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Union & state executive - Test Set 5

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  1. Question 1

    SSC CGL 2021
    Who administers the oath of office to the President of India?
    1. Prime Minister
    2. Chief Election Commissioner
    3. Chief Justice of India
    4. Speaker of Lok Sabha
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  2. Question 2

    UPSC NDA 2022
    The veto power of the Indian President is limited because:
    1. He is not the head of state
    2. India has no absolute veto
    3. India does not allow pocket veto
    4. He must act on the advice of the Council of Ministers
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  3. Question 3

    BPSC 2021
    Who was the first President of India to be elected unopposed?
    1. V. V. Giri
    2. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
    3. Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
    4. Rajendra Prasad
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  4. Question 4

    Who acts as the Chancellor of Central Universities?
    1. Chief Minister of State
    2. Prime Minister
    3. Governor
    4. President of India
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  5. Question 5

    SSC CHSL 2021
    Which Article of the Constitution provides for the Vice-President of India?
    1. Article 63
    2. Article 66
    3. Article 64
    4. Article 61
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  6. Question 6

    UPSC CAPF 2019
    The President’s Rule in a State can be extended beyond one year only when:
    1. There is a national emergency in operation
    2. Governor recommends it
    3. President approves it
    4. Parliament passes a law
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  7. Question 7

    CDS 2017
    The power of the President to grant pardons is applicable to:
    1. All offences
    2. State laws
    3. Cases involving military court
    4. Offences against Union Law only
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  8. Question 8

    MPSC 2022
    Which of the following powers does the Governor not possess?
    1. Dissolving State Legislative Assembly
    2. Appointing Chief Minister
    3. Pardoning death sentence
    4. Reserving a bill for President
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  9. Question 9

    UPSC CDS 2018
    In which of the following situations can the President use a Pocket Veto?
    1. To reject an ordinary bill
    2. To withhold assent to a bill indefinitely
    3. To refer the bill back to Parliament
    4. To sign it immediately
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  10. Question 10

    SSC CGL 2022
    Who can remove the President of India?
    1. Prime Minister
    2. Lok Sabha
    3. Supreme Court
    4. Parliament
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  11. Question 11

    UPSC NDA 2019
    The Governor addresses his resignation letter to:
    1. Chief Minister
    2. Prime Minister
    3. President
    4. Chief Justice of High Court
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  12. Question 12

    SSC CHSL 2020
    Who was the first Vice-President of India?
    1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
    2. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
    3. Dr. Zakir Hussain
    4. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
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  13. Question 13

    UPSC CAPF 2019
    The military powers of the President are exercised:
    1. On his own discretion
    2. After consultation with Chief of Defence Staff
    3. On the advice of the Defence Minister
    4. On the advice of the Council of Ministers
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  14. Question 14

    SSC CHSL 2019
    Who among the following appoints the Chief Minister of a State?
    1. President
    2. Chief Justice
    3. Governor
    4. Speaker
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  15. Question 15

    UPSC NDA 2018
    The executive power of the Union is vested in the:
    1. Prime Minister
    2. Council of Ministers
    3. President
    4. Parliament
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  16. Question 16

    SSC CGL 2020
    In which year was the office of the Governor-General of India converted into President of India?
    1. 1949
    2. 1950
    3. 1951
    4. 1952
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  17. Question 17

    WBCS Prelims 2020
    The Governor takes the oath before:
    1. The Governor takes the oath before:
    2. Prime Minister
    3. Chief Minister
    4. Chief Justice of the High Court
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  18. Question 18

    MPSC Prelims 2020
    The Governor’s term of office is:
    1. Fixed for 5 years
    2. At the pleasure of the President
    3. Fixed for 6 years
    4. Until the state assembly is dissolved
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  19. Question 19

    SSC CHSL 2021
    The Vice-President can be removed by:
    1. Impeachment
    2. Resolution in Rajya Sabha
    3. Presidential order
    4. Supreme Court ruling
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  20. Question 20

    CDS I 2019
    A person to be eligible for Vice-President must:
    1. Be a member of Rajya Sabha
    2. Be a resident of Delhi
    3. Be qualified to be a member of Rajya Sabha
    4. Be below 35 years
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