Civics
Political Executive (President, Prime Minister, and Council of Ministers)
Practice questions
If permanent officials give policy advice, who takes the final political decision?Why is facing a no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha important for the Council of Ministers?Why is the Council led by the Prime Minister called the 'real executive'?What is the difference between a minister's departmental responsibility and Council's collective responsibility?How is temporary nature of political executive useful for democracy?Without expertise of permanent executive, what difficulty may arise in political decisions?In which situation is the President inviting a leader to form government more important?Parliamentary debate on Council decisions strengthens which democratic function?What is the relation between the Prime Minister and Cabinet in policy decisions?Why does executive action in the President's name not mean that the President governs alone?How does the Council's link with Lok Sabha show people's sovereignty?What problem may arise if the Prime Minister does not coordinate among ministers?Ministers having to answer in Parliament strengthens which value in governance?Which is the most correct statement about political executive and Parliament?Which confusion should be avoided while understanding the President's role?What democratic basis does political executive get from forming a government with Lok Sabha majority?Why should the permanent executive remain politically neutral?What is the democratic purpose of the whole system of political executive?If the Council of Ministers were accountable only to the President instead of Lok Sabha, what would be the effect on parliamentary democracy?If the political executive makes policy but the permanent executive does not implement it properly, what problem will arise?