Multiple choice

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

  1. Prime Minister

  2. Home Minister

  3. Chief Justice of India

  4. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
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Explanation

According to Article 61 of the Indian Constitution, when both President and Vice President offices are vacant, the Chief Justice of India (or the senior-most Supreme Court judge available) discharges the President's functions. This constitutional provision ensures continuity of the highest office. The Prime Minister and Home Minister do not have this constitutional authority, and the Speaker presides over Lok Sabha, not the executive.

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