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					 India is a republic because—
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                        - it is democratic country
- It is a parliamentary democracy
- the head of the state is elected for a definite period
-  All of these 
 
 
Correct Option: C
India is a republic because India elects its supreme head. It is called a republic because of the applicable definition of a republic: a form of government in which representatives are entitled to act on behalf of the people whom they represent. 
 
	