THE UNION EXECUTIVE MCQS SET 06

THE UNION EXECUTIVE MCQS SET 06

51) Which of the following Chief Justices of India has acted as President of India ?
A) M. Hidayatullah
B) P.B. Gajendra Gadkar
C) P.N. Bhagwati
D) All the above
Answer:  M. Hidayatullah
    
52) Which of the following statement regarding the pardoning powers of the President is/are not correct ?
I. He has the pardoning power in respect of sentence by court material
II. He can grant reprieve and respite in case of punishment for an offence against any law of the land, Union or State
III. He alone can pardon a sentence of death
IV. His exercise of the power of pardon is open to judicial review
A) I and III
B) II and III
C) I and IV
D) II and IV
Answer:  II and III
    
53) Mark the correct response :
A) It is the duty of the Prime Minister to communicate all decisions of the Council of Ministers to the President, whenever he requires
B) The Prime Minister need not communicate all decisions to the President
C) It is not obligatory on the part of Prime Minister to communicate the decision to the President
D) The President cannot compel the Prime Minister to give the information he has
Answer:  It is the duty of the Prime Minister to communicate all decisions of the Council of Ministers to the President, whenever he requires
    
54) Mark the correct response :
A) The President has power to remove the Prime Minister but not any of his ministers unless so advised by the Prime Minister
B) The President has power neither to remove the Prime Minister nor any of his ministers unless the Prime Minister loses the support of majority in Lok Sabha and tenders his resignation
C) The President can remove Prime Minister the moment he loses his majority in the Lok Sabha
D) The President has a power to remove any of the ministers at his pleasure
Answer:  The President has power neither to remove the Prime Minister nor any of his ministers unless the Prime Minister loses the support of majority in Lok Sabha and tenders his resignation
    
55) When charge against the President is preferred by either House of Parliament and is being investigated by other House :
A) the President has a right to appear and to be represented at such investigation
B) the President has no right to appear and to be represented at such investigation
C) the President has a right of representation but he does not have a right of personal hearing
D) the President has a right to appear and to be represented either personally or through a legal practitioner
Answer:  the President has a right to appear and to be represented either personally or through a legal practitioner

56) The President of India is vested with ordinance making power by Article 126. He exercises this power :
A) when Lok Sabha is not in session and circumstances exist which render it necessary for the President to take immediate action
B) when Council of States is not in session and the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action
C) when both Houses of Parliament are not in session and President is satisfied that circumstances exist which made it necessary for him to take the immediate action
D) in all the above circumstances
Answer:  when both Houses of Parliament are not in session and President is satisfied that circumstances exist which made it necessary for him to take the immediate action
    
57) Which one of the following statements is most appropriate ?
A) The President shall be bound by the advice of the Prime Minister
B) The President shall be bound by the advice given by the Council of Ministers
C) The President shall act on the advice of the Prime Minister who shall tender such advice in consultation with his cabinet
D) The President shall act on accordance with the advice of the Council of Ministers and he may return such advice for reconsideration
Answer:  The President shall be bound by the advice given by the Council of Ministers
    
58) The Constitution guarantees the following privileges to the President of India :
A) No criminal proceedings shall be instituted against the President in any court during his term of office
B) No process for the arrest or impeachment of the President shall be issued from any court during his term of office
C) The President shall not be answerable to any court for the exercise and performances of the powers and duties of his office or for any act done or purporting to be done by him in exercise of those powers and duties
D) No civil proceedings whatsoever shall be instituted against the President in any court during the term of his office
Answer:  No civil proceedings whatsoever shall be instituted against the President in any court during the term of his office
    
59) The power to grant pardons, reprieve or remissions of punishment under Article 72 is exercised by the President of India :
A) on the advice of the Prime Minister
B) on his own as Head of the Union
C) on the advice of Council of Ministers
D) in consultation with the Prime Ministers who tenders his opinion on the advice of his cabinet
Answer:  on the advice of Council of Ministers
    
60) The pardoning power given to the President of India under Article 72 can be exercised :
A) only after the trial and on the sentence of conviction
B) during or after trial but never before trial
C) at any time before, during or after the trial
D) either before or after the trail but never during the trial of the case
Answer:  at any time before, during or after the trial