Assertion (A): The President of India is elected indirectly by an electoral college with the system of proportional representation.

Reason (R): The President can never claim the kind of direct popular mandate that the Prime Minister can.

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Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(A) is true but (R) is false.

(A) is false but (R) is true.

answer is A.

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Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
The people do not directly elect the President. The President is chosen by the elected Members of Parliament (M.P.s) and Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). The President of India is elected indirectly by an electoral college with proportional representation. To win the election, a presidential contender must receive a majority of the votes. It makes it clear that the President speaks for the whole country. The President can, however, never claim the same direct democratic mandate that the Prime Minister can. As a result, the President will always be a purely symbolic executive. Thus, the assertion and reasoning are correct.

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