Q. With reference to the Vice-President of India, consider the following statements:
1. The office of the Indian Vice-President is modelled on the lines of the office of Canadian Vice-President.
2. A motion for the removal of Vice president can only be introduced in the Rajya Sabha.
3. The Open ballot system is followed for the election of the Vice-president.
How many of the above given statements is/ are incorrect?
Exp) Option b is the correct answer.
The Vice-President occupies the second highest office in the country. He is accorded a rank next to the President in the official warrant of precedence.
Statement 1 is incorrect: The office of the Indian VicePresident is modelled on the lines of the American VicePresident. He acts as the ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha. In this respect, he resembles the American vicepresident who also acts as the Chairman of the Senate.
Statement 2 is correct: The Vice-President can be removed by a resolution passed by a majority of all the then members of the Rajya Sabha and agreed to by the Lok Sabha. This means that this resolution should be passed in the Rajya Sabha by an effective majority and in the Lok Sabha by a simple majority. Further, this resolution can be introduced only in the Rajya Sabha and not in the Lok Sabha.
Statement 3 is incorrect: The Vice-President’s election is like that of the President’s election. It is held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote and the voting is by secret ballot (not by open ballot system).
| Important Tips Difference between American vice president and Indian vice president:
The American Vice-President succeeds to the presidency when it falls vacant, and remains President for the unexpired term of his predecessor. The Indian Vice-President, on the other hand, does not assume the office of the President when it falls vacant for the unexpired term. He merely serves as an acting President until the new President assumes charge. |
