Presidential Elections

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

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

Q. How is president of India elected ? Descride the functions and powers of the president ?

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

Q. Working capital stands for :

1. Tools, machines and buildings
2. total share capital
3. fixed deposits in financial institutions
4. raw materials and money in hand

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

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

1. True
2. False

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

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. 1001
4. 751

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)/1000
3. (P/N)x100
4. (P/N)/100

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.

what is the meaning of this sentence?

the president can never claim the direct popular mandate that a prime mnister can.this ensures that she remains a nominal executive.

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