Q. Consider the following pairs:
Type of Veto Explanation
1. Absolute Veto President withholds his assent to a bill
2. Suspensive Veto Only a higher majority of Parliament can override this Veto power
3. Qualified Veto Power to reject the bill altogether
4. Pocket Veto The President does not act upon the bill
How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
Exp) Option b is the correct answer.
The President’s veto power refers to the President’s decision regarding the bill’s passage.
Pair 1 is correct. Absolute Veto is the power of the President to withhold the assent to the bill.
Pair 2 is incorrect. Under the Suspensive Veto, the President sends back the bill to the parliament for reconsideration. His suspensive veto can be overridden by simple majority of the Parliament. If the Parliament resends the bill with or without amendment to the Indian President, he must approve the bill.
Pair 3 is incorrect. The Qualified Veto is the power of president to withhold the assent but it can be overridden by the legislature with a higher majority. This type of veto is not used by the President of India.
Pair 4 is correct. Power of the President to not act upon the bill is termed as a pocket veto. Constitution does not give any time-limit to President within which he has to act upon the bill. Therefore, the President uses his pocket veto where he doesn’t have to act upon the bill.
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