Question

Which among the following Veto powers is NOT granted to the President?
A. Pocket Veto
B. Absolute Veto
C. Suspensive Veto
D. Qualified Veto

Answer 1

Hint: Any bill introduced in the Parliament and passed by the legislature will become an Act only if the President approves the Bill when it is presented to him/her. The choice of the Indian President to either reject, return or withhold his/her assent to the bill is called Veto Power.

Complete answer:
The President of India has been conferred with three types veto Powers namely Suspensive Veto, Pocket Veto and Absolute Veto.
Pocket veto:
If the bill passed by the Parliament is kept pending by the President without taking any action on the bill for an indefinite period, then it refers to Pocket veto. In this veto power, the President neither rejects nor returns the bill for reconsideration.
Absolute veto:
When a bill is passed by the legislature of the Indian Parliament, then the President can exercise his absolute veto by withholding his/her assent to the bill and so it does not become an act.
Suspensive veto:
By returning the Bill to the Indian Parliament for its reconsideration, the President can exercise his suspensive veto power. When the Parliament resends the Bill to the President with or without making any changes in it by passing the bill with ordinary majority, then the President has to approve the bill and he/she is not allowed to use any of his other veto powers.
Qualified veto:
This type of veto power is not possessed by the Indian President. The qualified veto power can be exercised by the American President. Under this, the bills passed by Parliament to the President must be sent back to the Legislature within 10 days if he/she decides to withhold it or does not give his approval. Then the same bill can be overridden by the legislature with a higher or special majority.
So, the correct answer is Option D.

Note: According to the Constitution of India, the most primary and important duty of the president is to preserve, protect and defend the constitution and the law of India. The president is regarded as the common head of all independent constitutional entities.