The Vice-President

Total Questions: 22

1. The Vice-President of India is elected by the members of an electoral college comprising - [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]

(a) Only elected members of both the Houses of Parliament.
(b) All the members of both the Houses of Parliament.
(c) Only elected members of Rajya Sabha and State Assemblies.
(d) Only elected members of State Assemblies.

Correct Answer: (b) All the members of both the Houses of Parliament.

Solution:According to Article 66(1), The Vice-President is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the members of both the Houses of Parliament in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.

2. The Vice-President of India is elected by: [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2007]

(a) The People
(b) The Electoral College which elects the President
(c) The members of both the Houses of Parliament
(d) The State Legislatures

Correct Answer: (c) The members of both the Houses of Parliament

3. How is Vice-President of India elected? [M.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]

(a) By direct national election
(d) Nomination by president
(c) Through direct election the MPs of Lok Sabha and MLAs of Vidhan Sabha
(d) Through election by the MPs of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

Correct Answer: (d) Through election by the MPs of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

Solution:The Vice-President is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the members of both Houses (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) of Parliament [ Article 66(1) ].

4. Who among the following elected the Vice-President of India? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2012]

Selected the correct answer from the code given below:

1. Members of Lok Sabha
2. Members of Rajya Sabha
3. Members of Legislative Assemblies
4. Members of Legislative Councils

The Vice-President is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the members of both Houses (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) of Parliament [ Article 66(1) ].

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only

Correct Answer: (a) 1 and 2 only

5. Electoral College for the 16th Vice Presidential Election of India for 2022 consists of how many members? [67th B.P.S.C. (Pre) (Re-Exam) 2022]

(a) 798
(b) 788
(c) 545
(d) 250

Correct Answer: (b) 788

Solution:As per Article 66 of the Constitution of India, the Vice- President is elected by the members of an electoral college. The Electoral College consists of Elected members of the Rajya Sabha, Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha and Elected members of the Lok Sabha. Members included in the Electoral College for the 16th Vice-President Election:
-233 elected members of Rajya Sabha
-12 nominated members of Rajya Sabha
-543 elected members of the Lok Sabha
-The total number of members included in the electoral college formed by combining both the houses were 788.

6. Consider the following statements. Which of these statements is/are correct? [U.P. R.O/A.R.O. (Mains) 201]

1. Like the election of the President, the election of Vice-President is indirect.

2. The Member of the State Legislatures play an important role in the election of the both.

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: (a) 1 only

Solution:According to Article 54, the president shall be elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of elected members of both Houses of Parliament and elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States. According to Article 66, the Vice-President shall be elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the members of both Houses of Parliament in accordance with the system of Proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote and the voting at such election shall be by secret ballot. Thus the President and Vice-President's election is held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote, and the voting is done by secret ballot, so statement 1 is correct while statement 2 is incorrect. This, option (a) is correct.

7. Given below are two statements, Assertion (A) and Reason (R). [U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Spl) (Pre) 2010]

Assertion (A): In order to be eligible for election as Vice-President, a person must be qualified for election as a member of the Upper House.

Reason (R): Vice-President is chairperson of Rajya Sabha.

Which of the following is correct in regard to the above statements.

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is an acceptable explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not an acceptable 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 an acceptable explanation of (A).

Solution:Article 66(3) of the Constitution describes that a person is eligible for election as Vice-President if he is citizen of India, completed the age of 35 years and is qualified for election as a member of the Council of States and Article 64 provides that Vice-President is ex-officio Chairman of the Council of States and shall not hold any other office of profit.

8. Consider the following statements about Vice-President of India. [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2023]

1. He is an ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.

2. He is elected by members of an electoral college consisting of members of both Houses of Parliament.

Which of the Statement/s given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 Only
(b) 2 Only
(c) Both I and 2
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer: (b) 2 Only

Solution:According to the Article 64 (Indian Constitution), the Vice- President is the ex-officio chairman of the council of states (Rajya Sabha) Hence Statement 1 is correct.
According to Article 66(1), the Vice-president is elected by the members of an electoral college consisting of the members of both the houses of parliament in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote.
Hence statement 2 is correct.
So, option (c) is correct answer.

9. Who is the Chairman of Rajya Sabha? [45th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2001]

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

Correct Answer: (b) The Vice-President

Solution:Rajya Sabha is presided over by the Vice-President, but he is not a member of the Upper House.

10. Who is the Ex-Officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha? [63rd B. P.S.C. (Pre) 2017]

(a) The President
(b) The Vice President
(c) The Prime Minister
(d) None of the above
(e) None of the above / more than one of the above

Correct Answer: (b) The Vice President