Topics Covered:
- Q1–3: Presidential Election Timing (casual vacancy 6-month rule vs. term-expiry; contrast with VP’s less strict timeline)
- Q4–5: The Full-Term Rule (President/VP always get a fresh 5 years vs. a legislator filling only the remainder)
- Q6–9: Vice President’s Office & Dual Roles (Article 63, RS Chairman + acting President, President’s discretion)
- Q10–13: Electoral College Nuances (nominated members’ role in election vs. impeachment — a commonly confused pair)
- Q14–17: VP’s Election Method & Term (secret ballot, full 5-year term, continuing till successor)
- Q18–20: VP Removal Procedure (no specified grounds, effective majority + Lok Sabha concurrence)
- Q21–22: VP’s Oath (administered by President; simpler wording than the President’s oath)
- Q23–25: Contingency Provisions (President Discharge of Functions Act, the V.V. Giri precedent)
- Q26–29: VP Miscellaneous
📚 Indian Polity & Constitution — Quiz-13
రాష్ట్రపతి ఖాళీ, ఉపరాష్ట్రపతి | Presidential Vacancy, Elections & The Vice President
Bilingual (English + Telugu) MCQ Practice Series for UPSC / APPSC / TSPSC Group Exams
📝 Topics Covered / అంశాలు
- Presidential election timing — casual vacancy (within 6 months) vs term-expiry (before term ends)
- Full 5-year term rule for President/VP vs a legislator filling a vacated seat
- Article 63 — office of the Vice President
- VP's two roles — ex-officio Rajya Sabha Chairman & acting President
- Conditions for VP to act as President — vacancy vs absence/illness
- President's discretion on whether VP acts during absence/illness
- Nominated Rajya Sabha members — role in President's impeachment vs election
- Elected MLAs — role in President's election vs impeachment
- VP's electoral college — all MPs (elected + nominated), both Houses
- VP election method — proportional representation, single transferable vote, secret ballot
- VP term, resignation (to President), and removal (Rajya Sabha effective majority + Lok Sabha concurrence)
- VP continuing in office till successor assumes charge
- VP's oath — administered by the President, content differs from President's oath
- President (Discharge of Functions) Act — contingency when both offices are vacant
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