About this quiz
Federal Parliament, President and Prime Minister, the Supreme Court, constitutional bodies, directive principles and amendment under the Constitution of Nepal.
This Lok Sewa practice set has 20 multiple-choice questions (Subject: General Knowledge · For: Nayab Subba, Section Officer · Level: Hard). Take the quiz above first; after that, use the study list below to revise every question with its correct answer and a short explanation.
Study list: all 20 questions with answers and explanations
How many members are there in the House of Representatives of Nepal?
- A) 245
- B) 275 ✔
- C) 240
- D) 601
Why: The House of Representatives has 275 members: 165 elected by first-past-the-post and 110 by proportional representation.
How many members of the House of Representatives are elected through the first-past-the-post system?
- A) 110
- B) 240
- C) 165 ✔
- D) 175
Why: 165 members are elected from single-member constituencies, and the remaining 110 through proportional representation.
How many members are there in the National Assembly of Nepal?
- A) 45
- B) 56
- C) 75
- D) 59 ✔
Why: The National Assembly has 59 members: 56 elected (8 from each of the 7 provinces) and 3 nominated.
How many members of the National Assembly are nominated by the President?
- A) 3 ✔
- B) 5
- C) 8
- D) 1
Why: The President nominates 3 members, including at least one woman, on the recommendation of the Government of Nepal.
What is the term of office of a member of the National Assembly?
- A) 6 years ✔
- B) 5 years
- C) 4 years
- D) 7 years
Why: National Assembly members serve 6 years, and one-third of the members retire every two years.
How is the President of Nepal elected?
- A) By direct popular vote
- B) By the House of Representatives only
- C) By an electoral college of Federal Parliament members and Provincial Assembly members ✔
- D) By the Constituent Assembly
Why: The President is elected by an electoral college made up of members of the Federal Parliament and the Provincial Assemblies, with weighted votes.
The appointment of the Prime Minister is provided for in which article of the Constitution of Nepal?
- A) Article 70
- B) Article 76 ✔
- C) Article 84
- D) Article 129
Why: Article 76 sets out how the President appoints the Prime Minister and forms the Council of Ministers.
What is the maximum number of ministers, including the Prime Minister, in the federal Council of Ministers?
- A) 21
- B) 30
- C) 35
- D) 25 ✔
Why: The constitution limits the federal Council of Ministers to 25 members including the Prime Minister.
Apart from the Chief Justice, the Supreme Court can have at most how many other justices?
- A) 14
- B) 20 ✔
- C) 25
- D) 18
Why: The Supreme Court consists of the Chief Justice and up to 20 other justices.
What is the maximum term of office of the Chief Justice of Nepal?
- A) 4 years
- B) 5 years
- C) Until the age of 70
- D) 6 years ✔
Why: The Chief Justice serves a term of 6 years, ending earlier on reaching the retirement age of 65.
Who chairs the Constitutional Council, which recommends appointments to constitutional bodies?
- A) The Prime Minister ✔
- B) The Chief Justice
- C) The President
- D) The Speaker
Why: The Constitutional Council is chaired by the Prime Minister, with the Chief Justice, Speaker, National Assembly Chairperson, Leader of the Opposition and Deputy Speaker as members.
The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) is provided for in which part of the constitution?
- A) Part 22
- B) Part 23
- C) Part 21 ✔
- D) Part 24
Why: Part 21 covers the CIAA; Part 22 covers the Auditor General and Part 23 the Public Service Commission.
The Public Service Commission is provided for in which part of the Constitution of Nepal?
- A) Part 21
- B) Part 22
- C) Part 24
- D) Part 23 ✔
Why: Part 23 of the constitution establishes the Public Service Commission; Part 24 covers the Election Commission.
What is the term of office of the Auditor General of Nepal?
- A) 5 years
- B) 6 years ✔
- C) 4 years
- D) 7 years
Why: The Auditor General is appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Constitutional Council for a term of 6 years.
Which of the following is NOT a constitutional body under the Constitution of Nepal?
- A) Election Commission
- B) National Human Rights Commission
- C) Nepal Rastra Bank ✔
- D) National Women Commission
Why: Nepal Rastra Bank is the central bank established by its own Act, not a constitutional commission.
The directive principles, policies and obligations of the State are contained in which part of the constitution?
- A) Part 4 ✔
- B) Part 3
- C) Part 5
- D) Part 2
Why: Part 4 contains the directive principles, policies and obligations of the State; Part 3 contains fundamental rights and duties.
Which article of the Constitution of Nepal deals with amendment of the constitution?
- A) Article 270
- B) Article 284
- C) Article 274 ✔
- D) Article 308
Why: Article 274 governs amendment; a bill must be passed by a two-thirds majority of the total existing members of both Houses of the Federal Parliament.
What did the second amendment of the constitution in 2077 BS change?
- A) It updated the coat of arms with Nepal's new political map ✔
- B) It changed the number of provinces
- C) It changed the national anthem
- D) It increased the number of seats in the House of Representatives
Why: The second amendment in 2077 BS revised the map in the coat of arms to include Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh and Kalapani.
Under the constitution, the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives must be what?
- A) From the same party
- B) Both women
- C) From different provinces
- D) One of them a woman, and the two from different parties ✔
Why: Article 91 requires that either the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker be a woman and that the two represent different parties.
At least what share of the members elected from each party represented in the Federal Parliament must be women?
- A) One-fourth
- B) One-third ✔
- C) One-half
- D) One-fifth
Why: The constitution requires at least one-third of the members elected from each party represented in the Federal Parliament to be women.