With reference to the tenure of the President of India, which of the following…

Concept: Article 56 of the Constitution fixes the President's normal term at five years from the date of entering office. The proviso to clause (1) covers three distinct situations: (a) the President may resign in writing to the Vice-President at any time, (b) the President may be removed only through impeachment under Article 61, and (c) notwithstanding the expiry of the term, the President continues to hold office until the successor enters upon office. It is specifically this hold-over clause (c) — not the resignation or impeachment clauses — that prevents a vacancy when the normal five-year term simply expires.

Application: The statement matching Article 56(1)(c) is that the President continues to hold office even after the expiry of his/her term until the successor assumes office — this hold-over rule is exactly what the Constitution provides, so it is the correct statement about the President's tenure.

Cross-check (why the other statements fail):

• "Holds office for five years and cannot resign" fails Article 56(1)(a), which lets the President resign at any time by writing to the Vice-President.

• "Must resign after completing five years" fails because no such compulsory exit exists — the term length is not itself a resignation trigger.

• "Removed only by the Prime Minister or Chief Justice of India" fails because removal happens solely via impeachment under Article 61, carried out by Parliament, not by the Prime Minister or the Chief Justice.

Hence, the statement that the President continues in office after term expiry until the successor takes charge is the constitutionally correct one.