THE UNION EXECUTIVE MCQS SET 25

THE UNION EXECUTIVE MCQS SET 25

241) 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 of the above
Answer:  M. Hidayatullah
    
242) Which of the following statements regarding the pardoning powers of the President is/are not correct?
I. He has the pardoning power in respect of sentence by court martial.
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
    
243) 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
    
244) 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
    
245) 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 at through a legal practitioner
Answer:  the President has a right to appear and to be represented either personally at through a legal practitioner

246) 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
    
247) 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 in 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
    
248) The Constitution guarantees the following privileges to the President of India except:
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 performance 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 criminal proceedings shall be instituted against the President in any court during his term of office
    
249) Civil proceedings may be brought against the President in respect of his personal acts but only If_____ months notice in writing has been delivered to him.
A) two
B) three
C) four
D) six
Answer:  two
    
250) Can the president be removed from office otherwise than by impeachment?
A) Yes, by a resolution of Parliament
B) No
C) Yes, by a resolution of the Union Cabinet
D) Yes, by a resolution of the Rajya Sabha passed by a majority and endorsed by the Lok Sabha
Answer:  No