भारत हे 'गणराज्य' आहे. याचा अर्थ :
(a) येथे लोकशाही आहे.
(b) राष्ट्रप्रमुख (राष्ट्रपती) लोकांनी अप्रत्यक्षरित्या निवडून दिलेला असतो.
(c) येथे संसदीय पद्धती आहे.
(d) पंतप्रधान व त्यांचे मंत्रिमंडळ लोकांनी निवडून दिलेले असते.
वरीलपैकी कोणते विधान /विधाने बरोबर आहेत ?

The correct answer is Option C ((b) only).

Key Points:
• Meaning of 'Republic' (गणराज्य):
• In political science and constitutional terminology, a democratic polity is classified into two categories: Monarchy and Republic.
• In a monarchy (like Britain), the head of state holds a hereditary position.
• In a Republic (like India or the USA), the head of state is always elected, directly or indirectly, for a fixed period of time. In India, the President is the head of state and is elected indirectly by an electoral college.
• Having a democracy or parliamentary system does not define a republic (e.g., Britain is a parliamentary democracy, but it is a monarchy, not a republic).
• Therefore, the core meaning of being a Republic is that the Head of the State (President) is elected → (b) only (Option 3).
• Key Takeaway: A Republic strictly means the Head of the State is elected (directly or indirectly) and does not occupy a hereditary throne.