Union Executive MCQ Questions with Answers

Question 1 : The first citizen of the Republic of India is

a) the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
b) the President of India
c) the Prime Minister of India
d) the Speaker of the Lok Sabha

Answer : b

Question 2 : Who among the following is not a member of any of the two houses of our country?

a) Prime Minister
b) Finance Minister
c) President
d) Railway Minister

Answer : c

Question 3 : The privileges of the President has been expressly provided in

a) Article 54
b) Article 56
c) Article 361
d) Article 363

Answer : c

Question 4 : The power to make treaties with other nations lies with

a) the Parliament
b) the Prime Minister of India
c) the President of India
d) none of the above

Answer : c

Question 5 : The President of India is

a) the Head of State
b) the Head of Government
c) the Head of State and Government
d) the Head of Parliament

Answer : a

Question 6 : Who determines the term and membership of the Central Council of Ministers?

a) Home Minister
b) President of ruling party
c) President of India
d) Vice-President

Answer : c

Question 7 : Who among the following is empowered to establish the Inter-state Council?

a) Parliament
b) President
c) Speaker of Lok Sabha
d) Prime Minister

Answer : b

Question 8 : The power of the President to issue ordinance is relic of 

a) Government of India Act, 1909
b) Government of India Act, 1919
c) Government of India Act, 1935
d) Government of India Act, 1947

Answer : b

Question 9 : Who is referred as the Supreme Commander of forces in India?

a) General of the Army
b) Defence Minister
c) President
d) Field Marshal

Answer : c

Question 10 : Acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in India is appointed by the

a) Chief Justice of Supreme Court
b) Prime Minister
c) President
d) Law Minister

Answer : c

Question 11 : The authority to specify as to which castes shall be deemed to be Scheduled Castes rests with the

a) Commission for Scheduled Castes and Tribes
b) Prime Minister
c) Governor of the State
d) President

Answer : d

Question 12 : Who holds the power to appoint the nominees from Anglo-Indian Community in the Lok Sabha?

a) Minorities Commission
b) President of India
c) Prime Minister
d) Vice-President

Answer : b

Question 13 : Who has the right under the Constitution to seek the opinion of the Supreme Court on question of law?

a) President
b) Any High Court
c) Prime Minister
d) All of the above

Answer : a

Question 14 : The President ………

a) is not a part of Parliament
b) is a part of the Parliament
c) is a part of the Parliament and sits in the Parliament
d) can vote in the Parliament
e) none of the above/more than one of the above

Answer : b

Question 15 : Who among the following summons both the houses?

a) Prime Minister
b) Chief Justice of India
c) Judge of Supreme Court
d) President

Answer : d

Question 16 : The President of India addresses the Parliament under Article 87 of the Indian Constitution

a) in a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament
b) in a joint meeting of both houses of Parliament
c) in a joint session of both houses of Parliament
d) both the houses of Parliament assembled together

Answer : d

Question 17 : The President of India is elected by an Electoral College comprising of elected members of which of the following?

I. Both the Houses of the Parliament
II. The Legislative Assemblies of State
III. The Legislative Councils of States
IV. The Legislative Assemblies of NCT of Delhi and Puducherry

a) I and II
b) I, II and III
c) I, II and IV
d) Only IV

Answer : c

Question 18 : Which of the following are appointed by the President?

I. Judges of the High Court
II. Lt Governors of the Union Territories
III. Vice-President
IV. Chief Election Commissioner

a) I, II and III
b) II, III and IV
c) I, II and IV
d) II and IV

Answer : c

Question 19 : Which of the following veto is/are used by President of India?

I. Absolute veto
II. Suspensive veto
III. Pocket veto
IV. Qualified veto

a) II, III and IV
b) II and III
c) I, II and III
d) I, II, III and IV

Answer : c

Question 20 : The President selects Prime Ministers as

I. the leader of the party in majority in Lok Sabha
II. any one he wishes to
III. the person who is in a position to win the confidence of the majority in Lok Sabha
IV. the leader of the party having a majority of seats in earlier Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha

a) Only I
b) I and III
c) II and IV
d) I, III and IV

Answer : b

Question 21 : Who among the following is/are appointed by the President of India?

I. Vice-Chairman of the NITI Aayog
II. Chairman of the Finance Commission
III. Administrators of the Union Territories

a) I and II
b) II and III
c) I and III
d) Only I

Answer : a

Question 22 : President of India is elected by

a) Lok Sabha
b) Rajya Sabha
c) Parliament members
d) Members of Parliament and member of State Legislative Assemblies

Answer : d

Question 23 : What is the maximum age limit prescribed for the post of the President of India? 

a) 58 years
b) 60 years
c) 62 years
d) There is no maximum age limit

Answer : d

Question 24 : How many times the President of India can seek re-election to his post?

a) Once
b) 2 times
c) 3 times
d) any number of times

Answer : d

Question 25 : What is the minimum age for being elected as the President of India?

a) 40 years
b) 35 years
c) 30 years
d) 25 years

Answer : b

Question 26 : Election of the President of India and its manner can be amended by ………..

a) simple majority of Parliament
b) special majority of Parliament
c) special majority of parliament and consent of states
d) no option is correct

Answer : c

Question 27 : The powers to enquire into and decide all doubts and disputes arising out of election of the President is vested in

a) the Chairman of Rajya Sabha
b) the Prime Minister of India
c) the Supreme Court
d) the Election Commission

Answer : c

Question 28 : Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India is associated with the election of the President of India?

a) Article 103
b) Article 78
c) Article 74
d) Article 54

Answer : d

Question 29 : How is the President of India elected?

a) Directly by public voting
b) By single transferable vote
c) By secondary voting system
d) All options are correct

Answer : b

Question 30 : Which Article of the Indian Constitution prescribes eligibility conditions for re-election to the post of President of India?

a) Article 52
b) Article 54
c) Article 55
d) Article 57

Answer : d

Question 31 : The President of India is elected by the members of an electoral college which does not include

a) the elected members of the Rajya Sabha
b) the elected members of the Lok Sabha
c) the elected members of the State Assemblies
d) the elected members of the State Legislative Councils

Answer : d

Question 32 : With reference to the Presidential Election in India, consider the following statements

I. The nomination paper of a candidate for the President Election should be signed by at least 50 electors as proposers and another 50 as seconders
II. The prescribed security deposit in the Presidential Election is Rs.25,000

Which of the following statements given above is/are correct?

a) Only I
b) Only II
c) Both I and II
d) Neither I nor II

Answer : a

Question 33 : Which of the following statements relating to election as the President of India is/are correct?

I. A person above the age of 35 years is eligible for election as the President of India
II. The President of India is eligible for re-election for more than one term
III. A person is not eligible for election as the President of India if the person holds an office of profit

a) I and II
b) Only II
c) I, II and III
d) Only III

Answer : c

Question 34 : Who administers the oath of office to the President in the absence of Chief Justice of India?

a) Vice-President
b) Chief Justice of Delhi High Court
c) Speaker of Lok Sabha
d) Senior most Judge of the Supreme Court

Answer : d

Question 35 : Which one of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution deals with the impeachment process against the Indian President?

a) Article 39
b) Article 60
c) Article 61
d) none of these

Answer : c

Question 36 : As per the Constitution of India, the President may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to

a) Chief Election Commission
b) the Chairman of Rajya Sabha
c) the Chief Justice of India
d) the Vice President

Answer : d

Question 37 : A President of India can be removed from his office by

a) Prime Minister of India
b) Chief Justice of India
c) Parliament
d) Lok Sabha

Answer : c

Question 38 : In case of death of the President and the Vice President of India, the ……….. will act as the President of India

a) Parliament chosen candidates
b) Prime Minister of India
c) Chief Justice of India
d) Attorney General of India

Answer : c

Question 39 : The Impeachment of the President of India can be initiated in

a) either House of the Parliament
b) a joint sitting of both the House of the Parliament
c) the Lok Sabha alone
d) the Rajya Sabha alone

Answer : a

Question 40 : Which one of the following has the power to initiate the motion of impeachment of the President of India?

a) Rajya Sabha
b) Lok Sabha
c) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
d) Both the Houses of the Parliament

Answer : d

Question 41 : The President’s seat can be left vacant for who much duration?

a) 6 months
b) 3 months
c) 9 months
d) 12 months

Answer : a

Question 42 : The salary of the President is 

a) fixed in a Constitution
b) fixed by a law made by the Parliament
c) mentioned in the Second Schedule of the Constitution
d) all of the above

Answer : c

Question 43 : Which of the following statements relating to the office of the President of India are correct?

I. The President has the power to grant pardon to criminal in special cases
II. The President can promulgate ordinances even when the Parliament is in session
III. The President can dissolve Rajya Sabha during emergency
IV. The President has the power to nominate two members in the Lok Sabha from the Anglo Indian Community

a) I and II
b) I and IV
c) III and IV
d) I, III and IV

Answer : b

Question 44 : Assertion (A) : During the term of office no litigation can be instituted in any court of law against the President of India
Reason(R) : President’s office is above the Constitution

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true, but R is false
d) A is false, but R is true

Answer : c

Question 45 : Which is not the discretionary power of the President of India

a) Suspensive Veto
b) Pocket Veto
c) To decide the day to day administrative decisions in case of caretaker government
d) Summon and dissolved Parliament Sessions

Answer : d

Question 46 : Power to grant pardons are enjoyed by which of the following constitutional authorities?

a) President
b) President and Governor of State
c) Governor
d) Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India

Answer : b

Question 47 : Does the President of India have veto power?

a) Yes
b) Only for money bills
c) The constitution is silent on this
d) No

Answer : a

Question 48 : Under which pardoning power of the President, one form of punishment is substituted by a lighter form?

a) Commutation
b) Remission
c) Respite
d) Reprieve

Answer : b

Question 49 : In India, the oath of secrecy to union ministers is administered by whom?

a) The Prime Minister of India
b) Comptroller and Auditor General of India
c) The President of India
d) Chief Justice of India

Answer : c

Question 50 : The two Union Territories which have been given rights to take part in the election of the President of India by the 70th Amendment of Indian Constitution are

a) Delhi and Chandigarh
b) Delhi and Puducherry
c) Delhi and Daman and Diu
d) Chandigarh and Puducherry

Answer : b

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