Multiple choice

When the offices of both, the President and the Vice President of India are vacant, who discharges their functions?

  1. The Prime Minister

  2. The Home Minister

  3. The Chief Justice of India

  4. The Speaker
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Explanation

Article 65 of the Indian Constitution provides that when both offices of President and Vice President are vacant, the Chief Justice of India (or the senior-most Supreme Court judge available) discharges their functions. This ensures constitutional continuity during dual vacancies.

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