Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (ICSE) · History and Civics
Chapter: Chapter 18 — Chapter 18: The President and Vice-President
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. How is the President elected? [1]
(A) Indirectly by an electoral college
(B) Directly by all citizens
(C) Appointed by the Prime Minister
(D) Selected randomly
2. Who is part of the electoral college? [1]
(A) MPs and state legislature members
(B) Only the Prime Minister
(C) Only the Supreme Court
(D) Only Rajya Sabha members
3. What is the President's role generally? [1]
(A) Largely ceremonial
(B) Fully executive, like the Prime Minister
(C) No role at all
(D) Only judicial
4. What does the President appoint? [1]
(A) The Prime Minister
(B) Only local officials
(C) Only judges
(D) Nothing significant
5. What does the President give to bills? [1]
(A) Assent, before they become law
(B) Nothing, bills need no presidential action
(C) Only rejection, never approval
(D) Only suggestions, with no formal role
6. What does the Vice-President chair? [1]
(A) The Rajya Sabha
(B) The Lok Sabha
(C) The Supreme Court
(D) No specific body
7. What happens if the President cannot serve? [1]
(A) The Vice-President assumes the role
(B) No one takes over
(C) The Prime Minister takes over automatically
(D) The country has no head of state
8. Why study these roles? [1]
(A) To understand constitutional checks and ceremony
(B) No reason
(C) It's not important
(D) Only for tests
9. How is the President elected? [1]
(A) Indirectly by an electoral college
(B) Directly by all citizens
(C) Appointed by the Prime Minister
(D) Selected randomly
10. Who is part of the electoral college? [1]
(A) MPs and state legislature members
(B) Only the Prime Minister
(C) Only the Supreme Court
(D) Only Rajya Sabha members
11. What is the President's role generally? [1]
(A) Largely ceremonial
(B) Fully executive, like the Prime Minister
(C) No role at all
(D) Only judicial
12. What does the President appoint? [1]
(A) The Prime Minister
(B) Only local officials
(C) Only judges
(D) Nothing significant
13. What does the President give to bills? [1]
(A) Assent, before they become law
(B) Nothing, bills need no presidential action
(C) Only rejection, never approval
(D) Only suggestions, with no formal role
14. What does the Vice-President chair? [1]
(A) The Rajya Sabha
(B) The Lok Sabha
(C) The Supreme Court
(D) No specific body
15. What happens if the President cannot serve? [1]
(A) The Vice-President assumes the role
(B) No one takes over
(C) The Prime Minister takes over automatically
(D) The country has no head of state
16. Why study these roles? [1]
(A) To understand constitutional checks and ceremony
(B) No reason
(C) It's not important
(D) Only for tests