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The executive power is vested in the President but it is actually used by him on the advice of :


A) the Prime Minister
B) the Council of Ministers
C) Parliament
D) None of the above

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Which one of the following resigned as Vice-President to contest for the office of the President?


A) Dr. S.Radhakrishnan
B) V.V. Giri
C) Fakhruddin AIi Ahmed
D) Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy

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The five year term of the President is calculated from the:


A) first day of the month he assumes charge
B) first day of the month following the month he assumes charge
C) day he assumes charge
D) date of his election result

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Which of the following powers is not enjoyed by the President of India in the event of emergency proclaimed under Article 352 of the Constitution?


A) He can suspend the enforcement of Fundamental Rights
B) He is authorised to direct any State to exercise its Executive power in a particular manner
C) He is authorised, during the recess of Lok Sabha, to allow expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India pending sanction of the Parliament
D) He is authorised to dissolve the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha

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Which one of the following statements is correct?


A) Chief Election Commissioner of India holds his office during the pleasure of the President
B) The Governor of the State holds his office during the pleasure of the President
C) The Prime Minister' can only be removed by a resolution passed by both Houses of Parliament
D) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha can be, removed at the pleasure of the President

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Which one among the following" is the basis of difference between the Parliamentary and Presidential system of government? [Asstt Commt 2010]


A) Power of Judicial review
B) Method of election of President/Head of the State
C) Legislative supremacy in law making
D) Relation between the legislature and the executive

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In practice the policy of the Government is shaped by:


A) all the ministers
B) the Prime Minister
C) the Cabinet
D) special committees

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Which of the following statements is correct?


A) The Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to the President of India
B) The Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to the Parliament
C) The Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha
D) The Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to the Prime Minister

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Which one of the following States has granted Sanskrit language the status of the second official language of the State?


A) Bihar
B) Chhattisgarh
C) Uttar Pradesh
D) Uttarakhand

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Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?


A) States Reorganisation Act : Andhra Pradesh
B) Treaty of Yandabu: Asom
C) State of Bilaspur :Himachal Pradesh
D) Year 1966: Gujarat becomes a State

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The Prime Minister:


A) is head of government
B) is the leader of Lok Sabha
C) may change the portfolios of the Ministers at will
D) may do all the above

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The quarantine regulation for preventing entry of diseased plants into the country is done by which one of the following?


A) National Botanical Research Institute
B) Botanical Survey of India
C) National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources
D) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

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Consider the following Vice-President of India: 1) V.V. Giri 2) M. Hidayatullah 3) B.D. Jatti 4) G.S. Pathak Which one of the following is the correct chronology of their tenures?


A) 1-4-3-2
B) 2-1-3-4
C) 3-2-1-4
D) 4-1-3-2

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Who among the following was the Finance Minister of India in the Interim Government during 1946-1947 ?


A) R.K. Shanrnukharn Chetty
B) John Mathai
C) Liaquat Ali Khan
D) Chintamanrao Deshmukh

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Which one among the following features of the Constitution of India is indicative of the fact that the real executive power is vested in the Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister?


A) Federalism
B) Representative Legislature
C) Universal Adult Franchise
D) Parliamentary Democracy

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In a parliamentary democracy the:


A) Executive controls the Legislature
B) Executive and Legislature are strictly separate
C) Judiciary controls both Legislature and Executive
D) Legislature controls the Executive

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By Convention, who of the following is the Chairman of Press Council of India?


A) An eminent journalist of India
B) A senior Civil Services Officer
C) A retired Judge of the Supreme Court of India
D) The Union Minister of Information arid Broadcasting

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Each member of Parliament who participates in the Presidential election is entitled to cast as many votes as are obtained by dividing the total number of votes of the Legislative Assemblies of all the States by the total number of elected members of the two Houses of Parliament. This ensures:


A) parity between the voting strengths of the States and the Parliament
B) parity among the States
C) uniformity of representation of the different States
D) All the above

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Who elects the Vice-President?


A) The same electoral college which elects the President
B) Members of the Rajya Sabha
C) An electoral college consisting of members of Parliament
D) Members of Parliament at a joint Meeting

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The legislative powers of the President include all the following but:


A) the power-to summon or prorogue the Houses of Parliament
B) the power to summon a joint sitting of the Houses to resolve a deadlock
C) the power of nominating 12 members to the Lok Sabha
D) the right to address either House at any time and it requires the attendance of members for this purpose

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