The President is elected by an electoral college, while the Governor is _______.
Appointed by the President
While the President of India is elected indirectly by an electoral college consisting of the elected members of both Houses of Parliament and the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States and certain Union Territories (Article 54), the Governor of a State is appointed by the President by warrant under his hand and seal (Article 155).
Governors are not directly elected, not nominated by the Supreme Court, and not chosen by the State Assembly. Hence option B is correct.
Similar Questions
The Parliament of India consists of ______.
The power to summon the Houses of the Parliament is vested with the ______.
Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched regarding the terminology used in the Parliament?
A. Appropriation Bill - A Money Bill passed for providing for the withdrawal or appropriation from and out of the Consolidated Fund of India
B. Demand for Grants - Earmarking of budgetary allocation for meeting only planned expenditure of a Ministry/Department
C. Short Duration Discussion - For raising a discussion on a matter of urgent public importance for which a notice has to be given by a Member and supported by 50 Members
Who administers oath of office to the Vice President of India?
The Chairman of a State Public Service Commission can be removed by the order of the ________.
Who, being the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Armed Forces, takes the salute of various regiments of the Armed Forces during the march-past on the occasion of Republic Day?
The President of India _____ inaugurated Sangeet Natak Academi on 28 January 1953.
Which of the following is NOT correct about the eligibility criteria for being elected as Vice President of India?
A bill becomes an Act of the Parliament after being passed by both the houses of Parliament and assented to by the ______.
Who among the following appoints the Speaker 'Pro tem' of the Lok Sabha?
Important Questions from Central Government
Who appoints the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
What is correct about the dismissal of Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha ?
i. He can be dismissed by no-confidence motion
ii. To introduce such resolution prior notice of 14 days is essential
iii. Such resolution should be passed by absolute majority
iv. Such resolution should be passed by a majority of the ten members of the house
What is correct ?
i. Finance Bill can be introduced in Lok Sabha only
ii. Rajya Sabha can detain the Finance Bill
If the Vice President removed from his office, what shall happened?
Consider the following statements :
1. In India, there is no law restricting the candidates from contesting in one Lok Sabha election from three constituencies.
2. In 1991 Lok Sabha Election, Shri Devi Lal contested from three Lok Sabha constituencies.
3. As per the- existing rules, if a candidate contests in one Lok Sabha election from many constituencies, his/her party should bear the cost of bye elections to the constituencies vacated by him/her in the event of him/her winning in all the constituencies.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
