Discussion
The Indian President’s position is closest to that of
Answer: C
Correct answer: The British monarch
The Indian President is a nominal or constitutional head of state, whose position is closest to that of the British monarch: the head of state reigns, and the Council of Ministers governs. Article 74 makes ministerial advice binding, so the President exercises almost no independent power. The differences are real but secondary. The Indian President is elected, for a five-year term, and can be impeached; the British monarch is hereditary and holds office for life. But the constitutional function - assenting to legislation, appointing the head of government, acting on advice - is the same. The American President is the opposite case: separately elected, head of state and head of government at once, not answerable to the legislature and unable to be removed by it except through impeachment for specified offences. The residual powers the Indian President does hold are worth knowing: a suspensive veto on ordinary bills, the power to require reconsideration of advice once, and genuine discretion when no party has a clear majority in the Lok Sabha.
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