Powers of the Indian President

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Who is current defence minister of india?

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What are the powers of parliament?

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Which is the largest Legislative Assembly in India ?

Q. Which of the statements given below are correct?

Statement I: The President appoints the chiefs of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force.

Statement II: The President can declare war or conclude a peace treaty, subject to the approval of the Parliament.

1. Statement I only
2. Statement II only
3. Both the statements are correct
4. Both the statements are incorrect

Q. The Parliament can impeach people in important posts as a part of its _________ powers.

1. Executive
2. Judicial
3. Electoral
4. Financial

Q. Which of the following entities elects the President of India?

1. The Parliament
2. The State Assemblies
3. The legislatures of Delhi and Puducherry
4. The Panchayats

Q. In an Indian state, the ruling party is not letting the opposition party protest their decisions in the legislature. The working of the state's government is growing extremely authoritarian.

Which of the following scenarios can play out in such a situation?

1. The President can declare a Constitutional Emergency.
2. The President can declare a National Emergency.
3. President's Rule can be imposed on the state.
4. The state's High Court can be temporarily suspended.

Q. Write briefly about the Parliament and its two houses.

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Give on word:

a) State legislatures having one house

b) the official who presides over the Vidhan Sabha

c) The nominal Head of a State

d) The areas into which states are divided for purposes of election

e) Governors can issue orders

Q. What kind of emergency could the President declare if the nation was in a severe economic crisis?

1. National Emergency
   
2. Financial Emergency
   
3. Monetary Emergency
   
4. Constitutional Emergency

Q. Who is the Supreme Commander of the Defence Forces?

1. The Chief of Defence Staff
   
2. The Prime Minister
   
3. The President
   
4. The Defence Minister

Q. No law can be passed in Parliament without the assent of the President.

1. True
2. False

Q. Who has the power to pass an Ordinance when either House of Parliament is not in session?

1. President
   
2. Prime Minister
   
3. Council of Ministers
   
4. Chief Justice of India

Q. The President can only grant pardon in cases involving a death sentence.

1. True
2. False