Which one of the following statements is wrong ? (a) Nominated Members of both Houses of Parliament also participate in the election of the President of India (b) Members of the Legislature Councils do not participate in the election of the President (c) The election of the President is held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote (d) The members of the electoral college mark their preferences like first preference, second preference, etc.

Which one of the following arguments justifies the indirect method of election for choosing the President of India? (a) Under a Parliamentary system of government the President is to be only a nominal head with a few real powers. Therefore a direct election would be unnecessary (b) If the President were to be elected by a direct method then he would demand real powers which cannot be given under a Parliamentary system (c) If the President is elected directly, there may be clashes between the Cabinet and the President (d) All of these

Which on of the following is wrong as far as the immunities of the President are concerned? (a) The President shall not be answerable to any court for the exercise and performance of the powers and duties of his office (b) No criminal proceedings whatsoever shall be instituted or continued against the President in any court during his term of office (c) Only the Supreme Court can issue the warrants for the arrest or imprisonment of the President (d) None of these

The oath of office to the President is administered by (a) The Prime Minister (b) The Speaker of the Lok Sabha (c) The Chief Justice of India (d) The Vice-President of India

The election to the office of the President is conducted by the (a) Chairman of Rajya Sabha (b) Speaker of the Lok Sabha (c) Election Commission (d) None of these

LLB, RRB, TNPSC Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission,

If there is a vacancy in the office of the President, it must be filled up within a period of (a) One year (b) Two years (c) Three years (d) Six months

SSC,

The disputes regarding the election of the President are decided by (a) The Rajya Sabha (b) The Supreme Court (c) The Lok Sabha (d) The Chief Election Commissioner

BEd, IAS, RG, SSC, Supreme Court,

The salary of the President of India is (a) Not liable to income tax (b) Liable to income tax (c) Taxed at a concessional rate (d) None of these

TNPSC Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission, UPSC,

The President can be removed from his office only on the grounds of (a) Violation of the Constitution (b) Disobedience of the orders of the Supreme Court (c) Clashing with his Cabinet (d) Showing favours to the members of his family

The President shall have the power to grant paradons, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment or to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted of any offence in all cases where the punishment or sentence is (a) For life (b) A sentence to death (c) For any offence against any law relating to matter to which the executive power of the Union extends (d) In all these cases

Which one of the following statements is correct ? (a) The President of India is the nominal head of the State (b) The President of India does not exercise his powers on the advice of the Prime Minister (c) The President of India is the real head of the State (d) None of these

Which one of the following is wrong?The President of India appoints the (a) Prime Minister of India (b) Chief Ministers of the States (c) Governors of the States (d) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Which one of the following is correct? (a) The President is the Supreme Commander of the Defence Forces of the Union (b) All Government Officers hold office during the pleasure of the President of India (c) The President has the prerogative to advise, encourage or warn the Prime Minister (d) All of these

Which one of the following statements concerning powers of the President of wrong? (a) No Bill can become a law unless the President puts his signature over it (b) The President has the power to dissolve the Council of States (c) The President nominates 12 members to the Council of States and two Anglo-Indian members to the House of People (d) He declares war and concludes treaties or makes peace, subject to the provisions of the Constitution

The President can declare emergency in the country either due to an armed rebellion or due to an external aggression under (a) Article 352 (b) Article 356 (c) Article 360 (d) Article 359