NET, IAS, State-SET (KSET, WBSET, MPSET, etc.), GATE, CUET, Olympiads etc.: Political Science MCQs (Practice_Test 117 of 150)
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- What is the maximum age prescribed for election as President of India?
- 58 years
- 62 years
- 60 years
- No such limit
- Answer: d
- Which of the following does the President appoint?
- Finance Commission
- Planning Commission
- Commission on Official Languages
- UPSC
- Codes:
- 1 4 only
- 1 2,3, 4
- 1 3,4
- 1 2,3
- Answer: b
- The office of the Prime Minister of India
- Is based on conventions
- Has been created by Parliament
- Has been created by the Constitution
- Is less powerful than that of the President
- Answer: c
- The Council of Ministers has no option but to resign if it loses the confidence of
- Parliament
- Either House of Parliament
- Rajya Sabha
- Lok Sabha
- Answer: d
- The Ministers are individually responsible to
- The President
- The House of the People
- The Prime Minister
- The House of which they are members
- Answer: a
- The President selects as Prime Minister
- The leader of the party in majority in Lok Sabha
- Any one he wishes to
- The person who is in a position to win the confidence of the majority in Lok Sabha
- The leader of the party having a majority of seats in either Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha Codes:
- 1 only
- I or 3
- II or 4
- 1 3 or 4
- Answer: b
- The Prime Minister is
- Elected by the Lok Sabha
- Elected by the Parliament
- Appointed by the President
- Nominated by the party enjoying majority in Lok Sabha
- Answer: c
- Ministers may be chosen from
- Lok Sabha
- Rajya Sabha
- Outside the Legislature Codes:
- 1 only
- 2 only
- 1 2
- 1 2 and 3
- Answer: d
- In the event of the resignation or death of the Prime Minister
- The Ministry is dissolved
- Fresh general elections must take place
- The Cabinet may choose another leader
- The President decides what to do
- Answer: a
- 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
- The electorate
- The Lok Sabha
- The party to which he belongs
- Parliament
- Answer: b
- The portfolios are allocated to the ministers by
- The President
- The Prime Minister
- Collective decision of the Council of Ministers
- Individual choice
- Answer: b
- In practice the policy of the Government is shaped by
- All the ministers
- The Prime Minister
- The Cabinet
- Special committees
- Answer: c
- That the Prime Minister acts as a channel of communication between the President and the Council of Ministers is provided by
- Convention
- Statute
- Article 78
- Article 75
- Answer: c
- The Attorney-General of India holds office during the pleasure of the
- President
- Prime Minister
- Parliament
- Chief Justice
- Answer: a
- Which of the following is/are correct with regard to the office of Attorney-General of India?
- He is a member of the Cabinet
- He can speak in either House of Parliament and vote on any issue
- He must be qualified to become a judge of the Supreme Court
- His remuneration is fixed by Parliament
- Codes:
- 2 4
- 1 2,4
- 3 only
- 3, TV
- Answer: c
- To whom does the President address his letter of resignation?
- The Prime Minister
- The Vice President
- The Speaker
- The Chief Justice
- Answer: b
- The President of the Union of India has the same constitutional authority as the
- British Monarch
- President of USA
- President of France
- President of USSR
- Answer: a
- Which of the following are appointed by the President?
- Judges of the High Court
- Lt. Governors of the Union Territories
- Vice-President
- Chief Election Commissioner
- Codes:
- 1 2,3
- 2 3,4
- 1 2,4
- 2 4
- Answer: c