History & Civics
(A) The Vice-President of India is the ex-officio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
(R) The Vice-President gets the salary in the capacity of the Vice-President only and not as the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
- (A) is true, but (R) is false
- (A) is false, but (R) is true
- Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
- Both (A) and (R) are false
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Answer
(A) is true, but (R) is false
Explanation: The Vice-President gets the salary and allowances in his capacity as the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, not as the Vice-President.
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(A) No Bill can become a law without the assent and the signature of the Prime Minister.
(R) Money Bills can be introduced only on the recommendation of the President.
- (A) is true, but (R) is false
- (A) is false, but (R) is true
- Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
- Both (A) and (R) are false
(A) The President of India can dissolve the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha and order fresh elections.
(R) The President of India has the power to summon both the Houses of Parliament after a gap of more than six months.
- (A) is true, but (R) is false
- (A) is false, but (R) is true
- Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
- Both (A) and (R) are false
(A) The President uses discretionary judgement to appoint the Prime Minister when no party has a clear majority in the Parliament.
(R) The President cannot appoint a new Prime Minister on the advice of the outgoing Prime Minister, who may have lost the election or the support of the House.
- (A) is true, but (R) is false
- (A) is false, but (R) is true
- Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
- Both (A) and (R) are false