Question

F. Answer these questions.
1. The President is the head of the Executive. In this context, explain the following.
a. Election of the President of India.
b. Two executive powers of the President of India.
c. Two legislative powers of the President of India.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Election of the President of India

Answer 2

Answer:

1.a) ANS .

The President of India is elected by the electoral college which consists of: Elected members of both the houses of parliament. ... The elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of Delhi and Pondicherry have been authorized to be the part of Electoral College by 70th Amendment of 1992.

The Electoral College consists of

(a) the elected members of both Houses of Parliament ; and

(b) the elected members of the Legislative Assemblies of the States.

1.b) ANS.

The President summons, prorogues, addresses, sends messages to Parliament and dissolves the Lok Sabha, promulgates Ordinances at any time, except when both Houses of Parliament are in session, makes recommendations for introducing financial and money bills and gives assent to bills, grants pardons, reprieves, respites or remission of punishment or suspends, and remits or commutes sentences in certain cases.

1.c) ANS.

The president summons both the houses (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) of the parliament and prorogues them. He can dissolve the Lok Sabha. The president inaugurates parliament by addressing it after the general elections and also at the beginning of the first session every year per Article 87.