Q14. The discretionary powers of the President of India include
1. Sending back the advice given by the Council of Ministers and asking them to reconsider a decision that has already been made
2. Delaying assent to Bills passed by the Parliament by use of pocket veto
3. Dissolving the Lok Sabha when the government has lost confidence of the house
Select the correct answer using the codes below:
Q14. The discretionary powers of the President of India include
1. Sending back the advice given by the Council of Ministers and asking them to reconsider a decision that has already been made
2. Delaying assent to Bills passed by the Parliament by use of pocket veto
3. Dissolving the Lok Sabha when the government has lost confidence of the house
Select the correct answer using the codes below:
The correct option is D d) 1, 2 and 3
President can return any bill or proposal to the council of minister which is presented before him for reconsideration. Though, if the same bill or proposal is presented to him second time also , he has to accept the decision of council of ministers. Though there is nothing called discretionary powers of the president in the constitution, the president enjoys certain circumstantial powers and the president can exercise these powers without the aid and advice of the council of ministers. It is the President’s obligation to maintain political order in our parliamentary democracy. He can dissolve the Lok Sabha when it fails to represent the will of the people.
Also the president can delay the passage of ordinary bill by not giving approval to it(Pocket veto) indefinitely. One other instance of discretionary power is when he appoints the Prime minister when no party has a clear majority in the Parliament.
President can return any bill or proposal to the council of minister which is presented before him for reconsideration. Though, if the same bill or proposal is presented to him second time also , he has to accept the decision of council of ministers.
Though there is nothing called discretionary powers of the president in the constitution, the president enjoys certain circumstantial powers and the president can exercise these powers without the aid and advice of the council of ministers. It is the President’s obligation to maintain political order in our parliamentary democracy. He can dissolve the Lok Sabha when it fails to represent the will of the people.
Also the president can delay the passage of ordinary bill by not giving approval to it(Pocket veto) indefinitely. One other instance of discretionary power is when he appoints the Prime minister when no party has a clear majority in the Parliament.
