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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2019 — General Studies · Question 137 of 200

Q137
Indian PolityUnion Executive: President, PM & Council of Ministers
The Impeachment of the President of India can be initiated in
  1. a.either House of the Parliament
  2. b.a joint sitting of both the Houses of the Parliament
  3. c.the Lok Sabha alone
  4. d.the Rajya Sabha alone

Answer: (A) either House of the Parliament

Under Article 61, impeachment proceedings against the President for "violation of the Constitution" may be initiated in either House of Parliament, provided the resolution is moved after 14 days' notice and supported by at least a quarter of that House's total membership.

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