Multiple choice

Which of the following constitional amendments provided that the President is bound by the advice of the Council of Ministers?

  1. 44th Amendment

  2. 42nd Amendment

  3. 53rd Amendment

  4. None of these

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B Correct answer
Explanation

The 42nd Constitutional Amendment (1976) explicitly added Article 74(1) which states that 'the President shall act in accordance with the advice of the Council of Ministers'. This removed any ambiguity about the President's discretionary powers and firmly established that the President is bound by ministerial advice in a parliamentary system.