System of Government

Q.

Who is the nominal head of state in India?

Q. Which of the following statements is/are not true regarding the President of India?

1. The President of India is the nominal head of the country.
2. The President of India is the head of the Executive body.
3. The President of India represents the nation but did not rule the nation.
4. The title of the President was borrowed from the Constitution of the United States.

Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the President of India?

1. The President is the head of the judiciary.
2. The President is the nominal head of the state.
3. President of India represents the nation but does not rule the nation.
4. The power and position of the President of India is similar to that of the President of the U.S.A.

Q. As of 4th November, 1948, there were _______ Schedules, and _______ Articles in the Indian Constitution.

1. 395, 8
2. 8, 395
3. 394, 8
4. 8, 394

Q. The U.S.A. has a presidential system of government.

1. True
2. False

Q.

The Articles of Confederation did not provide a good basis for government primarily because ______.

1. They established no legislative branch for the national government
2. They gave the federal government no power to raise money from the states
3. They put too much power in the hands of the federal judiciary
4. They reserved no individual rights to the states of the Union
5. They required a unanimous vote of all the states to pass any legislation

Q. How many articles did the Draft Constitution contain?

1. 313
2. 360
3. 395
4. 400

Q. How many articles did the Draft Constitution contain?

1. 313
2. 360
3. 395
4. 400

Q. According to the Draft Constitution, the Prime Minister would be the head of the Indian Union.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the President of India and the U.S.A.?

1. The President of India is the nominal head, whereas the President of the U.S.A. is the executive head.
2. Secretaries advise the President of India in law making process.
3. The President of India has ministers under different departments.
4. The Indian President can reject the advice of his ministers more then once.

Q. Which of the following was included by the writers of the Constitution in 1787 to correct the weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

1. A method of amending the Constitution that required the approval of all states.
2. The addition of a Bill of Rights to protect individual citizens.
3. The establishment of a cabinet to advise the president.
4. Provisions for an executive and a judicial branch of government.
5. A reserved powers clause to protect states' rights.

Q. Which of the following statements is/are not true regarding the President of India?

1. The President of India is the nominal head of the country.
2. The President of India is the head of the Executive body.
3. The President of India represents the nation but did not rule the nation.
4. The title of the President was borrowed from the Constitution of the United States.

Q. The Draft Constitution contained 395 Articles and 8 Schedules.

1. True
2. False

Q. The concept of the President being the head of the Union was borrowed from the constitution of which nation?

1. France
2. United States of America
3. United Kingdom
4. Soviet Union

Q. The concept of the President being the nominal head was borrowed from the constitution of which nation?

1. England
2. Spain
3. United States
4. France

Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding the President of India?

1. The President is the head of the judiciary.
2. The President is the nominal head of the state.
3. President of India represents the nation but does not rule the nation.
4. The power and position of the President of India is similar to that of the President of the U.S.A.