Relationship with President — MCQ Practice
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Consider the following statements about the relationship between the Prime Minister and President in India: 1. The President can refuse to act on the advice of the Council of Ministers if it violates constitutional provisions. 2. The 42nd Constitutional Amendment made it mandatory for the President to act on ministerial advice. 3. The President can dismiss the Prime Minister if the latter loses majority support in Lok Sabha. 4. Article 78 makes it obligatory for the Prime Minister to inform the President about all government decisions. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Which of the following best describes the President's role in the appointment of the Prime Minister when no single party has a clear majority in Lok Sabha?
The provision that 'the question whether any, and if so what, advice was tendered by Ministers to the President shall not be inquired into in any court' was added by which Constitutional Amendment?
Consider the following about the President's power to seek reconsideration of ministerial advice: 1. The President can indefinitely delay action by repeatedly asking for reconsideration. 2. After reconsideration, the President must act according to the revised advice. 3. The power of reconsideration applies to all types of ministerial advice. 4. The President can refuse to act even after reconsideration if personally disagreeing with the advice. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
In the context of PM-President relationship, the term 'constitutional head' means: