India is a democratic republic, because:

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  1. Its parliamentary supremacy
  2. Head of the state is elected by people
  3. Its independent Judiciary
  4. Its distribution of power between center and state.

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Option 2 : Head of the state is elected by people
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The Correct Answer is Head of the state is elected by the people.

Key Points

  • All positions in the government are available to all people, regardless of religion, caste, or gender. Even the President or Prime Minister of the country is a member of the public. As a result, India is referred to as the Democratic Republic.
    • It is representative because people choose elected officials by free and secret ballot. It is a republic because the Government derives its power from the people.
  • According to this system, there is a President who is the formal Head of the state of Indiathe Prime Minister, and the Council of Ministers, which run the government at the national level.
    • Countries with such a system include the United States, Brazil, India, and most nations.
    • In this system, the office of the president is very powerful, both in theory and practice.
    • In a presidential system, the president is the Head of the state as well as the head of government.
  • In a parliamentary system, the prime minister is the head of government. Most parliamentary systems have a president or a monarch who is the nominal Head of state
  • At the State level, the executive comprises the Governor and the Chief Minister, and the Council of Ministers
  • In reality, the President exercises these powers through the Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister.

Additional Information

  • In a parliamentary system, the executive and the legislature are interdependent: the legislature controls the executive, and, in turn, is controlled by the executive.
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