Chapter 19 Vice-President

1. What is the rank of the Vice-President in India’s official warrant of precedence?

2. On the lines of which country’s Vice-President is the Indian Vice-President’s office modelled?

3. How is the Vice-President of India elected?

4. Who constitutes the electoral college for the Vice-President’s election?

5. How does the electoral college for the Vice-President differ from that for the President?

6. What did Dr. B.R. Ambedkar say about the difference in electoral colleges for the President and Vice-President?

7. Is the manner of election the same for both the President and Vice-President?

8. Who inquires into and decides all doubts and disputes regarding the election of the Vice-President?

9. Can the Vice-President’s election be challenged due to an incomplete electoral college?

10. What is the validity of acts done by a person whose election as Vice-President is later declared void by the Supreme Court?

11. What are the qualifications required for a person to be eligible for election as Vice-President?

12. Are a sitting President, Vice-President, Governor, or Minister considered to hold an office of profit for Vice-Presidential election eligibility?

13. What are the requirements for nomination of a candidate for the Vice-Presidential election?

14. What is the security deposit amount for a Vice-Presidential candidate?

15. What oath or affirmation does the Vice-President make before entering office?

16. Who administers the oath of office to the Vice-President?

17. What are the conditions laid down by the Constitution for the Vice-President’s office?

18. What is the term of office for the Vice-President?

19. How can the Vice-President resign from office?

her term?

21. Can a resolution for the removal of the Vice-President be introduced in the Lok Sabha?

22. What is the advance notice period required to move a resolution for the Vice-President’s removal?

23. Does the Constitution mention any ground for the Vice-President’s removal?

24. Is the Vice-President eligible for re-election?

25. How can a vacancy in the Vice-President’s office occur?

26. What happens if the Vice-President’s term is expiring and a new election is delayed?

27. What happens if the Vice-President’s office falls vacant due to resignation, removal, death, or otherwise?

28. What is the term of office for a newly-elected Vice-President who fills a casual vacancy?

29. What are the two-fold functions of the Vice-President?

30. What are the powers and functions of the Vice-President as ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha?

31. What is the maximum period for which the Vice-President can act as President?

32. Who performs the duties of the Chairman of Rajya Sabha when the Vice-President is acting as President?

33. What are the emoluments of the Vice-President?

34. What was the salary of the Chairman of Rajya Sabha increased to in 2018?

35. What is the pension for a retired Vice-President?

36. What salary and allowance is the Vice-President entitled to when acting as President?

37. What is the key difference between the Indian and American Vice-Presidents regarding succession to the presidency?

38. Why do some scholars call the Indian Vice-President ‘His Superfluous Highness’?

39. Which Article deals with the Vice-President of India?

40. Which Article deals with the Vice-President to be ex-officio Chairman of the Council of States?

her functions during casual vacancies?

42. Which Article deals with the Election of Vice-President?

43. Which Article deals with the Term of office of Vice-President?

44. Which Article deals with the Time of holding election to fill vacancy in the office of Vice-President?

45. Which Article deals with the Oath or affirmation by the Vice-President?

46. Which Article deals with the Discharge of President’s functions in other contingencies?

47. Which Article deals with Matters relating to, or connected with, the election of Vice-President?