President

Consider the following statements regarding the office of the President

1. He should have completed 35 years of age.
2. He should not hold any office of profit under the Union government or any State government.
3. He should be qualified for election as a member of the any house of the parliament.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Executive branch of government consists of

1. President
2. Prime Minister
3. Members of Lok Sabha
4. Bureaucracy
5. Police
6. Attorney General of India

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Who acts as President of India when President, Vice President and Chief Justice of India all are not present to take up the office?

Consider the following about the election and impeachment of the President:

1. The nominated members of the two houses of Parliament do not have any say in either the election or the impeachment of the President.
2. The elected members of legislative assemblies of states and Union Territories participate in the election, but not in the impeachment.

Which of the following is TRUE?

Consider the following about ordinance issued by the President of India

1. It is a kind of executive legislation which enjoys legislative sanction
2. It cannot be issued to amend either the constitution or an act of executive
3. It has a maximum life of six months

Which of the statement/s given above is/are CORRECT?

Consider the following:

1. Appointment of Prime Minister when there is no clear majority.
2. Vetoing a bill send by the governor of a state.
3. Granting of Pardon to a convict.

Which of the above power(s) of the President is indicative of him being a nominal executive?

Which of the following is CORRECT?

Which of the following types of veto power is vested in the President?

1. Absolute veto
2. Suspensive veto
3. Pocket veto
4. Qualified veto

Choose the correct code(s)

Which of the following bill/bills require prior consent of President before their introduction?

1. Bills to reorganize states
2. State bills imposing restrictions on trade
3. Bills involving expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India

Choose the correct code(s)

Consider the following statements:

1. An Adjournment motion is passed to adjourn the house for a definite interval.
2. The Adjournment motion has to be passed both by the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Assertion (A): The President of India is an essential part of the Parliament. He not only summons and prorogues the two houses but can also dissolve the Lok Sabha.

Which of the following is true for the electoral college of the President?

1. It includes the elected and nominated members of both the Houses of Parliament
2. The nominated members of the Legislative Assemblies of Delhi and Puducherry do not participate in the election of the President.
3. The elected members of the legislative councils of the states also participate in the election of President.
4. Where an assembly is dissolved, the members cease to be qualified to vote in presidential election

Options:

Match the following:

How does the President exercise his/her power over state legislation?

1. He may direct the governor to return the bill (ordinary and money) for the reconsideration of the state legislature.
2. If the bill is passed again by the state legislature with or without amendments and presented again to the President for his assent, the President is bound to give his assent to the bill.
3. The state legislature cannot override the veto power of the President.

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Under which situations can the President exercise his constitutional discretion?

1. Appointment of Prime Minister when no party has a clear majority in the Lok Sabha or when the Prime Minister in office dies suddenly and there is no obvious successor.
2. Dismissal of the council of ministers when it fail to prove the confidence of the Lok Sabha.
3. Dissolution of the Lok Sabha if the council of ministers has lost its majority.

Options:

Consider the statements regarding pardoning power of the President and Governor :

1. The President as well as the Governor can commute a death sentence
2. The President can suspend the punishment by a court martial but the Governor does not possess such a power

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

The members of Electoral College to elect the President includes:

1. Elected members of Legislative Councils
2. Nominated members of Lok Sabha
3. Elected members of Union Territories of Delhi and Puducherry

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Identify the correct statements.

1. The President may direct that an act of Parliament does not apply to a scheduled area in the state or apply with specified modifications.
2. The Governor may direct that an act of Parliament does not apply to a tribal area in the state or apply with specified modifications in Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram.

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Which of the following is/are true if the state law has been reserved for the consideration of the president and has received his assent.

1. Then the state law prevails in that state.
2. It would be competent for the Parliament to override such a law by subsequently making a law on the same matter.

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Consider the following statements:

1. It is the Presiding officer of the concerned house who adjourns sine die.
2. It is the President of India who summons and prorogues both the houses of the Parliament.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. The President cannot send back a constitutional amendment bill for reconsideration for the Parliament.
2. The Parliament can amend any section of the Constitution.
3. Elected representatives alone have the power to amend the Constitution.
4. The judiciary cannot initiate the process of Constitutional amendment but can effectively change the Constitution by interpreting it differently.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

The President of India has various legislative, judicial, and military powers as well as situational discretionary powers. Consider the following statements in this regard and choose the correct ones.

1. The President has a right to be informed about all important matters and deliberations of the Council of Ministers.
2. The President has the veto power by which he can withhold or refuse to give assent to bills passed by the Parliament.
3. The President can send back the advice given by the Council of Minister and ask the council to reconsider the decision.
4. The President is always bound by the advice of the Council of Ministers.

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Consider the following regarding veto power of President:

With reference to the President, consider the following statements:

1. He summons joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament.
2. He presides over the joint sitting of both the House of Parliament.

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

For election of President, the electoral college consists of:

1. All the members of Rajya Sabha
2. All the members of Legislative Assemblies of states
3. All the members of Lok Sabha
4. All the members of Legislative Councils of states

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

The only ground for the impeachment of President is:

With respect to Public Account Committees, consider the following statements:

1. PAC examines the three audit reports of CAG submitted to President viz. audit report on appropriation accounts, audit report on finance accounts and audit report on public undertakings.
2. It tries to ensure that money disbursed to various ministries was used for the purpose for which it was given; and this money was used as per rules and regulations.
3. PAC has 30 members, 15 from Lok Sabha and 15 from Rajya Sabha

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to the President, consider the following statements:

1. He summons joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament.
2. He presides over the joint sitting of both the House of Parliament.

Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

Consider the following statements:

1. According to the Constitution, the official conduct of the President of India is beyond the scope of review.
2. The Constitution extends immunity to the ministers for their official acts.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

The process of enactment of a budget undergoes several phases till it is finalized. Which of the following is the final step in concluding the enactment of a budget?

Consider the following statements regarding the President of India:

1. The elected members of both the Houses of Parliament are included in the Presidential electoral college
2. The Presidential electoral college also includes members of state legislature

Which of the above statements is/are true?

Consider the following statements regarding the power of the President:

1. The President can return any advice from the Council of Ministers and ask for reconsideration
2. When all the bills passed by the Parliament go to the President, he is bound to give his approval to it
3. In the event of hung Parliament, the President can appoint leader of any party or alliance as the Prime Minister using his discretionary powers

Which of the above statements is/are true?