JKPSC KAS 2021 · Question 63 of 96

Which of the following statements is not correct about the Pocket Veto of the President?

Indian Polity

AThe President can either give his/her assent to a money bill or withhold his assent to a money bill but cannot return it for reconsideration of the Parliament.Correct
BThe President neither ratifies nor rejects nor returns the bill, but simply keeps the bill pending for an indefinite period.
CPower of the President not to take any action is Pocket Veto.
DIn 1986 President Zail Singh exercised it with respect to the Indian Post Office (Amendment) Bill.

Answer: A. The President can either give his/her assent to a money bill or withhold his assent to a money bill but cannot return it for reconsideration of the Parliament.

Explanation

Pocket veto is the President keeping a bill pending indefinitely without any action (as Zail Singh did with the 1986 Post Office Amendment Bill); the money-bill statement, though factually true, does not describe the pocket veto — it is the not-correct option for this question.

Source: JKPSC KAS Prelims 2021 GS via gkscientist.com

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