This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Indian Polity > Executive > Union > Union Executive – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Union Executive Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which one of the following statements is correct? [CDS 2005] The Speaker of Lok Sabha can be removed by a resolution passed by: A) A majority of all the then members of Lok Sabha. B) A majority of the then members of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. C) Two-thirds majority of the total members of the Lok Sabha. D) Two-thirds majority of the Lok Sabha members present and voting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A majority of all the then members of Lok Sabha. 2. How many members are there in Rajya sabha? A) 552. B) 238. C) 239. D) 250. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 250. 3. Who acts as the President of India when neither the President nor the Vice-President is available? [Asstt Grade 1992] A) Auditor General of India. B) Senior most Governor of a State. C) Chief Justice of India. D) Speakerof Lok Sabha. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chief Justice of India. 4. Rashtrapati Bhawan is the official residence of the A) Prime minister. B) Vice President. C) President. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) President. 5. Indian Administrative Service is also known as A) IPS. B) IAS. C) IADS. D) IASS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) IAS. 6. The candidate for Vice-Presidential election must possess the qualifications prescribed for the Presidential candidate except that ne must be: A) Over 35 years of age. B) Holding no office of profit under the Government. C) A citizen of India. D) Qualified to be a member of the Rajya Sabha. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Qualified to be a member of the Rajya Sabha. 7. Which of the following is true in context of the President? A) He addresses the first session of the Parliament after each general election of the Lok Sabha and at the commencement of the first session of each year. B) He addresses the first session of Parliament at the beginning of each year as well as the last session held at the end of each year. C) He addresses the Parliament daily. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He addresses the first session of the Parliament after each general election of the Lok Sabha and at the commencement of the first session of each year. 8. The President may appoint all the following except: A) Prime Minister. B) Governor. C) High Court judges. D) Rajya Sabha Chairman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rajya Sabha Chairman. 9. Who appoints the chief of Army, Navy, and Air Force? A) Prime Minister. B) Defense Minister. C) President. D) Foreign Minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) President. 10. The ..... formulates the policies and frames the guidelines. A) Cabinet. B) President. C) Vice President. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cabinet. 11. The President of India is vested with ordinance making power by Article 126, He exercises this power: A) When Lok Sabha is not in session and circumstances .exist which render it necessary for the President to take immediate action. B) When Council of States is not in session and the President is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action. C) When both Houses of Parliament are not in session and President is satisfied that circumstances exist which made it necessary for him to take the immediate action. D) In all the above circumstances. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When both Houses of Parliament are not in session and President is satisfied that circumstances exist which made it necessary for him to take the immediate action. 12. Who is the highest ranking Civil Servant in India? ? ? A) Cabinet Prime Minister. B) Cabinet Minister. C) Vice President. D) Cabinet Secretary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cabinet Secretary. 13. A money bill can be introduced in A) In both the Houses. B) Only Rajya Sabha. C) The President's House. D) Only in Lok Sabha. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only in Lok Sabha. 14. Who are not eligible to be included in the Electoral college composed to elect the President A) Elected members of Rajya sabha. B) Nominated members of Lok Sabha. C) Elected members of the State Legislative Assemblies. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nominated members of Lok Sabha. 15. When the Vice-President acts as President he gets the emoluments of the: A) Vice-President. B) Chairman of Rajya Sabha. C) President in addition to what he gets as Chairman of Rajya Sabha. D) President. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) President. 16. What happens if someone who is not a member of the parliament becomes a minister A) That person needs to elected or nominated to the parliament within 6 months from the date of his/her appointment. B) That person needs to be nominated by the president within 6 months from the date of his/her appointment. C) That person needs to elected or nominated to the parliament within 3 months from the date of his/her appointment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That person needs to elected or nominated to the parliament within 6 months from the date of his/her appointment. 17. Who is the head of the council of ministers? A) Prime minister. B) President. C) Vice President. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prime minister. 18. Appointment of the members of the Council of Ministers is made by the President: A) On the basis of election results. B) On the advice of the Vice- President. C) In his own discretion. D) On the advice of the Prime Minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the advice of the Prime Minister. 19. In the election of the President, the value of the vote of the Lok Sabha members: [Railways 1991] A) Is same. B) Differs according to the geographical size of the respective State. C) Differs according to the number of votes a member represents. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Differs according to the number of votes a member represents. 20. What function is specifically prescribed by the Constitution for the Vice-President of India? A) Vice-Chancellorship of Universities. B) Chairman of Rajya Sabha. C) To assist the President in times of Emergency. D) None of the above is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chairman of Rajya Sabha. 21. The President takes an oath before assuming office in the presence of the Chief Justice of India. If the Chief Justice is not available, he takes the oath in the presence of: A) The senior-most Judge of the Supreme Court. B) Election Commissioner. C) The Vice-President. D) The Attorney-General. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The senior-most Judge of the Supreme Court. 22. What is the minimum age for the eligibility to be a Presidential candidate? A) 45. B) 35. C) 21. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 35. 23. Total members in Rajya Sabha must not exceed ..... A) 360. B) 250. C) 252. D) 500. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 252. 24. Which one of the following does not constitute the electoral college for electing the President of India? [Bank PO 1992] A) Elected members of Rajya Sabha. B) Elected members of the Legislative Assembly of each State. C) Elected members of Lok Sabha. D) Elected members of the Legislative Council. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elected members of the Legislative Council. 25. The Cabinet Minister is responsible for what? ? ? A) Finance. B) Defence. C) Food. D) Civil Service. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Defence. 26. ..... of the houses must bring charges to impeach the president. A) One. B) Both. C) None. D) No need of impeachment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both. 27. To elect the President of India, which one of the following election procedures is used? [IAS 1992] A) Secondary voting system. B) Proportional representation through list system. C) Collective voting system. D) System of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) System of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. 28. In front of whom, the President takes his/her oath A) The Prime Minister. B) The council of Ministers. C) The Chief Justice of India. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Chief Justice of India. 29. When can a President use his discretion in appointing the Prime Minister? A) In all circumstances. B) In no circumstances. C) Only when the Lok Sabha has been dissolved. D) When no political party enjoys a clear majority in the Lok Sabha. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When no political party enjoys a clear majority in the Lok Sabha. 30. During President's rule the control of the Union Government over States is complete. A) True. B) False. C) Not sure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 31. Which one of the following resigned as Vice-President to contest for the office of the President? A) Dr. S.Radhakrishnan. B) V.V. Giri. C) Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy. D) Fakhruddin AIi Ahmed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) V.V. Giri. 32. Who acts as a link between the President and the Council of Ministers A) Lok Sabha. B) Prime Minister. C) Cabinet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prime Minister. 33. Each member of Parliament who participates in the Presidential election is entitled to cast as many votes as are obtained by dividing the total number of votes of the Legislative Assemblies of all the States by the total number of elected members of the two Houses of Parliament. This ensures: A) Parity between the voting strengths of the States and the Parliament. B) Parity among the States. C) Uniformity of representation of the different States. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parity between the voting strengths of the States and the Parliament. 34. Name the bill which can only be produced in lok sabha? A) Money bill. B) Ordinary bill. C) Constitution amendment bill. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Money bill. 35. Which of the following is not true regarding the payment of the emoluments to the President? A) They are shown separately in the budget. B) They do not require any parliamentary sanction. C) They are charged on the Contingency Fund of India. D) They can be reduced during a Financial Emergency. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are charged on the Contingency Fund of India. 36. If a resolution impeaching the President is passed, the President is considered to have been removed: A) Once the new incumbent is elected. B) As soon as the Gazette of India notifies it. C) From the date on which the resolution is passed. D) Once the Chief Justice of India takes out an order to the effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From the date on which the resolution is passed. 37. The eligible age for the post of the President is A) 30 yrs and above. B) 36yrs and above. C) 35 yrs and above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 35 yrs and above. 38. Who is regarded as the head of the Indian state? A) Prime Minister. B) President. C) Chief justice of India. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) President. 39. The Parliament enjoys ..... types of powers. A) 2. B) 4. C) 5. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5. 40. The President can be removed by the way of impeachment which can be made only: A) By the Supreme Court. B) By the Rajya Sabha. C) By the Members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha through impeachment. D) Cannot be impeached. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By the Members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha through impeachment. 41. What is term of the Rajya Sabha? ? ? A) 0 Years. B) 2Years. C) 6 Years. D) 1 Year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 6 Years. 42. In case a President dies while in office, the Vice-President can act as President for a maximum period of: A) 2 years. B) 3 months. C) 1 year. D) 6 months. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6 months. 43. The Council of Ministers are collectively responsible to who among the following A) Prime Minister. B) Lok Sabha. C) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. D) President. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lok Sabha. 44. The executive power is vested in the President but it is actually used by him on the advice of: A) The Prime Minister. B) The Council of Ministers. C) Parliament. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Council of Ministers. 45. PM is the real head of the nation. If a PM tries to assume dictatorial tendencies what will happen to him A) President can remove him. B) Vote of no-confidence can be arranged. If he lose in this vote then he has to resign. C) People will wait for the next general election to remove him from power. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vote of no-confidence can be arranged. If he lose in this vote then he has to resign. 46. Collective responsibility of the Cabinet was introduced in India by the: A) Minto-Morley Reforms. B) Independence Act, 1947. C) Government of India Act, 1935. D) Constitution of India. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Constitution of India. 47. Disputes regarding the election of the President and Vice-President are settled: A) By the Election Commission. B) In the Supreme Court. C) In the Supreme Court of High Courts. D) By a Parliamentary Committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the Supreme Court. 48. The Union Council of Ministers consists of: A) Prime Minister. B) Cabinet Minister. C) Cabinet Ministers and Chief Ministers of the States. D) Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers. 49. In the matter of State legislation the President may: A) Exercise only suspensive veto power. B) May withhold assent to any bill reserved for his consideration except money bills. C) Withhold his assent to any bill reserved for his consideration. D) Directly disallow any bill which he considers anti national. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Withhold his assent to any bill reserved for his consideration. 50. Which article of Indian constitution deals with the National or General Emergency A) 356. B) 360. C) 352. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 352. 51. The Prime Minister is said to hold office during the pleasure of the President but in reality he stays in office as long as he enjoys the confidence of: A) The Lok Sabha. B) The electorate. C) Parliament. D) The party to which he belongs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Lok Sabha. 52. If the President returns a Bill sent to him for his assent and the Parliament once again passes the Bill in Its original form, then the President: A) Can seek the opinion of the Supreme Court on the bill. B) Has to give assent to the Bill. C) Can once again return the Bill for further reconsideration. D) Can ask for a referendum on the Bill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has to give assent to the Bill. 53. When charge against the President is preferred by either' House of Parliament and is being investigated by other House: A) The President has a right to appear and to be represented at such investigation. B) The President has no right to appear and to be represented at such investigation. C) The President has a right of representation but he does not have a right of personal hearing. D) The President has a right to appear and to be represented either personally or through a legal practitioner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The President has a right to appear and to be represented either personally or through a legal practitioner. 54. The term of a President is 5 years but he/she can be ..... before the term is over A) Sued. B) Removed. C) Impeached. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Impeached. 55. The portfolios are allocated to the ministers by: A) Collective decision of the Council of Ministers. B) The Prime Minister. C) Individual choice. D) The President. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Prime Minister. 56. Who among the following enjoys the rank of a Cabinet Minister of the Indian Union? A) Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha. B) Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission. C) Secretary to the Government of India. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission. 57. Which one among the following" is the basis of difference between the Parliamentary and Presidential system of government? [Asstt Commt 2010] A) Power of Judicial review. B) Method of election of President/Head of the State. C) Legislative supremacy in law making. D) Relation between the legislature and the executive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Method of election of President/Head of the State. 58. Who conveys the decisions of the Cabinet to the President? A) Prime Minister. B) Minister of Parliamentary affairs. C) Cabinet secretary. D) Home Minister. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prime Minister. 59. The decision of the Cabinet are binding on all the ministers A) True. B) False. C) Not sure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 60. A resolution for impeaching the President can be moved after at least fourteen days' notice signed by: A) Not less than 50 members of the House. B) Not less than one-third of the total number of members of the House. C) Not less than one-fourth of the total number of members of the House. D) At least 100 members of Lok Sabha and 50 members of Rajya Sabha. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not less than one-fourth of the total number of members of the House. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesExecutive QuizzesIndian Polity QuizzesUnion Executive Quiz 1Union Executive Quiz 3President QuizPrime Minister QuizThe Government Of India QuizVice President Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books