Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : Article 61
The correct answer is Article 61. - The removal of India’s President is done through the process of Impeachment.
- Article 61 of the Indian constitution provides the procedure of impeachment of the President.
- President can be impeached for violation of the Constitution.
- The impeachment can be initiated in any house i.e. Upper house or lower house of the Parliament.
- The charges on the president for impeachment should be signed by one-fourth of members of the House.
- A 14-day prior notice is required to be given to the President.
- The resolution of impeachment must be passed with a majority of two-thirds of both the houses to remove the President from his office.
- The President shall be considered removed from the date on which the resolution is passed in both houses.
- No president has been impeached so far in India.
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