Indian Polity and Governance | The President

Indian Polity and Governance | The President

Dec 12, 2024 - 11:34 Updated: Dec 12, 2024 - 12:46
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1. How is the President elected in India?

Directly
By Rajya Sabha Members
By Lok Sabha Members
By Indirect Election

2. In India, the President is elected by

Direct Election
Single Transferable Vote System
Proportional Vote System
Open Ballot System

3. Who among the following are not included in the Electoral College for the election of the President of India?

Elected members of the House of the People
Elected members of the Council of States
Elected member of the Legis- lative Assemblies of the States
Elected members of the Legislative Councils of the States

4. The President of India is elected by

Only the members of Rajya Sabha
Only the members of Lok Sabha
Only by the Members of State Legislative Assemblies and Lok Sabha
The Elected Members of Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies

5. Minimum number of electors needed to be proposer of the presidential candidate is

Fifty electors
Twenty electors
Five electors
Fifteen electors

6. The Chief Minister of a State in India is not eligible to vote in the Presidential election if

He is a candidate
He is yet to prove his majority on the floor of the Lower House of the State Legislature
He is a member of the Upper House of the State Legislature
He is a member of the Lower House of the State Legislature

7. A Member of Parliament or a State Legislature can be elected as President but

He will have to resign from his seat before contesting the election
He will have to relinquish his seat within 6 months of his election
He will have to relinquish his seat as soon as he is elected
An MP can contest but an MLA

8. Which Article of the Indian Constitution prescribes eligibility conditions for re-election to the post of the President of India?

Article 52
Article 54
Article 55
Article 57

9. If there is any dispute regarding the Presidential election, it can be referred to

Attorney General of India
Parliament
Supreme Court of India
None of the above

10. Which of the following President was appeared before Supreme Court, when Supreme Court was hearing election dispute of the President?

Dr. Zakir Hussain
V.V. Giri
Fakharuddin Ali Ahmad
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

11. The President holds office for a term of 5 years from date on

Which he/she is elected
Which is decided by Parliament
Which he enters upon his office/ hold his office
Which is decided by Election Commission

12. To whom does the President of India address his resignation?

Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Vice-President of India
Chief Justice of India
Prime Minister of India

13. The President of India can be removed from his post by

The Prime Minister of India
Lok Sabha
Chief Justice of India
Parliament

14. Under which one of the following Articles, the procedure for removal of the President of India through the process of impeachment has been laid down?

Article 53
Article 61
Article 74
Article 13

15. The President of India can be removed from office even before the expiry of the term.

By the political party in power
By the Prime Minister
Through impeachment
Through trial by court

16. By which House of Parliament, impeachment may be imposed on President?

House of People
Council of States
By any House of Parliament
None of the above

17. Which one of the following has the power to initiate the Motion of Impeachment of the President of India?

Both the Houses of the Parliament
Lok Sabha
Rajya Sabha
Speaker of the Lok Sabha

18. The President can be impeached on the grounds of violating the Constitution by

The Chief Justice of India
The Vice-President of India
The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
The two Houses of Parliament

19. Atleast how many days of prior notice is required for the impeachment of the President of India?

7 days
14 days
21 days
30 days

20. Which one of the following is a part of the electoral college but not of the process of impeachment?

Lok Sabha
Rajya Sabha
State Legislative Councils
State Legislative Assemblies

21. The procedure of Impeachment of the President of India is

Quasi-Judicial Procedure
Executive Procedure
Judicial Procedure
Legislative Procedure

22. The vacant post of the President is to be filled within

90 days
6 months
9 months
1 year

23. In the case of a vacancy arising from any cause other than the expiry of the term of the President in office an election to fill the vacancy must be held

Within six months from the date of occurrence of the vacancy
After one year from the date of vacancy
After nine months from the date of vacancy
After seven months from the date of vacancy

24. For how long can the Vice-President act as President when the President cannot perform his duties for reasons of death resignation, removal or otherwise?

5 years
2 years
1 years
6 months

25. In case the post of President of India falls vacant due to his death, resignation or removal from office, who will occupy that post?

Prime Minister
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Vice-President
None of the above

26. In case the post of President of India falls vacant and there is not Vice-President also, who among the following would be the acting President?

Vice-Chairman of Rajya Sabha
Attorney-General of India
Lok Sabha Speaker
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

27. If the position of President and Vice- President are vacant, who officiates as the President of India?

The Prime Minister
The Chief Justice of India
The Speaker of Lok Sabha
None of the above

28. If in India the office of President and Vice-President falls vacant at one point of time, the office of the President will temporarily be held by

The Prime Minister
The Chief Justice of Supreme Court
The Chief of Armed Forces
None of the above

29. Who is the Executive Head of State in India?

President
Prime Minister
Leader of the Opposition
Chief Secretary, Government of India

30. Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution vests the executive power of the Union in the President?

Article 51
Article 52
Article 53
Article 54

31. Who of the following has been vested with the executive powers of the central government under the Constitution of India?

President of India
Prime Minister of India
Central Cabinet
All of the above

32. President of India exercises his powers

either directly or through officers subordinate to him
through Ministers
through Prime Minister
through Cabinet

33. Who amongst the following is the head of Indian Republic?

President of India
Prime Minister of India
Cabinet
Political head alongwith the Council of Ministers

34. Which one of the following amendments to the Indian Constitution empowers the President to send back any matter for reconsideration by the Council of Ministers?

39th
40th
42nd
44th

35. The President can dissolve Lok Sabha on

Recommendation of Chief Justice of India
Lok Sabha's recommendation
Recommendation of the Union Cabinet
Rajya Sabha's recommendation

36. The President of India can dissolve the Lok Sabha on the recommendation of

Rajya Sabha
Election Commission
Chief Justice of India
Cabinet

37. The Joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha under Article 108 is summoned by

Chairman of Rajya Sabha
Speaker of Lok Sabha
Prime Minister
President

38. The only instance when the President of India exercised his power of veto, is related to

The Hindu Code Bill
The PEPSU Appropriation Bill
The Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bill
The Dowry Prohibition Bill

39. Who among the following Presidents exercised a power which is 'Pocket veto' in Constitutional terminology?

Dr. Rajendra Prasad
V.V. Giri
Gyani Zail Singh
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

40. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution, the President of India enjoys the power to withhold his assent to any Bill passed by both the Houses of the Parliament?

Article 63
Article 108
Article 109
Article 111

41. Who amongst the following has the power to withhold assent to a Bill, after it has been passed by the two Houses of Parliament?

The President
The Prime Minister
The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

42. An ordinance promulgated by the President must be placed before the Parliament within what time frame after the start of its session?

1 month
6 weeks
8 weeks
6 months

43. Who among the following is appointed by the President?

Attorney General of India
Comptroller and Auditor General
Governor of State
All of the above

44. The Constitution authorizes the President to make provisions for discharge of duties of Governors in extraordinary circumstances under

Article 160
Article 162
Article 165
Article 310

45. Indian Constitution doesn't empower the President of India with the right of

Appointment of Prime Minister
Appointment of Chief Minister in states
Being the Supreme Commander of Defence Forces
Executing emergency in any part of the country

46. Which Article of the Indian Constitution empowers the President to consult the Supreme Court?

Article 129
Article 132
Article 143
Article 32

47. The President of India does not have the right to

Give Pardon
Remove a judge of Supreme Court
Declare emergency
Pass ordinances

48. Power of the President to grant pardons etc., is a

Legislative Power
Judicial Power
Executive Power
None of the above

49. Which of the following Article of Indian Constitution mentions the 'Doctrine of Pleasure'?

Article 200
Article 301
Article 310
Article 311

50. Who prepares the President's address to Parliament?

President himself
Speaker of Lok Sabha
Chairman of Rajya Sabha
Central Cabinet

51. The First President of Independent India hailed from

Uttar Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Bihar
Tamil Nadu

52. The fourth President of India was

Sir V.V. Giri
Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Dr. Zakir Hussain
Dr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad

53. Which President of India completed two successive terms?

Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Dr. Zakir Hussain
Both (A) and (B)

54. The single instance of the unanimous election of the President of India so far was the election of

Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Dr. Radhakrishnan
Dr. Zakir Hussain
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

55. Who of the following before. becoming the President of India did not hold the office of Vice-President?

Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Dr. Zakir Hussain
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
R. Venkatraman

56. Among the following Presidents of India, who is known as the Philosopher King or the Philosopher Ruler?

Dr. Radhakrishnan
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Dr. Zakir Hussain
Dr. Abdul Kalam

57. Who of the following President of India was associated with Trade Union Movement?

V.V. Giri
N. Sanjiva Reddy
K.R. Narayanan
Zakir Hussain

58. Which President of India was called the 'Missile Man'?

Dr. Radhakrishnan
Dr..A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
None of the above

59. Who of the following Chief Justices of India acted as the President of India also?

Justice M.C. Mahajan
Justice M. Hidayatullah
Justice P.N. Bhagwati
Justice B.K. Mukherjee

60. Choose the odd one.

Rajendra Prasad
Radhakrishnan
Zakir Hussain
Jawaharlal Nehru

61. What was the sequence number of Ms. Pratibha Patil as the President of the Republic of India?

10th
11th
12th
13th

62. A Bill presented in Parliament becomes an Act after

It is passed by Both the Houses
The President has given his Assent
The Prime Minister has signed it
The Supreme Court has declared it to be within the competence of the Union Parliament

63. Who has the Constitutional Power to declare a geographical area as a 'Scheduled Area'?

Governor
Chief Minister
Prime Minister
President

64. "He represents the nation but does not lead the nation" - this dictum applies to whom of the following?

Speaker of the Lok Sabha
President
Prime Minister
Chief Justice of India

65. Which one of the following President of India has been the Governor of Bihar?

Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Dr. S.D. Sharma
Dr. Zakir Hussain
V.V. Giri

66. Rashtrapati Bhavan was designed by

Edward Stone
Le Corbusier
Edwin Lutyens
Tarun Dutt