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Indian Polity UPPSC 2015 GS-I
Question

In the absence of the President of India, if Vice-President is not available, who of the following can act as the President?

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Chief Justice of India

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Chief Justice of India”.
According to the Constitution of India, if both the President and Vice-President are unavailable, the Chief Justice of India acts as the President.

Similar Questions:

Consider the following statements concerning the powers of the Supreme Court to issue certain writs to stop violation of Fundamental Rights -

(1) The Supreme Court has power to issue writs like Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Prohibition, Quo Warranto and Certiorari which is appropriate for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights.

(2) Parliament may by law empower any other court to exercise within its jurisdiction the powers given to Supreme Court.

Which of the above mentioned statement/statements is/are correct?

Select the correct answer from the code given below-
Code -
  1. A) Only 1
  2. B) Only 2
  3. C) Both 1 and 2
  4. D) Neither 1 nor 2
Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution provides that the Speaker shall have and exercise a casting vote in the case of an equality of votes?
  1. A) Article 99
  2. B) Article 103
  3. C) Article 100
  4. D) Article 102
The first Speaker against whom a motion of no-confidence was moved in the Lok Sabha was:
  1. A) B. R. Jakhad
  2. B) G. V. Mavlankar
  3. C) Hukum Singh
  4. D) K.S.Hegde
When was the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act passed by Indian Parliament ?
  1. A) 1998
  2. B) 1996
  3. C) 1995
  4. D) 1993
The citizenship provided by the Constitution of India is:
  1. A) Dual citizenship
  2. B) Single citizenship
  3. C) Both of the above
  4. D) None of the above
Which among the following (Provision - Part of the Constitution) is not correctly matched?
  1. A) The Union Territories — Part VIII
  2. B) The Scheduled and Tribal Areas — Part X
  3. C) Tribunals — Part Xl
  4. D) Official Language — Part XVII
In which of the following cases the theory of "basic feature" of the Constitution was first enunciated by the Supreme Court of India:
  1. A) Golaknath Vs. State of Punjab
  2. B) Kesavananda Vs. State of Kerala
  3. C) Minerva Mills Vs. Union of India
  4. D) Woman Vs. Union of India
Which one of the following writs can be issued by a High Court to secure liberty of the individual?
  1. A) Mandamus
  2. B) Quo-warranto
  3. C) Habeas Corpus
  4. D) Prohibition
Who amongst the following are not included in the Electoral College for the election of the President of India?
  1. A) Elected members of the House of the People
  2. B) Elected members of the Council of States
  3. C) Elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States
  4. D) Elected members of the Legislative Councils of the States
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R):

Assertion (A) — The President can recommend to the Parliament to change the boundary of any state after seeking views of the concerned Legislature of that state on the subject within specified period.

Reason (R) — It is not mandatory for the President to accept the proposal of the concerned State Legislature.

Select the correct answer using the code given
below-
  1. A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
  2. B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct explanation of (A)
  3. C) (A) is true but (R) is false
  4. D) (A) is false but (R) is true
The Governor of a State can act independent of the advice of the Council of Ministers in

1. Asking the Government to prove its majority in the Assembly.
2. Dismissing a Chief Minister.
3. Reserving a bill for the consideration of the President of India.
4. Returning the bill passed by the legislature for reconsideration.
5. Seeking the opinion of the High Court.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
  1. A) l, 2,3 and 4
  2. B) 2,3,4 and 5
  3. C) 1,2,4 and 5
  4. D) All the above
Indian Parliament consists of
  1. A) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
  2. B) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Prime Minister
  3. C) Speaker and Lok Sabha
  4. D) President and both the Houses