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of President? (c) More than 100 times (d)
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Who of India
Chief fustice of
1al 16. Which article describes about the impeachment
Prime Minister
bi of Lok Sabha President?
c) SpeakerVice President (a) Article 53 (b) Article 52
Id (c) Article 60 Article 61
t which house
tmpeachment
of the Parliament the
of President can be
proceedings
initiated?
of
17. If both the President and
(d)

Vice President are not available

who performs the duties of the President?
1a) Lok Sabha Court judge
(a) Chief Justice of India (b) Suprene
Rafya Sabha
(b)

(BothLok Sabha and Rajya Sabha (c) Prime Minister Governor d)

d Either in Lok Sabha or in Raiya Sabha 18. How many times Chief Justice of India have performed
the duties of President?
Who appoints the Attorney General of India?
of india (b) Prime Minister (a) Once (b) Twice
(a)Chieflustice
d) Vice President (c) Thrice (d) Not even once
C) President
the Comptroller and Chief Justice of India have performed the duties of
who appoints Auditor General of 19. Which
India? President?
President (b) Vice President (a) Justice V.N. Khare (b) Justice M.M. Punchi
(a)

Prime Minister (d) Chief Justice of India Justice S.P Barucha (d) Justice M. Hidaytullah
C (c)

&.Who appoints the Chief Election Commissionerof India? 20. Which President of India was elected unopposed?
(a) President (b) Vice President (a) N.S. Reddy b) KR Narayanan
(c) Prime Ministe: (d) Chief Justice of India (c) R. Venkataraman (d) S.D. Sharma
who appoints the Other Election Commissioners of
the salary of Vice President of India?
9. 21. What is
India?
(a) 1,45,000 (b) 1.30,000
(a) President (b) Vice President
(c) 1.50.000 (d) 4.00,000
(c) Prime Minister (d) Chief Justice of India
22. Which article says that there shouldbe a Vice President?
Who appoints the Chairman of UPSC of India?
10.
(a) Article 63 (b) Article 62
(a) President (b) Vice President
(C) Article 60 (d) Article 61
(c) Prime Minister d) Chief Jjustice of
Ind:
23. Which article says that there should be a Governor?
1. Under which article President can declare National
Article 153
Emergency? (a) Article 163 (b)

(a) Article 352 (b) Article 360 (c) Article 160 (d) Article 161

c) Article 350 (d) Article 356 24. What is the salary of Governorof a State?

2.Under which article President can declare State (a) 1,00,000 (b 1,30,0c0

Emergency? (c) 3,50,000 (d) 1,50,000

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25. What is the
quorum to constitute a meeting of either 34. Legally speaking who can declare war or
or pe
House of the Parliament? peace
(a) Defence Minister
(a) One tenth of the members of the House
total
(b) President of India
b) One eighth of the total members of the House (c) Prime Minister of India
(c) One fourth of the total members of the House and Air
(d) Chiefs of Army, Navy Force togetk
(d) One sixth of the total members of the House ether
35. The President of India can declare
26. Chandigarh comes under which High Court? (a) Constitutional Emergency
(a) Punjab and
Haryana (b) National Emergency
(b) Haryana (c) Financial Emergency
(C) Chandigarh (d) Allthe three types of Emergencies
(d) Punjab
36. In the election to the post of the President
Who administers the oath to the Governor? (a) M.Ps and M.L. As of a State have the same n.
(a) President votes num
(b) Chief Minister (b) M.LAs of different States have
different ns
(c) Chief Justice of India votes num
(d) Chief Justice of the concerned High Court (c) Each elected M.P or M.L.A. has an
equal na

votes un
28. Who appoints the Advocate General? All M.Ps and M.L.As have one vote each
(d)
(a) President
(b) Governor 37. The Law Officer who hold office at the
pleasur
(c) Chief Minister President are:

(d) Chief Justice of the concerned (a) The Attorney-General and the Law Minister
High Court
(b) The Law Minister and any judge of the s
29. Who appoints the Chairman of State Public Service Su
Court or of High court
a

Commission? (c) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

and
(a) President
attorney-General
(b) Governor (d) The Attorney-General and the Solicitor-Gene
(C) Chief Minister
38. The President of India is elected for
(d) Chief Justice of the concerned High Court
(a) 6 years (b) 5 years
30. The Constitution of India vests the executive powerof the (c) 4 years (d) life

Indian Union in:

39. Which one of the following is not a judicial powers
(a) The President
President of India?
(b) The Parliament
(a) He can remove the judges of the Supreme Co
(c) The Council of Ministers
grounds of misconduct
(d) The Prime Minister
(b) He can consult the supreme Court on any qus
31. What is the maximum age prescribed for election
as of law or fact which is of
public importance
President of India? (C) He appoints Chief Justice and other judges
(a) 62 years (b) 60 years Supreme Court
(c)58years (d) No such limit (d) He can grant pardon, reprieves and respits

personss
32. Regarding his power of pardon the President can employ
it in: 40. The Vice President of India holds office:

(a) Pardoning a sentence of death (a) For a term of four years

(b) All the cases of punishment by a court martial (b) For a term of five years
(c) Offence against laws in the Union and Concurrent (C) During the pleasure of the President
lists (d) Fora term which is decided at the time of his
appr

(d) All of the above ment by the Parliament

33. In the election of the President 41. On the death of the President the Vice President
sa
(a) Parity between the Centre and the States has been ceeds him as President for:

maintained (a) A maximum period of three years

(b) The States are given greater weightage (b) A maximum period of one year
(C) The Centre enjoys greater weightage (c) A maximum
period of six months
(d) None of the above (d) The remaining period of the term
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-ident of India can resign from Commission
his office at
VHce 4dressine the resignation letter to any Public Service
The the a Chairman of the Union
of Lok Sabhs
bha b} Attorney General
of India

aSpeaker of India (c) Speaker of the Lok Sabha of Indta

sident
Auditor General
d Comptroller and
Presio of India
b)
c
d De
lustice
Chiet Chairman of Rajya
uty Sabha 52. President appoints. all but not

Prime Minister has a (a) Attorney General

of
Ofhce basis (b) Statutory basis (b) Chief Election Commissioner
ventional
Cone Advocate General
a) nstitutional tbasis (d) None of the above (c)

(d) Chief Justice of India

Cons
of the following public
the followin offices can be held to declare emergency
53. The President of India has power
t
only by
which of India? of the following grounds?
the
citizen
and Vice President of India under Article 352 on which
President
a) Attorney General. and Advocate General War
of India II Internal disturbance
Court and Supreme Court Judges
II External aggression
c)Highof the above Armed rebellioon
(d All IV.

the Indian Union is vested in the Codes

powe and IV
The executive (b) Parliament (a) I. and II (b) I, II
l and

II
President IV
a) (d) Council of Ministers (C) II and IV (d) I1,

Prime Minister

I,
(c)
54. The President of India can proclaim emergency
of India is elected by:
President
(a) On the advice of Prime Minister
representation by list system
Proportional On the advice of Council of Ministers
(b)
oportional representation by single transferable
b) (c) At his own discretion
vote advice of Union Cabinet
(d) On written
List system
C) cannot
d Single member territorial representation 55. Which one of the following Fundamental Rights of emer
of
of India is elected by the: be suspended during the period proclamation
The President
gency in India: 22
47 Lok Sabha Fundamental rights guaranteed by Articles 20 and
(a) (a)
Sabha by Articles 20 and 21
(b) Rajya (b) Fundamental rights guaranteed
The elected representatives of Lok Sabha and Rajya guaranteed by Articles 21
and 22
(c) Fundamental rights
State Legislative Assemblies
Sabha and rights guaranteed by Article I9
(d) Fundamental
People directly to oper
(d)
56. The proclamation of national emergencyceases
ho among the following does not have the
of the President of India?
right to vote
ate unless approved by Parliament within:
in the election (a) One month (b) Two months
of the Lok Sabha Three months Six months
(a) Speaker (c) (d)
of the Vidhan Sabha
(b) Speaker
of the Lok Sabha 57. The maximum terms of National Emergency isS:
Speaker
(c)Deputy (b) Three years
One
d Members nominated by the President of India in the (a) year
of State (c) Indefinite (d) Six months
Council
under Art. 352
was elected President of India 58. A resolution for disapproving emergency
Who of the following
49.
shall be moved by the
members of
unanimously?
S. Radha Krishnan (b) V.V. Giri (a) Council of States
(a) Dr
(d) Gyani Zail Singh (b) House of People
(C) N. Sanjiva Reddy and revoked by the
(c) House of People it is finally

Which one of the following officials is not appointed by

50. President
the President? (d) Union Cabinet
Judges of the Supreme Court be
(a)
State Assembly can
59. The term Legislative
of any
(b) Judges of the High Court
extended during Emergency by the
(c) District and Sessions Judge
(a) President of India
(d) Attorney General of India
(b) Governor of State concerned
hold his/ her at
51. Who among the following does not office
(c) Union Parliament
the pleasure of the President? (d) State Legislature itself