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Q1With reference to vacancies in the office of President of India, consider the following statements: 1. Election to fill a vacancy caused by expiration of the President's term must be completed before expiration of the term. 2. Election to fill a casual vacancy must be held as soon as possible and in no case later than 6 months from the date of occurrence of the vacancy. 3. A person elected to fill a casual vacancy holds office only for the remainder of the predecessor's term. 4. In a vacancy caused by death, resignation or removal, the Vice-President acts as President until the new President enters upon office. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is true under Article 62(1). Statement 2 is true: a casual vacancy election must not be later than six months. Statement 3 is false because Article 62 gives the new President a full five-year term from entering office, subject to Article 56. Statement 4 is true under Article 65, which makes the Vice-President act as President until the newly elected President enters office.
Q21. For Articles 54 and 55, the term State includes the National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union Territory of Pondicherry. 2. The election of the President follows proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. 3. Voting at the presidential election is by open ballot. 4. Article 55 seeks uniformity in the scale of representation of different States at the presidential election. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is true: the explanation to Article 54 includes the National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union Territory of Pondicherry. Statement 2 is true: Article 55 prescribes proportional representation by single transferable vote. Statement 3 is false because voting is by secret ballot. Statement 4 is true because Article 55 expressly refers to uniformity in representation of different States.
Q3Consider the following statements about the manner of election of the President of India: 1. The President is elected by a system of first-past-the-post voting. 2. The election is held by proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote. 3. Voting at the election is by secret ballot. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 2 and 3 are correct because Article 55(3) prescribes proportional representation by single transferable vote and secret ballot. Statement 1 is incorrect; first-past-the-post is not the constitutional method for this election.
Q4Consider the following statements about the constitutional position and election of the President: 1. The Constitution expressly provides that there shall be a President of India. 2. The executive power of the Union is vested in the President. 3. Nominated members of both Houses of Parliament are included in the presidential electoral college. 4. The National Capital Territory of Delhi and Puducherry are included within “State” for Articles 54 and 55. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct. Articles 52 and 53 establish the President and vest Union executive power in the President. Article 54 includes elected members of both Houses of Parliament, so nominated members are excluded and statement 3 is false. The Article 54 explanation includes the National Capital Territory of Delhi and Puducherry for Articles 54 and 55.
Q5With reference to the President's constitutional links with the Supreme Court and audit reports, consider the following statements: 1. The President may refer a question of law or fact of public importance to the Supreme Court for its opinion under Article 143. 2. The Supreme Court is constitutionally bound in every presidential reference to report its opinion to the President. 3. The reports of the Comptroller and Auditor-General relating to the accounts of the Union are submitted to the President. 4. The President causes the Comptroller and Auditor-General's Union audit reports to be laid before each House of Parliament. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statement 1 is true: Article 143 covers questions of law or fact of public importance. Statement 2 is false as framed; the excerpt says the Court may report its opinion, not that it is bound in every reference. Statements 3 and 4 are true under Article 151: Union audit reports go to the President, who causes them to be laid before both Houses of Parliament.
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6Consider the following statements: 1. The Constitution provides that there shall be a President of India. 2. The executive power of the Union is vested in the President. 3. The President is elected by the nominated members of both Houses of Parliament. Which of the statements given above are correct?
7Consider the following statements about the manner of election of the President of India: 1. Article 55 seeks uniformity in the scale of representation of the different States as far as practicable. 2. The vote value of an elected MLA is linked to the quotient obtained by dividing the population of the State by the total number of elected members of the Assembly. 3. The election is held by proportional representation through the single transferable vote and by secret ballot. 4. For Article 55, population now means the 2011 Census figures for presidential elections. Which of the statements given above are correct?
8Consider the following statements about disputes relating to the election of the President of India: 1. All doubts and disputes connected with the election of the President are decided by the Supreme Court, whose decision is final. 2. If a person's election as President is declared void by the Supreme Court, all acts done by that person before the decision automatically become invalid. 3. Parliament may by law regulate matters relating to or connected with the election of the President. 4. The election of the President may be called in question merely because there was a vacancy among the members of the electoral college. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9With reference to the President, Council of Ministers and Prime Minister, consider the following statements: 1. There shall be a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister at the head to aid and advise the President. 2. The President may require the Council of Ministers to reconsider its advice, either generally or otherwise. 3. After such reconsideration, the President is bound to act in accordance with the advice tendered. 4. The question whether any advice was tendered by Ministers to the President may be inquired into by the Supreme Court in all cases involving fundamental rights. Which of the statements given above are correct?
10Consider the following statements: 1. The President's oath is made in the presence of the Chief Justice of India or, in his absence, the senior-most available Judge of the Supreme Court. 2. An impeachment charge against the President may be preferred by either House of Parliament. 3. An impeachment charge requires at least fourteen days' notice signed by not less than one-fourth of the total number of members of the House. Which of the statements given above are correct?
11Consider the following statements about qualifications and conditions for the President of India: 1. A person must be a citizen of India and must have completed the age of 35 years to be eligible for election as President. 2. A person must be qualified for election as a member of the Council of States to be eligible for election as President. 3. If a member of either House of Parliament or of a State Legislature is elected President, that member is deemed to have vacated the seat on entering the office of President. Which of the statements given above are correct?
12With reference to emergency provisions involving the President, consider the following statements: 1. A Proclamation of Emergency under Article 352 may be issued only when the President is satisfied about grave emergency due to war, external aggression or armed rebellion. 2. Article 352 allows the President to issue different Proclamations on different grounds even when another Proclamation is already in operation. 3. Under Article 356, the President may act only on the Governor's report and never otherwise. 4. Under Article 360, the President may proclaim Financial Emergency if satisfied that the financial stability or credit of India or any part of its territory is threatened. Which of the statements given above are correct?
13Consider the following statements about Ministers under Article 75: 1. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President. 2. Other Ministers are appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister. 3. The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Council of States. Which of the statements given above are correct?
14Consider the following statements about Parliament and the President: 1. Parliament for the Union consists of the President and two Houses. 2. The President addresses both Houses assembled together after each general election to the House of the People. 3. Every Minister and the Attorney-General of India may take part in proceedings of Parliament but is not by virtue of Article 88 entitled to vote. Which of the statements given above are correct?
15Consider the following statements about the conduct of Government business: 1. All executive action of the Government of India is expressed to be taken in the name of the President. 2. Orders and instruments made and executed in the name of the President are authenticated in a manner specified in rules made by the President. 3. The President makes rules only for State Government business, not for the convenient transaction of Government of India business. Which of the statements given above are correct?