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Consider the following statements:

  1. Legislative power is constitutionally vested in the Parliament of India of which the president is the titular head.

  2. All bills passed by the Parliament can become laws.

  3. The President can return a bill to the Parliament, if it is not a money bill or a constitutional amendment bill, for reconsideration.

  4. When, after reconsideration, the bill is passed and presented to the President, with or without amendments, the President is obliged to assent it.

  5. The President cannot withhold his/her assent to a bill when it is initially presented to him/her (rather than return it to the Parliament).


Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
Options:
A .  2, 3, 4 and 5
B .  1, 2, 3 and 4
C .  1, 3 and 4
D .  1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Answer: Option C
Answer: (c)
The President’s role as defender of the Constitution and the powers as Head of State, especially in relation to those exercised by the Prime Minister as leader of the government, have changed over time.
In particular, Presidents have made a number of interventions into government and lawmaking, which have established and challenged some conventions concerning Presidential intervention.

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