The state serves its purpose through:
- aThe constitution
- bThe government
- cThe political party
- dThe public
187 questions · 10 sections
The state serves its purpose through:
How many organs does a government have?
Which of the following is NOT an organ of the government?
Which of the following is one of the three key tasks of the government?
Administrations are of how many categories?
The two categories of administration are:
The department that regulates governance of the state is the:
Which of the following is included in the Executive Department?
The power of the Legislature includes:
Any law enacted by the Legislature is finally passed with the assent of:
The name of the legislature of Bangladesh is the:
The legislature of the United States of America is called:
The name of Britain's legislature is the:
The legislatures of many Muslim countries are known as:
The Parliament of Bangladesh is:
Which of the following has a bicameral parliament?
A bicameral parliament consists of:
To establish justice is one of the solemn tasks of the:
The Judicial Department consists of:
Punishment of infringers of law and protection of citizen freedom depends on:
According to the constitution, the President is:
Who ratifies the laws enacted by the parliament?
In the parliamentary system of government, the President is a:
All executive actions of the government are executed in the name of:
The President appoints the most trustworthy member of which party as Prime Minister?
While appointing the Prime Minister, the President acts:
The President distributes portfolios among ministers with the advice of:
Which of the following officials is NOT appointed by the President?
Who appoints the Comptroller and Auditor General?
Who appoints the Chairman and members of the Public Service Commission?
Who summons the Parliament?
The President addresses the Parliament:
The President may adjourn and dissolve Parliament on whose written advice?
The President can promulgate ordinances when:
An ordinance promulgated by the President has the force of:
While appointing the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the President:
The Prerogative of Mercy power of the President is exercised on the advice of:
The Prerogative of Mercy includes the power to:
No money Bill shall be introduced into the Parliament except on the recommendation of:
The President authorizes expenditure for supplementary or excess grants from:
The supreme commander of the Defense Services of Bangladesh is:
According to which Article of the Bangladesh Constitution may the President proclaim emergency?
A Proclamation of Emergency may be issued for not more than:
The Proclamation of Emergency requires for its validity the prior counter signature of:
While a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation:
Who is the chief executive of the Government of Bangladesh?
The Prime Minister is the leader of:
If the Prime Minister resigns or loses confidence of the parliament:
As per the constitution, the Prime Minister remains accountable for governance to:
The student-people movement that resulted in the resignation of the ex-Prime Minister occurred in:
Although the Prime Minister is appointed by the President, the President has to act with the advice of:
All types of executive powers are conducted and regulated by the Prime Minister in the name of:
The Prime Minister appoints high government officials with the consent of:
Who patronizes a government bill in the Parliament?
The President may summon, adjourn and dissolve Parliament with the written advice of:
The Finance Minister prepares and presents the budget with the advice and directive of:
Who presides over the inter-ministerial meetings?
The Prime Minister acts as the principal spokesperson of:
As leader of the majority party, the Prime Minister plays an important role in:
The total number of members of the Parliament of Bangladesh as per the 15th amendment is:
How many members of Parliament are elected by direct enfranchisement?
How many seats are reserved for women in Parliament?
Reserved seats for women:
The Speaker and Deputy Speaker are elected by:
The normal tenure of Parliament is:
The tenure of Parliament is counted from:
A parliamentary system of government was first established in Bangladesh in:
Bangladesh became a presidential form of government in:
After which constitutional amendment did Bangladesh return to parliamentary government?
The 12th Amendment was introduced in:
Article 65 of the Constitution vests legislative power in:
The Parliament of Bangladesh is also known as:
The President has to assent to a bill within how many days of its presentation?
The Parliament can delegate the function of making subordinate legislation to:
The member who commands the support of the majority is appointed as Prime Minister by:
Without parliamentary assent, who/what cannot impose and collect tax?
The government presents a budget before the parliament:
On what grounds may the Parliament impeach the President?
Apart from the President, the Parliament may impeach:
Subordinate courts other than the Supreme Court are established by:
The Parliament has the power to:
The Parliament establishes its control over the government through:
The resignation of the Prime Minister automatically:
Which institution declares any rule contravening the constitution illegal?
The judicial system of any country is like:
The main task of the judiciary is to:
The judges try cases on the basis of:
Suits tried by the judiciary may be:
Judges, in absence of appropriate law, pronounce a judgment unanimously which is considered:
Whose responsibility is it to protect the fundamental rights of the people?
The judiciary acts as the custodian of:
Judicial review has great importance in the system of governance of:
The judicial department, upon request from the administrative department, may provide:
Which of the following is a miscellaneous function of the judiciary?
Which writ orders an authority to perform a public duty?
Which writ literally means "to be certified" and is used to quash a lower court order?
Which writ is issued to produce a person before the court?
Which writ challenges the legality of a person's claim to a public office?
The total number of writs issued by the judiciary is:
The judiciary issues writs upon application of:
Which of the following is NOT a procedure used by the judiciary to protect rights?
Procedures applied to appoint judges to High Courts abroad include:
In Bangladesh, the President appoints judges with the advice of:
Subordinate judges in Bangladesh are appointed through:
Most modern states generally appoint judges through:
Bangladesh secured victory on:
Before independence, Bangladesh was a province of:
The pre-independence administrative system in Bangladesh was:
Bangladesh introduced which type of administrative system after independence?
The existing administrative levels of Bangladesh are:
Which of the following is NOT one of the administrative levels of Bangladesh?
The head of a ministry is the:
The main administrative officer of a ministry is the:
The head of a directorate is the:
The central place within the administrative system in Bangladesh is held by the:
The Secretariat resembles like a __ in the administrative system.
All government decisions are first approved in:
A minister is appointed with the charge of every ministry in the discretion of:
The Secretary executes duties as the Chief Executive Officer / Chief Administrative Officer and is appointed by:
The Bangladesh Secretariat is based on a _ system in nature.
There are how many tiers of administration in Bangladesh?
Which is the lowest rank in the administrative structure?
Which rank is immediately above Deputy Secretary?
The correct ascending order of ranks within the secretariat is:
Above all in a ministry is:
Decisions or directives within the secretariat:
No divisional chief may send anything directly to the Minister without the advice of:
The whole of Bangladesh has been divided into how many divisions?
Which of the following is NOT one of the divisions of Bangladesh listed in the chapter?
The head of the divisional administration is the:
By position, the Divisional Commissioner holds an office equivalent to that of:
The Divisional Commissioner is one of the principal officers of:
The Divisional Commissioner is a ___ officer of the Government of Bangladesh.
The Divisional Commissioner serves like a bridge between:
There are how many districts in Bangladesh at present?
The district administration revolves round the:
The Deputy Commissioner enjoys the rank of:
The Deputy Commissioner is held accountable for his actions to:
The main functions of the District Commissioner include:
At present there are how many Upazilas in Bangladesh?
The latest declared Upazila is:
The administrative officer of the Upazila is the:
The UNO coordinates directives sent to him by:
The UNO is a member of:
Local autonomy means:
Which of the following is a feature of local self-government?
Which is a local autonomous organization of Bangladesh?
The most ancient local organization of Bangladesh is the:
The 'Chowkidar Panchayet Ain' was introduced during the British rule in:
'The Bengal Local Act' was passed in:
According to the Bengal Local Act, a Mahkuma Board was formed at the:
'The Palli Ain' of 1919 established only one local government in the name of:
During the Pakistan period, the Union Board was renamed as the:
After Bangladesh's independence, a 3-layer local government system was introduced in:
The 3-layer local government system included:
The Local Government (Union Council) Amendment Act was passed in:
According to the 1997 Amendment, a Union Council generally consists of an average of how many villages?
A Union Council is headed by:
How many general members are directly elected by the people in a Union Council?
How many female members are elected in the reserved seats of a Union Council?
A Union is presently divided into how many wards?
Female members in the Union Council are elected based on:
The tenure of the Union Council is:
There are how many Union Councils in total in Bangladesh?
The Union Council maintains:
The Upazila system was first introduced in:
'The Upazila Council Act' was reintroduced in:
'The Upazila Parishad Ain' (Reintroduction and Revision) was passed on:
The Upazila Council does NOT include:
Who within the Upazila Council is directly elected by the people?
Female reserved seats in the Upazila Council equal what fraction of the Union Council and Municipality combined?
The District Council Act was introduced on:
The District Council Act does NOT apply to which of the following hill districts?
A District Council consists of:
The tenure of a newly formed District Council is:
The Pouroshava (Municipality) is the local government agency of the:
Number of municipalities at present in Bangladesh is:
A municipality consists of a Mayor and:
Members of a municipality are commonly known as:
There are how many City Corporations in Bangladesh?
Which of the following is NOT a City Corporation in Bangladesh?
Dhaka City Corporation is divided into how many corporations?
The Local Government (City Corporation) Act was passed in:
The City Corporation consists of a Mayor who is:
Functions of the City Corporation include:
The importance of local autonomy includes:
Local autonomy strengthens the foundation of: