UPSC Prelims 2023 – Question 36

Q 36. Consider the following statements: 

1. If the election of the President of India is declared void by the Supreme Court of India, all acts done by him/her in the performance of duties of his/her office of President before the date of decision become invalid. 

2. Election for the post of the President of India can be postponed on the grounds that some Legislative Assemblies have been dissolved and elections are yet to take place. 

3. When a Bill is presented to the President of India, the Constitution prescribes time limits within which he/she has to declare his/her assent. 

How many of the above statements are correct? 

1. Only one 

2. Only two 

3. All three 

4. None  

Correct Answer: Option (d) 

• If the election of the President of India is declared void by the Supreme Court of India, all acts done by him/her in the performance of duties of his/her office of President before the date of decision remain valid. Hence, statement 1 is not correct. 
• The election for the post of the President of India is not postponed on the ground that some Legislative Assemblies have been dissolved and elections are yet to take place. As when an assembly is dissolved, the members cease to be qualified to vote in the presidential election, even if fresh elections to the dissolved assembly are not held before the Presidential election. Hence, statement 2 is not correct. 
• When the bill is presented to the President, and the President shall declare either that he assents to the Bill, or that he withholds assent therefrom Provided that the President may, as soon as possible after the presentation to him of a Bill for assent, return the Bill if it is not a Money Bill to the Houses with a message requesting that they will reconsider the Bill or any specified provisions thereof. The Constitution does not prescribe any time limit within which he/she has to declare his/ her assent. Hence, statement 3 is not correct. 

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