Discussion
(i) The President of India is elected by the system of direct elections.
(ii) The President of India is the Nominal Head of the State.
Which of the above statement are true?
Answer: B
Only (ii) is true: the President of India is the nominal head of the State, with real power resting in the council of ministers.
Statement (i) is false because the President is elected indirectly by an electoral college of elected members of Parliament and the State Legislatures, so option B.
The President is elected indirectly by the Electoral College under Article 54 using a system of proportional representation and the single transferable vote. He is the nominal head, and the actual executive power is exercised by the Prime Minister and the council of ministers under Article 74.
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