What is the role of officials in the day-to-day administration of government?

Correct answer: Helping implement government policies

The correct answer is A. Government officials, especially civil servants, support the day-to-day administration of the country. Political leaders decide broad policies and priorities, while officials use their administrative experience to prepare records, give advice, coordinate departments, and carry decisions to the ground. They help deliver services and implement programmes according to law and government instructions. Option B is wrong because officials cannot independently dissolve the Lok Sabha; such constitutional decisions are not their personal power. Option C is wrong because the Council of Ministers is formed through the political and constitutional process, not chosen by ordinary officials. Option D is wrong because the President is elected through the constitutionally prescribed electoral process, not by one official acting alone. Officials therefore provide continuity and administrative support, but they do not replace elected political leadership. Memory cue: ministers decide the direction; officials help move administration in that direction.