Indian Polity Questions and Answers Part-19

1. Which of the following is not true regarding the election of the President?
(a) The voting power of an MLA is made proportionate to the population he represents
(b) Voting power of the elected members of the Parliament is made equal to the voting power of all elected members of the Legislative Assemblies
(c) Voting power of the elected members of Parliament is determined by dividing the total voting power of the State by the number of elected members of the Parliament
(d) The voting power of an elected member of State Legislative Assembly is determined by dividing the total population of the State by the total number of members of Vidhan Sabha and further dividing the quotient obtained by 1000

Answer:d

2. Which of the following is not correct?
(a) The Supreme Command of the Defence Forces is vested. in the President
(b) The three Chiefs of Staff (Army, Navy and Air Force) are under the direct control of the President
(c) The resoonsibility of National Defence rests with the Union Cabinet
(d) All important questions having a bearing on defence are decided by the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister

Answer: b

3. Who acts as the President of India when neither the President nor the Vice-President is available?
(a) Speakerof Lok Sabha
(b) Chief Justice of India
(c) Auditor General of India
(d) Senior most Governor of a State

Answer: b

4. Which is .true regarding the President of India?
1. He is the Chief Executive.
2. He is the Supreme Commander of the armed forces.
3. He is the titular head of the State.
4. He is part of the Union Legislature.
(a) I and III
(b) I and II
(c) II, III and IV
(d) I, II, III and IV

Answer: d

5. Who among the following' are appointed by the President of India?
I. Chairman, Finance Commission
II. Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission
III. Chief Minister of a Union Territory
(a) I only
(b) I and II
(c) I and III
(d) II and III

Answer: b

6. An ordinance promulagated by the President:
(a) will lapse automatically after 2months
(b) will lapse on the expiration of 6 weeks from the meeting of the Parliament
(c) will automatically become a law after 6 months
(d) will continue to be in force till it is superseded by an Act of the Parliament

Answer: b

7. Appointment of the members of the Council of Ministers is made by the President:
(a) on the advice of the Prime Minister
(b) in his own discretion
(c) on the advice of the Vice- President
(d) on the basis of election results

Answer: a

8. Who among the following are appointed by the President of India?
I. Governors of States.
II. The Chief Justice and Judges of High Courts.
III. The Chief Justice and the Judges of the Supreme Court.
IV. The Vice-President.
(a) I and II
(b) I, II and III
(c) II, III and IV
(d) I, III and IV

Answer: b

9. When the Vice-President officiates as President, he draws the salary of:
(a) President
(b) Member of Parliament
(c) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
(d) Both (a) and (c)

Answer: a

10. Which of the following is correct ?
(a) If both the President and Vice-President resign, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha will act as President till a new President is elected
(b) The Constitution of India prescribes both the minimum and maximum age limits for contesting the Presidential election
(c) In the event of resignation of the President, the Vice-President will act as President for the residual period of the President's tenure
(d) In India, the President is part of the Parliament

Answer: d