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Question : 31

Who administers the oath of office to the President?

a) Prime Minister

b) Vice-President

c) Chief Justice of India

d) Speaker of Lok Sabha

Answer: (c)

The oath of office to the President is administered by the Chief Justice of India and in his absence, the senior-most judge of the Supreme Court available. The President is required to make and subscribe in the presence of the Chief Justice of an oath or affirmation that he/she shall protect, preserve and defend the Constitution.

Note: Chief Justice of India, i.e. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India is one who gives an oath to the President of India.

It is the President that administers the oath to the Chief Justice of India too. In a hypothetical situation, if anything happens to the Chief Justice of India on the day, the second senior-most judges (as acting CJI) can administer the oath to the President.

Similarly, in the absence of the President, the Vice President can administer the oath to CJI. Recently, Justice JS Khehar was sworn in as the 44th Chief Justice of India

Question : 32

Which of the following regarding the election of the President is correct?

a) A candidate securing the majority of votes is not automatically elected

b) The Presidential election cannot take place when one or more State Assemblies stand dissolved because all the State Assemblies form part of the Electoral College

c) The Supreme Court has no jurisdiction in any doubt or dispute arising in connection with the election of the President

d) The total value of the votes allotted to both Houses of Parliament is much more than the total value of the votes of all the States taken together

Answer: (a)

Question : 33 [SSC CGL Tier-I 2016]

The term of office of the VicePresident of India is

a) 6 years

b) 2 years

c) 4 years

d) 5 years

Answer: (d)

The Vice-President holds office for five years. He can be re-elected any number of times. However, the office may be terminated earlier by death, resignation or removal. The Constitution does not provide a mechanism of succession to the office of Vice-President in the event of an extraordinary vacancy, apart from re-election.

Question : 34 [NDA-2017]

Which of the following are not mentioned in the Constitution of India?

  1. Council of Ministers
  2. Collective Responsibility
  3. Resignation of Ministers
  4. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

a) 2 and 3

b) 3 and 4

c) 1 and 2

d) 1 and 3

Answer: (b)

Question : 35

Consider the following statements:

  1. The Ministries Departments of the Union Government is created by the Prime Minister.
  2. The Cabinet Secretary is the Ex-officio Chairman of the Civil Services Board.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

a) Only 2

b) Only 1

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: (a)

The Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules, 1961 are made by the President of India under Article 77 of the Constitution for the allocation of business of the Government of India. The Ministries/ Departments of the Government are created by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister under these Rules.

The Cabinet Secretary is the ex-officio Chairman of the Civil Services Board of the Republic of India.

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