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 · 26 November 2023
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: July 1858 — after 14 months; British fully restored control.
Last major resistance was Tantia Tope's guerrilla campaign; suppressed province by province.
Answer: Syed Abdul Nazeer — no change in 2025-26.
Governors are appointed by the President of India under Article 155.
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