Union Executive: President, VP & PM Questions with Solutions

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This topic covers the Union Executive: the President, the Vice-President, the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers, and the Attorney General. It includes their election or appointment, qualifications, powers, removal, and the relationship between the President and the Council of Ministers. Common questions cover the electoral college that elects the President, impeachment under Article 61, the President's ordinance-making power (Article 123) and pardoning power (Article 72), and the fact that the Vice-President is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. Lists of past Presidents and Prime Ministers are also tested. Practise the Union Executive questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.

  1. Q1.

    'There shall be a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister at the head to aid and advise the President' is provided in:

    A. Article 53B. Article 74(1)C. Article 75(1)D. Article 78
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  2. Q2.

    Along with the elected members of Parliament and state Legislative Assemblies, the elected members of which Union Territory assemblies vote in the election of the President?

    A. Puducherry and LadakhB. Delhi and ChandigarhC. Delhi and PuducherryD. Delhi and Lakshadweep
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  3. Q3.

    Under which Article can the President seek the opinion of the Supreme Court on a question of law or fact?

    A. Article 141B. Article 137C. Article 32D. Article 143
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  4. Q4.

    According to Article 53, the executive power of the Union is vested in the:

    A. PresidentB. Prime MinisterC. Union CabinetD. Parliament
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  5. Q5.

    A bill becomes an Act after being passed by both Houses of Parliament and receiving the assent of the:

    A. Prime MinisterB. PresidentC. Vice-PresidentD. Speaker of the Lok Sabha
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