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A bill passed by Parliament reaches the President, who neither signs nor returns it for years. What is this informal power called?

AAbsolute veto
BMoney veto
CLine veto
DPocket veto
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Pocket veto
1. The Constitution sets no time limit for the President to act on a bill. 2. The President can keep the bill pending. 3. This is known as the pocket veto. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 4, Executive._
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