WBCS Mains Indian Polity Union Executive Questions 2023
Q. In case a President dies while in office, the Vice-President can act as President for a maximum period of
(A) 1 year
(B) 3 months
(C) 6 months
(D) 2 years
Correct Answer: (C) 6 months
Q. Article 78 of the Constitution deals with:
(A) President’s power to get information from the Council of Ministers.
(B) Prime Minister’s duty regarding keeping the President informed about the government’s decisions and policies.
(C) emergency powers of the President.
(D) President’s power to send advisory messages to the Parliament.
Correct Answer: (B) Prime Minister’s duty regarding keeping the President informed about the government’s decisions and policies.
Q. How many times can the President of India seek re-election to his post?
(A) Once
(B) 3 times
(C) 2 times
(D) Any number of times
Correct Answer: (D) Any number of times
Q. What is the maximum life of an ordinance promulgated by President of India?
(A) 7 months and 5 weeks
(B) 8 months
(C) 6 months and 6 weeks
(D) 1 year
Correct Answer: (C) 6 months and 6 weeks
Q. Who administers the oath of office to the President of India before he enters upon the office?
(A) Chief Justice
(B) Speaker
(C) Vice-President
(D) Prime Minister
Correct Answer: (A) Chief Justice
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Q. Power of the President to consult Supreme Court has been stated under
(A) Article 144
(B) Article 142
(C) Article 143
(D) Article 141
Correct Answer: (C) Article 143
Q. The President can issue proclamation of emergency:
(A) on the advice of the Prime Minister
(B) on the advice of Council of Ministers
(C) on the request of the Vice-President
(D) when the decision of the Union Cabinet for the issuance of such proclamation is communicated to the President in writing.
Correct Answer: (D) when the decision of the Union Cabinet for the issuance of such proclamation is communicated to the President in writing.
Q. The maximum age prescribed for election of President in India is
(A) 35 years
(B) 60 years
(C) 65 years
(D) No such limit
Correct Answer: (D) No such limit
Q. Which of the following is a part of the electoral college for the Election of the President but does not participate in the proceedings for his/her impeachment?
(A) Lok Sabha
(B) Rajya Sabha
(C) State Legislative Assemblies
(D) State Legislative Councils
Correct Answer: (C) State Legislative Assemblies
Q. Which of the following Article deals with the election of the Vice-President?
(A) 62
(B) 64
(C) 66
(D) 68
Correct Answer: (C) 66
Q. With reference to election of the President under Article 55 of the Constitution of India, every elected member of the legislative assembly shall have as many votes as there are multiples of one thousand in the quotient obtained by dividing the population of the State by
(A) Total number of the elected members of the assembly
(B) Total number of nominated members of the Rajya Sabha
(C) Total number of the elected members of both the Houses
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer: (A) Total number of the elected members of the assembly
Q. A proposal to prefer the charge of impeachment of the President of India has to be moved after prior notice of
(A) 7 days
(B) 14 days
(C) 21 days
(D) 30 days
Correct Answer: (B) 14 days
Q. Which of the following Constitutional Amendments equipped President to impose National Emergency on any particular part of India?
(A) 38th Amendment
(B) 40th Amendment
(C) 42nd Amendment
(D) 62nd Amendment
Correct Answer: (C) 42nd Amendment
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Q. When can a President use his discretion in appointing the Prime Minister?
(A) When no political party enjoys a clear majority in Lok Sabha
(B) Only when the Lok Sabha has been dissolved
(C) Under all circumstances the President faces
(D) Under no circumstances
Correct Answer: (A) When no political party enjoys a clear majority in Lok Sabha
Q. The President can proclaim emergency on the written advice of the _______
(A) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Chief Justice of India
(D) Union Cabinet
Correct Answer: (D) Union Cabinet
Q. Who do not constitute the electoral college for electing the President of India?
(A) Elected Members of Lok Sabha
(B) Elected Members of Legislative Assembly of each State
(C) Elected Members of Legislative Council
(D) Elected Members of Rajya Sabha
Correct Answer: (C) Elected Members of Legislative Council
Q. Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
(A) Prime Minister
(B) Vice-President
(C) President
(D) Chief Justice of India
Correct Answer: (C) President
Q. The power of ‘amnesty’ in India is given to the
(A) President
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Chief Minister
(D) Parliament
Correct Answer: (A) President
Q. Who was the First Deputy Prime Minister of India?
(A) V. R. Gill
(B) R. N. Shukla
(C) Chaudhary Devi Lal
(D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Correct Answer: (D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
WBCS Mains Indian Polity Union Executive Questions 2020
Q. What are the qualifications for election as President of India? Choose the correct answer:
(A) He is a citizen of India, has completed the age of thirty-five, and is a member of the Rajya Sabha.
(B) He is a citizen of India, has completed the age of thirty years, and is a member of the Lok Sabha.
(C) He is a citizen of India, has completed the age of forty years, and does not hold any office of profit.
(D) He is a citizen of India, has completed thirty-five years of age, and is qualified to become a member of the Lok Sabha.
Correct Answer: (D) He is a citizen of India, has completed thirty-five years of age, and is qualified to become a member of the Lok Sabha.
Q. Under the Indian Constitution it is necessary to be a member of a house after 6 months of becoming a minister. In what way should a minister become a member of the house?
(A) By nomination
(B) By election
(C) Either by election or nomination
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer: (C) Either by election or nomination
Q. Which Article of the Constitution of India says that there shall be a President of India?
(A) Art 61
(B) Art 62
(C) Art 74
(D) Art 52
Correct Answer: (D) Art 52
Q. The office of the President of India can fall vacant ________.
(A) in case of death of a President
(B) if a President resigns from his post
(C) on the commencement of impeachment in the Lok Sabha
(D) Only (A) and (B)
Correct Answer: (D) Only (A) and (B)
Q. The Supreme Court of India tenders legal advice to the President of India when ________.
(A) the Cabinet recommends it
(B) the Council of Ministers recommends it
(C) the President asks for it
(D) the Supreme Court wants to tender the advice
Correct Answer: (C) the President asks for it
Q. The Constitutional position of the President of India is comparable to ________.
(A) The US President
(B) The British Monarch
(C) The French President
(D) The Russian President
Correct Answer: (B) The British Monarch
Q. The President of India is elected by the electoral college. The electoral college consists of—
(A) the elected members of both Houses of Parliament, and the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States.
(B) all the members of both the Houses of Parliament, and all the members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States.
(C) the elected members of the Lok Sabha, and the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies.
(D) the members of the Rajya Sabha, and the members of the Legislative Assemblies.
Correct Answer: (A) the elected members of both Houses of Parliament, and the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States.
Q. Which of the following statements is not correct?
(A) The President is the head of military forces in India.
(B) The President can appoint a Commission to investigate into the conditions of SCs and STs.
(C) The President can declare any area as a Scheduled Area.
(D) The President of India chooses the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
Correct Answer: (D) The President of India chooses the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
WBCS Mains Indian Polity Union Executive Questions 2019
Q. In the context of qualifications for contesting Presidential elections in India, which of the following statements is incorrect?
(A) He should be a citizen of India.
(B) He should not hold office of profit.
(C) He should be qualified to be elected to the House of the People.
(D) He should be aged 30.
Correct Answer: (D) He should be aged 30.
Q. In the event of the occurrence of vacancies in the offices of both, the President and Vice-President of India, who among the following shall discharge the functions of the President till new President is elected?
(A) Chief Justice of India
(B) Leader of the majority party in the Parliament
(C) Senior-most amongst the Governors of States
(D) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Correct Answer: (A) Chief Justice of India
Q. Who among the following is competent to seek the advisory opinion of the Supreme Court of India?
(A) The President of India
(B) The Governor of a State
(C) The Prime Minister of India
(D) All of the above
Correct Answer: (A) The President of India
Q. The Council of Ministers at the Union remains in office as long as it enjoys the confidence of:
(A) Lok Sabha
(B) Parliament
(C) President
(D) Prime Minister
Correct Answer: (A) Lok Sabha
Q. A person can be a member of the Council of Ministers without being a Member of Parliament for the maximum period of:
(A) one month
(B) three months
(C) six months
(D) one year
Correct Answer: (C) six months
Q. Who has the power to dissolve the House of the People?
(A) Speaker
(B) Prime Minister
(C) President
(D) Council of Ministers
Correct Answer: (C) President
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Q. Who among the following holds his/her office at the pleasure of the President?
(A) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(B) Comptroller and Auditor General of India
(C) Attorney General of India
(D) Chairman of the UPSC
Correct Answer: (C) Attorney General of India
Q. Who among the following has a right to speak or otherwise participate in the proceedings of either House or in any joint sitting of the Parliament without voting right?
(A) Chief Justice of India
(B) Chief Election Commissioner
(C) Attorney General of India
(D) Comptroller and Auditor General of India
Correct Answer: (C) Attorney General of India
Q. In the event of the resignation or death of the Prime Minister
(A) the Cabinet may choose another leader.
(B) fresh general election must take place.
(C) the ministry is dissolved.
(D) President’s decision.
Correct Answer: (C) the ministry is dissolved.
Q. When the offices of both the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha are vacant, who will appoint the person to perform the functions of the Speaker?
(A) The President
(B) The Chief Justice of India
(C) The Prime Minister
(D) The Council of Ministers
Correct Answer: (A) The President
Q. A citizen of India, who holds any office of profit or trust under the State cannot accept any title from any foreign State without the consent of
(A) President
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(D) Council of Ministers
Correct Answer: (A) President
Q. Article 74(1) is mandatory and therefore, the President cannot exercise the executive power without the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers, was observed by the Supreme Court in:
(A) Samsher Singh v. State of Punjab
(B) U.N.R. Rao v. Indira Gandhi
(C) Both (A) & (B)
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer: (A) Samsher Singh v. State of Punjab
Q. The President of India nominates:
(A) Chief Election Commissioner
(B) Comptroller and Auditor General of India
(C) Chief Justice of India
(D) All of the above
Correct Answer: (D) All of the above
Q. The power of the President to grant pardon is an independent power distinct from judicial power. It is not justiciable on its merits. Only the area and scope of President’s power under Article 72 can be examined by the court. This was held by the Supreme Court in:
(A) Kehar Singh v. Union of India
(B) State of Punjab v. Joginder Singh
(C) Maru Ram v. Union of India
(D) All of the above
Correct Answer: (A) Kehar Singh v. Union of India
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Q. The Vote value of the voters in the President Election in India are based on the population count of the respective State for the year
(A) 2010
(B) 1969
(C) 1971
(D) 1991
Correct Answer: (C) 1971
Q. In the Election of the President, each Member of the Electoral College has
(A) one vote with value attached to it and he can give as many preferences as there are candidates.
(B) one vote as many votes there are candidates.
(C) one vote with particular value attached to it.
(D) one vote.
Correct Answer: (A) one vote with value attached to it and he can give as many preferences as there are candidates.
Q. The power of the President of India to issue an ordinance is a
(A) Executive power
(B) Legislative power
(C) Constituent power
(D) Quasi-judicial power
Correct Answer: (B) Legislative power
Q. The term of the office of Vice President is
(A) five years from the date on which he takes oath of the office.
(B) five years from the date on which he enters upon his office.
(C) five years from the date of his election is announced.
(D) five years later from the date on which he enters upon his office.
Correct Answer: (B) five years from the date on which he enters upon his office.
Q. Give correct response to: Can the President seek re-election?
(A) The President of India can seek re-election as many times under the Letter of Constitution, but there is well established convention that he should not seek re-election for more than two terms.
(B) The President of India is ineligible for re-election.
(C) The President of India cannot be re-elected for more than three times.
(D) The President of India is eligible for re-election as many times he desires.
Correct Answer: (D) The President of India is eligible for re-election as many times he desires.
Q. All matters relating to the election of the Vice President including any election petition shall be enquired into by
(A) Election Tribunal specifically constituted for the purpose.
(B) Supreme Court.
(C) A Committee constituted for the purpose by Rajya Sabha.
(D) Any High Court where the petition is moved.
Correct Answer: (B) Supreme Court.
Q. Which Article of the Constitution of India prescribes power to The President to issue Ordinance?
(A) Article 123
(B) Article 72
(C) Article 125
(D) Article 254
Correct Answer: (A) Article 123
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Q. Under the Constitution it is obligatory for the President to:
(A) seek the advice of the Council of Ministers but is not obliged to follow it.
(B) accept the advice of the Council of Ministers.
(C) seek or, accept the advice of the Council of Ministers.
(D) seek the advice of the Council of Ministers if his own party is in power.
Correct Answer: (B) accept the advice of the Council of Ministers.
Q. A member of Parliament or, a State Legislature can be elected as the President, but,
(A) he has to resign his seat before contesting election.
(B) he has to relinquish his seat as soon as he is elected.
(C) he has to relinquish his seat within six months of his election.
(D) a member of Parliament can contest but a member of State Legislature can not contest.
Correct Answer: (B) he has to relinquish his seat as soon as he is elected.
Q. In the election of the President,
(A) the members of the State Legislative Assemblies enjoy more votes.
(B) the members of Parliament enjoy more votes.
(C) the members of State Legislative Assemblies and two houses of Parliament enjoy equal number of votes.
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer: (D) None of the above
Q. During the recess of the Parliament the President can promulgate ordinances
(A) with the prior approval of the Parliament.
(B) with the prior approval of the Supreme Court of India.
(C) with the consent of the Council of Ministers.
(D) on his own.
Correct Answer: (C) with the consent of the Council of Ministers.
Q. The Council of Ministers can be removed from office,
(A) by the President at his discretion.
(B) by the Rajya Sabha if it passes a vote of no confidence to this effect.
(C) by the Lok Sabha if it passes a vote of no confidence to this effect.
(D) by the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha jointly by passing a vote of no confidence against it.
Correct Answer: (C) by the Lok Sabha if it passes a vote of no confidence to this effect.
Q. The financial functions of the Council of Ministers include the right of,
(A) to certify whether a bill is a money bill or not.
(B) to prepare and introduce the budget in the Parliament.
(C) to control expenditure out of the Contingency Fund of India.
(D) to appoint Finance Commission from time to time.
Correct Answer: (B) to prepare and introduce the budget in the Parliament.
Q. Which among the following statements is not correct?
(A) All money bills can originate in Lok Sabha only.
(B) Resolution of removal of Vice President can originate in Rajya Sabha only.
(C) Resolution to create new all India services can be initiated in Lok Sabha only.
(D) No confidence motion against Council of Ministers is exclusive power of Lok Sabha.
Correct Answer: (C) Resolution to create new all India services can be initiated in Lok Sabha only.
Q. The formation of the Council of Ministers starts with
(A) the ordering of the general election of Parliament.
(B) the appointment of the Prime Minister.
(C) the appointment of the President.
(D) the formal notification of the President.
Correct Answer: (B) the appointment of the Prime Minister.
WBCS Mains Indian Polity Union Executive Questions 2015
Q. The minimum age required for becoming the Prime Minister in India is
(A) 25 years
(B) 30 years
(C) 35 years
(D) 40 years
Correct Answer: (A) 25 years
Q. The Vice-President of India may be removed from his/her office by the :
(A) Legislative Assemblies of State
(B) President
(C) Prime Minister
(D) Parliament
Correct Answer: (D) Parliament
Q. Which of the following Articles states that the Vice-President is an ex-officio Chairman of the Council of States?
(A) Art 60
(B) Art 61
(C) Art 62
(D) Art 64
Correct Answer: (D) Art 64
Q. Which Amendment to the Indian Constitution added that the President can send the advice of the Council of Ministers back for reconsideration once and if the Council of Ministers sends the same advice again to the President then the president must accept it ?
(A) 44th Amendment
(B) 43rd Amendment
(C) 42nd Amendment
(D) 41st Amendment
Correct Answer: (A) 44th Amendment
Q. The manner of the election of the President in India is found in :
(A) Art 64
(B) Art 55
(C) Art 56
(D) Art 57
Correct Answer: (B) Art 55
Q. Which Article of the Indian Constitution contains the power of the president to grant pardons?
(A) Article 72
(B) Article 73
(C) Article 74
(D) Article 75
Correct Answer: (A) Article 72
Q. Which one of the following Articles empowers the president to appoint the Prime Minister of India?
(A) Article 74
(B) Article 75
(C) Article 76
(D) Article 77
Correct Answer: (B) Article 75
Q. Choose the incorrect statement from the following :
(A) The Prime Minister presides over the meeting of Council of Ministers
(B) Resignation of the Prime Minister means the resignation of the entire Council of Ministers
(C) The Prime Minister allocates portfolios to the Ministers
(D) The Prime Minister directly appoints everyone in the Council of Ministers
Correct Answer: (D) The Prime Minister directly appoints everyone in the Council of Ministers
Q. What is the maximum permissible size of the Council of Ministers at the Centre?
(A) Maximum 50
(B) No upper limit
(C) Cannot exceed 15% of the total members of Lok Sabha
(D) Cannot exceed 10% of the total members of Lok Sabha
Correct Answer: (C) Cannot exceed 15% of the total members of Lok Sabha
WBCS Mains Indian Polity Union Executive Questions 2014
Q. The Vice President of India is elected by an electoral college consisting of the members of :
(A) Rajya Sabha
(B) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
(C) State Legislatures and Lok Sabha
(D) None of the above
Correct Answer: (B) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
Q. The President of India can nominate _____ members to the Lok Sabha and _____ members to the Rajya Sabha
(A) 12, 2
(B) 2, 12
(C) 2, 10
(D) 10, 2
Correct Answer: (B) 2, 12
Q. Who among the following did not serve as the Vice President of India before becoming the President of India ?
(A) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(B) Dr. Zakir Hussain
(C) Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
(D) Shankar Dayal Sharma
Correct Answer: (C) Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Q. Out of the following who served as the first Vice President of India ?
(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(B) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(C) Dr. Zakir Hussain
(D) V. V. Giri
Correct Answer: (B) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
Q. The impeachment of the President of India can be initiated in :
(A) either House of the Parliament
(B) a joint sitting of both the Houses of the Parliament
(C) the Lok Sabha alone
(D) the Rajya Sabha alone
Correct Answer: (A) either House of the Parliament
Q. The members of the Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to :
(A) The President of India
(B) The House of the People
(C) The Prime Minister
(D) The Rajya Sabha
Correct Answer: (B) The House of the People
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