Indian Polity · President of India
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A: In the event of a vacancy in the office of the President of India due to death or resignation, the Vice-President succeeds to the office and serves for the remainder of the predecessor's five-year term. Reason R: When the office of the President falls vacant due to resignation, removal, or death, an election to fill the vacancy must be held within six months from the date of such occurrence. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- 1A is not correct but R is correct✓
- 2A is correct but R is not correct
- 3Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
- 4Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
Correct answer
A is not correct but R is correct
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