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Q1. Where is Raisina Hill?
- AWhere Rashtrapati Bhavan is situated
- BThe Hill feature in Srinagar, otherwise known as Shankaracharya Hill
- CThe place where the Dogra rulers of Jammu and Kashmir built their fort in Jammu
- DThe Rock feature at Kanyakumari where Swami Vivekanand's statue was erected
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Answer: A) Where Rashtrapati Bhavan is situated
Q2. The President of India enjoys emergency powers of ___
- ATwo types
- BThree Types
- CFour types
- DFive types
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Answer: B) Three Types
Q3. How many times the President of India can seek re-election to his post?
- Aonce
- B2 times
- C3 times
- DAny number of times
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Answer: D) Any number of times
Q4. Which of the following appointments is NOT made by the President of India?
- ASpeaker of the Lok Sabha
- BChief Justice of India
- CChief of Air Staff
- DChief of Army
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Answer: A) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Q5. In case the President wishes to resign, to whom is he to address his resignation letter?
- AChief Justice of India
- BSecretary of Lok Sabha
- CVice President
- DPrime Minister
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Answer: C) Vice President
Q6. What is the maximum age limit prescribed for the post of the President of India?
- A58 years
- B60 years
- C62 years
- DThere is no maximum age limit
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Answer: D) There is no maximum age limit
Q7. Rashtrapati Bhawan was designed by___
- AEdward stone
- BLe Corbusier
- CEdwin Lutyens
- DTarun Dutt
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Answer: C) Edwin Lutyens
Q8. A Presidential Ordinance can remain in force___
- AFor three monts
- BFor six monts
- CFor nine months
- DIndefinitely
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Answer: B) For six monts
Q9. Who can initiate impeachment of the President?
- A1/4th members of either House of the President
- BHalf of the members of either House of the Parliament
- CHalf of the state Legislatures
- D1/3rd members of any State Legislature
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Answer: A) 1/4th members of either House of the President
Q10. The President of India is elected by the ___
- AMembers of the Lok Sabha
- BMembers of both Houses of the Parliament
- CMembers of the State Legislature
- DBy an electoral college consisting of the elected members of both Houses of the Parliament and State Assemblies
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Answer: D) By an electoral college consisting of the elected members of both Houses of the Parliament and State Assemblies
Q11. To be eligible for electionn as President of India, a person must have completed the age of ___
- A25 years
- B30 years
- C35 years
- D40 years
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Answer: C) 35 years
Q12. The President of India is elected by the numbers of an electoral college which does NOT include___
- AThe elected members of the Rajya Sabha
- BThe elected members of the Lok Sabha
- CThe elected members of the State Assemblies
- DThe elected members of the State Legislative Councils
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Answer: D) The elected members of the State Legislative Councils
Q13. Which one of the following offices is held during the pleasure of the President of India?
- AChief Justice of India
- BChief Justice of India
- CGovernor of a State
- DChairman of UPSC
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Answer: C) Governor of a State
Q14. The Union Executive of Indai consists of ___
- AThe President, Vice-President and the Council of Ministers only
- BThe President and Council of Ministers only
- CThe President, Vice-President Council of Ministers and Lok Sabha Speaker
- DThe President, Prime Minister, Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha Speaker
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Answer: A) The President, Vice-President and the Council of Ministers only
Q15. Who was the President of India at the time of proclamation of emergency in the year 1975?
- AV. V. Giri
- BGiani Zail Singh
- CFakhruddin Ali Ahmad
- DShankar Dayal Sharma
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Answer: C) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmad
Q16. Under which Article of the Constitution of India can the President of India be impeached?
- AArticle 61
- BArticle 75
- CArticle 76
- DArticle 356
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Answer: A) Article 61
Q17. Who holds the power to appoint the nominees form Anglo-Indian Commission in the Lok Sabha?
- AMinorities Commission
- BPresident of India
- CPrime Minister
- DVice-President
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Answer: B) President of India
Q18. Who is the Executive Head of State in India?
- APresident
- BPrime Minister
- CLeader of the opposition
- DChief Secretary, Government of India?
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Answer: A) President
Q19. In India, the President is elected by___
- ADirect Election
- BSingle Transferable Vote
- CProportional Vote System
- DOper Ballot System
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Answer: B) Single Transferable Vote
Q20. The first President of Independent India hails from___
- AU.P
- BAndhra Pradesh
- CBihar
- DTamil Nadu
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Answer: C) Bihar
Q21. Recommendations to the President of India on the specific Union-State fiscal relations are made by the___
- AFinance Minister
- BReserve Bank of India
- CPlanning Commission
- DFinance Commission
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Answer: D) Finance Commission
Q22. Who among the following President held office for two consecutive terms?
- ADr. Rajendra Prasad
- BDr. S. Radhakrishnan
- CBoth 'a' and 'b'
- DDr. Zakir Hussain
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Answer: A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Q23. By which of the followintg can the President of India be impeached?
- ABy the Lok Sabha
- BBy the Parliament
- CBy the Chief Justice of India
- DBy the Prime Minister
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Answer: B) By the Parliament
Q24. Who among the following is appointed by the President___
- ASpeaker of the Lok Sabha
- BComptroller and Auditor General
- CGovernor of a State
- DAll of these
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Answer: D) All of these
Q25. Acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in India is appointed by the ___
- AChief Justice of Supreme Court
- BPrime Minister
- CPresident
- DLaw Minister
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Answer: C) President
