Which one of the following points does not indicate the importance of the Directive Principles of State Policy? (a) The very inclusion of these Principles in the Indian Constitution itself enhances their importance and indicates the value which the Constitution makers attached to them (b) These Principles are only pious promises which are meaningless as they cannot be enforced by the courts (c) The aim of Directive Principles is to establish in India a Welfare State based upon economic equality (d) As stated in Article 37 of the Constitution, the Directive Principles are ?fundamental in the governance of the country and it shall be the duty of the State to apply these principles in making laws?

Which one of the following statements is wrong? (a) In many States of India education has been made compulsory and free up to the age of 14 years (b) Cow slaughter has been banned all over the country (c) The government is attempting to ensure equal pay for equal work to both men and women (d) Panchayati Raj has been introduced by most of the States

The Head of the Indian Republic, according to Article 52 of the Constitution, is the (a) President (b) Vice-President (c) Prime Minister (d) None of these

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The President of India is elected (a) By the people of India directly (b) By an indirect method by an electoral college consisting of the elected members of both Houses of Parliament and the elected members of all the State Legislative Assemblies (c) By the members of both the Houses of Parliament (d) By the members of the Lok Sabha and the members of both the Houses of the State Legislatures

The term of office of the President of India is (a) Seven years (b) Six years (c) Five years (d) Four years

The President of India (a) Cannot be elected for the second term (b) Can be elected for only two terms (c) Can be re-elected for any number of terms (d) None of these is correct

Under Article 56 (a) the President by writing under his hand addressed to the (a) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may resign his office (b) Prime Minister may resign his office (c) Speaker of the Lok Sabha may resign his office (d) Vice-President may resign his office

Who officiates as President after the resignation of the President of India? (a) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (b) Vice-President (c) Prime Minister (d) Speaker of the Lok Sabha

The President can be removed from his office by (a) The Home Minister (b) The Prime Minister (c) The electorate (d) The method of impeachment

The President gets a salary of (a) Rs. 20,000 per month (b) Rs. 30,000 per month (c) Rs. 40,000 per month (d) Rs. 50,000 per month

Which one of the following is not a qualification for election as President of India? (a) Citizen of India (b) Thirty-five years of age (c) Qualified for election as a member of the House of the People (d) Should be a Graduate

When a Bill is presented to the President, he (a) Has to sign it (b) May change certain clauses of the Bill (c) May send it back for reconsideration (d) May refuse to sign it

The salary of the President (a) Cannot be diminished during his term of office (b) Cannot be reduced after one year of his service (c) Can be reduced during his second term (d) Can be reduced during an internal emergency

Which one of the following is not correct as far as the impeachment of the President is concerned? (a) When a President is to be impeached for violation of the Constitution the charges can be preferred by either House of Parliament (b) A resolution containing such charges can be moved after at least fourteen days? notice in writing signed by not less than one-fourth of the total members of that House has been given of their intention to move the resolution (c) Such a resolution has to be passed by a majority of not less than three-fourths of the total membership of the House which prefers the charges (d) When a charge for impeachment has been preferred by either House of the Parliament then the other House shall investigate the charge or cause the charge to be investigated and the President shall have the right to appear and to be represented at such investigation through his attorney

In the election of the President of India (a) The total number of votes to be cast by all the elected members of both Houses of parliament will be equal to the total number of votes cast by all the members of all State Assemblies (b) The total number of votes cast by the Members of both Houses of Parliament is less than the total number of votes cast by all the members of the State Assemblies (c) The total number of votes cast by both the Houses of Parliament is double than that of the number of votes cast by the State Assemblies (d) None of these is correct

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