Question

India is a republic , because it provides ______.
A) A Parliament
B) A federal form of government
C) An elected Prime Minister
D) An elected president

Answer 1

Hint:Republic means that the States are being ruled by the representatives chosen by the citizens through voting.

Complete answer:
India is a republic because the constitution has given the citizens of India the power to choose their own representatives and form their own government. Republic means that the supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives. The concept of republic was born from the French revolution and since then many countries have taken this feature and included it in their constitutions. Parliament is placed where the people elected sit and participate in decision making for the country.
This value is also enshrined in the Preamble of the Constitution. Now let's see the options:-

A Parliament- Parliament which is the legislature of the Union, consists of the President and two Houses, known as Council of States (Rajya Sabha) and House of the People (Lok Sabha). Each House has to meet within six months of its previous sitting where they participate in the decision making process hence this is correct.
A federal form of government- The word federation is used to describe the relation between centre and state in terms of power and hence this is an incorrect option.
An elected Prime Minister- Countries without a Prime Minister can also be republic for example USA where the President is the head of the state hence this is incorrect.
An elected president- similarly countries where the Prime Minister is the executive head can also be a republic for example India hence this is incorrect.

Therefore, the correct answer is option A) Parliament.

Note:The parliament contains two houses and a President hence it involves all the people elected in decision making and as the Prime Minister has to be of the Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha. As a republic is by the people ,for the people and to the people , every elected person must be represented in the decision making process and hence parliament is the place where all can brainstorm ideas and formulate policies.