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Union & state executive - Test Set 6

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  1. Question 1

    JPSC Prelims 2020
    The President must be:
    1. A member of Parliament
    2. A citizen of India by birth
    3. Not hold any office of profit
    4. A resident of Delhi
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  2. Question 2

    SSC CHSL 2022
    The Vice-President acts as the ex-officio Chairman of:
    1. Lok Sabha
    2. Rajya Sabha
    3. Council of States
    4. Both B and C
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  3. Question 3

    UPSC CSE 2019
    The executive powers of the President are vested under:
    1. Article 53
    2. Article 61
    3. Article 75
    4. Article 52
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  4. Question 4

    CDS II 2019
    The President’s legislative power includes:
    1. Appointing judges
    2. Issuing pardons
    3. Declaring war
    4. Summoning Parliament
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  5. Question 5

    SSC CGL 2021
    The President’s financial power includes:
    1. Presenting the budget
    2. Approving state budgets
    3. Laying the Finance Commission report before Parliament
    4. Declaring financial emergency
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  6. Question 6

    MPSC Prelims 2021
    The President’s diplomatic powers include:
    1. Appointing Governors
    2. Declaring emergencies
    3. Issuing ordinances
    4. Accrediting ambassadors
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  7. Question 7

    SSC CHSL 2023
    The President is the Supreme Commander of:
    1. Indian Administrative Service
    2. Indian Armed Forces
    3. Election Commission
    4. Supreme Court
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  8. Question 8

    BPSC Prelims 2021
    The President’s suspensive veto can be overridden by:
    1. Supreme Court
    2. Prime Minister’s approval
    3. Parliament passing the bill again
    4. State legislatures
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  9. Question 9

    MPSC Prelims 2022
    The President’s military powers include:
    1. Declaring war and peace
    2. Appointing judges
    3. Issuing ordinances
    4. Granting citizenship
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  10. Question 10

    SSC CGL 2023
    The President can promulgate ordinances when:
    1. Parliament is in session
    2. Parliament is not in session
    3. The Supreme Court directs
    4. The Prime Minister resigns
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  11. Question 11

    CAPF 2021
    The President’s pardoning power extends to:
    1. Civil cases only
    2. Criminal cases only
    3. State laws only
    4. Both civil and criminal cases
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  12. Question 12

    SSC CHSL 2022
    The President’s diplomatic powers are exercised:
    1. Independently
    2. On the advice of the Council of Ministers
    3. By the Supreme Court
    4. By state governments
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  13. Question 13

    JPSC Prelims 2022
    The President’s veto power does NOT include:
    1. Absolute veto
    2. Qualified veto
    3. Pocket veto
    4. Suspensive veto
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  14. Question 14

    BPSC Prelims 2019
    Who was the longest-serving Governor in India?
    1. Jagmohan
    2. R.N. Ravi
    3. Keshari Nath Tripathi
    4. Surjit Singh Barnala
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  15. Question 15

    MPSC Prelims 2020
    The first President to die in office was:
    1. Zakir Husain
    2. V.V. Giri
    3. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
    4. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
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  16. Question 16

    SSC CGL 2020
    The first Vice-President to become President was:
    1. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
    2. V.V. Giri
    3. Zakir Husain
    4. R. Venkataraman
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  17. Question 17

    WBCS Prelims 2021
    Who is the custodian of the Indian Constitution?
    1. President
    2. Vice-President
    3. Parliament
    4. Supreme Court
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  18. Question 18

    WBCS Prelims 2020
    ‘Chancellor’ of the State-run Universities in West Bengal is –
    1. Governor of the State
    2. Chief Minister of the State
    3. Education Minister of the State
    4. Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court
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  19. Question 19

    WBCS Prelims 2019
    The Impeachment of the President of India can be initiated in
    1. either House of the Parliament
    2. a joint sitting of both Houses of the Parliament
    3. the LokSabha alone
    4. the RajyaSabha alone
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  20. Question 20

    WBCS Prelims 2009
    Which one of the following offices has not been provided by the Indian constitution?
    1. Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
    2. Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
    3. Deputy Speaker of State Lagislature Assembly
    4. Deputy Prime Minister
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