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SSC CHSL 2025 PYQ — Question 96

SSC CHSL - 17 Nov 2025 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q96

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Which of the following veto powers is not available to the President of India?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 3: Qualified Veto.
Explanation:

  • Under Article 111 of the Indian Constitution, the President of India possesses three types of veto powers. However, the *Qualified Veto* is not available to the President of India. This power is primarily held by the President of the United States.
  • Veto Powers Available to the President of India:
  • Absolute Veto: The President withholds his assent to a bill (i.e., does not grant assent), thereby causing the bill to lapse.
  • Suspensive Veto: The President can return a bill to Parliament for reconsideration. However, if Parliament passes it again by a simple majority, the President is bound to give his assent.
  • Pocket Veto: The President neither takes a decision on the bill nor returns it; instead, he keeps it pending for an indefinite period.

What is a Qualified Veto?

  • This is a veto power that can be overridden by the legislature by a 'Higher Majority' (special majority). In India, if Parliament repasses a bill by a simple majority, the veto is overridden; therefore, we have a 'Suspensive Veto' here, not a 'Qualified Veto.'
  • Key Points Related to Indian Polity (Quick Revision):
  • As you are preparing for UP SI, SSC, and Railway examinations, these facts regarding the powers of the President are very important:
  • Article 111: Assent of the President to Bills.
  • First Use of Pocket Veto: In 1986, by the then President Giani Zail Singh, in the context of the 'Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bill.'
  • Money Bill: The President cannot exercise the Suspensive Veto in the case of a Money Bill (he must either give his assent or withhold it, but he cannot return it for reconsideration). Constitutional Amendment Bill: Following the 24th Constitutional Amendment (1971), the President is bound to give assent to a Constitutional Amendment Bill.

Important Questions for Upcoming Examinations:
Question: In which Article is the President's veto power described?
Answer: Article 111.
Question: Which types of Bills cannot be returned by the President for reconsideration?
Answer: Money Bills and Constitutional Amendment Bills.
Question: Which veto power does the US President possess that the Indian President does not?
Answer: Qualified Veto.