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प्रश्न
Answer the following:
State two executive and two judicial powers of the President.Under what circumstances can the President proclaim a state of emergency?
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उत्तर
Two Executive powers of the President are:
- He appoints the Prime Minister and Union Minister.
- He appoints state Governors, the Judges of the Supreme Court and High Court, the Comptroller and Auditor-General, the Attorney General and members of the Union Public service Commission.
Two Judicial powers of the President are:
- He can pardon, remit or suspend a sentence of punishment given by a court martial or death sentence passed by the court.
- He is not answerable to any law court for the exercise of his powers, except in case of impeachment in Parliament.
The President can declare emergency if:
- Security of India is threatened.
- There is a break down of the constitutional machinery in a state.
- The financial stability of the country is threatened.
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Match the contents of Column A with that of Column B : Column A
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. The Prime Minister | (a) takes all important decisions. |
| 2. The president | (b) consisted of all the ministers. |
| 3. The Cabinet | (c) under the control of a minister is called a portfolio. |
| 4. The council of minister | (d) appoints the prime ministers. |
| 5. A Department | (e) heads the council of ministers. |
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