Chapter 18 Prime Minister Quiz

1. Take a look at the following statement about the
Prime Minister.

1. The President is the nominal head of state
   (de jure executive)
2. The real executive authority is the
   Prime Minister (de facto executive).

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2. Take a look at the following statement.

1. The Prime Minister is chosen and appointed according
   to a specific procedure outlined in the Constitution.
2. Article 70 merely states that the President appoints
   the Prime Minister.

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3. Take a look at the following statement.

1. The President has exercised no discretion so far .
2. The Prime Minister can be a member of either
   of the two Houses of Parliament.

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4. Consider the following statement about prime ministerial oaths:
Which statement(s) does/does the Prime Minister use as an oath?

1. to maintain India’s sovereignty and integrity;
2. to have real faith and commitment to the Indian Constitution.
3. to do out his responsibilities faithfully and conscientiously.

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5. Take a look at the following statement.

1. The Prime Minister’s term is fixed, and he serves
   for five years.
2. The President cannot fire the Prime Minister
   as long as he has majority support in the Lok Sabha.

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6. Take a look at the statement below.

1. Parliament determines the Prime Minister’s
   pay and allowances.
2. The prime minister provides ministry appointment
   proposals to the president.

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7. Take a look at the statement below.

1. The Prime Minister advises the President on
   when and how Parliamentary sessions should be called and
   proroguted.
2. The Prime Minister has the authority to
   recommend the dissolution of the Lok Sabha to the
   President at any time.
3. The NITI Ayog and its standing committee
   are chaired by the Prime Minister.

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8. Consider the following statement regarding the
Prime Minister:

1. The prime minister is in charge of crisis
   management at the political level during times of
   crisis.
2.  In different states, the Prime Minister
   meets with distinct groups of people. As the nation’s
   leader.

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9. Take a look at the following statement.

‘If any functionary under our constitution is to
be compared with the US president, he is the
Prime Minister and not the president
of the Union’.

Who stated

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10. Take a look at the following statement.
He described Prime Minister as ‘primus inter pares’
He said, “The head of the cabinet is ‘primus inter pares’,
and occupied a position which
so long as it lasts, is one of exceptional and peculiar authority”..
Who stated
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11. Take a look at the following statement on
Prime Minister .

1. Article 74. A council of ministers,
   headed by the Prime Minister, will assist and
   advise the President.
2. The President appoints the Prime Minister
   in accordance with Article 78.
3. 75th Article All decisions of the council
   of ministers relevant to the administration must be
   communicated to the President by the Prime Minister.

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12. Take a look at the following statement about the
Prime Minister.
After serving as Chief Ministers of their respective
States, who became Prime Ministers?

1. Morarji Desai
2. Charan Singh
3. P. Singh
4. V. Narasimha Rao
5. D. Deve Gowda
6. Narendra Modi

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13. match the correct pairs

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