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प्रश्न
In what sense is India a Republic?
India as a Republic.
What is meant by saying that India is a Republic?
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उत्तर
A republic is a country where the head of state is elected and not hereditary and where the government is run by elected representatives. It upholds the principles of equality, liberty, and fraternity.
In India, the President is the elected head of state, chosen by an electoral college for a term of five years. Likewise, MPs and MLAs are elected by the people through regular elections.
Since India does not have a monarch and its key leaders are elected by the people, it fully satisfies the essential conditions of a republican form of government.
Hence, India is rightly called a Republic.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Match the contents of Column A with those of Column B
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Pt Jawaharlal Nehru | (a) Chairman of the Drafting Committee. |
| 2. B. R. Ambedkar | (b) First Prime Minister of India |
| 3. Frank Anthony | (c) Representative of the Parsees. |
| 4. Dr. H. P. Modi | (d) Representative of the Anglo-Indian community. |
| 5. A state where the head of the state is an elected person. | (e) Sovereign |
| 6. A state where the government is run by the elected members of the people. | (f) Socialist |
| 7. A state which is independent of external interference. | (g) Secular |
| 8. A state where there is no discrimination against any religion. | (h) Democratic |
| 9. A state which lays emphasis on economic and social equality. | (i) Republic |
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