Which Article of the Indian Constitution provides the provisions related to the impeachment of the President?

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Correct — C, Article 61. Article 61 lays down the procedure for impeaching the President of India for 'violation of the Constitution' — a resolution can be moved in either House of Parliament after 14 days' notice signed by at least one-fourth of that House's total membership, must be passed by a two-thirds majority of the total membership of each House, and the President stands removed from the date the second House passes it.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Article 53 vests the executive power of the Union in the President — a general provision on where executive authority resides, not on impeachment.  (b) Article 73 defines the extent of the Union's executive power — unrelated to the impeachment procedure.  (d) Article 72 is the President's own pardoning power — a separate provision entirely, not about removing the President.

Concept: Impeachment under Article 61 is the sole constitutional route to remove a sitting President, and it is deliberately made a Parliament-only, quasi-judicial process — no state legislature or court is involved, and the ground is narrowly limited to 'violation of the Constitution.'

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