Consider the following statements about the powers of the President of India : 1. The President can direct that any matter on which decision has been taken by a Minister should be placed before the Council of Ministers. 2. The President can call all infor

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Q: 81 (CDS-II/2011)
Consider the following statements about the powers of the President of India :
1. The President can direct that any matter on which decision has been taken by a Minister should be placed before the Council of Ministers.
2. The President can call all information relating to proposals for legislation.
3. The President has the right to address and send messages to either House of the Parliament.
4. All decisions of the Council of Ministers relating to the adminis- tration of the Union must be communicated to the President.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

CDS-II

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0,36,176,36,3,18,155

keywords: 

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The correct answer is option- 1, which states that statements 1, 2, and 3 are correct. Let`s dissect each option to understand why this is the correct answer.

Option 1: 1, 2, and 3 only

- Statement 1 is correct. The President of India has the power to direct that any matter on which a decision has been taken by a Minister should be placed before the Council of Ministers.

- Statement 2 is correct. The President has the power to call for information relating to proposals for legislation.

- Statement 3 is correct. The President has the right to address and send messages to either House of the Parliament.

Option 2: 1 and 3 only

- This option is incorrect. It leaves out statement 2, which states that the President can call for information relating to proposals for legislation.

Option 3: 2 and 4 only

- This option is incorrect. It leaves out statement 1 and 3, which state that the President can direct matters to the Council of Ministers and address/send messages to Parliament.

Option 4: 1, 2, 3, and 4

- This option is incorrect. Only statements 1, 2,