UNION / CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SET 18

UNION / CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SET 18

 

1. Which one of the following political leaders successfully held the Office of the Chief Minister, Speaker of Lok Sabha and President of India?    Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
 

2. Which one of the following Chief Justice of India enjoys the distinction of having acted as President of India?    Justice M. Hidayatullah
 

3. The election of the Office of the President is conducted by?    Election Commission
 

4. Before entering upon Office, the President has to take an oath or an affirmation, which is administered by?    Chief Justice of India
 

5. The procedure for the election of the President of India can be modified through an Amendment in the Constitution which must be passed by?    two-thirds majority by both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and be ratified by the Legislatures of at least half of the states
 

6. To amend the Constitution to change the procedure of election of the President of India, the Bill has to be passed by?    Special majority, ratified by more than half of the States
 

7. The President can nominate two members of the Lok Sabha to give representation to?            Anglo-Indians
 

8. The President, the Head of the State under the Parliamentary system prevailing in India, enjoys?        only nominal powers
 

9. The final authority to make a Proclamation of Emergency rests with?    President
 

10. The President can grant pardon in?   

(i) All cases of punishment by court martial, 

(ii) All cases involving death sentence &

(iii) All offences against laws in the union and concurrent lists