union government [legislature & executive] Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions

Question : 36 [NDA 1994]

In the case of a deadlock between the two Houses of the Parliament, the joint sitting is presided over by the:

a) [ President

b) Speaker of Lok Sabha

c) Vice-President

d) Member of the Lok Sabha specifically elected for the purpose

Answer: (b)

Question : 37

The pardoning power given to the President of India under Article 72 can be exercised:

a) only after the trial and on the sentence of conviction

b) at any time before, during or after the trial

c) during or after trial but never before trial

d) either before or after the trial but never during the trial of the case

Answer: (b)

Question : 38 [SSC CGL Tier-I 2016]

President of India can be removed from his office by

a) Lok Sabha

b) Parliament

c) Prime Minister of India

d) Chief Justice of India

Answer: (b)

According to Article 61 of the Indian constitution, the President may also be removed before the expiry of the term through impeachment for violating the Constitution of India.

The process may start in either of the two houses of the Parliament. The house initiates the process by levelling the charges against the President.

Question : 39 [SSC CGL Tire-1 2004]

The Presidential Government operates on the principle of:

a) Separation of Powers

b) Balance of Powers

c) Division of Powers between Centre and States

d) Centralisation of Powers

Answer: (a)

In democratic systems of governance based on the trials political, a fundamental parallel and a fundamental difference exist between presidential systems and constitutional monarchic parliamentary system of government.

The parallel is that the three branches of government (legislative, executive, judicial) exist largely independent of each other, with their own prerogatives, domains of activity, and exercises of control over each other.

In presidential systems, the incumbent of the Head-of-state is elected to office and, after the transfer of power, appoints his administration (like in the United States, with the unitary executive) or a government headed by a prime minister is formed within the parliament, based on the elected majority (like in France).

The latter might lead to a “cohabitation” where a president and his government belonging to different parties or coalitions.

Question : 40

Which of the following statements is/are True?

  1. Disputes related to the election of a President are decided by the Supreme Court.
  2. Disputes related to the vacancy in the electoral college are settled by the Election Commission.
  3. In case the election of a President is declared void by the Supreme Court, the acts performed by a President before the date of such decision of the court get invalidated.

a) I, II and III

b) I only

c) I and III

d) III only

Answer: (b)

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