Government Machinery and the Executive MCQ Questions
Ques:
121
Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below:
The executive power of the Union is vested in the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister is appointed by the President.
The Prime Minister is the head of the Council of Ministers.
The Prime Minister, at the time of his appointment, needs not be a member of either House of Parliament.
Code :
Correct Answer:
(C)
Only 2, 3 and 4 are correct.
According to Article 53(1) of the constitution, the executive power of the Union shall be vested in the President and shall be exercised by him either directly or through officer’s subordinate to him. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President and is the head of the Council of Ministers, and it is not necessary for a person to be a member of either House of the Parliament at the time of his appointment as the Prime Minister of India.
Ques:
122
President of India exercises his powers
Correct Answer:
(A)
Either directly or through officer’s subordinate to him
Article 52 of the Indian Constitution provides that there shall be a President of India. According to Article 53(1) "the executive power of the Union shall be vested in the President and shall by exercised by him either's directly or through officers subordinate to him in accordance with this constitution".
Ques:
123
The President
Correct Answer:
(B)
is a part of the Parliament
Under the Constitution, the Parliament of India consists of three parts viz, the President, the Council of States and the House of the People. Though the President of India is not a member of either House of Parliament and does not sit in the Parliament to attend its meetings, he is an integral part of the Parliament.
Ques:
124
Which one of the following amendments to the Indian Constitution empowers the President to send back any matter for reconsideration by the Council of Ministers?
Correct Answer:
(D)
44th
Article 74(1) of the Indian Constitution states that the President may require the Council of Ministers to reconsider such advice. President may send back any matter for reconsideration as provided by 44th Amendment Act, 1978.
Ques:
125
The President can dissolve Lok Sabha on –
Correct Answer:
(C)
Recommendation of the Union Cabinet
According to Article 85 (2) (b), The President may dissolve House of the People (Lok Sabha) on the advice of Council of Ministers as per Article 74 (1).
Ques:
126
The joint sitting of the House of People and the Council of States is summoned by –
Correct Answer:
(A)
The President
The joint sitting of the House of the People and the Council of States can be summoned by the President in certain cases prescribed in Article 108 of the Constitution.
Ques:
127
The President of India addresses the Parliament under Article 87 of the Indian Constitution.
Correct Answer:
(D)
Both Houses of Parliament assembled together.
Article 87 deals with the special address by the President. It says, "At the commencement of the first session after each general election to the House of the People and at the commencement of the first session of each year the President shall address both houses of the Parliament assemble together and inform the Parliament of the causes of its, summon."
President
Ques:
128
Which one of the following statements about the President of India is not correct?
Correct Answer:
(B)
He participates in the discussions in the both Houses.
According to Article 79 of the Constitution, the President of India is a constituent part of the Parliament. He addresses the two Houses at a joint meeting every year. He can promulgate Ordinances (according to Article 123) during the recess of Parliament. He does not participate in the Parliamentary discussions.
Ques:
129
The only instance when the President of India exercised his power of veto, is related to-
Correct Answer:
(C)
The Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bill
President Dr. Rajendra Prasad applied absolute Veto on the advice of Council of Ministers over the PEPSU Appropriation Bill 1954, Whereas President Gyani Zail Singh exercised a pocket veto in Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bill in 1986. Hence, pocket veto can be regarded as the veto power used by the President on his discretion. Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.
Ques:
130
Consider the following statements in respect of election to the President of India: 1. The members nominated to either House of the Parliament or the Legislative Assemblies of States are also eligible to be included in the Electoral College.2. Higher the number of elective Assembly seats, higher is the value of vote of each MLA of that state.3.The value of vote of each MLA of Madhya Pradesh is greater than that of Kerala.4.The value of vote of each MLA of Puducherry is higher than that of Arunachal Pradesh because the ratio of total population to total number of elective seats in Puducherry is greater as compared to Arunachal Pradesh.How many of the above statements are correct?
Correct Answer:
(A)
Only one
Statement 1 is incorrect: The Electoral College for the Presidential election in India includes the elected members of both Houses of Parliament—the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha—as well as the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of States and Union Territories (MLAs).
Statement 2 is incorrect: An MLA's vote value is determined by a formula based on the ratio of a State’s population to the number of elected members in its Legislative Assembly. The population is divided by the number of MLAs, and the result is further divided by 1,000 to determine each MLA’s vote value. Since this calculation varies across States, the vote value of MLAs differs from one State to another. As per the Constitution (Eighty-fourth Amendment) Act, 2001, the population figures used for this calculation are based on the 1971 Census.
Statement 3 is incorrect: The value of each MLA’s vote in Madhya Pradesh is lower than that of each MLA in Kerala because Kerala has a higher population-to-seat ratio compared to Madhya Pradesh.
Statement 4 is correct: The vote value of each MLA in Puducherry is greater than that of an MLA in Arunachal Pradesh due to Puducherry having a higher ratio of population to total elected Assembly seats. For instance, during the 2022 Presidential election, an MLA from Puducherry had a vote value of 16, while an MLA from Arunachal Pradesh had a vote value of 8.