GK
INDIAN POLITICS
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
violating the constitution
|
|
|
disregarding Parliament
|
|
|
for not taking the prime minister’s advice
|
|
|
All of the above
|
Detailed explanation-1: -The President can be removed from office by a process of impeachment for ‘violation of the Constitution’. However, the Constitution does not define the meaning of the phrase ‘violation of the Constitution’. The impeachment charges can be initiated by either House of Parliament.
Detailed explanation-2: -The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.
Detailed explanation-3: -Impeachment in India The President may be removed before his tenure through impeachment for violating the Constitution of India by the Parliament of India. The process may begin in either of the two houses of the Parliament. A House starts by levelling charges against the President.