1. Put in chronological order the following names of Presidents of India.
1. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
2. V.V.Giri
3. Dr. Zakir Hussain
4. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
(a) I, II, III, IV
(b) I, III, II, IV
(c) II, I, III, IV
(d) I, III, IV, II
2. The President takes an oath before assuming office in the presence of the Chief
Justice of India. If the Chief Justice is not available, he takes the oath in the presence
of:
(a) the Vice-President
(b) the senior-most Judge of the Supreme Court
(c) the Attorney-General
(d) Election Commissioner
3. Which of the following Emergencies can be declared by the President on his
own?
I. Emergency on account of armed rebellion.
II. Financial Emergency.
III. President's Rule in a State.
(a) I only
(b) III only
(c) I, II and III
(d) None of these
4. The President may appoint all the following except:
(a) Prime Minister
(b) Governor
(c) High Court judges
(d) Rajya Sabha Chairman
5. Members of the Rajya Sabha are elected according to :
(a) Cumulative Vote System
(b) Single Non-transferable Vote System
(c) Single Transferable Vote System
(d) None of the above
6. The Rajya Sabha can have a maximum strength of:
(a) 200
(b) 210
(c) 250
(d) 260
7. At present the Rajya Sabha consists of _______ members.
(a) 250
(b) 245
(c) 238
(d) 240
8. Who was the first speaker of the Lok Sabha?
(a) Malgaonkar
(b) P. Upendra
(c) Anantha Sayanam Ayyanagar
(d) Hukam Singh
9. Who among the following was never the Lok Sabha Speaker?
(a) K.V.K. Sundaram
(b) G.S. Dhillon
(c) Balirarn Bhagat
(d) Hukarn Singh
10. Who, according to the Anti-Defection Act, is the final authority to decide whether a
member of Lok Sabha has incurred disqualification due to defection?
(a) Speaker
(b) President
(c) Election Commission
(d) High Court