Which of the following statements is/are correct? Under Article 200 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of a state may 1. withhold his assent to a bill passed by the State Legislature 2. reserve the bill passed by the State Legislature for reconsid

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Q: 94 (NDA-I/2013)

Which of the following statements is/are correct? Under Article 200 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of a state may
1. withhold his assent to a bill passed by the State Legislature
2. reserve the bill passed by the State Legislature for reconsideration of the President
3. return the bill, other th:»n a money bill, for reconsideration of the Legislature
Select the correct answer using the code given below,

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

NDA-I

stats: 

0,100,18,1,5,12,100

keywords: 

{'state legislature': [2, 0, 0, 2], 'assent': [0, 0, 0, 3], 'money bill': [7, 1, 3, 9], 'constitution': [39, 3, 11, 39], 'bill': [16, 1, 6, 29], 'governor': [5, 1, 0, 6], 'reconsideration': [1, 0, 2, 2]}

Option 1 states that under Article 200 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of a state may withhold his assent to a bill passed by the State Legislature. This statement is correct.

Option 2 states that the Governor may reserve the bill passed by the State Legislature for reconsideration of the President. This statement is also correct.

Option 3 states that the Governor may return the bill, other than a money bill, for reconsideration of the Legislature. This statement is correct as well.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 4, which states that all three statements are correct.

In summary, under Article 200 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of a state has the power to withhold his assent to a bill, reserve the bill for reconsideration of the President, and return the bill (other than a money bill) for reconsideration of the Legislature.

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