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1. Who is the leader of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna?

Basil Rajapaksa

Sagara Kariyawasam

G.L. Pieris

Mahinda Rajapaksa

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2. What is the technical term used to refer to the largest poltical party in parliament that does not belong to the government?

The sub-party

Minor party

The opposition

The interim party

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3. Who has the authority to decide if a certain statement should be included in the hansard or not?

The prime minister

The Chief Government Whip

The speaker

The Secretary-General of Parliament

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4. What special term is used to identify the process through which a people's representative or a higher official of the government could be removed from his/her position?

No confidence motion

Urging them to resign

Filing a court case

Impeachment

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5. How many MPs have been elected to the Ninth (current) Parliament from the Colombo District?

20

19

15

18