GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The king or queen has power that is limited by a constitution and parliament.
A
Absolute Monarchy
B
Constitutional Monarchy
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Statement (I): A Constitutional Monarch is a king or queen whose power is limited by the Constitution. Statement (II): President of India is a Constitutional Monarch.

Detailed explanation-2: -A constitutional monarchy is a form of government in which a king or queen reigns with limits to their power along with a governing body (i.e. Parliament), giving rise to the modern adage “the Queen reigns but does not rule".

Detailed explanation-3: -A Constitutional Monarchy is sometimes called a ‘limited monarchy’, and just like it suggests, it’s because the monarchy has limitations and other powers at work. With a Constitutional Monarchy, an elected or hereditary Monarch is the head of state (not a sole source of power).

Detailed explanation-4: -A constitutional monarch in a parliamentary democracy is a hereditary symbolic head of state (who may be an emperor, king or queen, prince or grand duke) who mainly performs representative and civic roles but does not exercise executive or policymaking power.

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