Indian Constitution Institutions And Processes Set 4 MCQs

Q1 | Which one of the following has been wronglylisted as a feature of the basicstructure of the Constitution?

sovereignty of the people.

supremacy of the constitution.

republication polity.

none of the above.

Q2 | The concept of basic structure of the constitution propounded in aKeshavanandBharati case was further elaborated and strengthened in

indira gandhi vs raj narain case.

minerva mills case.

both (a) and (b).

none of the above .

Q3 | In mid-seventies Congress under Mrs Indira Gandhi constituted a ReviewCommittee which was headed by

swaran singh.

a r antulay.

h r gokhale.

none of the above .

Q4 | Swaran Singh Committee which was constituted to re-examine theConstitution during emergency recommended

continuance of the existing parliamentary system of government .

centre should be empowered to declare emergency in any part of the country.

centre should have the authority to send police in any part of the country.

all the above .

Q5 | Which one of the following recommendation was not made by the SwaranSingh was Committee.

amendment of the preamble.

supremacy of parliament with regard to amendment of the constitution.

more power should be granted to the centre.

in matters of land reforms the jurisdiction of the high court should be ended.

Q6 | The President of India is :

the real ruler of india.

the constitutional head of the state.

the head of the state as well as government .

the leader of the majority party which forms the government.

Q7 | Which one of the following qualifications for the office of the President hasbeen wrongly listed?

he must be a citizen of india.

he must be more than thirty-five years of age.

he must possess qualifications laid down for election asmember of the lok sabha.

he must be a member of either house of parliament .

Q8 | The President of India is :

directly elected by the people .

indirectly elected by the member of parliament.

indirectly elected by the members of state legislatures.

indirectly elected through an electoral college .

Q9 | A member of parliament or a State Legislature can be elected as President but

he has to resign his seat before contesting election.

he has to relinquish his seat as soon as he is elected.

he has to relinquish his seat within six months of his election.

a member of parliament can contest but a member of state legislature cannot

Q10 | The candidates for the office of the President must be sponsored by

at least 25 electors.

at least 50 electors .

at least two ministers.

none of the above.

Q11 | The President of India elected for

life.

four years.

5 years.

6 years.

Q12 | Under the Indian Constitution no person can hold office of the President formore than

one term.

two terms.

three terms.

there is no such ban under the constitution.

Q13 | The oath of office to the President is conducted by

the chief justice of india.

the prime minister.

the vice-president of india.

none of the above.

Q14 | The election of the office of the president is conducted by

speaker of lok-sabha.

secretary- general of the parliament.

chief justice of india.

the election commission of india.

Q15 | The vacancy in the office of the president must be filled up within

90 days.

6 months.

one year.

the period declared by the parliament.

Q16 | The person elected to fill the vacancy of the President holds office for

the unexpired term

for full term of five years.

the period determined by the parliament.

a term determined by the member of parliament and state legislature.

Q17 | The president can vacate his office by addressing his resignation to

the vice-president.

the speaker of lok-sabha.

the prime minister.

the chief justice of india.

Q18 | The Salary of the President is

liable to income tax.

not subject to income tax.

subject to special rate of income tax.

none of the above.

Q19 | The President of India can be removed from his office before the expiry officeteam by

the chief justice of india.

the parliament and state legislatures jointly.

the two houses of parliament.

the supreme court of india.

Q20 | The President can be removed from his office only on grounds of

violating the constitution .

showing favours to his party members.

accepting bribe.

disobedience of the parliament.

Q21 | Which one of the following powers of the President of India has been wronglylisted?

he is the supreme commander of the armed force of india .

he makes are the major executive appointments of the union government.

he can declare war and make peace .

he presents the budget before the parliament for its approval.

Q22 | Which one the following statement is incorrect?

the president is an integral part of the parliament.

the president is not a part of the parliament.

the president can summon each house of parliament.

the president can dissolve the lok-sabha.

Q23 | The President of India enjoys the right to veto

both money and non- money bills.

only money – bills.

only non- money bills.

none of the two types of bill.

Q24 | During the recess of the Parliament the President can promulgate ordinances

with the prior approval of the parliament.

with the prior approval of the supreme court of india.

with the consent of the council of ministers.

on his own.

Q25 | Who said that the emergency powers of the President is a fraud on theConstitution?

k.m nambiar.

k.m munshi.

b.n rau.

b.r ambedkr.