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KPSC KAS 2017 · Question 24 of 200

Which of the following statements regarding the pardoning power of the President is/are correct ? A. He has the pardoning power in respect of a sentence by a court martial. B. He can grant reprieve and respite in case of punishment for an offence against any law of the land, Union or State. C. He alone can pardon a sentence of death. Select the code for the correct answer from the options given below :

Indian Polity

  1. AA only
  2. BC only
  3. CA and C onlyCorrect
  4. DA, B and C

Answer: C. A and C only

Explanation

The President can pardon sentences of courts martial and alone can pardon a death sentence; hence A and C are correct.

Source: KPSC Gazetted Probationers Prelims 2017, Paper-I (General Studies, subject code 261), Series A

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