MCQ: The President of India

1.The President of India enjoys emergency powers of______

A) one type
B) two types
C) three types
D) four types

... Answer is C)

2. How many times the President of India can seek re-election to his post?

A) Once
B) Twice
C) 3 times
D) Any number of times

... Answer is D)

3. Which of the following appointments is not made by the President of India?

A) Speaker of Lok Sabha
B) Chief Justice of India
C) Chief of Air Staff
D) Chief of Army

... Answer is A)

4. In case the President wishes to resign, to whom is he/she to address his/her resignation letter?

A) Chief Justice of India
B) Secretary of Lok Sabha
C) Vice President
D) Prime Minister

... Answer is C)

5. What is the maximum age limit prescribed for the post of the President of India?

A) 35 years
B) 60 years
C) 65 years
D) There is no maximum age limit.

... Answer is D)

6. Rashtrapati Bhawan was designed by________

A) Edward Stone
B) Le Corbusier
C) Edward Lutyens
D) Tarun Dutt

... Answer is C)

7. A Presidential Ordinance can remain in force_____

A) For three months
B) For six months
C) For nine months
D) Indefinitely

... Answer is B)

8. Who can initiate impeachment of the President?

A) 1/4 members of either houses of the Parliament
B) Half of the members of either Houses of Parliament
C) Half of the state Legislature
D) 1/3rd members of any State Legislature

... Answer is A)

9. The President of India is elected by the_______

A) members of the Lok Sabha
B) members of the both houses of Parliament
C) members of the State Legislature
D) by an electroral college consisting of the elected members of both Houses of the Parliament and State Assemblies.

... Answer is D)

10. To be eligible for election as President of India, a person must have completed the age of____

A) 25 years
B) 30 years
C) 35 years
D) 40 years

... Answer is C)

11. Which one of the following offices is held during the pleasure of the President of India?

A) Vice- President
B) Chief Justice of India
C) Governor of a State
D) Chairman of UPSC

... Answer is C)

12. Who was the President of India at the time of proclaimation of emergency in the year 1975?

A) V.V. Giri
B) Giani Zail Singh
C) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
D) Sankar Dayal Sharma

... Answer is C)

13. Under which Article of the Constitution of India can the President of India be impeached?

A) Article 61
B) Article 75
C) Article 76
D) Article 365

... Answer is A)

14. Who is the Executive Head of State in India?

A) The President
B) Prime Minister
C) Leader of the opposition
D) Chief Secretary, government of India

... Answer is A)

15. In India, the Presient is elected by_______

A) Direct Election
B) Single Transferable Vote
C) Proportionate Vote system
D) open Ballot system

... Answer is B)

16. Recommendations to the President of India on the specific Union-State fiscal relations are made by the_____

A) Finance Minister
B) Reserve Bank of India
C) Planning Commission
D) Finance Commission

... Answer is D)

17. Acting Chief Justice of Supreme court in India is appointed by the_____

A) chief Justice of Supreme Court
B) Prime Minister
C) President
D) Law Minister

... Answer is C)

18. The vacancy of the office of the President of India must be filled up within__

A) 90 days
B) 6 months
C) 1 year
D) within the period decided by the Parliament

... Answer is B)

19. The single instance of the unanimous election of the President of India so far, was the election of_________

A) Rajendra Prasad
B) Dr. Radhakrishnan
C) Zakir Hussain
D) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

... Answer is D)

20. The power of the President to issue ordinance is a relic of:

A) Government of India Act of 1909
B) Government of India Act of 1919
C) Government of India Act of 1935
D) Indian Independence Act, 1947

... Answer is C)