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Questions : 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

The correct answers to the above question in:

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.

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Question : 1

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 : 2

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 : 3

In case the President wishes to resign, to whom he is to address his resignation letter ?

a) Prime Minister

b) Vice-President

c) Chief Justice of India

d) Secretary of Lok Sabha

Answer: (b)

Article 56 of the Indian Constitution states that

  1. The President shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office: provided that-the President may, by writing under his hand addressed to the Vice-President, resign his office; the President may, for violation of the Constitution, be removed from office by impeachment in the manner provided in article 61; and the President shall, notwithstanding the expiration of his term, continue to hold office until his successor enters upon his office;
  2. Any resignation addressed to the Vice-President

Under clause (a) of the proviso to clause (1) shall forthwith be communicated by him to the Speaker of the House of the People.

Question : 4

The first President of independent India was:

a) Dr Rajendra Prasad

b) Sardar Patel

c) Dr S. Radha Krishnan

d) J.L. Nehru

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.

Question : 5

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 : 6

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.

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