Indian Polity From M. Laxmikanth

Which of the following are not mentioned in the Constitution of India?
1. Council of Ministers
2. Collective Responsibility
3. Resignation of Ministers
4. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Consider the following statements:
1. The President cannot function without the Union Council of Ministers.
2. The Solicitor-General is the highest legal authority of the Union Government.
3. The Union Council of Ministers can function for sometime even after death or resignation of the Prime minister.
4. In the absence of the Prime Minister, only the Home Minister can preside over emergency meetings of the Union Council of Ministers.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

According to Article 74 of the Constitution, which of the following statements relating to the advice tendered by Ministers to the President would be correct?

How are the salaries and allowances of the Union Ministers determined?

Which of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts has / have made the decisions of the Council of Ministers binding on the President of India?

Which of the Articles of the Constitution of India are relevant to analyse the constitutional provisions that deal with the relationship of the President with the Council of Ministers?

The accountability or responsibility of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to the Lok Sabha is:

Assertion (A): Collective responsibility of the Cabinet signifies unity and coordination among members of the Council of Ministers.
Reason (R): It is the prerogative of the Prime Minister to select or drop a member of the Cabinet.
Codes:

In which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India is the principle of collective responsibility of the Council of Ministers enshrined?

“There shall be a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister at the head to aid and advice the President who shall in the exercise of his functions act in accordance with such advice”. This provision in the Constitution has been laid down by which one of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts?

Article 74 of the Constitution provides that:

According to the Constitution of India, if the President so requires, it shall be the duty of the Prime Minister to submit for the consideration of the Council of Ministers any matter on which a decision has been taken by a Minister, but which has not been considered by the Council. This ensures:

Consider the following statements:
1. All decisions of the Council of Ministers relating to the administration of the Union must be communicated to the President.
2. The President can call for information relating to proposals for legislation.
3. The President can direct that any matter on which decision has been taken by a Minister should be placed before the Council of Ministers.
4. The President has the right to address and send messages to the Council of Ministers to elicit specific information.
Which of these is / are correct?

Which one among the following features of the Constitution of India is indicative of the fact that the real executive power is vested in the Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister?

Which one of the following is not correct in relation to the Council of Ministers?

The executive power of the Union is vested in the:

Whenever the Constitution requires the ‘satisfaction’ of the President for the exercise of any power or function by him, it means: