In both houses, the requisite quorum is 10 percent of the membership. Even in case of joint sessions, the quorum shall be one-tenth of the total number of members of the Houses.

Correct Option: C

In both houses, the requisite quorum is 10 percent of the membership. Even in case of joint sessions, the quorum shall be one-tenth of the total number of members of the Houses.

Article 58 of the Constitution sets the principle qualifications one must meet to be eligible to the office of the President. A President must be: a citizen of India; of 35 years of age or above; and qualified to become a member of the Lok Sabha.

Correct Option: D

Article 58 of the Constitution sets the principle qualifications one must meet to be eligible to the office of the President. A President must be: a citizen of India; of 35 years of age or above; and qualified to become a member of the Lok Sabha.

Motions of no confidence against the government can only be introduced and passed in the Lok Sabha. If passed by a majority vote, the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers resigns collectively. The Rajya Sabha has no power over such a motion, and hence no real power over the executive.

Correct Option: B

Motions of no confidence against the government can only be introduced and passed in the Lok Sabha. If passed by a majority vote, the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers resigns collectively. The Rajya Sabha has no power over such a motion, and hence no real power over the executive.

In case of a deadlock between the two houses or in a case where more than six months lapse in the other house, the President may summon a joint session of the two houses which is presided over by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha and the deadlock is resolved by simple majority.

Correct Option: A

In case of a deadlock between the two houses or in a case where more than six months lapse in the other house, the President may summon a joint session of the two houses which is presided over by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha and the deadlock is resolved by simple majority.

The President can declare three types of emergencies: National emergency under article 352; State Emergency under Article 356; and Financial emergency under article 360. A state of emergency in India refers to a period of governance under an altered constitutional setup that can be proclaimed by the President of India, when he/she perceives grave threats to the nation from internal and external sources or from financial situations of crisis.

Correct Option: C

The President can declare three types of emergencies: National emergency under article 352; State Emergency under Article 356; and Financial emergency under article 360. A state of emergency in India refers to a period of governance under an altered constitutional setup that can be proclaimed by the President of India, when he/she perceives grave threats to the nation from internal and external sources or from financial situations of crisis.