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1.
The ____________occupies the second highest office, in the country.
Vice-President
President
Prime Minister
Attorney General
2.
The President shall hold office for a term of__________
Three years
Four years
Five years
Six years
3.
_________is designated as the first citizen of India.
Prime Minister
President
Vice-President
Supreme Court Justice
4.
The Chief Justice and other Judges of the Supreme court are appointed by:
The President
The Attorney General
The Governor
The Prime Minister
5.
The Joint sittings of Indian Parliament for transacting legislative business are presided over by?
Senior most member of Parliament
Speaker of the Lok Sabha
The President of India
The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
6.
The Chief Justice of Supreme Court in India is appointed by the_____of India.
7.
At Present, the Lok Sabha consists of__________members.
8.
The________is the popular house of the Indian Parliament and contains elected representatives.
9.
At present, the Supreme Court consists of _______ judges including the Chief Justice.
10.
____________ is the Guardian of our Constitution.
11.
Who appoints the Judges of the Supreme Court?
12.
Why has been the office of the Vice-President created?
13.
Definition of the privileges of the President.
14.
What is the role of the President with regard to appointment of officials in the Government?
15.
What is the qualifications of Judges of the Supreme Court?
16.
Write short note: Money Bill.
17.
What are the different categories of Ministers at the Union level?
18.
How is President of India elected?
19.
Give a detailed account of the classification of the Council of Ministers based on ranks.
20.
List out the functions of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
21.
Describe the Executive and Judicial powers of the President of India.
1.
(a)
Vice-President
2.
(c)
Five years
3.
(b)
President
4.
(a)
The President
5.
(c)
The President of India
6.
( )
President
7.
( )
545
8.
( )
Lok Sabha
9.
( )
28
10.
( )
The Supreme Court
11.
The Chief Justice of Supreme Court in India is appointed by the President of India. The other judges are appointed by the President in consultation with the collegiums with Chief Justice Head .
12.
The Vice President office has been created to maintain the political continuity of the state.
13.
According to Article 361(1), the President, or the Governor of a state, shall not be answerable to any court for the exercise and performance of the powers and duties of his office or for any act done or purporting to be done by him in the exercise and performance of those powers and duties.
14.
(i) He is responsible for making a wide variety of appointments.
(ii) These include the appointment of Governors of States, the Chief Justice and other Judges of the Supreme Court and high Courts, the Attorney General, the Comptroller and Auditor General, the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners the Chairman and other Members of the Union Public Service Commission Ambassadors and High Commissioners to other countries
15.
a) He must be a citizen of India.
b) He should have worked as a judge of a High Court for atleast 5 years.
c) He should have worked as an advocate of High Court for atleast 10 years.
d) He is in the opinion of the President, a distinguished jurist.
16.
a) A bill which covers income and expenditure of the government is called Money Bill.
b) Bills connected with tax policy of the government is also called Money Bill.
c) Lok Sabha can only introduce Money bill and once it is approved by the Lok Sabha, it is passed to Rajya Sabha for its approval.
17.
The Ministers are classified under three ranks.
i) Cabinet Ministers
ii) Ministers of state
iii) Deputy Ministers
18.
i) The President is elected by an electoral college in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote.
ii) The Electoral college consists of the elected members of both houses of Parliament and the elected members of the states and elected members of National Capital Territory of Delhi and Puducherry.
iii) The President is elected for a term of five years and can be re-elected.
19.
Categories of the Ministers The ministers are classified under three ranks
(I) Cabinet Minister
(II) Ministers of State
(III) Deputy Ministers.
Cabinet Ministers
(i) The Cabinet is an informal body of senior ministers who form the nucleus of administration.
(ii) Important decisions of the government are taken by the Cabinet, such as defence, finance, external affairs and home.
(iii) The Cabinet recommends to the President to promulgate an ordinance.
(iv) It is instrumental in moving Amendments to the Constitution.
Ministers of State
(i) These ministers belong to the second category of ministers in the council.
(ii) They are also in charge of ministries or departments but they do not participate in the meetings of the cabinet unless invited to do so.
Deputy Ministers
They are the lowest ranked ministers in the cabinet. They assist either the Ministers of Cabinet or state in the performance of the duties entrusted to them
20.
Functions of the Lok Sabha
(i) Any bill can be introduced and passed in the Lok Sabha (Including Money Bill).
(ii) It has the same power as Rajya Sabha to participate in case of impeachment of a president and the judges of Supreme Court.
(iii) It has equal power as Rajya Sabha in passing any bill for a constitutional amendment.
(iv) Lok Sabha members have the power to elect the president, vice president.
(v) The motion of no confidence can only be introduced in Lok Sabha. If it is passed then the prime minister and other councils of ministers need to resign from their post.
Functions of the Rajya Sabha
(i) Any bill (except the money bills) needs to be approved by Rajya Sabha to get passed. If the bill gets stuck for more than six months then President calls for a joint session of both the houses to resolve the deadlock.
(ii) It has the same power as Lok Sabha, for passing any bill for a constitutional amendment.
(iii) The members of Rajya Sabha have the electoral power for selection of President, Vice President.
(iv) It has power in the impeachment procedure of president and judges of the supreme court and high court.
(v) Rajya Sabha has the power to make a state list subject into National Importance. If two third majority of the members of Rajya Sabha passes a resolution to support it.
21.
Executive Powers:
i) Article 77 requires that every executive action of the Union shall be taken in the name of the President.
ii) He appoints the Prime Minister and the other members of the Council of Ministers, distributing portfolios to them on the advice of the Prime Minister.
iii) He is responsible for making a wide variety of appointments.
iv) These include the appointment of Governors of States, the Chief Justice and other Judges of the Supreme Court and high Courts, the Attorney General, the Comptroller and Auditor General, the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners the Chairman and other Members of the Union Public Service Commission, Ambassadors and High Commissioners to other countries.
Judicial Powers:
Article 72 confers on the President power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment, or to commute the sentence of any person convicted of an offence.
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