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Union & state executive - Test Set 3

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  1. Question 1

    UPSC NDA 2022
    The Chief Minister acts as a link between:
    1. Governor and President
    2. State Government and Judiciary
    3. Governor and Council of Ministers
    4. Legislative Assembly and High Court
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  2. Question 2

    JPSC Prelims 2023
    The current President of India (as of April 2025) is:
    1. Ram Nath Kovind
    2. Droupadi Murmu
    3. Pranab Mukherjee
    4. Pratibha Patil
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  3. Question 3

    The first tribal President of India is:
    1. K.R. Narayanan
    2. Droupadi Murmu
    3. Pratibha Patil
    4. Ram Nath Kovind
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  4. Question 4

    UPSC CSE 2020
    The youngest President of India at the time of assuming office was:
    1. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
    2. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
    3. V.V. Giri
    4. R. Venkataraman
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  5. Question 5

    SSC CGL 2021
    The longest-serving Vice-President of India was:
    1. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
    2. Hamid Ansari
    3. V.V. Giri
    4. Zakir Husain
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  6. Question 6

    The first President to visit abroad was:
    1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
    2. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
    3. Zakir Husain
    4. V.V. Giri
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  7. Question 7

    The first President to declare a National Emergency was:
    1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
    2. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
    3. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
    4. V.V. Giri
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  8. Question 8

    The first Vice-President to die in office was:
    1. Zakir Husain
    2. V.V. Giri
    3. Krishan Kant
    4. None of the above
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  9. Question 9

    UPSC CSE 2017
    Unlike the British Monarch, the Indian President is:
    1. Hereditary
    2. Elected
    3. Appointed by the Prime Minister
    4. A member of Parliament
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  10. Question 10

    The Indian President’s veto powers are:
    1. Weaker than the British Monarch’s
    2. Stronger than the British Monarch’s
    3. Identical to the British Monarch’s
    4. Non-existent
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  11. Question 11

    The British Monarch’s role in legislation is:
    1. Active and decisive
    2. Ceremonial and formal
    3. Judicial and binding
    4. Financial and executive
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  12. Question 12

    CDS I 2019
    The Indian President is accountable to
    1. The Prime Minister
    2. The Supreme Court only
    3. The Constitution
    4. The British Monarch
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  13. Question 13

    UPSC CSE 2019
    The key difference between the Indian President and the British Monarch is:
    1. The President is elected, the Monarch is hereditary
    2. The President has no ceremonial role
    3. The Monarch has veto powers
    4. The President is not a constitutional head
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  14. Question 14

    SSC CHSL 2020
    Which of the following is NOT a financial power of the President?
    1. Money Bill introduction only on his recommendation
    2. Approval of the Union Budget
    3. Appointment of Finance Commission
    4. Direct control over RBI
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  15. Question 15

    Which of the following is NOT a qualification for being appointed as Governor?
    1. Must be 35 years old or above
    2. Must not hold any office of profit
    3. Must be an Indian citizen
    4. Must be a resident of the same state
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  16. Question 16

    The President can return a Money Bill for reconsideration:
    1. Only once
    2. Twice
    3. Unlimited times
    4. Cannot return a Money Bill
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  17. Question 17

    WBCS prelims 2022
    Who was elected the President of India for the Second Time?
    1. Dr. Rajesndra Prasad
    2. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan
    3. V. V. Giri
    4. Sankar Dayal Sharma
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  18. Question 18

    WBCS Prelims 2022
    The Vice-President of India is
    1. directly elected by the people
    2. nominated by the President
    3. elected by the memners of the state lagislature
    4. elected by an electoral collage constitutedby members of the two Houses of the parliament
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  19. Question 19

    WBCS Prelims 1999
    President of India is directly elected by
    1. The people of India
    2. Cabinet Minister
    3. MPs
    4. Elected MLAs and MPs
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  20. Question 20

    WBCS Prelims 2000
    The Vice-President of India is elected by the
    1. People of the country
    2. Members of Rajya Sabha
    3. Members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
    4. Members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
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