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Download Solution PDFIndia is a democratic republic, because:
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Option 2 : Head of the state is elected by people
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MAHA TAIT Reasoning Intelligence (बुद्धिमत्ता) Sectional Test 1
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Download Solution PDFThe 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 India, the 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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