This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Executive > Union > Union Executive – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Union Executive Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following powers is not enjoyed by the President of India in the event of emergency proclaimed under Article 352 of the Constitution? [Asstt Grade 1991] A) He can suspend the enforcement of Fundamental Rights. B) He is authorised to direct any State to exercise its Executive power in a particular manner. C) He is authorised, during the recess of Lok Sabha, to allow expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India pending sanction of the Parliament. D) He is authorised to dissolve the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He is authorised to dissolve the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. 2. The President of India is: A) Commander-in-Chief of Defence Forces. B) Supreme Commander of Armed Forces. C) Head of the Government. D) Supreme Commander of Defence Forces of the Union and Executive Head of the Union. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Supreme Commander of Defence Forces of the Union and Executive Head of the Union. 3. Minimum age required to contest for Presidentship is: [Rallways 1992] A) 23 years. B) 21 years. C) 35 years. D) 30 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 35 years. 4. If the President wants to resign from office, he may do so by writing to the: A) Prime Minister. B) Chief Justice of India. C) Vice-President. D) Speaker of Lok Sabha. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vice-President. 5. In a parliamentary democracy the: A) Executive controls the Legislature. B) Executive and Legislature are strictly separate. C) Judiciary controls both Legislature and Executive. D) Legislature controls the Executive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Legislature controls the Executive. 6. The Constitution: A) Is silent on the President's re-election to the office. B) Allows re-election of a person to the President's post. C) Restricts a person to remain President for only two terms. D) Has been amended to allow a person only one term as President. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allows re-election of a person to the President's post. 7. Who was the member of the Rajya Sabha when first appointed as the Prime Minister of India? A) Lal Bahadur Shastri. B) Indira Gandhi. C) Morarji Desai. D) Charan Singh. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indira Gandhi. 8. There are two type of executives ..... & ..... A) Ministers, IAS. B) Prime ministers, Ministers. C) Permanent, Temporary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Permanent, Temporary. 9. Name the first Non Congress Prime Minister of India A) I K Gujral. B) Morarji Desai. C) V P Singh. D) Deve Gowda. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Morarji Desai. 10. What is the term of Rajya sabha? A) 7 years. B) 6 years. C) 5 years. D) 3 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6 years. 11. What is the other name of the Prime minister? A) Head of Government. B) Head of State. C) Head of Parliament. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Head of Government. 12. Who is the chief spokesperson of the nation? A) President. B) Prime minister. C) Vice President. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prime minister. 13. Selection of the Civil Servants in done by an in dependent body called the A) IPSC. B) IAS. C) UPSC. D) UPC. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) UPSC. 14. The President shall continue to hold office, notwithstanding the expiry of his/her term, until his successor takes charge. A) True. B) False. C) Not sure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. In Parliamentary Government, Ministers remain in office so long as they enjoy: A) Popular support. B) Confidence of the upper house of the legislature. C) Confidence of the popular chamber of legislature. D) Support of the armed forces. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Confidence of the popular chamber of legislature. 16. The salary and perquisites of the Prime Minister of India are decided by the: A) Parliament. B) Cabinet. C) President. D) Constitution. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parliament. 17. Who among the following is directly responsible to Parliament for all matters concerning the Defence Services of India? A) Defence Minister. B) President. C) Cabinet Committee on political affairs. D) Prime Minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Defence Minister. 18. The rank of the different Ministers in the Union Council of Ministers is determined by the: A) Cabinet Secretary. B) Prime Minister. C) Speaker of Lok Sabha. D) President. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prime Minister. 19. Which Among the following is the Head of The Govt.? A) The Chief Justice. B) The president of India. C) The PM. D) The Vice-President of India. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The PM. 20. Which one of the following statements is most appropriate? A) The President shall be bound by the advice of the Prime Minister. B) The President shall be bound by the advice given by the Council of Ministers. C) The President shall act on the advice of the Prime Minister who shall tender such advice in consultation with his cabinet. D) The President shall act in accordance with the advice of the Council of Ministers and he may return such advice for reconsideration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The President shall be bound by the advice given by the Council of Ministers. 21. Term period for president of India A) 5. B) 6. C) 2. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5. 22. The council of ministers consists of the A) Cabinet ministers. B) Ministers of state. C) Deputy ministers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deputy ministers. 23. The President is elected by the A) Prime Minister. B) Council of Ministers. C) Electoral College. D) Lok Sabha. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electoral College. 24. If a bill needs to be made as an act, it needs to pass through stages. What are those in order? ? ? A) President's Assent. B) Second Reading, Third Reading, President's Assent, First Reading. C) First Reading, Second Reading, Third Reading, President's Assent. D) First Reading, President's Assent, Third Reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First Reading, Second Reading, Third Reading, President's Assent. 25. Who was the first Vice President of India? A) Vinobha Bhave. B) Dr S Radhakrishnan. C) Dr V V Giri. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dr S Radhakrishnan. 26. Who introduces the budget every year? A) Finance minister. B) Prevalent government. C) Home minister. D) President. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prevalent government. 27. How are the members of Rajya sabha elected? A) Direct elections. B) Indirect elections. C) By elections. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect elections. 28. The President is selected by the ..... A) Lok Sabha. B) People. C) Electoral College. D) Executives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Electoral College. 29. The civil servants are selected through which examination? A) UPRT. B) UPSC. C) SRTE. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) UPSC. 30. The legislative powers of the President include all the following but: A) The power-to summon or prorogue the Houses of Parliament. B) The power to summon a joint sitting of the Houses to resolve a deadlock. C) The power of nominating 12 members to the Lok Sabha. D) The right to address either House at any time and it requires the attendance of members for this purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The power of nominating 12 members to the Lok Sabha. 31. A vote of No-Confidence against one minister is not a vote against the whole Ministry. A) True. B) False. C) Not sure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 32. How long an parliament approved ordinance propagated by the President remains operational A) Four weeks from the date the Parliament re-assembles. B) Six weeks from the date the Parliament re-assembles. C) Four months. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Six weeks from the date the Parliament re-assembles. 33. The value of a vote of a Member of Parliament for the election of the President is determined by dividing the: A) Nation's population as per the latest census by the number of Lok Sabha members. B) Nation's population as per the latest census by the total strength of the two Houses of Paliament. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The total value of votes of members of all the State Legislative Assemblies by the elected Members of the two Houses of Parliament. 34. What is the position of a 'Minister of State' in the Central Government? [Teachers' Exam 1993] A) He is the nominee of the State Governor. B) He is the nominee of the State Cabinets. C) He looks after the interests of the State Cabinet. D) He is a Minister of Central Government but not a member of the Cabinet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He is a Minister of Central Government but not a member of the Cabinet. 35. Acts of State done in the name of the President of India are required to be countersigned by way of authentication by: A) The Prime Minister. B) A Secretary to the Government. C) A Minister. D) The Speaker. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A Secretary to the Government. 36. The Chief Minister of a State in India is not eligible to vote in the Presidential election if: [IAS 1993] A) He himself is a candidate. B) He is yet to prove his majority on the floor of the Lower House of the State Legislature. C) He is a member of the Upper House of the State Legislature. D) He is a caretaker Chief Minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is a member of the Upper House of the State Legislature. 37. How many days' notice a member of Lok Sabha needs to give to the lower house before presenting a resolution of impeachment A) 10 Days. B) 15 days. C) 14 days. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 14 days. 38. How can the president ne removed? A) Dissolution. B) Amendment. C) Vote of no confidence. D) Impeachment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Impeachment. 39. President is also known as the ..... of a country A) 1st Citizen. B) 1st Member. C) 1st Power. D) 1st Man. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1st Citizen. 40. The resolution for removing the Vice-President of India can be moved in the: [IAS 2004] A) Rajya Sabha alone. B) Lok Sabha alone. C) Either House of Parliament. D) Joint Sitting of Parliament. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rajya Sabha alone. 41. Which one among the following features of the Constitution of India is indicative of the fact that the real executive power is vested in the Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister? [NDA 2011] A) Parliamentary Democracy. B) Federalism. C) Representative Legislature. D) Universal Adult Franchise. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Representative Legislature. 42. Which of the following is an example for a national political party in India? ? A) Akali Dal. B) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. C) Bhartiya Janata Party. D) Telugu Desam Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bhartiya Janata Party. 43. An election to fill a vacancy in the office of Vice-President occurring by reason of his death, resignation or removal, has to be held: A) Within six months of the occurence of the vacancy. B) After the expiration of the term if the remaining period is less than three months. C) As soon as possible after the occurrence of the vacancy. D) Within a year of the occurrence of the vacancy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As soon as possible after the occurrence of the vacancy. 44. Who can initiate impeachment proceedings against the President of India? A) Rajya Sabha. B) Either House of Parliament. C) Any Vidhan Sabha. D) Only Lok Sabha. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Either House of Parliament. 45. To become the President an individual has to be atleast ..... years old A) 35. B) 30. C) 45. D) 25. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 35. 46. The President of India earns ..... per month. A) Rs. 5, 00, 00, 00, 000. B) Rs. 1000. C) Rs. 50, 00, 000. D) Rs. 5, 00, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rs. 5, 00, 000. 47. Why do we call PM the Leader of the Nation? A) Because the PM defends the government in the parliament. B) Because the Prime minister is the head of the Cabinet. C) The PM decides what kind of relations India would have with other countries. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The PM decides what kind of relations India would have with other countries. 48. The ..... hold the highest rank and take all important decisions. A) Council of ministers. B) Cabinet ministers. C) State Ministers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cabinet ministers. 49. Which of the following regarding the election of the President is correct? A) A candidate securing the majority of votes is not automatically elected. B) The Supreme Court has no jurisdiction in any doubt or dispute arising in connection with the election of the President. C) The Presidential election cannot take place when one or more State Assemblies stand dissolved because all the State Assemblies form part of the Electoral College. D) The total value of the votes allotted to both Houses of Parliament is much more than the total value of the votes of all the States taken together. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A candidate securing the majority of votes is not automatically elected. 50. The Civil Servants are the ..... of the Administration. A) Backbone. B) Support. C) Assistant. D) Ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Backbone. 51. The resident of President is called A) Vidhan Sabha. B) Rashtriyapati Bhavan. C) Pradhan Bhavan. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rashtriyapati Bhavan. 52. Under the Constitution of India the President of India enjoys emergency powers of A) 4 TYPES. B) 3 TYPES. C) 5 TYPES. D) 2 TYPES. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3 TYPES. 53. How many votes are needed from the house who investigates the charge against the President to remove the President A) At least one-fourth of the total members. B) At least two-thirds of the members who are present that day. C) At least two-thirds of the total members. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At least two-thirds of the total members. 54. The Chief Minister of Union Territory where such a set up exists, is appointed by the: A) Majority party in Legislature. B) President. C) Prime Minister. D) Lt. Governor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lt. Governor. 55. Who elects the Vice-President? A) An electoral college consisting of members of Parliament. B) Members of Parliament at a joint Meeting. C) Members of the Rajya Sabha. D) The same electoral college which elects the President. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An electoral college consisting of members of Parliament. 56. The President can never dismiss ministers without the permission of the Prime Minister A) True. B) False. C) Not sure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 57. In the election of the President, each Member of the electoral college has: A) One vote. B) As many votes as there are candidates. C) One vote with value attached to it. D) One vote with value attached to it and he can give as many preferences as there are candidates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) One vote with value attached to it and he can give as many preferences as there are candidates. 58. Who among the following has the power to form a new State within the Union of India? A) Supreme Court. B) Speaker of Lok Sabha. C) President. D) Prime Minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) President. 59. The President is only a A) Constitutional head. B) Minimum head. C) De facto head. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Constitutional head. 60. How many members are nominated by the President? A) 12. B) 13. C) 2. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12. Next →Related QuizzesExecutive QuizzesIndian Polity QuizzesUnion Executive Quiz 2Union Executive Quiz 3President QuizPrime Minister QuizThe Government Of India QuizVice President Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books