Polity·President Vp
What is the President's 'pocket veto'?
Answer: Keeping a bill pending — neither giving assent nor returning it.
Used by President Zail Singh for Indian Post Office Amendment Bill 1986; Constitution allows indefinite delay.
Archive · 7 June 2022
One from Polity, one from History, one from Current Affairs. Deterministic selection for this date — same 3 cards every time.
Answer: Keeping a bill pending — neither giving assent nor returning it.
Used by President Zail Singh for Indian Post Office Amendment Bill 1986; Constitution allows indefinite delay.
Answer: 1323 CE — Warangal captured by Ulugh Khan under Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq.
Prataparudra II captured; died during transfer to Delhi; ended 240 years of Kakatiya rule.
Answer: 'Flesh' by David Szalay (Hungarian-British author).
Distinct from the International Booker won by 'Heart Lamp' (Kannada) — two different prizes.
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