The President, Vice-President, and Governor Quiz — 7 Free Questions

Question 1

What does Article 163 provide about the Governor and his Council of Ministers?

Question 2

In a State that has a Legislative Council, roughly what share of that Council's members does the Governor nominate?

Question 3

Since the 44th Amendment, what must the President receive before he can proclaim a National Emergency?

Question 4

Which statement about the President's power to assent to bills under Article 111 is correct?

Question 5

Who administers the oath of office to the President of India before he enters upon his office?

Question 6

Who was the first Vice-President of India?

Question 7

Which of the following statements about the different forms of the pardoning power is correct?

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About The President, Vice-President, and Governor

This quiz is made for students who are preparing for the IAS examination and other competitive tests, and also for anyone who simply wants to understand how India is governed. It covers three high offices of our Constitution together: the President of India, the Vice-President of India, and the Governor of a State. When it is complete it will have one hundred and twenty carefully checked questions, arranged in six packs of twenty.

Every question has four options, and the correct option can be in any position. After each question there is a detailed explanation of more than five lines. The explanation gives the relevant Article of the Constitution, the important numbers such as ages, majorities and time limits, and the small points of difference that examiners love to test. The language has been kept simple, in plain Indian English, so that even a school student can follow it.

The questions are drawn from the actual scheme of the Constitution: the election of the President by an Electoral College under Articles 54 and 55, the qualifications under Article 58, the oath under Article 60, the term and resignation under Article 56, impeachment under Article 61, the pardoning power under Article 72, the duty to act on ministerial advice under Article 74, and the President's role in law-making under Articles 111 and 123. For the Vice-President it covers Articles 63 to 71, and for the Governor it covers Articles 153 to 162, including the pardoning power under Article 161, the discretionary powers under Article 163, and assent to State bills under Article 200. Differences between the three offices, such as who administers the oath and who can pardon a death sentence, are tested closely.

A few questions carry a photograph of a building such as Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Parliament House or the Supreme Court, only to set the scene. The picture never gives away the answer. Every fact has been checked against the bare text of the Constitution of India and standard reference books on Indian polity.