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 He is also called as the first citizen of India.

 He is a part of Parliament.

 He holds office for a period of five years.

 He should have completed 35 years of age.

 He should be qualified to be elected as a member of Lok Sabha.

 The electoral college consists of elected members of Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha, Legislative Assemblies
of the states, and the Legislative Assemblies of the Union Territories of Delhi and Puducherry

 He is elected indirectly by the principle of Proportional Representation by means of Single

Transferable Vote.

 President submits his resignation to the Vice President of India

 Can be removed only in case of a violation of the constitution

 The election of the president is conducted by the election commission of India

 First President of India : Dr. Rajendra Prasad (Bihar)

 The president is responsible for making appointments of:

The Governor of a States

The chief justice and other judges of the Supreme Court of India and state/union territory high
courts.
The Chief Minister of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
The Comptroller and Auditor General.
The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners.
The chairman and other members of the Union Public Service Commission.
The Attorney General, etc.

 Articles related to President

Article 52 – The President of India

Article 53 – The executive power of President
Article 54 – Election of President
Article 55 – Manner of Election
Article 56 – Term
Article 57 – Eligibility
Article 58 – Qualifications

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 Article 59 – Conditions of President’s office
Article 60 – Oath or affirmation by the President
Article 61 – Procedure for impeachment of the President
Article 62 - Time of holding election to fill a vacancy in the office of president and the term of office
or person elected to fill a casual vacancy
Article 70 - Discharge of President’s functions in other contingencies
Article 71 - Matters relating to, or connected with, the election of a President or Vice-President
Article 72 - Power of President to grant pardons, etc., and to suspend, remit or commute sentences
in certain cases
Article 74 - Council of Ministers to aid and advise President
Article 75 - Other Provision to Ministers
Article 87 - Special address by the President
Article 123 - For Ordinance
Article 143 - Power of President to consult the Supreme Court

 Which article of Indian constitution deals with the term of office of President – Article 56 (Article
52 to 78 in Part V )

 The impeachment of the President can be initiated in- Either house (Article 61 talks about
impeachment process)

 The procedure of Impeachment of the President of India is _________ Quasi Judicial (Special majority
of two-thirds members present and voting of both the houses)

 There are five different types of pardoning that are mandated by law: Pardon, Commutation,
Reprieve, Respite, and Remission.

 Who is the supreme commander of Indian Armed Forces – President

 Who is responsible for the administration of a Union Territory which do not have their own elected
Legislative Assembly – President (As per article 239 of the Indian constitution President of India is
the chief administrator of union territories)

 How many times can the President of India be re-elected - For any number of terms

 Which of the following is NOT a power of the president of India - Appointment of CM of states

 The maximum duration of an ordinance issued by the president of India can be how much - 6
months and 6 weeks (A total of 679 ordinances have been issued from 1950-2014)

 14th President of India - Ramnath Kovind

 Who has become the 15th President of India recently - Draupadi Murmu

 Who has become the second woman President of India - Draupadi Murmu

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 Pratibha Devisingh Patil who served as the 12th president of India from 25 July 2007 to July 2012
and was the first female president of India

 Pratibha Devisingh Patil is a member of the Indian National Congress

 Draupadi Murmu was born in a Santali tribal family on June 20, 1958, in Uparbeda village of
Mayurbhanj district in Odisha

 Political party : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

 Spouse(s) : Shyam ChandraMurmu (died 2014)

 Murmu took oath as the Governor of Jharkhand on 18 May 2015, becoming the first woman
Governor of Jharkhand.

 She was the first female tribal leader from Odisha to be appointed as a governor of an Indian state.

 Who was the first President of India - Rajendra Prasad

 Which state was the first President of India – Bihar

 Who was the first Muslim President of India - Dr. Zakir Hussain

 Who is the first Dalit President of India - K. Narayanan

 Who was the first Sikh President of India - Giani Zail Singh

 Which President of India was elected unopposed - Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy

 Which two presidents of India died during his tenure - Zakir Hussain and Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed

 Draupadi Murmu had served as the ninth Governor of Jharkhand from 2015 to 2021

 Impeachment of the President is derived from the constitution of which country – USA

 The President of India can be compared to the emperor of which country - the emperor of Britain

 Who makes the oath of office and secrecy to the President of India – CJI (by the senior-most judge in
his absence)

 Whom does the Vice-President inform the President's resignation - to the Speaker of Lok Sabha

 Who advises the President of India - Federal Council of Ministers

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 Where are the presidential election related matters sent - to the Supreme Court

 The process of impeachment of the President is derived from the constitution of which country -
from America

 Whose approval is required for finance bill – President

 Which Bill the President does not return for reconsideration - Money Bill

 How many members can the President nominate in the Lok Sabha - 2 (Anglo-Indian)

 How many members the President can nominate in Rajya Sabha - 12 (literature, science, arts and
social service)

 Who calls a joint sitting of both the Houses - President (Article 108)

 Which person was the Acting President and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court - M. Hidayatullah

 Who can declare war against the invader in case of war or external attack – President

 In which case did the President of India exercise veto power - Indian Post Office Act (President Giani
Zail Singh in 1986)

 Who will take charge in the absence of the President and Vice President of India - Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court

 Which President was twice elected President - Dr. Rajendra Prasad

 Who has the right to declare a geographical area as a Scheduled Area - the President

 What is the salary of the President of India at present - 5 lakh rupees per month

 What is the maximum period of President's rule in the state - 3 years

 In which article is the system of national emergency - Article 352

 Who declares President's rule in the state - President (Article 356)

 How is the President of India elected – indirectly

 How was the election of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India - by the Constituent
Assembly

 In whose election in India, the proportional representation election system is adopted - in the
election of the President

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 In what time it is necessary to fill up the post of President if it is vacant - in 6 months

 Who can hold office in a state till the will of the President of India – Governor

 On which subject the President can issue ordinance - Union and concurrent list

 When a Bill is presented in Parliament, after whose permission it becomes an Act - after the
President's assent

 Who appoints the Attorney General of India and determines his salary – President

 The constitutional position of President of India is most closely similar to _____British Monarch

 Which candidate’s name has been nominated by BJP-led NDA for Presidential elections 2022 -
Draupadi Murmu (opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha)

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