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Questions : Legislative powers of the President EXCLUDES the power to :

(a) call a joint sitting of the Houses to resolve deadlocks

(b) summon or prorogue the Houses of Parliament

(c) nominate 12 members to the Lok Sabha

(d) address either House at any time

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

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Question : 1

Which of the following States sends the maximum number of members to the Rajya Sabha?

a) Uttar Pradesh

b) West Bengal

c) Bihar

d) All equal

Answer: (a)

Question : 2

According to the Indian Constitution, who has the power to declare emergency?

a) Parliament

b) Chief Justice

c) Prime Minister

d) President

Answer: (d)

As per articles 352, 356 and 360 in the Constitution of India, the President of India has been given extraordinary power to declare an emergency to meet any threat to the country.

The President can declare three types of emergencies:

  • National emergency (article 352),
  • State emergency (article 356), and
  • Financial emergency (article 360).

Question : 3

Which of the following pairs of constitutional authority and procedure of appointment is/are correctly matched?

  1. President: Elected by an electoral college consisting of elected MLAs and MPs
  2. Vice-President: Elected by an electoral college consisting of MLAs and MPs
  3. Speaker: The House of People chooses after its first sitting
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

a) Only 1

b) 1 and 3

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 2 and 3

Answer: (b)

The Vice-President is elected by an Electoral College, which consists of the members of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha (both elected and nominated members).

Question : 4

When an ordinary Bill is referred to a joint sitting of both the Houses of Indian Parliament, it has to be passed by a

a) two-third majority of the total number of members of both the Houses

b) simple majority of the total number of members of both the Houses

c) simple majority of the total number of members of both the Houses present and voting

d) two-third majority of the total number of members of both the Houses present and voting

Answer: (c)

Joint session is presided over by the speaker of Lok Sabha or in his absence by the Deputy Speaker. In a joint sitting a bill is passed simply by the majority of the both the members of the house present and voting.

Question : 5

The Speaker of the Lok Sabha can be removed from his office by _______

a) a resolution passed by the Lok Sabha

b) a resolution passed by both Houses of Parliament

c) The President

d) The Prime Minister

Answer: (a)

As per Article 94 of the Indian constitution, a member holding office as Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha may be removed from his office by a resolution of the House of the People passed by a majority of all the then members of the House.

The same article states that no resolution for the purpose shall be moved unless at least fourteen days’ notice has been of the intention to move the resolution.

Question : 6

Who of the following Chief Justice of India acted as the President of India also?

a) Justice P.N. Bhagwati

b) Justice Mehar Chand Mahajan

c) Justice M. Hidayatullah

d) Justice B.K. Mukherjee

Answer: (c)

The CJI, Justice Hidayatullah then became the acting President of India. When the newly elected President took office a month later, Justice Hidayatullah reverted as the Chief Justice of India.

P.M. Bhagwati - 17th Chief Justice of India (1985-1986) Mehar Chand Mahajan - I st Prime minister of Jammu & Kashmir 3 rd Chief Justice of India (1954)

• B.K. Mukharjee - 4th Chief Justice of India (1954-1956).

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