Question

Which article of the Constitution details the procedure or the manner of electing the President?
A.Article 50
B.Article 65
C.Article 60
D.Article 55

Answer 1

Hint:The Union Executive which deals from Article 52 to 78 in part V of the constitution consists of the President, the Vice President, the Prime Minister and the Attorney General of India. Among them, the President is the head of the country and he is also considered as the first citizen of India.

Complete answer:
Article 52 of the Indian Constitution states that there shall be President of India. The election of the President is indirect which means that the President is elected through an Electorate College by a single transferable vote system.
Article 55 of Indian Constitution details the procedure regarding the election of the President of India. Persons who have the right to vote are both the elected members of the Parliament, i.e, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, elected members of the state legislative assembly, elected members of the legislative assembly of the union territories from Delhi and Puducherry. On the other hand, the nominated members do not have the right to vote in the elections of the President.
The tenure or the office of the President is for a period of 5 years and it starts from the day he or she enters the office and the oath of the President is done by the Chief Justice of India.

Hence, the correct answer is option (D).

Note:The President of India has the responsibility to act as the symbol of unity, integrity and solidarity of the nation. Dr Rajendra Prasad was the first President of Independent India. Currently, the 14th President of India is served by Ram Nath Kovind.