Indian Polity Questions and Answers Part-28

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

Answer:b

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

Answer: b

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

Answer: d

4. The President may appoint all the following except:
(a) Prime Minister
(b) Governor
(c) High Court judges
(d) Rajya Sabha Chairman

Answer: d

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

Answer: c

6. The Rajya Sabha can have a maximum strength of:
(a) 200
(b) 210
(c) 250
(d) 260

Answer: c

7. At present the Rajya Sabha consists of _______ members.
(a) 250
(b) 245
(c) 238
(d) 240

Answer: b

8. Who was the first speaker of the Lok Sabha?
(a) Malgaonkar
(b) P. Upendra
(c) Anantha Sayanam Ayyanagar
(d) Hukam Singh

Answer: a

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

Answer: a

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

Answer: a