1. Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) Chief Election Commissioner of India holds his office during the pleasure of the
President
(b) The Governor of the State holds his office during the pleasure of the President
(c) The Prime Minister' can only be removed by a resolution passed by both Houses of
Parliament
(d) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha can be, removed at the pleasure of the President
2. Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) The Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to the President of India
(b) The Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to the Parliament
(c) The Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha
(d) The Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to the Prime Minister
3. The Chief Minister of a State in India is not eligible to vote in the Presidential election
if :
(a) he himself is a candidate
(b) he is yet to prove his majority on the floor of the Lower House of the State Legislature
(c) he is a member of the Upper House of the State Legislature
(d) he is a caretaker Chief Minister
4. If a Minister loses a no-confidence motion, then:
(a) the Minister resigns
(b) the whole Council of Ministers resigns
(c) Lok Sabha is dissolved
(d) only Prime Minister and that Minister resign
5. Consider the following Vice-President of India:
1. V.V. Giri
2. M. Hidayatullah
3. B.D. Jatti
4. G.S. Pathak
Which one of the following is the correct chronology of their tenures?
(a) 1-4-3-2
(b) 2-1-3-4
(c) 3-2-1-4
(d) 4-1-3-2
6. Who among the following have held the office of the Vice-President of India?
1. Mohammad Hidayatullah
2. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
3. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
4. Shankar Dayal Sharma
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 1 and 4
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 and 4
7. Minimum age required to contest for Presidentship is :
(a) 30 years
(b) 35 years
(c) 23 years
(d) 21 years
8. Which of the following powers is not enjoyed by the President of India in the
event of emergency proclaimed under Article 352 of the Constitution?
(a) He can suspend the enforcement of Fundamental Rights
(b) He is authorised to direct any State to exercise its Executive power in a particular
manner
(c) He is authorised, during the recess of Lok Sabha, to allow expenditure from the
Consolidated Fund of India pending sanction of the Parliament
(d) He is authorised to dissolve the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha
9. In case a President dies while in office, the Vice-President can act as President
for a maximum period of:
(a) 2 years
(b) 1 year
(c) 3 months
(d) 6 months
10. Which of the following is true in context of the President?
(a) He addresses the first session of the Parliament after each general election of the Lok
Sabha and at the commencement of the first session of each year
(b) He addresses the first session of Parliament at the beginning of each year as well as the
last session held at the end of each year
(c) He addresses the Parliament daily
(d) None of these