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The correct answer is Article 123.

Key Points Ordinance Making Powers of the President:

• According to Article 123, the President can promulgate an ordinance only when both Houses of Parliament are not in session or when either of the two Houses of Parliament is not in session.
• The President may withdraw it at any time.
• An Ordinance promulgated under this article shall have the same force and effect as an Act of Parliament.
• It shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament within 6 weeks of reassembly, otherwise, it will lapse.
• Similarly, Article 213 of the Constitution of India grants the Governor of India the power to issue ordinances when the state legislature is not in session.​

Additional InformationImportant Articles Related to the President:

The correct answer is The President of India.

Key Points

• President's Rule refers to the suspension of state government and the imposition of direct governance by the central government.
• The authority to revoke President's Rule lies solely with the President of India, who acts upon the advice of the Union Council of Ministers.
• The President can revoke the rule if the central government is satisfied that normalcy has been restored in the state or upon a recommendation from the Governor of the state.
• President's Rule is imposed under Article 356 of the Indian Constitution, and its revocation also requires compliance with constitutional provisions.
• Parliamentary approval is necessary for both the imposition and continuation of President's Rule, but revocation does not require parliamentary approval.

Additional Information

• Article 356 of the Indian Constitution:
  • It allows the President to impose President's Rule in a state under certain circumstances like failure of constitutional machinery.
  • President's Rule can initially be imposed for six months and extended up to a maximum of three years with parliamentary approval.
• Role of the Governor:
  • The Governor of the state submits a report to the President recommending the imposition of President's Rule in case of governance failure.
  • While the Governor can recommend revocation, the final authority lies with the President.
• Checks and Balances:
  • The imposition of President's Rule is subject to judicial review to prevent misuse of power.
  • Courts can examine whether the conditions for invoking Article 356 were satisfied.
• Impact of Revocation:
  • Once revoked, the state government is restored, and the Governor resumes functioning as the constitutional head of the state.
  • Revocation signifies that governance in the state has returned to normalcy as per constitutional norms.

The correct answer is One

Key Points 

• So far, only one President of India has been elected unopposed, and that is Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy.
• Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1977-1982) is the only President of India who was elected unopposed which means there were no opponents competing against him.
• V. V. Giri (1969-1974)  is the only President of India to be elected twice and the first acting President of India.
• Justice M. Hidayatullah is the only Chief Justice of India who acted as the President of India.
• In the absence of the President, the Vice President acts as the President and if the Vice President is also absent then the Chief Justice of India acts as the President. In case if no one is available then the Senior most Judge of the Supreme Court acts as the President of India.
• Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was the President of India from the period of 2002 to 2007. He is also known as Missile Man of India due to his contribution in the field of Science and Technology. He was honoured with the  Bharat Ratna award in 1997. He wrote famous books such as Wings of Fire, India 2020, Ignited Minds, Indomitable Spirit, Transcendence: My Spiritual Experiences with Pramukh Swamiji.​

Image of President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy.

Additional Information 

•  Article 52 to 78 in part V of the Indian Constitution deals with Union Executive.
• President electoral college consists of-
  • Elected members of both the houses of Parliament
  • Elected members of legislative assemblies of states and UTs(Delhi and Puducherry).
• President can be removed by process of Impeachment - Article 61.​

Important Points 

List of Presidents

The correct answer is He can disqualify a member of Parliament under Article 102 on the recommendation of the Election Commission.

Key Points Powers of the President:

The correct answer is He can disqualify a member of Parliament under Article 102 on the recommendation of the Election Commission.

Key Points Powers of the President:

The correct answer is Yashwant Sinha

Key Points

• Yashwant Sinha was the candidate of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in the 15th Presidential Election in India
• Yashwant Sinha is an Indian administrator and politician.
• His constituency was Hazaribagh.
• He served as the Minister of Finance from 1990 until 1991 under Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar and again from March 1998 to July 2002 under Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
• He also served as the Minister of External Affairs from July 2002 until May 2004

The correct answer is Article 123.

Key Points Ordinance Making Powers of the President:

• According to Article 123, the President can promulgate an ordinance only when both Houses of Parliament are not in session or when either of the two Houses of Parliament is not in session.
• The President may withdraw it at any time.
• An Ordinance promulgated under this article shall have the same force and effect as an Act of Parliament.
• It shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament within 6 weeks of reassembly, otherwise, it will lapse.
• Similarly, Article 213 of the Constitution of India grants the Governor of India the power to issue ordinances when the state legislature is not in session.​

Additional InformationImportant Articles Related to the President:

The correct answer is 71.
Key Points

• Article 71 of the Constitution of India deals with "Matters relating to, or connected with, the election of a President or Vice-President". 
• According to Article 54, The President of India is elected by an Electoral College consisting of the
  • (a) elected members of both Houses of Parliament and of
  • (b) elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States.
• The President is elected for a term of five years and is eligible for re-election.
• According to Article 66, The Vice-President of India is elected by an Electoral College consisting of the members(elected and nominated) of both Houses of Parliament.
  • The Vice-President is also elected for a term of five years and can be re-elected.

Additional Information

• Article 69 deals with the Oath or affirmation by the Vice-President.
  • Every Vice-President shall, before entering upon his office, make and subscribe before the President, or some person appointed on that behalf by him, an oath or affirmation.
• Article 70 deals with the Discharge of the President's functions in other contingencies.
  • Parliament may make such provision as it thinks fit for the discharge of the functions of the President in any contingency not provided for at another place.
• Article 68 deals with the Time of holding an election to fill vacancies in the office of Vice-President and the term of office of the person elected to fill the casual vacancy.
  • An election to fill a vacancy caused by the expiration of the term of office of Vice-President shall be completed before the expiration of the term.
  • An election to fill a vacancy in the office of Vice-President occurring because of his death, resignation or removal, or otherwise shall be held as soon as possible after the occurrence of the vacancy, and the person elected to fill the vacancy shall, subject to the provisions of article 67, be entitled to hold office for the full term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office.

The correct answer is GV Ramakrishna.

Key Points

• GV Ramakrishna was the Chairperson of the Disinvestment Commission, Ministry of Industry (Department of Public Enterprises) established in 1996.
• Disinvestment is the process of sale or liquidation of assets by the Central or State Government usually Central and State public sector enterprises, projects, or other fixed assets.
• Strategic Disinvestment is the process of transfer of the ownership and control of a public sector entity to some other entity mostly to a private sector entity.
• The disinvestment in which at the end the Government retains a majority stake in the company typically greater than 51% thus ensuring the management control is called Minority Disinvestment.
• The disinvestment in which the Government after disinvestment retains a minority stake in the company is called Majority disinvestment.
• This disinvestment commission ceased to exist in May 2004.
• On 14th April 2016, the Department of Disinvestment was renamed as Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM).
• In November 2005 National Investment Fund was constituted to channelize the proceeds from the disinvestment of Central Public Sector Enterprises.
• Disinvestment helps in creating a better environment for investment.

The correct answer is He may dissolve any House of the Parliament.

Key Points

• Article 85 of the Indian Constitution
  • The President may from time to time —
    • (a) prorogue the Houses or either House
    • (b) dissolve the House of the People
• Article 85 clearly states that it can dissolve the 'House of the People'.
• It does not say both houses.
• Article 86 of Indian Constitution
  • The President may address either House of Parliament or both Houses assembled together, and for that purpose require the attendance of members.
  • The President may send messages to either House of Parliament, whether with respect to a Bill then pending in Parliament or otherwise
• Article 108 of Indian Constitution
  • If after a Bill has been passed by one House and transmitted to the other House and has been rejected/disagreed/more than six months have lapsed, the President may call a Joint Sitting.

Important Points

•  Rajya Sabha/Upper House
  • It is a permanent body and is not subject to dissolution.
  • However, one-third of the members retire every second year and are replaced by newly elected members.
  • Each member is elected for a term of six years.
  • The Vice President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha.

The correct answer is He can disqualify a member of Parliament under Article 102 on the recommendation of the Election Commission.

Key Points Powers of the President:

The correct answer is One

Key Points 

• So far, only one President of India has been elected unopposed, and that is Dr. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy.
• Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (1977-1982) is the only President of India who was elected unopposed which means there were no opponents competing against him.
• V. V. Giri (1969-1974)  is the only President of India to be elected twice and the first acting President of India.
• Justice M. Hidayatullah is the only Chief Justice of India who acted as the President of India.
• In the absence of the President, the Vice President acts as the President and if the Vice President is also absent then the Chief Justice of India acts as the President. In case if no one is available then the Senior most Judge of the Supreme Court acts as the President of India.
• Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was the President of India from the period of 2002 to 2007. He is also known as Missile Man of India due to his contribution in the field of Science and Technology. He was honoured with the  Bharat Ratna award in 1997. He wrote famous books such as Wings of Fire, India 2020, Ignited Minds, Indomitable Spirit, Transcendence: My Spiritual Experiences with Pramukh Swamiji.​

Image of President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy.

Additional Information 

•  Article 52 to 78 in part V of the Indian Constitution deals with Union Executive.
• President electoral college consists of-
  • Elected members of both the houses of Parliament
  • Elected members of legislative assemblies of states and UTs(Delhi and Puducherry).
• President can be removed by process of Impeachment - Article 61.​

Important Points 

List of Presidents

The correct answer is Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy.

Key Points

• Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was unanimously elected the sixth President unopposed.
• Prior to this, on 26 March 1977, Shri Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was unanimously elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
• But on July 13, 1977, he left this post as he was being nominated for the post of President.

Additional Information

• ​Dr S. Radhakrishnan -
  • He was the first Vice-President of India (1952 - 1962) and the second President.
  • He was the conductor of Indian culture, a great philosopher, and a devout Hindu thinker.
  • Due to these qualities, in 1954, the Government of India decorated him with the highest honor Bharat Ratna.
  • His birthday (September 5) is celebrated as Teacher's Day in India.​
• K. R. Narayanan -
  • He was the 10th President of India.
  • He is counted among the skilled politicians of India.
• Dr. Rajendra Prasad -
  • He was the first President of India and a great Indian freedom fighter.
  • In addition to being the President, he also served as the Minister of Agriculture and Food in India's first cabinet in 1946 and 1947.

The correct anser is Union Cabinet.

Key Points

• The President can an emergency only on the basis of a written request by the Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister.

National Emergency

• It can be declared on the basis of war, external aggression, or armed rebellion.
• The President of India proclaims a national emergency on the written advice from the Cabinet.
• The proclamation of emergency must be passed from both houses of parliament within one month from the date of its proclamation.
• If it is approved by both houses, the Emergency continues for 6 months and can be extended for an indefinite period with an approval of Parliament every 6 months.
• It is revoked by President at any time by another proclamation. This proclamation does not require Parliament's approval.
• According to Article 358, when there is a proclamation of National Emergency, fundamental rights under article19 are automatically suspended.

Additional Information Speaker of Lok Sabha:

• In the Lok Sabha, the speaker and even the deputy speaker are elected from among its members by a majority of members' presence and voting in the house.
• There are no specific qualifications for being elected as the speaker.
• The constitution says that the speaker should be a member of the house.​
• The speaker is elected by the Lok Sabha from amongst its members.
• The date of the election of the speaker is fixed by the President.
• Whenever the office of the speaker falls vacant, the Lok Sabha elects another member to fill the vacancy.

Prime Minister:

• Prime Minister is the real executive authority (de facto executive) in India.
• The Constitution does not contain any specific procedure for the selection and appointment of the Prime Minister.
• Article 75 says only that the Prime Minister shall be appointed by the president.
• In accordance with the conventions of the parliamentary system of government, the President has to appoint the leader of the majority party in the Lok Sabha as the Prime Minister.

Chief Justice of India:

• The appointment of acting Chief Justice is to be made by the President under Article 126 of the Constitution. 
• Vacancy in the office of the Chief Justice must be filled whatever the period of vacancy.
• Article 126 – Appointment of acting Chief justice. 
• As of August 2022, Justice Uday Umesh Lalit is the 49th Chief Justice of India.

Role of Chief Justice of India

• The Chief Justice is responsible for the allocation of work to other judges.
• The Chief Justice administers the oath of office to the President In the absence of the President and the Vice-President, the Chief Justice sits as the Acting President of India
• The Chief Justice is the ex-officio Chancellor of most autonomous law schools in India.

Eligibility

• The individual must be a citizen of India.
• The person must not exceed 65 years of age.
• In order to be eligible to be Chief Justice of India, the person must serve as a judge at High Court for at least five years or the person should be an advocate in the High court or the Supreme court for at least 10 years or a distinguished jurist.

The correct answer is Yashwant Sinha

Key Points

• Yashwant Sinha was the candidate of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in the 15th Presidential Election in India
• Yashwant Sinha is an Indian administrator and politician.
• His constituency was Hazaribagh.
• He served as the Minister of Finance from 1990 until 1991 under Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar and again from March 1998 to July 2002 under Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
• He also served as the Minister of External Affairs from July 2002 until May 2004