President of India

President of India

Article 52 of the Indian constitution says that there shall be a president of India. President is elected by the electoral college of (i) elected members of both house of the parliament (ii) elected members of state legislatures (iii) elected members of the legislative assemblies of the Delhi and Puducherry (added by 70th amendment Act, 1992).

Article 52 of the Indian constitution says that there shall be a president of India. The President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India. The President is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Armed Forces. There have been 13 presidents of India since the introduction of the post in 1950. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was the first president of India. He is liable to act on the advice of the council of ministers who are responsible to the legislature i.e. parliament.

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Who is the current President of India

• APJ Abdul Kalam

• Narendra Modi

• Ram Nath kovind

• Venkaiah Naidu

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Which Article enshrines election of President?

• Article 15

• Article 52

• Article 43

• Article 48

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Members of which of the following elects the President

• Citizens of India

• Members of Lok Sabha only

• Members of Rajya Sabha only

• Members of both the houses

Powers of President

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Who is the head of the State ?

• President

• Prime Minister

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President is a part of

• Union executive

• Legislative

• State council

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Which of the following plays a role in electing the President

• Legislative Assemblies of Delhi

• Legislative Assemblies of Puducherry

• Legislative Assemblies of Delhi and Puducherry

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For how many years the President is elected

• 3 years

• 5 years

• 6 years

• 4 years