Executive: President, PM, Governor — MPSC PYQ

खालीलपैकी योग्य विधान/ने निवडा. अ. उपराष्ट्रपती, ज्या दिनांकास आपले पद ग्रहण करील त्या दिनांकापासून पाच वर्षाच्या अवधीपर्यंत ते पद धारण करील. ब. उपराष्ट्रपती, राष्ट्रपतीस संबोधून आपल्या पदाचा सहीनिशी लेखी राजीनामा देऊ शकेल. क. लोकसभाभेच्या त्यावेळेच्या सर्व सदस्यांच्या बहुमताने पारित झालेल्या आणि राज्यसभेने संमत केलेल्या ठरावाद्वारे उपराष्ट्रपतीस त्यांच्या पदावरून दूर करता येईल. Select the correct statement/s from the following. A. The Vice-President shall hold office for a term of five years from the date on which he enters upon his office. B. A Vice-President may, by writing under his hand addressed to the President, resign his office. C. A Vice-President may be removed from his office by a resolution of House of the People passed by a majority of all the then members of the House of People and approved by the Council of States.

Statements A and B are correct as per Article 67 regarding the Vice-President's term and resignation. Statement C is incorrect because a Vice-President is removed by a resolution of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) passed by a majority of all then members and agreed to by the House of the People (Lok Sabha), not the other way around.

खालीलपैकी योग्य विधान/ने ओळखला. / Identify the correct statement/s from the following.

Under Article 57, a person who holds or has held office as President is eligible for re-election. However, statement b is incorrect because a presidential candidate must be qualified for election as a member of the Lok Sabha, not the Rajya Sabha.

खालीलपैकी कोणते विधान अनुच्छेद 164 मध्ये समाविष्ट नाही ? Which of the following statement is not included in Article 164 ?

Article 164 of the Indian Constitution states that the Council of Ministers shall be collectively responsible to the Legislative Assembly of the State, making statement (2) incorrect as it states the opposite.

खालीलपैकी कोण राष्ट्रपतीपदाच्या निवडणुकीत थेट भाग घेत नाही? Who among the following is not directly participating in the election of President ?

State Legislative Councils (Vidhan Parishad) do not participate in the election of the President. The electoral college consists of elected members of both houses of Parliament, elected members of State Legislative Assemblies, and elected members of Delhi and Puducherry UTs.

खालील विधाने विचारात घ्या : / Consider the following statements :

The President can return an ordinary bill for reconsideration (Statement a is correct). Money bills cannot be returned for reconsideration by the President; they require prior recommendation (Statement b is wrong). If an ordinary bill is passed again, the President must give assent (Statement c is correct).

मंत्रिमंडळ सचिवालयया (Cabinet Secretariat) संदर्भात खालीलपैकी कोणती विधाने सत्य आहेत ?

The Cabinet Secretariat works under the direct direction of the Prime Minister and acts as the chief coordinator in the Central Government. It was established in 1947, not 1950, and is a staff agency, not a line agency.

खालील विधानांपैकी कोणते विधान बरोबर नाही? / Which one of the following statements is not correct ?

Standard polity question on Governor and President discretionary powers or ordinances.

खालील विधाने विचारात घ्या : अ. मूळच्या राज्य घटनेत उपराष्ट्रपतीची निवड संसदेच्या दोन्ही सभागृहांच्या संयुक्त बैठकीत व्हावी अशी तरतूद होती. ब. 1961 च्या 11 व्या घटनादुरुस्तीने उपराष्ट्रपतीच्या निवडीची पद्धत बदलण्यात आली. क. उपराष्ट्रपतीची निवड दोन्ही सभागृहांच्या केवळ निर्वाचित सदस्यांच्या निवडमंडळाकडून केली जाते. ड. निवड मंडळ (Electoral College) अपूर्ण होते या कारणास्तव उपराष्ट्रपतीच्या निव्वडणुकीला आव्हान देता येत नाही. Consider the following statements : a. The original Constitution provided that the Vice-President would be elected by the two Houses of Parliament assembled at a joint meeting. b. The 11th Constitutional Amendment, 1961 changed the procedure of election of the Vice-President. c. The Vice-President is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the elected members only of both the Houses. d. The election of the Vice-President cannot be challenged on the grounds that the electoral college was incomplete.

Originally, the Vice-President was to be elected by a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament. The 11th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1961 changed this to an electoral college of both houses, and stated that an incomplete electoral college cannot invalidate the election. Statement c is wrong because elected AND nominated members both participate in the VP election.

महाराष्ट्राच्या राज्यापालाबाबत खालीलपैकी कोणते विधान सत्य आहे ? Which one of the following statements about the Governor of Maharashtra is true ?

Under Article 371(2) of the Indian Constitution, the Governor of Maharashtra (and Gujarat) is given a special responsibility for establishing separate development boards for regions like Vidarbha, Marathwada, and the rest of Maharashtra.

भारताच्या उपराष्ट्रपती बाबत खालीलपैकी कोणते विधान चुकीचे आहे ? Which one of the following statements about the Vice-President of India is incorrect ?

All the given statements regarding the Vice-President of India are correct (e.g., electoral college has MPs from both houses, acts as President for max 6 months, nomination requires 20 proposers and 20 seconders). Therefore, none of the statements is incorrect.

खालीलपैकी कोणते विधान बिनूक आहे ? / Which of the following statements is correct ?

Article 156 states that the Governor holds office during the pleasure of the President, and no specific removal procedure is laid down in the Constitution.

खालील विधाने विचारत घ्या : अ. अयोग्य हेतू (malafide) या आधारावर राष्ट्रपतीच्या वटहुकूम काढण्याच्या निर्णयाबाबत न्यायालयात प्रश्न उपस्थित करता येतो. ब. अन्य विधिनियमाप्रमाणे वटहुकूम देखील गतकाळापासून लागू होऊ शकतो. क. राज्यघटना दुरुस्तीसाठी वटहुकूम जारी करता येत नाही. वरीलपैकी कोणती विधाने बरोबर आहेत ? Consider the following statements : a. The decision of the President to issue an Ordinance can be questioned in a court for being malafide. b. An Ordinance like any other legislation can be retrospective. c. An Ordinance cannot be issued to amend the Constitution. Which of the above statements are correct ?

The Supreme Court ruled in the Cooper case (1970) and DC Wadhwa case that the President's/Governor's ordinance-making power can be challenged on the grounds of malafide intention. Ordinances can also be retrospective like normal laws, and they cannot be used to amend the Constitution.

खालील विधाने विचारत घ्या : अ. ब्रिटन मध्ये पंतप्रधान हे सामान्य गुहाचेच (House of Commons) सदस्य असले पाहिजे. ब. भारतात कोणत्याही सभागृहाचा सभासद नसलेल्या व्यक्तिची पंतप्रधान म्हणून नेमणूक होऊ शकते. वरीलपैकी कोणते/कोणत्या विधाने/विधाने बरोबर आहेत ? Consider the following statements : a. In Britain the Prime Minister should definitely be a member of the House of Commons. b. In India a person who is not a member of either House of Parliament can be appointed as Prime Minister. Which of the above statements is/are correct ?

In Britain, conventions dictate that the Prime Minister must be a member of the House of Commons (lower house). In India, Article 75 allows a person who is not a member of either House of Parliament to be appointed as Prime Minister, provided they get elected to either House within six months.

नकाराधिकाराच्या प्रकाराबाबत जोड्या लावा : Match the pairs regarding types of veto :

Absolute veto means withholding assent to the bill entirely (IV). Qualified veto can be overridden by the legislature only with a higher/special majority (III) — this type is not available to the Indian President. Suspensive veto can be overridden by an ordinary majority (II). Pocket veto means the executive neither ratifies nor rejects nor returns the bill (I). Reading a–d in order gives IV III II I, which is option 2.

खालील विधाने विचारत घ्या : अ. राज्यघटनेच्या मसुड्यात राज्यपालाची निवडणूक प्रौढमताधिकाराने व्हावी अशी तरतूद होती. ब. राज्यपालाच्या नियुक्ती बाबत भारताने अमेरीकेची पद्धत नाकारून कॅनडीयन पद्धत स्विकारली. क. 42 व्या घटनादुरुस्तीनंतर मंत्रिमंडळाचा सल्ला राष्ट्रपतीवर बंधनकारक करण्यात आला आहे परंतु अशी तरतूद राज्यापाला संबंधी करण्यात आलेली नाही. वरीलपैकी कोणती विधाने बरोबर आहेत ? Consider the following statements : a. The Draft Constitution provided for the direct election of the Governor on the basis of adult suffrage. b. About the appointment of Governor, India rejected the American system and accepted the Canadian system. c. After the 42nd Amendment, ministerial advice has been made binding on the President, but no such provision has been made with respect to the Governor. Which of the above statements are correct?

The Draft Constitution initially proposed direct election of the Governor by adult suffrage, but the Constituent Assembly later adopted the Canadian model of appointment by the President to avoid friction. Also, the 42nd Amendment made ministerial advice binding on the President, but no such explicit blanket amendment was made for Governors (though judicial pronouncements later clarified their discretionary powers). All statements are correct.

एखाद्या राज्याच्या मुख्यमंत्र्यांना हटवता येऊ शकते जर : / The Chief Minister of a state can be removed if :

A Chief Minister can be removed if the Legislative Assembly passes a no-confidence motion or if the Governor determines a breakdown of constitutional machinery (leading to President's Rule).

खालील विधाने पहा. (a) 1 जानेवारी 1950 रोजी प्रजासत्ताक चीनला मान्यता देणारा भारत हा प्रथम देश होता. (b) संयुक्त राष्ट्रसंघाच्या सुरक्षा परिषदेतील चीनच्या कायम सदस्यत्वासाठी भारताने आक्षेप घेतला होता. वरीलपैकी कोणते/ती विधान/ने बरोबर आहेत ? Consider the following statements : (a) India was the first country to recognize the people's Republic of China on 1st January, 1950. (b) India objected to China's permanent membership in the Security Council of UN. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

India was indeed the non-communist country outside the Soviet bloc to recognize the People's Republic of China on January 1, 1950. However, India did not object to China's UN Security Council membership in the way stated; rather, Nehru advocated for China's seat.

जर एखाद्या व्यक्तीची राष्ट्रपती म्हणून झालेली निवडणूक सर्वोच्च न्यायालयाने रद्द केली तर त्या व्यक्तीने तत्पूर्वी केलेले आदेश : (1) विधिग्राह्य ठरतात (2) विधिग्राह्य राहतात (3) विधिग्राह्य अथवा अग्राह्य सर्वोच्च न्यायालय ठरवते (4) प्रकरण परत्वे ठरविल्पा जाते If an election to the post of the President of India is set aside by the Supreme Court then the orders made by the incumbent until then : (1) Become invalid (2) Remain valid (3) The Supreme Court decides whether they are valid or otherwise (4) It is decided on case to case basis.

If the Supreme Court declares a President's election void, acts and orders done by the President prior to such declaration remain fully valid and legal.