Q. With reference to the legislative powers of the President of India, consider the following statements:
1.The President can return a Money Bill to Parliament for reconsideration if he disagrees with it.
2.The President can nominate members to both the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha.
3.It is obligatory for the President to give assent to a state bill if it is passed again by the state legislature after being returned for reconsideration.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanation:
- The President cannot return a Money Bill to Parliament. He can either give assent or withhold assent, but cannot return it for reconsideration.
- The President nominates 12 members to the Rajya Sabha (from fields like literature, science, art, and social service) and 2 Anglo-Indian members to the Lok Sabha (though this provision was abolished by the 104th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2019 — it was valid earlier).
- Unlike in the case of Union Bills, the President is not obligated to give assent to a state bill even if it is passed again by the legislature and sent back after reconsideration.
Source: Laxmikant (Polity)
