Consider the following statements: 1. The Vice-President can resign by writing under his hand, addressed to the President, as per Article 67(a) of the Constitution. 2. Upon resignation of the Vice-President, the Constitution provides for the appointment of an acting Vice-President until a new one is elected. 3. Unlike the President, there is no fixed constitutional time limit within which a mid-term vacancy of the Vice-President must be filled. 4. The newly elected Vice-President holds office only for the remaining term of the predecessor. How many of the above statements are correct? |ForumIAS

[A] Only one

[B] Only two

[C] Only three

[D] All four

Answer: B

Notes:

Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: As per Article 67(a), the Vice-President resigns by writing to the President.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The Constitution does not provide for an acting Vice-President. In the Vice-President’s absence, the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha presides.
Statement 3 is correct: There is no fixed time limit for filling a mid-term vacancy of Vice-President, only that it be filled “as soon as possible”.
Statement 4 is incorrect: A newly elected Vice-President gets a full five-year term, regardless of the remaining term of the predecessor.

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