ICSE-X-HistCivics
Previous Year Paper year:2009
- #4:
With reference to the powers of the President and the Governor, write on: (a) The reasons for adopting the indirect method of election for the presidential election. (b) The options open to the Governor when an ordinary Bill is sent to him for his assent. (c) Any two judicial and two discretionary powers of the Governor.Ans : (a) If the President was to be elected by the people, he could become a rival centre power to council of ministers. This would be against the parliamentary system with ministerial responsibility. Since the membership in the two houses of Parliament was likely to be dominated by one party, election of the President merely by a majority of members of the union Parliament could not represent the constituent states of the Union. (b) Answer has not given due to out of present syllabus. (c) Answer has not given due to out of present syllabus.
- #4-a [3]The reasons for adopting the indirect method of election for the presidential election.Ans : If the President was to be elected by the people, he could become a rival centre power to council of ministers. This would be against the parliamentary system with ministerial responsibility. Since the membership in the two houses of Parliament was likely to be dominated by one party, election of the President merely by a majority of members of the union Parliament could not represent the constituent states of the Union.
- #4-b [3]The options open to the Governor when an ordinary Bill is sent to him for his assent.Ans : Answer has not given due to out of present syllabus.
- #4-c [4]Any two judicial and two discretionary powers of the Governor.Ans : Answer has not given due to out of present syllabus.