Q25. By-election means:

a)Election held every year
b)Election held after every five years
c)Election to be held if MP resigns or dies ->correct answer
d)Any election to be held in the country

Q26. The term ‘first past the post’ means:

a)candidate who gets the most votes is elected ->correct answer
b)first come first serve
c)who had been elected for the post earlier can’t apply again for the same
d)candidate who gets the most votes is rejected

The Whips
Q27. The Whips are the group of MPs ___________.
a)Appointed by their party leaders ->correct answer
b)Appointed by opposite party leaders
c)Appointed by the common people
d)Appointed by the Parliament

Q28. Who is responsible for “responsible for discipline in their party and making sure MPs attend the House of Commons to vote”?
a)Party members
b)Prime Minister
c)Party Head
d)Whips ->correct answer
Q29. The role of Chief Whip is:
a)Attending the Cabinet or Shadow Cabinet meetings
b)Arranging the schedule of proceedings in the House of Commons
c)Both of the above ->correct answer
d)None of the above

Q30. Who helps the chief Whip in arranging the schedule of proceedings in the House of Commons?
a)Speaker ->correct answer
b)Prime minister
c)Any of the Cabinet minister
d)None

European parliamentary elections

Q31. European Parliament has ________ seats for representatives from UK.
a)78 ->correct answer
b)79
c)77
d)68

Q32. Representatives from UK in European Parliament are known as ________.
a)MEPs ->correct answer
b)MPs
c)MIPs
d)MPPs

Q33. The method of allocation of seats in proportion to the total votes won is called ____.
a)System of disproportional representation
b)System of equal representation
c)System of proportional representation ->correct answer
d)System of absolute representation

The House of Lords

Q34. Peers are:
a)Associates
b)Members of House of Lords ->correct answer
c)Enemies
d)Friends

Q35. Up to 1958 peers were:
a)‘Hereditary’, i.e. titles were inherited
b)Senior judges
c)Bishops of the Church of England
d)All of the above ->correct answer

Q36. Life Peers are appointed by ________.
a)Prime minister ->correct answer
b)Public
c)Cabinet members
d)Parliament

Q37. Which house draws more specialist knowledge?
a)House of Lords ->correct answer
b)House of Commons
c)House of common People
d)Parliament

Q38. Life Peers appointed by the Queen comprises of:
a)Businessmen
b)Lawyers
c)Leaders of other main Parties ->correct answer
d)Doctors

Q39. Which house is less important and independent of the government?
a)House of Commons
b)House of Lords ->correct answer
c)Common house
d)Parliament

Q40. Which house has the power of over ruling other house?

a)House of Commons ->correct answer
b)House of Lords
c)Common house
d)Parliament

The Prime Minister

Q41. Who lives at 10 Downing Street, Central London?
a)Any cabinet Minister
b)Prime Minister ->correct answer
c)Queen
d)King

Q42. Prime minister resigns when:
a)His party gets defeated in the election
b)His party members wants to replace him
c)If he himself wants to resign
d)All of the above ->correct answer

Q43. Prime minister also has a country house near London named:
a)Chaucer
b)Chequers ->correct answer
c)Saucer
d)Cheques
The Cabinet

Q44. How many senior MPs are appointed by the Prime Minister to hold various departments?
a)10
b)20 ->correct answer
c)21
d)19

Q45. Who, being the member of cabinet sat in the House of Lords rather than House of Commons?
a)Home Secretary
b)Foreign secretary
c)Minister for education
d)Lord Chancellor -> correct answer

Q46. Who among these is not appointed by the Prime Minister?
a) Home Secretary
b)Foreign secretary
c)Minister for education
d)King -> correct answer

Q47. In which year a law is passed allowing the Lord Chancellor to sit in the other house too?
a)1905
b)2005 ->correct answer
c)2008
d)2003

Q48. What is the duration between the meetings of the members of Cabinet?
a)One day
b)One week ->correct answer
c)One month
d)Two weeks