President's Veto Power

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Correct Answer : Option b

Explanation
Statements 1 incorrect: It is correct that Pocket veto can’t be applied to constitutional amendment bill but same can be said about money bills too. According to Article 111 of the Constitution: For a Money Bill, the President must either:
● Give assent to the bill, or
● Withhold assent (absolute veto).
The President cannot return a Money Bill to the Parliament for reconsideration, and the Constitution does not allow indefinite inaction (pocket veto) on a Money Bill.

Statement 2 is correct: A measure can be vetoed by the Indian president by sending it back to Parliament for review. Nonetheless, the President must ratify the bill if Parliament adopts it again, with or without changes, and sends it to him again. Unlike the USA, where a larger majority is needed to override a presidential veto, the same ordinary majority that passed the bill in the first place can do it again. It is crucial to remember that money measures are exempt from this veto power. A money bill can be approved or rejected by the president, but it cannot be sent back for review.

Money bills usually receive the President's assent because they are tabled in Parliament with his previous consent.
Statement 3 is incorrect: If a private bill is a constitutional amendment bill then no veto power of the president is applicable. No veto is applied to the constitutional amendment bill. The President is obliged to sign the constitutional amendment bill. Qualified veto is not applicable to an Indian president. Moreover ,

Statement 4 is correct: According to Article 201 of the Constitution, the President has three options when the governor reserves a law for his consideration: 1. He can sign the law; 2. He can refuse to sign it; or 3. He can order the governor to return the bill (assuming it isn't a money bill) so the state legislature can review it. The president is not required to sign the bill if it is passed by the state legislature again, with or without revisions, and then sent to him for approval. This implies that the president's veto power cannot be overridden by the state legislature.