Q1. If the office of the President of India falls vacant, within what period can the next President be elected?
(a) 3 months
(b) 6 months
(c) 9 months
(d) 1 year
Q2. The article which empowers the President to declare a financial emergency
(a) Article 352
(b) Article 357
(c) Article 356
(d) Article 360
Q3. Before expiry of the term, the President of India can be removed from office by..
(a) The Prime Minister
(b) The Vice-President
(c) The Chief Justice
(d) Impeachment by the Parliament
Q4. Disputes regarding the election of the President and Vice-President are settled
(a) In the Supreme Court
(b) By the Election Commission
(c) By a Parliamentary Committee
(d) In the Supreme Court or High Courts
Q5. The oath of office is conducted for the President by
(a) The Speaker of Lok Sabha
(b) The Chief Justice of India
(c) The Vice-President of India
(d) None of the above
Q6. The maximum gap between two sessions of Parliament can be of
(a) 3 months
(b) 6 months
(c) 9 months
(d) 12 months
Q7. The maximum number of seats in the Rajya Sabha belong to
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) West Bengal
Q8. The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha sit jointly when
(a) They feel it necessary
(b) There is disagreement between the two Houses
(c) The President summons both the Houses
(d) 2 years have lapsed after the last meeting
Q9. Who presides over the sessions of the Lok Sabha?
(a) President
(b) Prime Minister
(c) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(d) Vice-President
Q10. The report of Public Accounts Committee is presented by the
(a) Prime Minister
(b) Finance Minister
(c) The President
(d) Lok Sabha
Q11. The Chief Minister of a state is
(a) Elected by the State Legislature
(b) Appointed by the Governor
(c) Appointed by the President
(d) None of the above
Q12. The head of the Council of Ministers in a state is the
(a) Governor
(b) Chief Minister
(c) Chief Secretary
(d) None of these
Q13. The ordinances issued by the Governor are subject to approval by the
(a) Parliament
(b) State Legislature
(c) President
(d) No one
Q14. Which of the following states has no Legislative Council?
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Bihar
Q15. The first Public Service Commission was set up in India in
(a) 1926
(b) 1935
(c) 1947
(d) 1950
Solutions
1.B
2.D
3.D
4.A
5.B
6.B
7.C
8.B
9.C
10.D
11.B
12.B
13.B
14.A
15.A