The President of India — MCQs with Answers (Set 2)

Article 79 defines the Parliament of India as consisting of the President along with two Houses. These two Houses are the Council of States, called the Rajya Sabha, and the House of the People, called the Lok Sabha. So the President, the House of the People and the Council of States are all formally part of Parliament.

The correct answer is 1, 3 and 4. The President actually resigns to the Vice-President (Article 56), not the Chief Justice. The CAG is removed in the same manner as a Supreme Court judge (Article 148), not the President. A Supreme Court judge resigns by writing to the President (Article 124), not the Chief Justice. Only statement 2, that the Vice-President resigns to the President (Article 67), is correct.

The answer is Proportional Representation and the Single Transferable Vote System. Electors rank candidates by preference, and votes transfer until one candidate crosses the required quota.

The answer is the ten percent statement. Article 75(1A), added by the 91st Amendment, actually caps the Council of Ministers at fifteen percent of the Lok Sabha’s strength, not ten.

The answer is the electoral college description. It overstates the college: nominated members of Parliament and State Legislatures are excluded, and only elected members of Legislative Assemblies count, not Legislative Councils.

The President nominates 12 Rajya Sabha members from Literature, Science, Art, and Social Service — not ‘State Service’.

A Union Minister’s office is specifically excluded from the ‘office of profit’ disqualification, so Ministers genuinely can contest the presidential election without resigning.

Internal disturbance is NOT a ground for a national emergency under Article 352 after the 44th Amendment (1978) replaced it with ‘armed rebellion’. The three valid grounds are war, external aggression and armed rebellion.

Mandamus cannot be issued against the President, the Governor, or a private individual — only against authorities bound by a public duty.

Article 240 empowers the President to make regulations for Union Territories named in the Article itself — namely Andaman & Nicobar, Lakshadweep, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, and Puducherry (the latter only until its Legislature is constituted). A regulation has the same force as an Act of Parliament.

The correct answer is (a) 1 only. An MLA’s vote value depends on the ratio of the State’s population to its elective Assembly seats, so it does vary State to State — Statement 1 is true. Every elected MP casts a vote of equal value in this election, whether from the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha — Statement 2 is false. Polity0047 — The President of India.

The President of India holds the ceremonial title of Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.

The 24th Amendment made it obligatory for the President to give assent to a Constitutional Amendment Bill, removing any veto power in this context.

A Supreme Court Judge who wishes to resign must address the resignation, in writing, to the President of India.

Article 108 empowers the President to summon a joint sitting of both Houses when a legislative deadlock arises over an ordinary Bill.

Prorogation, which ends a session without dissolving the House, is done by the President of India under Article 85.

The President can nominate up to twelve members to the Rajya Sabha for their special knowledge or practical experience in art, literature, science, or social service.

Article 87 provides that the President addresses both Houses assembled together at the start of the first session after each general election and the first session of each year.

Returning a bill for reconsideration is among the few situations where the President exercises some real discretion, unlike routine appointments made on ministerial advice.

Article 274 requires the President’s prior recommendation before Parliament introduces or moves a Bill affecting taxation matters in which the States are interested.

Article 160 authorises the President to make such provision as he thinks fit for discharging the functions of a Governor in any contingency not provided for elsewhere.

In the absence of the Chief Justice of India, the oath of office to the President is administered by the senior-most available judge of the Supreme Court.

Article 361 grants the President immunity from criminal proceedings in any court during the term of office, though civil proceedings for personal acts require prior notice.