Government Machinery and the Executive MCQ Questions
Ques:
171
Which among the following is not a ‘constitutional provision for the formation of new States?
Correct Answer:
(D)
A State may include a Union territory.
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172
Which of the following is NOT possible by a law of Parliament under Article 3 of the Constitution?
Correct Answer:
(D)
Admission of new States
Provision for forming of new States and altering of areas, boundaries or names of existing states comes under Article 3. According to this Article Parliament may by law
(a) Form a new state by separation of territory from any state or by uniting two or more states or parts of states or by uniting any territory to a part of any state;
(b) Increase the area of any State;
(c) Diminish the area of any State;
(d) Alter the boundaries of any State;
(e) Alter the name of any State;
Provision for admission or establishment of new States comes under Article 2 of the Indian Constitution. Thus, option (d) is the correct answer.
Ques:
173
The Vice-President of India is elected by the members of an electoral college comprising
Correct Answer:
(B)
All the members of both the Houses of Parliament.
According to Article 66(1), the Vice-President is elected by the members of an electoral college composed of the members of both the Houses of Parliament in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.
Ques:
174
Consider the following statements. Which of these statements is/are correct?
Like the election of the President, the election of Vice-President is indirect.
The Member of the State Legislatures play an important role in the election of the both.
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
Code :
Correct Answer:
(A)
1 only
According to Article 54, the President shall be elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of elected members of both Houses of Parliament and elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States. According to Article 66, the Vice-President shall be elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the members of both Houses of Parliament in accordance with the system of Proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote and the voting at such election shall be by secret ballot. Thus, President and Vice-President's election is held in accordance with the system of Proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote and the voting is done by secret ballot, so statement 1 is correct while statement 2 is incorrect. Thus, option (a) is correct.
Ques:
175
Given below are two statements, Assertion (A) and Reason (R).
Assertion (A): In order to be eligible for election as Vice-President, a person must be qualified for election as a member of the Upper House.
Reason (R) : Vice-President is chairperson of Rajya Sabha.
Which of the following is correct in regard to the above statements.
(A) and (R) are true, and (R) is an acceptable explanation of
(A).
Correct Answer:
(A)
and (R) are true, but (R) is not an acceptable explanation of
Article 66(3) of the Constitution describes that a person is eligible for election as Vice-President if he is citizen of India, completed Age of 35 years and qualified for election as a member of the Council of States and Article 64 provides that Vice-President is ex-officio Chairman of the Council of States and shall not hold any other office of profit.
Ques:
176
Which of the following statements about the Vice President of India are not correct?
In order to be the Vice-President, a person must be qualified for election as a member of the House of the People.
A member of the State Legislature can be a candidate for this office.
The term of the Office of the Vice-President is the same as that of the President.
He can be removed through a formal impeachment.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Correct Answer:
(C)
1 and 4
Ques:
177
How is Vice-President of India elected?
Correct Answer:
(D)
through election by the MPs of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
The Vice-President is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the members of both Houses (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) of Parliament [(Art. 66(1)].
Vice President
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178
Who is the Chairman of Rajya Sabha?
Correct Answer:
(B)
The Vice-President
Rajya Sabha is presided over by Vice-President, but he is not the member of the Upper House.
Ques:
179
Who among the following has held the office of the Vice-President of India?
Mohammad Hidayatullah
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Shankar Dayal Sharma
Code :
Correct Answer:
(B)
1 and 4
Mohammad Hidayatullah was the sixth Vice-President of India from 1979 to 84, and Shankar Dayal Sharma was the Vice-President of India from 1987 to 92. Rest all were Presidents of India.
Ques:
180
The serial number of Mr. Mohammad Ansari as Vice President of India is
Correct Answer:
(C)
12th
Mohammad Hamid Ansari was the 12th Vice-President of India, entered the office in 2007. In July 2012 Mohammad Hamid Ansari was re-elected. The list of Vice-Presidents of India is given below.
1. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan - 1952- 1962
2. Zakir Hussain - 1962- 1967
3. V.V. Giri - 1967- 1969
4. Gopal Swarup Pathak - 1969- 1974
5. B.D. Jatti - 1974- 1979
6. M. Hidayatullah - 1979- 1984
7. R. Venkataraman - 1984- 1987
8. Shankar Dayal Sharma - 1987- 1992
9. K.R. Narayanan - 1992- 1997
10. Krishna Kant - 1997- 2002
11. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat - 2002- 2007
12. Mohammad Hamid Ansari - 2007- 2017
13. M. Venkaiah Naidu - 2017- 2022
14. Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar - Aug 2022 - Present