Questions for: The President

• Q: How is the President elected in India? [MPPCS (Pre) 1998]
  
  A) Directly

  B) By Rajya Sabha Members

  C) By Lok Sabha Members

  D) By Indirect Election
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: In India, the President is elected by [41st BPSC (Pre) 1996]
  
  A) Direct Election

  B) Single Transferable Vote System

  C) Proportional Vote System

  D) Open Ballot System
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: Who among the following are not included in the Electoral College for the election of the President? [UPPCS (Re. Exam) 2015]
  
  A) Elected members of Lok Sabha

  B) Elected members of Rajya Sabha

  C) Elected members of State Assemblies

  D) Elected members of State Legislative Councils
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: The President of India is elected by [UPPCS (Mains) 2011]
  
  A) Only Rajya Sabha Members

  B) Only Lok Sabha Members

  C) Members of State Assemblies & Lok Sabha

  D) Elected Members of Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha & State Assemblies
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: Which one is not correct regarding Presidential election? [UPPCS (Mains) 2016]
  
  A) Successor must be elected before term ends

  B) President holds office for 5 years

  C) Continues till successor assumes office

  D) Election may be postponed if Electoral College is incomplete
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: Minimum number of electors needed to propose a Presidential candidate [UPPCS (Spl)(Mains) 2004]
  
  A) Fifty electors

  B) Twenty electors

  C) Five electors

  D) Fifteen electors
  Answer: A
  Explanation:
• Q: Chief Minister of a State is not eligible to vote in Presidential election if [IAS (Pre) 1993]
  
  A) He is a candidate

  B) He hasn't proved majority

  C) He is in Upper House

  D) He is in Lower House
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: In Presidential election, population is based on which Census? [IAS (Pre) 1997]
  
  A) 1991 Census

  B) 1981 Census

  C) 1971 Census

  D) 1961 Census
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: Which of the following is not an essential qualification for the candidature of President?
  
  A) Completion of 35 years

  B) Educated

  C) Qualified for election as a member of the House of the People

  D) Citizen of India
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: A Member of Parliament or a State Legislature can be elected as President but
  
  A) He will have to resign from his seat before contesting the election

  B) He will have to relinquish his seat within 6 months of his election

  C) He will have to relinquish his seat as soon as he is elected

  D) An MP can contest but an MLA cannot
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: Which Article of the Indian Constitution prescribes eligibility conditions for re-election to the post of the President of India?
  
  A) Article 52

  B) Article 54

  C) Article 55

  D) Article 57
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: If there is any dispute regarding the Presidential election, it can be referred to
  
  A) Attorney General of India

  B) Parliament

  C) Supreme Court of India

  D) None of the above
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: Which of the following Presidents appeared before Supreme Court during hearing of election dispute?
  
  A) Dr. Zakir Hussain

  B) V.V. Giri

  C) Fakharuddin Ali Ahmad

  D) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: The President holds office for a term of 5 years from date on
  
  A) Which he/she is elected

  B) Which is decided by Parliament

  C) Which he enters upon his office/hold his office

  D) Which is decided by Election Commission
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: To whom does the President of India address his resignation?
  
  A) Speaker of the Lok Sabha

  B) Vice-President of India

  C) Chief Justice of India

  D) Prime Minister of India
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: The President of India can be removed from his post by
  
  A) The Prime Minister of India

  B) Lok Sabha

  C) Chief Justice of India

  D) Parliament
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: Under which one of the following Articles is the procedure for removal of the President through impeachment laid down?
  
  A) Article 53

  B) Article 61

  C) Article 74

  D) Article 13
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: The President of India can be removed from office even before the expiry of the term
  
  A) By the political party in power

  B) By the Prime Minister

  C) Through impeachment

  D) Through trial by court
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: By which House of Parliament may impeachment be imposed on President?
  
  A) House of People

  B) Council of States

  C) By any House of Parliament

  D) None of the above
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: Which one of the following has the power to initiate the Motion of Impeachment of the President of India?
  
  A) Both the Houses of the Parliament

  B) Lok Sabha

  C) Rajya Sabha

  D) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
  Answer: A
  Explanation:
• Q: The President can be impeached on the grounds of violating the Constitution by
  
  A) The Chief Justice of India

  B) The Vice-President of India

  C) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha

  D) The two Houses of Parliament
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: At least how many days of prior notice is required for the impeachment of the President of India?
  
  A) 7 days

  B) 14 days

  C) 21 days

  D) 30 days
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: Which one of the following is a part of the electoral college but not of the process of impeachment?
  
  A) Lok Sabha

  B) Rajya Sabha

  C) State Legislative Councils

  D) State Legislative Assemblies
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: The procedure of Impeachment of the President of India is
  
  A) Quasi-Judicial Procedure

  B) Executive Procedure

  C) Judicial Procedure

  D) Legislative Procedure
  Answer: A
  Explanation:
• Q: The vacant post of the President is to be filled within
  
  A) 90 days

  B) Six months

  C) Nine months

  D) One year
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: In case of vacancy (not due to term expiry), election to fill the post must be held
  
  A) Within six months from the date of vacancy

  B) After one year from the date of vacancy

  C) After nine months from the date of vacancy

  D) After seven months from the date of vacancy
  Answer: A
  Explanation:
• Q: For how long can the Vice President act as President when the President cannot perform duties?
  
  A) 5 years

  B) 2 years

  C) 1 year

  D) 6 months
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: In case the President's post falls vacant due to death, resignation, or removal, who will occupy the post?
  
  A) Prime Minister

  B) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

  C) Vice-President

  D) None of the above
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: In case the post of President of India falls vacant and there is no Vice-President also, who among the following would be the acting President?
  
  A) Vice-Chairman of Rajya Sabha

  B) Attorney-General of India

  C) Lok Sabha Speaker

  D) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: If the position of President and Vice-President are vacant, who officiates as the President of India?
  
  A) The Prime Minister

  B) The Chief Justice of India

  C) The Speaker of Lok Sabha

  D) None of the above
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: If in India the office of President and Vice-President falls vacant at one point of time, the office of the President will temporarily be held by
  
  A) The Prime Minister

  B) The Chief Justice of Supreme Court

  C) The Chief of Armed Forces

  D) None of the above
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: Who is the Executive Head of State in India?
  
  A) President

  B) Prime Minister

  C) Leader of the Opposition

  D) Chief Secretary, Government of India
  Answer: A
  Explanation:
• Q: Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution vests the executive power of the Union in the President?
  
  A) Article 51

  B) Article 52

  C) Article 53

  D) Article 54
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: Who of the following has been vested with the executive powers of the central government under the Constitution of India?
  
  A) President of India

  B) Prime Minister of India

  C) Central Cabinet

  D) All of the above
  Answer: A
  Explanation:
• Q: President of India exercises his powers
  
  A) Either directly or through officers subordinate to him

  B) Through Ministers

  C) Through Prime Minister

  D) Through Cabinet
  Answer: A
  Explanation:
• Q: Who amongst the following is the head of Indian Republic?
  
  A) President of India

  B) Prime Minister of India

  C) Cabinet

  D) Political head along with the Council of Ministers
  Answer: A
  Explanation:
• Q: Which one of the following amendments to the Indian Constitution empowers the President to send back any matter for reconsideration by the Council of Ministers?
  
  A) 39th

  B) 40th

  C) 42nd

  D) 44th
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: The President can dissolve Lok Sabha on
  
  A) Recommendation of Chief Justice of India

  B) Lok Sabha’s recommendation

  C) Recommendation of the Union Cabinet

  D) Rajya Sabha’s recommendation
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: The President of India can dissolve the Lok Sabha on the recommendation of
  
  A) Rajya Sabha

  B) Election Commission

  C) Chief Justice of India

  D) Cabinet
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: The Joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha under Article 108 is summoned by
  
  A) Chairman of Rajya Sabha

  B) Speaker of Lok Sabha

  C) Prime Minister

  D) President
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: Which one of the following statements about the President of India is not correct?
  
  A) He is a constituent part of Parliament

  B) He participates in the discussion in both Houses

  C) He addresses the joint meeting of both the Houses every year

  D) He can promulgate ordinances in certain situations
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: The only instance when the President of India exercised his power of veto, is related to
  
  A) The Hindu Code Bill

  B) The PEPSU Appropriation Bill

  C) The Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bill

  D) The Dowry Prohibition Bill
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: Who among the following Presidents exercised a power which is ‘Pocket veto’ in Constitutional terminology?
  
  A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

  B) V.V. Giri

  C) Gyani Zail Singh

  D) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: Under which Article of the Indian Constitution, the President of India enjoys the power to withhold his assent to any Bill passed by both the Houses of the Parliament?
  
  A) Article 63

  B) Article 108

  C) Article 109

  D) Article 111
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: Who amongst the following has the power to withhold assent to a Bill, after it has been passed by the two Houses of Parliament?
  
  A) The President

  B) The Prime Minister

  C) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha

  D) The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
  Answer: A
  Explanation:
• Q: On which matter, it is not essential to take advice from the Council of Ministers for the President?
  
  A) Appointment of Ambassadors

  B) To assent to Bills

  C) To assent to Bills referred by Governors

  D) To dissolve Lok Sabha
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: Under which Article of the Indian Constitution did the President give his assent to the Ordinance on electoral reforms when it was sent back to him by the Union Cabinet without making any changes (in the year 2002)?
  
  A) Article 121

  B) Article 142

  C) Article 123

  D) Article 124
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: Under which of the following Articles of the Constitution, the President of India has been empowered to promulgate an ordinance?
  
  A) Article 360

  B) Article 123

  C) Article 200

  D) Article 356
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: An ordinance promulgated by the President must be placed before the Parliament within what time frame after the start of its session?
  
  A) 1 month

  B) 6 weeks

  C) 8 weeks

  D) 6 months
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: Who among the following is appointed by the President?
  
  A) Attorney General of India

  B) Comptroller and Auditor General

  C) Governor of State

  D) All of the above
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: Which one of the following is not appointed by the President of India?
  
  A) Vice-President

  B) Prime Minister

  C) Governor

  D) Chief Election Commissioner
  Answer: A
  Explanation:
• Q: The Constitution authorizes the President to make provisions for discharge of duties of Governors in extraordinary circumstances under
  
  A) Article 160

  B) Article 162

  C) Article 165

  D) Article 310
  Answer: A
  Explanation:
• Q: Indian Constitution doesn’t empower the President of India with the right of
  
  A) Appointment of Prime Minister

  B) Appointment of Chief Minister in states

  C) Being the Supreme Commander of Defence Forces

  D) Executing emergency in any part of the country
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: Which Article of the Indian Constitution empowers the President to consult the Supreme Court?
  
  A) Article 129

  B) Article 132

  C) Article 143

  D) Article 32
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: Which of the following is incorrect about the powers of the President of India?
  
  A) The President should accept the advice of Supreme Court

  B) Emergency powers

  C) Power of extension of President’s Rule in States

  D) President can accept or reject the advice of the Supreme Court
  Answer: A
  Explanation:
• Q: According to the Constitution, which among the following is literally not a ‘Power’ of the President of India?
  
  A) Promulgation of Ordinances

  B) To consult the Supreme Court

  C) To send messages to Houses of Parliament

  D) To grant Pardon
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: The President of India does not have the right to
  
  A) Give Pardon

  B) Remove a judge of Supreme Court

  C) Declare emergency

  D) Pass ordinances
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: Power of the President to grant pardons etc., is a
  
  A) Legislative Power

  B) Judicial Power

  C) Executive Power

  D) None of the above
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: Which of the following Article of Indian Constitution mentions the ‘Doctrine of Pleasure’?
  
  A) Article 200

  B) Article 301

  C) Article 310

  D) Article 311
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: Which one of the following is not Constitutional Prerogative of the President of India?
  
  A) Returning an ordinary Bill for reconsideration

  B) Returning a financial bill for reconsideration

  C) Dissolving the Lok Sabha

  D) Appointing the Prime Minister
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: Who prepares the President’s address to Parliament?
  
  A) President himself

  B) Speaker of Lok Sabha

  C) Chairman of Rajya Sabha

  D) Central Cabinet
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: The First President of Independent India hailed from
  
  A) Uttar Pradesh

  B) Andhra Pradesh

  C) Bihar

  D) Tamil Nadu
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: The fourth President of India was
  
  A) Sir V.V. Giri

  B) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

  C) Dr. Zakir Hussain

  D) Dr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad
  Answer: A
  Explanation:
• Q: Which President of India completed two successive terms?
  
  A) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

  B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

  C) Dr. Zakir Hussain

  D) Both (A) and (B)
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: The single instance of the unanimous election of the President of India so far was the election of
  
  A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

  B) Dr. Radhakrishnan

  C) Dr. Zakir Hussain

  D) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: Who of the following before becoming the President of India did not hold the office of Vice-President?
  
  A) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan

  B) Dr. Zakir Hussain

  C) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

  D) R. Venkatraman
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: Among the following Presidents of India, who is known as the Philosopher King or the Philosopher Ruler?
  
  A) Dr. Radhakrishnan

  B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

  C) Dr. Zakir Hussain

  D) Dr. Abdul Kalam
  Answer: A
  Explanation:
• Q: Who of the following President of India was associated with Trade Union Movement?
  
  A) V.V. Giri

  B) N. Sanjiva Reddy

  C) K.R. Narayanan

  D) Zakir Hussain
  Answer: A
  Explanation:
• Q: Which President of India was called the ‘Missile Man’?
  
  A) Dr. Radhakrishnan

  B) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

  C) Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma

  D) None of the above
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: Who of the following Chief Justices of India acted as the President of India also?
  
  A) Justice M.C. Mahajan

  B) Justice M. Hidayatullah

  C) Justice P.N. Bhagwati

  D) Justice B.K. Mukherjee
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: Choose the odd one.
  
  A) Rajendra Prasad

  B) Radhakrishnan

  C) Zakir Hussain

  D) Jawaharlal Nehru
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: Which of the following statements is not true?
  
  A) To hold the office of President candidate should have the minimum age of 35 years

  B) Vice-President is Chairman of Rajya Sabha

  C) Vice-President is appointed by the President of India

  D) First President of India was Dr. Rajendra Prasad
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: What was the sequence number of Ms. Pratibha Patil as the President of the Republic of India?
  
  A) 10th

  B) 11th

  C) 12th

  D) 13th
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: A Bill presented in Parliament becomes an Act after
  
  A) It is passed by Both the Houses

  B) The President has given his Assent

  C) The Prime Minister has signed it

  D) The Supreme Court has declared it to be within the competence of the Union Parliament
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: Who has the Constitutional Power to declare a geographical area as a ‘Scheduled Area’?
  
  A) Governor

  B) Chief Minister

  C) Prime Minister

  D) President
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: “He represents the nation but does not lead the nation” — this dictum applies to whom of the following?
  
  A) Speaker of the Lok Sabha

  B) President

  C) Prime Minister

  D) Chief Justice of India
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: Which one of the following President of India has been the Governor of Bihar?
  
  A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

  B) Dr. S.D. Sharma

  C) Dr. Zakir Hussain

  D) V.V. Giri
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: Rashtrapati Bhavan was designed by
  
  A) Edward Stone

  B) Le Corbusier

  C) Edwin Lutyens

  D) Tarun Dutt
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: The electoral college of President consists of: 1. Elected members of both houses of Parliament. 2. Elected members of both houses of State Legislatures. 3. Elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of all states. 4. Elected members of legislative assemblies of Delhi and Pondicherry.
  
  A) 1, 2, and 3 are right

  B) 1 and 3 are right

  C) 1, 2 and 4 are right

  D) 1, 3 and 4 are right
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: Which of the following are the members of the electoral college for electing the President of India? 1. All the members of the two Houses of Parliament. 2. All the elected members of the State Legislative Assemblies. 3. All the elected members of the U.T. Assemblies. 4. All the Governors and Lt. Governors.
  
  A) Only 1 and 2

  B) Only 2 and 3

  C) Only 1, 2 and 3

  D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: The members of board election of the President of India are: 1. Elected members of Lok Sabha 2. Elected members of Rajya Sabha 3. Elected members of Vidhan Sabha 4. Elected members of Vidhan Parishad
  
  A) 1 and 2

  B) 1 and 3

  C) 1, 2 and 3

  D) 1, 3 and 4
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: Consider the following statements about Presidential Election in India: 1. The value of an MLA's vote = State Population ÷ Elected MLAs × 100. 2. Value of MP's vote = total value of MLAs ÷ total number of elected MPs. 3. There were more than 5000 voters in the latest elections.
  
  A) 1 and 2

  B) Only 2

  C) 1 and 3

  D) Only 3
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: Consider the following statements about the President of India: 1. He should be citizen of India by birth. 2. He should have completed the age of 35 years. 3. He should be qualified for election as a member of Parliament.
  
  A) Only 1

  B) Only 2

  C) 1 and 2

  D) 1 and 3
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: Consider the following statements: 1. Executive power is vested in PM. 2. PM is appointed by President. 3. PM is head of Council of Ministers. 4. PM need not be a member of Parliament at appointment.
  
  A) Only 1, 2 and 4 are correct

  B) Only 1, 2 and 3 are correct

  C) Only 2, 3 and 4 are correct

  D) Only 1, 3 and 4 are correct
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: Which of the following are discretionary powers of the President? 1. Appointment of Council of Ministers 2. To return a Bill with objections 3. To detain a Bill 4. To pardon 5. To summon joint session 6. To send message to Parliament 7. Appointment of Judges
  
  A) 1, 3 and 4

  B) 2, 5 and 7

  C) 3, 6 and 7

  D) 2, 3 and 6
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: Which among the following is/are appointed by the President of India?
  
  A) 1 is correct

  B) 1 and 2 are correct

  C) 1 and 3 are correct

  D) 2 and 3 are correct
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: Which of the following doesn’t consist in the power ‘To Pardon’ of President?
  
  A) Only 1

  B) 2 and 3

  C) 4 and 5

  D) 6 and 7
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: Which of the following types of authority are attributed to the President of India?
  
  A) 1 and 3

  B) 2 and 3

  C) 1 and 4

  D) 2 and 4
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: According to the Constitution of India, it is the duty of the President to cause to be laid before Parliament:
  
  A) Only 1

  B) 2 and 4

  C) 1, 3 and 4

  D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: Assertion (A): The Union Executive is headed by the President. Reason (R): There is no limitation on President's power.
  
  A) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation

  B) Both A and R are true, but R is not correct explanation

  C) A is true, but R is false

  D) A is false, but R is true
  Answer: D
  Explanation:
• Q: Assertion (A): President is elected by indirect election. Reason (R): Electoral College includes elected MPs and MLAs.
  
  A) A is true, R is false

  B) A is false, R is true

  C) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation

  D) Both A and R are true, but R is not correct explanation
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: Assertion (A): Executive power is vested in President. Reason (R): Executive power is to carry on Govt. business.
  
  A) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation

  B) Both A and R are true, but R is not correct explanation

  C) A is true, R is false

  D) A is false, R is true
  Answer: B
  Explanation:
• Q: Assertion (A): President of India is different from British King. Reason (R): Indian President is similar to American President.
  
  A) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation

  B) Both A and R are true, but R is not correct explanation

  C) A is true, R is false

  D) A is false, R is true
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: Assertion (A): The President is part of Parliament. Reason (R): A Bill cannot become law without President's assent.
  
  A) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation

  B) Both A and R are true, but R is not correct explanation

  C) A is true, R is false

  D) A is false, R is true
  Answer: A
  Explanation:
• Q: Assertion (A): Supreme Command of Defence Forces lies with President. Reason (R): President’s power is independent of legislative control.
  
  A) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation

  B) Both A and R are true, but R is not correct explanation

  C) A is true, R is false

  D) A is false, R is true
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: Match List-I with List-II: (a) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad (b) N. Sanjiva Reddy (c) Dr. Zakir Hussain (d) V.V. Giri
  
  A) 3 2 1 4

  B) 2 3 1 4

  C) 2 3 4 1

  D) 4 3 2 1
  Answer: C
  Explanation:
• Q: Assertion (A): No litigation during President’s term. Reason (R): President’s office is above Constitution.
  
  A) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation

  B) Both A and R are true, but R is not correct explanation

  C) A is true, R is false

  D) A is false, R is true
  Answer: C
  Explanation: