Of the following with which does Article 78 of the Constitution deal with?1. Emergency powers of the President2. The Prime Minister?s duty regarding keeping the President informed about the government?s decisions, policies and actions3. The President?s power to send advisory messages to the Parliament4. The President?s power to get information from the Council of Ministers (a) 1 and 4 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 2 and 4 (d) 2 only

The value of a vote of a member of Parliament for the election of the President of India is determined by dividing the (a) Nation?s population as per the latest census by the number of Lok Sabha members (b) Population as per the latest census by the total strength of the two Houses of the Parliament (c) The total value of votes of members of all the State Legislative Assemblies by the elected members of the two Houses of Parliament (d) Particular state?s population as per the latest census by the number of members of Parliament elected from that state

Which of the following is correct in respect of the real power of the President? (a) The President is only a dignified head of the state (b) The constitution gives the President the powers of a virtual dictator (c) The President has the power to influence the policy and decisions of the government (d) All of these

The Vice-President of India is (a) Appointed by the President of India (b) Elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the members of both Houses of Parliament (c) Elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the members of both Houses of Parliament as well as the members of the State Legislative Assemblies (d) Elected by the people directly

Infosys, SK Media,

Which one of the following is not a qualification for contesting the election of the Vice-President of India? (a) He should be a citizen of India (b) He should have completed the age of thirty-five years (c) He should be a member of the Council of States (d) He should not hold any office of profit under the Government of India or the Government of any State, etc.

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

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

The Vice-President may be removed from his office by (a) A resolution of the Council of States passed and agreed to by the House of the People (b) A resolution of the House of the People and agreed to by the Council of States (c) A resolution of the House of the People alone (d) A resolution of the Council of States only

A Vice-President can (a) Be elected only for one term (b) Be elected only for two terms (c) Be elected only for three terms (d) Be elected again and again for any number of terms

The salary of the Vice-President of India is (a) Rs. 40,000 (b) Rs. 25,000 (c) Rs. 20,000 (d) Rs. 15,000

GSA, IBM, KJ,

Who is the ex-officio Chairman of the Council of States? (a) President of India (b) Speaker of the Lok Sabha (c) Vice-President of India (d) Minister of Parliamentary Affairs

After the death of the President, the Vice-President holds that office up to a maximum period of (a) One year (b) Two years (c) Nine months (d) Six months

When the Vice-President is officiating as President, he (a) Continues to receive the same salary as the Vice-President of India (b) Gets Rs. 500 more than his usual salary (c) Gets Rs. 1000 more than his usual salary (d) Gets the same emoluments and allowances and privileges which a President is entitled to

Who decided the disputes relating to the election of Vice-President ? (a) High Court of Delhi (b) Parliament (c) Supreme Court (d) Chief Election Commissioner

How is the Vice-President of India elected? (a) By an electoral college consisting of the elected members of Lok Sabha (b) By an electoral college consisting of the elected members of both Houses of Parliament and the State Assemblies (c) By an electoral college consisting of the members of both Houses of Parliament (d) By the people directly