Consider the following powers of the President of India : 1. The ex

Consider the following powers of the President of India :

1. The executive powers of the Union
2. The power to grant pardon and remit punishment
3. The supreme commander of the Defence forces of the Union

Which of the above powers is/are correct ?

1 only

1 and 2 only

1 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3

Answer is Right!

Answer is Wrong!

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Article 53(1) of the Constitution states that the executive power of the Union shall be vested in the President and shall be exercised by him either directly or through officers subordinate to him in accordance with the Constitution. Article 72 grants the President the power to grant pardons, reprieves, respites, or remissions of punishment or to suspend, remit, or commute the sentence of any person convicted of any offence. Article 53(2) declares the President to be the Supreme Commander of the Defence Forces of the Union and states that the exercise of this power shall be regulated by law. All three listed powers are indeed powers of the President of India as outlined in the Constitution.

The President of India holds extensive executive, legislative, judicial, financial, diplomatic, military, and emergency powers, although most are exercised on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister.

The President is the head of the Indian state and the first citizen of India. He is indirectly elected by an electoral college consisting of the elected members of both Houses of Parliament and the elected members of the legislative assemblies of the states and the Union Territories of Delhi and Puducherry.

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