UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — The executive office without a limit

Q1. Under Article 75 of the Constitution, before the Prime Minister enters upon office, the oaths of office and of secrecy are administered by which of the following?

  • A. The Chief Justice of India
  • B. The President of India
  • C. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
  • D. The Vice-President of India

Q2. The restriction limiting the President of India to two terms is best described as which one of the following?

  • A. A limit expressly laid down in Article 57 of the Constitution
  • B. A statutory limit imposed by the Representation of the People Act
  • C. A political convention, not codified in the Constitution or any statute
  • D. A binding limit laid down by a Supreme Court judgment

Q3. The Twenty-Second Amendment (1951) to the US Constitution is best described as the provision that does which one of the following?

  • A. Limits a person to being elected President no more than twice, subject to an overall ceiling of ten years in the office
  • B. Limits the President to a single non-renewable term of six years
  • C. Bars any Vice-President who succeeds to the presidency from ever being elected President
  • D. Limits members of the US Congress to two terms each

Q4. The Twenty-Second Amendment was adopted primarily in response to the unprecedented tenure of which US President — the only one ever elected to the office four times?

  • A. Woodrow Wilson
  • B. Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • C. Harry S. Truman
  • D. Theodore Roosevelt

Q5. In the US presidential system, which is built on fixed terms rather than continuing legislative confidence, the President is elected for a fixed term of how many years?

  • A. Two years
  • B. Four years
  • C. Five years
  • D. Six years

Q6. On 22 March 2026, Narendra Modi became the individual with the longest cumulative tenure as an elected head of government in India. Whose record did he surpass on that day?

  • A. Jyoti Basu
  • B. Naveen Patnaik
  • C. Pawan Kumar Chamling
  • D. Jawaharlal Nehru

Q7. Pawan Kumar Chamling, whose record as India's longest-serving elected head of government was surpassed in 2026, held the office of Chief Minister of Sikkim as the founder and leader of which party?

  • A. Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
  • B. Sikkim Democratic Front
  • C. Sikkim Sangram Parishad
  • D. Sikkim National Congress

Q8. Under Article 164, which single functionary is appointed personally by the Governor and heads the State Council of Ministers, the other Ministers being appointed only on that functionary's advice?

  • A. The Governor
  • B. The Chief Minister
  • C. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
  • D. The Advocate General of the State