Q. Consider the following statements:
1.The Vice-President can discharge all functions of the President when the office falls vacant or when the President is unable to act, but only for a maximum period of one year.
2.The President has the exclusive power to grant pardons, reprieves and remissions (including death sentences), while the Vice-President has no such power.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanation:
Statement 1 is Incorrect: Article 65 allows Vice-President to act as President with a strict 6-month limit.
Statement 2 is correct: Pardoning power under Article 72 is exclusively with the President.
