Presidential Elections

Q. S1: The President is the head of the state and exercises nominal powers.
S2: The President is directly chosen by the citizens.

Select which of the following option is true with regard to S1 and S2.

1. S1: True; S2: True; S2 is the reason for S1
2. S1: True; S2: True; S2 and S1 are independent
3. S1: True; S2: False
4. S1: False; S2: True

Q. Sarita was a candidate in the presidential election. The total number of valid votes in the election were 25, 000. What was the quota of votes required for Sarita to win the election?

1. 12, 501
2. 12, 000
3. 20, 000
4. 12, 500

Q. Statement (I): A Constitutional Monarch is a king or queen whose power is limited by the Constitution.
Statement (II): President of India is a Constitutional Monarch.
Statement (III): Spain is a Constitutional Monarchy.

1. Only statements (I) and (II) are true.
2. Only statements (II) and (III) are true.
3. Only statement (I) is true.
4. Only statements (I) and (III) are true.

Q. If in a presidential election, the number of votes are 2000, what is the minimum number of votes that the candidate needs to win the election?

1. 2000
2. 1000
3. 751
4. 1001

Q. Consider the following statements:
(i) If 'P' is the population of a state.
(ii) 'N' is the number of elected members of the State Legislative Assembly.
Then what is the formula to determine the value attached to votes of each representative from a state during the Presidential elections?

1. (PxN)/100
2. (P/N)/100
3. (P/N)/1000
4. (P/N)x100

Q.

what is the difference between nominal head and real head?

Q. The president of India is elected by which of the following?

1. Election Commission
2. Prime Minister
3. Electoral College
4. Vidhan Sabha

Q. Who is referred to as the De Jure Head of the Indian State?

1. President
2. Prime Minister
3. Chief Minister
4. Governor

Q. What was the purose of the European monarchs in claiming rule thorugh the divine right of kings?

1. To reinforce the power of the church over secular rulers.
2. To establish a stronger connection between church and state.
3. To strengthen a king's claim to absolute power over his subjects.
4. To allow the nobility to use the king as a symbol of central political authority without actually giving the king this great power.

Q. The President can appoint the Prime Minister if the election throws up a hung verdict.

1. True
2. False

Q. If the elections throw a hung verdict then the appointed Prime Minister has to prove majority support in both the houses.

1. True
2. False

Q. in an election 3 persons are to be elected from 6 candidates.A voter can cast any number of votes but not more than the candidates to be elected in how many was can he cast his vote

Q. If there is a conflict during the presidential election, then the Vice President is authorised to make the final decision.

1. False
2. True