Company / Corporation Assistant Examination Training : Indian Constitution : 2013

Indian Constitution

1. Article of Indian Constitution provides the president the power to grant pardon ?

A) Article 72

B) Article 28

C) Article 15

D) None of these

2.  Office of the P.M originated in

A) France

B) Italy

C) Britain

D) Japan

3. The judges of Supreme court are appointed by

A) President

B) Prime Minister

C) Vice President

D) Chief Justice

4. Althamas Kabir is 

A) CEC

B) CJI

C) CAG

D) CVC

5.The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India

A) Vinod Rai

B) Althamas Kabir

C) V.S Sambath

D) S.Y Quraishi

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Answer Key 

1. A 2. C 3.A 4.B 5.A

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Answers Explained ( Courtesy : wikipedia , http://indiankanoon.org/)
Q.1

Article 72 in The Constitution Of India 1949

72. Power of President to grant pardons, etc, and to suspend, remit or commute sentences in certain cases

(1) The President shall have the power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites or remissions of punishment or to suspend, remit or commute the sentence of any person convicted of any offence

(a) in all cases where the punishment or sentence is by a court Martial;

(b) in all cases where the punishment or sentence is for an offence against any law relating to a matter to which the executive power of the Union extends;

(c) in all cases where the sentence is a sentence of death

(2) Noting in sub clause (a) of Clause ( 1 ) shall affect the power to suspend, remit or commute a sentence of death exercisable by the Governor of a State under any law for the time being in force

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Q. 4

The Chief Justice of India ( CJI ) is the highest-ranking judge in the Supreme Court of India, and thus holds the highest judicial position in India. As well as presiding in the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice also head its administrative functions.

The current 39th Chief Justice is Altamas Kabir, was appointed to this position on 29 September 2012, by his excellency the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee.

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Q.5

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India is an authority, established by the Constitution of India under Chapter V, who audits all receipts and expenditure of the Government of India and the state governments, including those of bodies and authorities substantially financed by the government. The CAG is also the external auditor of government-owned companies.

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