UPSC CSE Prelims

Correct Option: D (a government limited by the terms of the Constitution) Explanation: A constitutional government exercises public power within a superior constitutional framework, subject to rights, procedures and institutional limits. Option-wise Analysis: A. Incorrect-Representative or federal forms are not essential to the definition of constitutional limitation. B. Incorrect-A ceremonial head can exist even where government powers are unchecked. C. Incorrect-A powerful executive does not itself determine constitutional government. D. Correct-constitutional government is limited by constitutional rules.