3 previous year UPSC Prelims questions on President (Polity). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
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UPSC 2003Polity · President
Q1. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution did the President give his assent to the ordinance on electoral reforms when it was sent back to him by the Union Cabinet without making any changes (in the year 2002)?
Explanation
Option (a) is incorrect: Article 121 prohibits parliamentary discussions on judges’ conduct except during removal motions.
Option (b) is incorrect: Article 122 prohibits courts from questioning parliamentary procedures and conduct of business within Parliament.
Option (c) is correct: Article 123 allows the President to issue ordinances when Parliament is not in session, giving them the same effect as laws. These ordinances are issued based on the Council of Ministers’ advice, as outlined in Article 74.
Option (d) is incorrect: Article 124 outlines the establishment, appointment, and tenure of Supreme Court judges.
UPSC 2003Polity · President
Q2. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution did the President make a reference to the Supreme Court to seek the Court’s opinion on the Constitutional validity of the Election Commission’s decision on deferring the Gujarat Assembly Elections (in the year 2002)?
Explanation
Article 143 allows the President to seek the Supreme Court’s advice on legal questions or public matters. The President can also refer disputes from treaties or agreements for the Court’s opinion.
Option (b) is correct: The President sought the Supreme Court’s opinion under Article 143 on deferring Gujarat Assembly Elections.
Option (a), (c) and (d) are incorrect:
Article 142 empowers the Supreme Court to pass any order necessary for doing complete justice in any case. Article 144 mandates that all authorities in India assist in implementing Supreme Court orders and decrees. Article 145 allows the Supreme Court to frame rules for regulating its practices and procedures.
UPSC 2003Polity · President
Q3. Consider the following statements: In the electoral college for Presidential Election in India, 1. The value of the vote of an elected Member of Legislative Assembly equals State Population × 100 = Number of Elected MLAs of the State 2. The value of the vote of an elected Member of Parliament equals to total value of the votes of all elected MLA’s divided by total number of elected MP’s 3. There were more than 5000 members in the latest elections. Which of these statements is/are correct?
Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect: The formula: The value of the vote of an elected Member of Legislative Assembly equals = [{State Population / (Number of Elected MLAs of the state} X 1000]. Thus the equation should have 1000 at the place of multiplication not 100.
Statement 2 is correct: The statement is slightly incorrect because the value of vote of an elected member of the Parliament equals the total value of the votes of all elected MLAs divided by total number of elected MPs.
Statement 3 is incorrect: For the 2003 question the latest Presidential election was held in 2002 which had 4896 electors.
Answer key for these questions
Q
UPSC year
Correct answer
1
2003
(c) Article 123
2
2003
(b) Article 143
3
2003
(b) Only 2
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