Prime Minister Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

1 Which one of the following article deals with the appointment of the Prime Minister and other ministers?

A Article 76

B Article 74

C Article 75

D Article 72

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Answer: Article 75

2 The Prime Minister is appointed by which one of the following?

A Attorney general of India

B President

C Vice-president

D Chief justice of India

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Answer: President

3 Who among the following shall communicate to the president all the decisions of the council of ministers under article 78?

A Home minister

B Prime minister

C Attorney general

D Finance minister

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Answer: Prime minister

4 The total number of ministers including the prime ministers shall not exceed-

A 20% members of the Lok sabha

B 10% members of the Lok sabha

C 25% members of the Lok sabha

D 15% members of the Lok sabha

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Answer: 15% members of the Lok sabha

5 The Supreme Court of India at present contains the following number of Judges?

A 25 judges

B 31 judges

C 20 judges

D 30 judges

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Answer: 31 judges

6 Who among the following appoints the Chief Justice and other Judges of the Supreme Court?

A Prime minister

B Vice-president

C Home minister

D President

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Answer: President

7 Which of the following are the powers of the Supreme Court?

A Original and Appellate Jurisdiction

B Appointment of ad-hoc judges

C Judicial review

D All the above

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Answer: All the above

8 Which article of the constitution of India provides the composition and jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India?

A Article 137-141

B Article 144

C Article 126

D Article 124

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Answer: Article 124

9 The National Judiciary Appointments Commission (NJAC) consists of the following persons?

A Chief Justice of India

B Two senior most Supreme Court judges

C The Union Minister of Law and Justice

D All the above

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Answer: All the above

10 Who of the following was the acting Prime Minister of India twice on the death of Jawaharlal Nehru and Lal Bahadur Shastri?

A Purshottam Das Tandon

B Gulzari Lal Nanda

C Morarjee Desai

D Chandrashekhar

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Answer: Gulzari Lal Nanda

11 Who of the following was the first Prime Minister to visit Siachen?

A Dr. Manmohan Singh

B Rajiv Gandhi

C Atal Bihari Vajpayee

D Lal Bahadur Shastri

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Answer: Dr. Manmohan Singh

12 Which schedule to the Constitution of India carries the form of oath or affirmation for the Prime Minister of India?

A Second

B Third

C Fourth

D Fifth

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Answer: Third

13 Which of the following is the official residence of the Prime Minister of India?

A No. 1 Safdarjung Road

B No. 10 Janpath

C No. 1 Akbar Road

D No. 7 Race Course Road

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Answer: No. 7 Race Course Road

14 Which Indian Prime Minister was the first to be awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously?

A Lal Bahadur Shastri

B Indira Gandhi

C Rajiv Gandhi

D Morarjee Gandhi

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Answer: Lal Bahadur Shastri

15 Birth anniversary of which Prime Minister is observed as Sadbhawna Diwas?

A Lal Bahadur Shastri

B Indira Gandhi

C Rajiv Gandhi

D PV Narasimha Rao

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Answer: Rajiv Gandhi

16 Who of the following did not hold any other cabinet post prior to becoming the Prime Minister?

A Lal Bahadur Shastri

B Indira Gandhi

C Rajiv Gandhi

D PV Narsimha Rao

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Answer: Rajiv Gandhi

17 Match the birthdays with the Prime Ministers Birthday Prime Minister A. December 25 1. Morarji Desai B. October 2 2. Indira Gandhi C. February 29 3. Lal Bahadur Shastri D. October 19 4. A.B. Vajpayee Which of the above is/are correct?

A A - 2; B - 3; C - 1; D - 4

B A - 4; B - 3; C - 1; D - 2

C A - 4; B - 1; C - 3; D - 2

D A - 3; B - 2; C - 1; D - 4

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Answer: A - 4; B - 3; C - 1; D - 2

18 Who of the following was the first Prime Minister to present the Union Budget?

A Jawahar Lal Nehru

B Indira Gandhi

C PV Narasimha Rao

D Manmohan Singh

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Answer: Jawahar Lal Nehru

19 Which Prime Minister's autobiography is titled "Matters of Discretion: An Autobiography"?

A Indira Gandhi

B H.D. Deve Gowda

C Manmohan Singh

D I.K. Gujral

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Answer: I.K. Gujral

20 Arrange the following in ascending order of lengths of their total tenure as Prime Ministers? 1. Indira Gandhi 2. Manmohan Singh 3. Atal Bihari Vajpayee 4. Jawahar Lal Nehru

A 2 - 3 - 1 - 4

B 3 - 2 - 1 - 4

C 3 - 1 - 4 - 2

D 2 - 1 - 4 - 3

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