How does the permanent executive help the political executive?

Correct answer: By helping with information, administration, and implementation

Answer: A. The permanent executive mainly includes career civil servants who have administrative experience and continue working when elected governments change. They collect facts, explain existing rules, prepare reports, advise ministers, maintain public records, and help departments carry out decisions. Political executives provide democratic direction and make policy choices, while permanent officials supply technical knowledge and ensure continuity in administration. This relationship is cooperation, not competition: ministers are politically responsible, and officials implement lawful decisions under their direction. Option A is correct because it names the three central forms of assistance—information, administration, and implementation. B is wrong because civil servants do not exist to remove every government. C is wrong because dissolving the Lok Sabha is not their ordinary function. D is wrong because the President is not elected by one official or by the permanent executive alone. Memory cue: permanent executive gives expertise and continuity; political executive gives democratic leadership.