1. Which of the following statements regarding the pardoning powers of the President
is/are not correct?
1. He has the pardoning power in respect of sentence by court martial.
2. He can grant reprieve and respite in case of punishment for an offence against any law of
the land, Union or State.
3. He alone can pardon a sentence of death.
4. His exercise of the power of pardon is open to judicial review.
(a) I and III
(b) II and III
(c) I and IV
(d) II and IV
2. Mark the correct response:
(a) It is the duty of the Prime Minister to communicate all decisions of the Council of
Ministers to the President, whenever he requires
(b) The Prime Minister need not communicate all decisions to the President
(c) It is not obligatory on the part of Prime Minister to communicate the decision to the
President
(d) The President cannot compel the Prime Minister to give the information he has
3. Mark the correct response:
(a) The President has power to remove the Prime Minister but not any of his ministers unless
so advised by the Prime Minister
(b) The President has power neither to remove the Prime Minister nor any of his ministers
unless the Prime Minister loses the support of majority in Lok Sabha and tenders his
resignation
(c) The President can remove Prime Minister the moment he loses his majority in the Lok
Sabha
(d) The President has a power to remove any of the ministers at his pleasure
4. When charge against the President is preferred by either' House of Parliament and is
being investigated by other House:
(a) the President has a right to appear and to be represented at such investigation
(b) the President has no right to appear and to be represented at such investigation
(c) the President has a right of representation but he does not have a right of personal hearing
(d) the President has a right to appear and to be represented either personally or through a
legal practitioner
5. The President of India is vested with ordinance making power by Article 126, He
exercises this power:
(a) when Lok Sabha is not in session and circumstances .exist which render it necessary for
the President to take immediate action
(b) when Council of States is not in session and the President is satisfied that circumstances
exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action
(c) when both Houses of Parliament are not in session and President is satisfied that
circumstances exist which made it necessary for him to take the immediate action
(d) in all the above circumstances
6. Who was the member of the Rajya Sabha when first appointed as the Prime Minister of
India ?
(a) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(b) Indira Gandhi
(c) Morarji Desai
(d) Charan Singh
7. Which one of the following statements is correct?
The Speaker of Lok Sabha can be removed by a resolution passed by:
(a) a majority of all the then members of Lok Sabha
(b) a majority of the then members of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
(c) two-thirds majority of the total members of the Lok Sabha
(d) two-thirds majority of the Lok Sabha members present and voting
8. With reference to the Constitution of India, consider the following statements:
1. The Council of Ministers of the Union are responsible to both the Houses of Parliament.
2. The President of India cannot appoint anyone as Union Minister not recommended by
Prime Minister.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
9. Consider the following statements:
1. In India, the power to promulgate Ordinances lies with the President only.
2. The power to declare emergency in a State in India lies with the President only.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
10. 1. When Vice-President acts as President of India, he ceases to perform the function of
the Chairman of Rajya Sabha.
2. The President of India can promulgate Ordinances at any time except when both Houses of
Parliament are in session.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2