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Questions : The first President of independent India was:

(a) Dr Rajendra Prasad

(b) Sardar Patel

(c) Dr S. Radha Krishnan

(d) J.L. Nehru

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (a)

Rajendra Prasad was the first President of the Republic of India. He held the office from 26 January 1950 to 12 May 1962.

Prasad was the only president to serve two terms in office. Upon independence in 1947, Prasad was elected president of the Constituent Assembly of India, which prepared the Constitution of India and served as its provisional parliament.

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Question : 1

The President is empowered with the powers to grant pardons if :

  1. Punishment is for an offence against Union law
  2. Punishment is by a military court
  3. Punishment is a death sentence
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 1 and 2 only

c) 1 and 3 only

d) 2 and 3 only

Answer: (a)

The decisions involving pardoning and other rights by the President are independent of the opinion of the Prime Minister or the Lok Sabha majority.

In most cases, however, the President exercises his or her executive powers on the advice of the Prime Minister and the cabinet.

Question : 2

Which of the following actions are not performed by the President?

a) Proroguing Parliament

b) Dissolving the Rajya Sabha

c) Convening a joint sitting if requested

d) Causing the Budget to be laid before Parliament

Answer: (b)

Question : 3

If the President returns a bill to the legislature for reconsideration:

a) a re-passage of the bill by a majority will make him give an assent

b) a re-passage of the bill by two-thirds majority forces him to give his assent

c) joint sitting of the parliament is needed to pass the bill.

d) legislature must accept the amendments proposed by the President

Answer: (a)

Question : 4

A Member of Parliament can claim immunity:

a) both from civil as well as criminal cases

b) from criminal cases only

c) from civil cases only

d) cannot claim immunity either from civil or from criminal cases

Answer: (c)

Question : 5

Which of the following is not a constitutional prerogative of the President of India?

a) Returning back a money bill for reconsideration

b) Dissolution of Lok Sabha

c) Returning back an ordinary bill for reconsideration

d) Summoning of the session of the Rajya Sabha

Answer: (a)

Returning back a money bill for reconsideration is not a constitutional prerogative of the president of India.

Question : 6

How many times was the term of the Lok Sabha extended upto 6 years?

a) Once

b) Thrice

c) Twice

d) Never

Answer: (a)

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