Which of the following is NOT a condition for the President’s office in India?
Correct Answer :
He shall not be entitled, without payment of rent, to use his official residence.
Solution :
The correct option is: "He shall not be entitled, without payment of rent, to use his official residence."
Under Article 59 of the Constitution of India, the conditions of the President's office are clearly specified. Let us analyze the conditions laid down by the Constitution:
1. Membership of Parliament: The President shall not be a member of either House of Parliament or of a House of the Legislature of any State. If a member of either House of Parliament or of a House of the Legislature of any State is elected President, he shall be deemed to have vacated his seat in that House on the date on which he enters upon his office as President. This matches the fourth option.
2. Office of Profit: The President shall not hold any other office of profit. This matches the first option.
3. Official Residence: The President shall be entitled without payment of rent to the use of his official residences (the Rashtrapati Bhavan). The third option states the opposite ("He shall not be entitled, without payment of rent..."), which makes it incorrect and therefore the right answer to this question.
4. Emoluments and Allowances: The emoluments and allowances of the President shall not be diminished during his term of office. This matches the second option.
Thus, the condition stating that the President is not entitled to use his official residence without paying rent is NOT a condition of the President's office; rather, the President is constitutionally entitled to rent-free accommodation.
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