Q60. Which President gave assent to the Constitution (One Hundredth Amendment) Act, 2015?
[SSC CGL 2021 Tier-I, held 12 April 2022]
(A) Ram Nath Kovind
(B) Pratibha Patil
(C) A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
(D) Pranab Mukherjee
Answer: (D) Pranab Mukherjee
Explanation: Pranab Mukherjee was President when the Hundredth Constitutional Amendment received assent in 2015. The amendment implemented the India–Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement, enabling exchange of enclaves and adjustment of specified territorial boundaries.
Q59. Which is NOT a constituent of the Union Executive?
[SSC CHSL 2021, held 25 May 2022]
(A) Prime Minister
(B) President of India
(C) Supreme Court
(D) Council of Ministers
Answer: (C) Supreme Court
Explanation: The Union Executive includes the President, Vice-President, Prime Minister, Council of Ministers and Attorney-General. The Supreme Court is part of the independent judiciary, not the executive, even though the President formally appoints its judges.
Q58. Which range of constitutional Articles primarily covers the Union Executive?
[SSC CHSL 2021, held 27 May 2022]
(A) Articles 38–50
(B) Articles 52–78
(C) Articles 80–86
(D) Articles 112–118
Answer: (B) Articles 52–78
Explanation: Part V of the Constitution places the Union Executive in Articles 52 through 78. They regulate the President, Vice-President, ministerial government and Attorney-General. Subsequent provisions cover Parliament and financial procedure.
Q57. The President of India has almost the same constitutional authority as which of the following?
[WBCS Mains 2021, held May 2022]
(A) President of the United States
(B) British Monarch
(C) President of Russia
(D) President of China
Answer: (B) British Monarch
Explanation: India follows the British-style parliamentary system, where the head of State is normally a ceremonial constitutional authority acting on ministerial advice. The British monarch offers the closest analogy, unlike presidents operating within more strongly presidential systems.
Q56. Under which Article is President’s Rule proclaimed in a State?
[WBCS Mains 2021, held May 2022]
(A) Article 326
(B) Article 370
(C) Article 380
(D) Article 356
Answer: (D) Article 356
Explanation: Article 356 concerns failure of constitutional machinery in a State and permits the President to issue a proclamation subject to parliamentary checks. It is distinct from national emergency provisions, which appear in Article 352.
Q55. When can the President exercise discretion in appointing a Prime Minister?
[WBCS Mains 2021, held May 2022]
(A) When no political party has a clear Lok Sabha majority
(B) Only after the Lok Sabha is dissolved
(C) In every appointment
(D) Under no circumstances
Answer: (A) When no political party has a clear Lok Sabha majority
Explanation: When no party commands a clear Lok Sabha majority, the President may use judgment to identify a leader capable of obtaining confidence of the House. Under ordinary circumstances, the choice is determined by the established parliamentary majority.
Q54. Droupadi Murmu served as Governor of which State before becoming President of India?
[CISF ASI LDCE, 23 August 2022]
(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Odisha
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Bihar
Answer: (C) Jharkhand
Explanation: Droupadi Murmu served as Governor of Jharkhand from 2015 to 2021. She subsequently won the 2022 presidential election and assumed office on 25 July 2022, becoming the first person from a Scheduled Tribe community to hold the presidency.
2021
Q53. Which Article of the Constitution defines the term of office of the President?
[RRB NTPC CBT-I, 31 July 2021]
(A) Article 55
(B) Article 56
(C) Article 53
(D) Article 54
Answer: (B) Article 56
Explanation: Article 56 fixes a presidential term of five years from assumption of office and deals with resignation and removal. Article 55 instead explains the presidential voting system, while Article 54 identifies the electoral college.
Q52. Which power of the President of India is provided in Article 72?
[RRB NTPC CBT-I, 21 March 2021]
(A) Composition of the Supreme Court
(B) Freedom of speech in Parliament
(C) Granting pardons and related clemency
(D) Appointment of the Prime Minister
Answer: (C) Granting pardons and related clemency
Explanation: Article 72 gives the President powers of pardon, reprieve, respite, remission, suspension and commutation for specified convictions and sentences. The clemency jurisdiction particularly includes court-martial cases, Union-law offences and cases involving a death sentence.
Q51. Ram Nath Kovind was which numbered President of India?
[RRB NTPC CBT-I, 13 March 2021]
(A) The seventeenth
(B) The fourteenth
(C) The twelfth
(D) The nineteenth
Answer: (B) The fourteenth
Explanation: Ram Nath Kovind served as the fourteenth President of India from July 2017 until July 2022. He succeeded Pranab Mukherjee, the thirteenth President, and was succeeded by Droupadi Murmu, the fifteenth President.
