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Constitution: As A Living Document

Question
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What is meant by the term 'Republic' as given in the Preamble of Indian Constitution?

Solution

The word ‘Republic’ means that head of the state shall be elected one for a fixed tenure. In Indian Constitution there is no room for a hereditary monarch like the one in England or Japan. At the time of the assumption of office, the President has to take an oath “to devote himself to the service and well-being of the people of India.”