1. Who hoists the national flag at the Red Fort on Independence Day ?

Governor

Chief Justice

Prime Minister

President

Answer: Prime Minister

Explanation:

On the eve of Independence Day i.e 15 August, the then Prime Minister hoisted the Indian flag on the ramparts of Red Fort in Delhi.


2. Who is the head of the State and is the highest formal authority in India ?

Prime Minister

President

Parliament

Vice-President

Answer: President

Explanation:

The President is the highest formal authority in India.


3. Who is the Supreme Commander of the defence forces of India ?

President

Chief of Defence

Prime Minister

Defence Minister

Answer: President

Explanation:

The Indian Armed Forces are under the management of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of the Government of India. However, The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces.


4. Who became the acting prime minister of India after the death of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964 ?

V P Singh

Morarji Desai

Gulzarilal Nanda

Charan Singh

Answer: Gulzarilal Nanda

Explanation:

Gulzarilal Nanda was the Prime Minister of India twice for thirteen days each: the first time after the death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964, and the second time after the death of Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966.


5. Who among the following is the longest serving President of India ?

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

Shankar Dayal Sharma

Rajendra Prasad

R Venkataraman

Answer: Rajendra Prasad

Explanation:

Rajendra Prasad, from Bihar, was the first president of independent India and also the longest-serving president, as the only president to serve two or more terms in office.


6. Who appoints Governor of the state in India ?

PMO

Prime Minister

President

Cabinet Committee on Appointments

Answer: President

Explanation:

The governor of a state is appointed by the President of India for a term of five years, and holds office at the President's pleasure.


7. The minimum age criteria for appointment as the Vice President of India is ____ ?

30

21

35

25

Answer: 35 years

Explanation:

According to the Article 66 of the Indian constitution, no person shall be eligible for the election of Vice-President unless he has completed the age of thirty-five years, he is a citizen of India and is qualified for election as a member of the Council of States.


8. Former President Pranab Mukherjee won the first Lok Sabha Election in the year _____ ?

1980

1991

2004

1998

Answer: 2004

Explanation:

When the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) came into power in 2004, former President Pranab Mukherjee won a Lok Sabha seat for the first time.


9. The President of India has the same powers and functions as _____ ?

President of USA

President of China

President of Turkey

Queen of Britain

Answer: Queen of Britain

Explanation:

The Indian Government system is a cabinet form of government. The Indian President is, therefore, a constitutional head similar to the King or Queen of Britain and that is why all the executive powers are constitutionally vested in him.


10. Which of the following Prime Ministers has served a term of 13 days ?

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Morarji Desai

Charan Singh

Jawaharlal Nehru

Answer: Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Explanation:

Atal Bihari Vajpayee ; 25 December 1924 – 16 August 2018) was an Indian politician and a statesman who served three terms as the Prime Minister of India including a term of 13 days in 1996.

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