Indian Polity GK for SSC Exams
How many members of the Anglo-Indian community can be nominated by the President to the Parliament?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 4
(D) 8
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Article 331 of the Constitution prescribes for the President to nominate two members from the Anglo-Indian community if he feels they are not adequately represented in the House of the People.
How many times can the President of India stand for re-election to his office?
(A) once
(B) twice
(C) thrice
(D) as many times as desired
Correct Answer : D
Explanation :
The correct answer is any number of times. Under the Constitution of India, there shall always be a President of India (Article 52 of the Constitution). He holds the highest elective office in the country.
Write the name, Who is the constitutional head of the Government of India?
(A) President
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Chief Justice of India
(D) Attorney General
Correct Answer : A
Explanation :
The President is the constitutional head of India. Article 74(1) of the Constitution provides that there shall be a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister as its head to aid and advise the President, who shall exercise his/her functions in accordance with the advice.
If the President wants to resign, to whom will he address his resignation?
(A) Chief Justice of India
(B) To the Secretary of the Lok Sabha
(C) Vice President
(D) Prime Minister
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
The correct answer is The Vice President of India. The President of India submits his resignation to the Vice President.
What should be the minimum age to become a member of the Lok Sabha?
(A) 15 years
(B) 20 years
(C) 25 years
(D) 30 years
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
Twenty Five Years Article 84 (b) of Constitution of India provides that the minimum age for becoming a candidate for Lok Sabha election shall be 25 years. Similar provision exists for a candidate to the Legislative Assemblies vide Article 173 (b) of the Constitution read with Sec.
The Vice President of India is elected by :
(A) by the members of the parliament
(B) by the members of Rajya Sabha
(C) by the elected members of the parliament
(D) by the members of the Parliament and State Legislatures
Correct Answer : C
Explanation :
The Vice-President is elected by an electoral college consisting of members of both Houses of Parliament, in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote and the voting in such election is by secret ballot.
Who among the following was elected the President of India twice?
(A) S. Radhakrishnan
(B) Rajendra Prasad
(C) Zakir Hussain
(D) V.V. Giri
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Rajendra Prasad, the first president of India, is the only person to have held office for two terms. Seven presidents have been members of a political party before being elected.
Who among the following was/was a member of the Rajya Sabha at the time of his/her appointment as the Prime Minister?
(A) Chaudhary Charan Singh
(B) Mrs. Indira Gandhi
(C) Lal Bahadur Shastri
(D) P.V. Narasimha Rao
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
The record of becoming Prime Minister for the first time from Rajya Sabha is also in the name of Indira Gandhi. When Indira Gandhi took over as Prime Minister after the death of Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966, she was a member of the Rajya Sabha.
Under which of the following pardoning power of the President, the term of punishment is reduced without changing its nature?
(A) commutation
(B) avoidance
(C) postponement
(D) procrastination
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Under remission, the duration of sentence is reduced without changing its character. Under commutation, the punishment is changed to another. Under respite, less sentence is awarded. Under reprieve, the sentence is suspended temporarily.
The President of India during the regime of the Janata Party was
(A) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
(B) N. Sanjeev Reddy
(C) Giani Zail Singh
(D) R. Venkataraman
Correct Answer : B
Explanation :
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (May 19, 1913 – June 1, 1996) was the sixth President of India.
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