Civics
Political Executive (President, Prime Minister, and Council of Ministers)
Practice questions
What is the best reason for calling the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers the real executive?How can the office of President be considered a symbol of national unity?What is the main source of legitimacy of the political executive?Debate in Lok Sabha on decisions of the Council of Ministers shows which democratic control?Why is it necessary to understand the difference between powers of President and Prime Minister?If a government has Lok Sabha majority but does not give information to Parliament, what weakness is shown?Which is the correct analysis of the relation among political executive, permanent executive, and Parliament?What is the most accurate summary of the Indian political executive?If the Council of Ministers loses a confidence vote in Lok Sabha, how does the President’s role appear?Why are policy direction by the Council of Ministers under the Prime Minister and accountability to Parliament both necessary?What is the biggest difference between the roles of President and Prime Minister in India?Why does the Prime Minister need majority support in Lok Sabha?Why is the Council of Ministers called the real executive?What is the democratic reason that the President acts on the advice of the Council of Ministers?Which is the correct relation between Cabinet and Council of Ministers?What is the correct meaning of collective responsibility of Council of Ministers?If a minister disagrees with a Cabinet decision, what is expected in parliamentary convention?Why does the Prime Minister coordinate among ministers?President giving assent to a Bill is the final step of which process?What does the Prime Minister allocating portfolios to ministers ensure?