The President (Part-II)

Total Questions: 40

11. Who among the following can call the joint session of Indian Parliament? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2003]

(a) President
(b) Vice-President
(d) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(c) Prime Minister

Correct Answer: (a) President

Solution:The joint sitting of the House of the People and the Council of States can be summoned by the President in certain cases prescribed in Article 108 of the Constitution. Under Article 118(4), the speaker of the Lok Sabha presides the joint- session of the Parliament.

12. Which of the following expression is appropriate regarding the message to call joint sitting of both houses under Article 108 of the Constitution of India? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2020]

(a) Intention of President
(b) Direction of President
(c) Wisdom of President
(d) Consent of President

Correct Answer: (a) Intention of President

Solution:Article 108-Joint sitting of the both Houses in certain cases- If after a Bill has been passed by one House and transmitted to the other House-

(a) the Bill is rejected by the other House; or

(b) the Houses have finally disagreed as to the amendments to be made in the Bill; or

(c) more than six months elapse from the date of the reception of the Bill by the other House without the Bill being passed by it, the President may, unless the Bill has elapsed by reason of a dissolution of the House of the People, notify to the Houses by message if they are sitting or by public notification if they are not sitting, his intention to summon them to meet in a joint sitting for the purpose of deliberating and voting on the Bill.

Hence option (a) is correct.

13. Which of the following is required under Article 108 of the Constitution of India to summon a joint sitting of the two houses of Parliament? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre), 2021]

(a) Intention of the President
(b) Satisfaction of the President
(c) Instruction of the President
(d) Consent of the President

Correct Answer: (a) Intention of the President

Solution:Article 108-Joint sitting of the both Houses in certain cases- If after a Bill has been passed by one House and transmitted to the other House-

(a) the Bill is rejected by the other House; or

(b) the Houses have finally disagreed as to the amendments to be made in the Bill; or

Hence option (a) is correct.

14. Which one of the following statements about the President of India is not correct? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010]

(a) He is a constituent part of Parliament.
(b) He participates in the discussions in the both Houses.
(c) He addresses the joint meeting of both the Houses every year.
(d) He can promulgate ordinances in certain situations.

Correct Answer: (b) He participates in the discussions in the both Houses.

Solution:According to Article 79 of the Constitution, the President of India is a constituent part of the Parliament. He addresses the two Houses at a joint meeting every year. He can promulgate Ordinances (according to Article 123) during the recess of Parliament. He does not participate in the Parliamentary discussions.

15. Given below are two statements: [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2007]

Assertion (A): The President is the part of the Parliament

Reason (R): A Bill passed by the two Houses of Parliament cannot become law without the assent of the President.

In the context of the above, which one of the following is correct?

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Correct Answer: (a) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Solution:According to Article 79, the Parliament included the President and both the Houses (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha), and under Article 111, a Bill becomes law only when it gets the President's assent. So both (A) and (R) are correct statement and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

16. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R): [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2023]

Assertion (A): The President is a part of the Parliament.

Reason (R): A bill passed by the two Houses of the Parliament cannot become a law without the assent of the President.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is false but (R) is true.
(d) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)

Correct Answer: (d) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)

Solution:As per Article 79, there shall be a Parliament for the Union, which shall consist of the President and two Houses, to be known respectively as the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) and the House of the People (Lok Sabha). As per Article 111. when a Bill has been passed by the Houses of Parliament, it shall be presented to the President, and the President shall declare either that he assents to the Bill or that he withholds assent. Hence, option (d) is correct answer.

17. A Bill presented in Parliament becomes an Act after- [48th to 52th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2008]

(a) It is passed by both the Houses.
(b) The President has given his Assent.
(c) The Prime Minister has signed it.
(d) The Supreme Court has declared it to be within the competence of the Union-Parliament.

Correct Answer: (b) The President has given his Assent.

Solution:A bill presented in and passed by the Parliament becomes an Act after the assent of the President. (under Article 111).

18. The only instance when the President of India exercised his power of veto, is related to- [I.A.S. (Pre) 1993]

(a) The Hindu Code Bill
(b) The PEPSU Appropriation Bill
(c) The Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bill
(d) The Dowry Prohibition Bill

Correct Answer: (c) The Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bill

Solution:President Dr. Rajendra Prasad applied an absolute Veto on the advice of the Council of Ministers over the PEPSU Appropriation Bill 1954, Whereas President Gyani Zail Singh exercised a the pocket veto in Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bill in 1986. Hence, pocket veto can be regarded as the veto power used by the President at his discretion. Whereas absolute veto is subject to the discretion of the union council of ministers. Therefore, option (c) is the correct answer.

19. Who among the following Presidents exercised a power which is 'Pocket veto' in Constitutional terminology? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]

(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) V.V. Giri
(c) Gyani Zail Singh
(d) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(e) None of the above

Correct Answer: (c) Gyani Zail Singh

Solution:A Pocket Veto is a legislative manoeuvre that allows a president to exercise that power over a Bill by taking no action (instead of affirmatively voting it or sending it back for reconsideration). To date 'Pocket Veto' has been exercised only once in India by the President Gyani Zail Singh in 1986 on the Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bill.

20. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution, the President of India enjoys the power to withhold his assent to any Bill passed by both the Houses of the Parliament? [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2004, U.P. P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]

(a) Article 63
(b) Article 108
(c) Article 109
(d) Article 111

Correct Answer: (d) Article 111

Solution:According to Article 111 of the Indian Constitution, when a Bill has Bill has passed by both the Houses of Parliament, it shall be presented to the President and the President shall declare that either he assents to the Bill or that he withholds assent therefrom.

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