Here are 50 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) about the Indian President along with the correct answers:-
1. Who was the first President of India?
A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
C) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
D) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer: A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
2. Who elects the President of India?
A) The Prime Minister
B) The Members of Parliament and State Legislatures
C) The Supreme Court Judges
D) The Indian Public
Answer: B) The Members of Parliament and State Legislatures
3. What is the tenure of the President of India?
A) 4 years
B) 5 years
C) 6 years
D) Lifetime
Answer: B) 5 years
4. Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the election of the President?
A) Article 52
B) Article 54
C) Article 58
D) Article 60
Answer: B) Article 54
5. What is the minimum age required to become the President of India?
A) 25 years
B) 30 years
C) 35 years
D) 40 years
Answer: C) 35 years
6. Who administers the oath of office to the President of India?
A) Prime Minister
B) Chief Justice of India
C) Vice President
D) Speaker of Lok Sabha
Answer: B) Chief Justice of India
7. Who was the first female President of India?
A) Sarojini Naidu
B) Indira Gandhi
C) Pratibha Patil
D) Sushma Swaraj
Answer: C) Pratibha Patil
8. What is the official residence of the President of India?
A) Rashtrapati Bhavan
B) Parliament House
C) Raj Ghat
D) India Gate
Answer: A) Rashtrapati Bhavan
9. Who was the first Muslim President of India?
A) Dr. Zakir Husain
B) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
C) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
D) Hamid Ansari
Answer: A) Dr. Zakir Husain
10. In case of vacancy, who acts as the President until a new President is elected?
A) Prime Minister
B) Chief Justice of India
C) Vice President
D) Speaker of Lok Sabha
Answer: C) Vice President
11. How many times can a person be re-elected as the President of India?
A) Only once
B) Maximum twice
C) Maximum thrice
D) No limit
Answer: D) No limit
12. Who was the first President to die in office?
A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B) Dr. Zakir Husain
C) Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
D) Giani Zail Singh
Answer: B) Dr. Zakir Husain
13. What is the salary of the President of India (as of 2024)?
A) ₹1,50,000 per month
B) ₹2,50,000 per month
C) ₹5,00,000 per month
D) ₹10,00,000 per month
Answer: C) ₹5,00,000 per month
14. Which of the following is NOT a power of the President?
A) Veto Power
B) Judicial Power
C) Military Power
D) Legislative Power
Answer: B) Judicial Power
15. Who was the only President to be elected unopposed?
A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
C) S. Radhakrishnan
D) V.V. Giri
Answer: B) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
16. Who acts as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces?
A) Prime Minister
B) Chief of Army Staff
C) President of India
D) Defense Minister
Answer: C) President of India
17. Who was the first scientist to become the President of India?
A) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
B) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
C) Dr. Zakir Husain
D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Answer: A) Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
18. The President is elected by which system?
A) First Past the Post
B) Proportional Representation
C) Electoral College
D) Direct Vote
Answer: C) Electoral College
19. Under which article can the President declare a national emergency?
A) Article 352
B) Article 356
C) Article 360
D) Article 370
Answer: A) Article 352
20. Who was the first Dalit President of India?
A) K.R. Narayanan
B) Ram Nath Kovind
C) Giani Zail Singh
D) Pranab Mukherjee
Answer: A) K.R. Narayanan
21. What is the term for the President’s power to reject a bill?
A) Veto Power
B) Judicial Power
C) Legislative Power
D) Executive Power
Answer: A) Veto Power
22. How many Presidents of India have served two terms?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Answer: A) 1 (Dr. Rajendra Prasad)
23. The President can be impeached under which article?
A) Article 56
B) Article 61
C) Article 63
D) Article 72
Answer: B) Article 61
24. Who was the first Sikh President of India?
A) Giani Zail Singh
B) Pranab Mukherjee
C) Ram Nath Kovind
D) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Answer: A) Giani Zail Singh
25. The President can issue ordinances under which article?
A) Article 123
B) Article 124
C) Article 125
D) Article 126
Answer: A) Article 123
26. Who is the current (2025) President of India?
A) Ram Nath Kovind
B) Droupadi Murmu
C) Pratibha Patil
D) Venkaiah Naidu
Answer: B) Droupadi Murmu
27. How many Presidents of India have been elected unopposed?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Answer: A) 1 (Neelam Sanjiva Reddy)
28. What is the maximum time gap allowed between two sessions of Parliament?
A) 3 months
B) 6 months
C) 9 months
D) 12 months
Answer: B) 6 months
29. Who was the first President elected from Bihar?
A) V.V. Giri
B) Ram Nath Kovind
C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
D) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Answer: C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
30. Who advises the President on the appointment of the Prime Minister?
A) Lok Sabha Speaker
B) Rajya Sabha Chairman
C) Chief Justice of India
D) No one; President acts independently
Answer: D) No one; President acts independently
31. What happens if the President resigns before completing the term?
A) The Prime Minister takes charge
B) The Vice President becomes the acting President
C) The Chief Justice of India takes over
D) New elections are held immediately
Answer: B) The Vice President becomes the acting President
32. The President's impeachment process starts in which house of Parliament?
A) Lok Sabha
B) Rajya Sabha
C) Either House
D) Supreme Court
Answer: C) Either House
33. What is the President’s power to reduce or pardon punishment called?
A) Clemency
B) Judicial Review
C) Ordinance Power
D) Amnesty
Answer: A) Clemency
34. The President nominates how many members to Rajya Sabha?
A) 10
B) 12
C) 15
D) 20
Answer: B) 12
35. The President can dissolve the Lok Sabha under which article?
A) Article 74
B) Article 75
C) Article 83
D) Article 85
Answer: D) Article 85
36. What is the name of the aircraft used by the President of India?
A) Air India One
B) Air Force One
C) Rashtrapati Jet
D) Vayu Shakti
Answer: A) Air India One
37. Who appoints the Chief Justice of India?
A) Prime Minister
B) Chief Justice of India
C) President of India
D) Lok Sabha Speaker
Answer: C) President of India
38. What is the name of the room where the President takes the oath?
A) Lok Sabha Hall
B) Rajya Sabha Hall
C) Central Hall of Parliament
D) Rashtrapati Bhavan Hall
Answer: C) Central Hall of Parliament
39. The President can send back a bill for reconsideration except in which case?
A) Money Bill
B) Ordinary Bill
C) Constitutional Amendment Bill
D) Both A & C
Answer: D) Both A & C
40. Which President of India was an economist?
A) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
B) Pranab Mukherjee
C) Dr. Manmohan Singh
D) V.V. Giri
Answer: D) V.V. Giri
41. Who was the first President elected after the Emergency (1975-77)?
A) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C) V.V. Giri
D) Giani Zail Singh
Answer: A) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
42. Under which article does the President have the power to grant pardons?
A) Article 61
B) Article 72
C) Article 74
D) Article 76
Answer: B) Article 72
43. How many Presidents of India have been former Vice Presidents?
A) 3
B) 5
C) 7
D) 9
Answer: C) 7
44. What is the official language in which the President communicates?
A) Hindi
B) English
C) Hindi and English
D) Sanskrit
Answer: C) Hindi and English
45. The President’s rule is imposed under which article?
A) Article 352
B) Article 356
C) Article 360
D) Article 365
Answer: B) Article 356
46. Who was the first President to visit the USA?
A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
C) V.V. Giri
D) Giani Zail Singh
Answer: A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
47. How many Presidents of India have been women?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Answer: B) 2
48. The first President to receive the Bharat Ratna while in office was?
A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
B) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
C) V.V. Giri
D) Pranab Mukherjee
Answer: B) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
49. Who was the youngest President of India?
A) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
B) Ram Nath Kovind
C) V.V. Giri
D) Pranab Mukherjee
Answer: A) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
50. Who is the final authority on the declaration of an emergency in India?
A) Prime Minister
B) President
C) Chief Justice
D) Lok Sabha Speaker
Answer: B) President
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