Indian Polity · President and State Legislation
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A: The President of India possesses the authority to direct the Governor of a state to return a non-money bill for reconsideration by the state legislature. Reason R: Under the constitutional provisions, when a bill passed by a state legislature is reserved by the Governor for the President's consideration, the President is empowered to either grant assent, withhold it, or direct its return. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- 1Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A✓
- 2Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
- 3A is correct but R is not correct
- 4A is not correct but R is correct
Correct answer
Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
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