3.The Speaker
4.The Deputy Speaker
The Sovereignty of Parliament means:
1.The Sovereignty of the House of Commons
2. The Sovereignty of the House of Lords
3.The Sovereignty of the Cabinet
4.The Sovereignty of the Prime Minister
The tenure of the House of Commons is:
1.5 years
2.6 years
3.7 years
4.9 years
The tenure of the House of Commons is:
1.5 years
2.6 years
3.7 years
4.9 years
The Word Rex stands for:
1.The Queen
2.The Crown
3.The Court
4.The Prisi
Types of courts in England are:
1.Two
2.Three
3.Four
4.Five
Who decides whether a Bill is a Money Bill or Non-Money Bill?
1.Chairman of House of Lords
2.Speaker of House of Commons
3.Speaker of House of Representatives
4.None of these