If the President generally refuses to follow the Council of Ministers' advice, what effect would it have on the parliamentary system?

Correct answer: The responsibility and structure of the real executive would weaken

Correct answer: A. In a parliamentary system, the President is the formal head of the executive, while the Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister is the real executive. The elected ministers are responsible to the Lok Sabha and are expected to exercise executive authority through constitutional advice. If the President generally refuses that advice, the established relationship between formal head and responsible government would be disturbed. This could weaken both the accountability and the working structure of the real executive. Option A is correct. B is wrong because the duration of the Lok Sabha is not determined by such refusal. C is wrong because the Rajya Sabha does not directly form the government in this way. D is wrong because courts do not contest elections. Memory cue: parliamentary government requires formal authority to operate with responsible ministers, not against them.