If the President starts running regular governance without the Council of Ministers’ advice, which principle would weaken?

Correct answer: Accountability of the real executive in a parliamentary system

Correct answer: A. In India’s parliamentary system, the President is the constitutional head, while the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers are the political or real executive. The President normally acts on their advice in the exercise of executive powers. This arrangement makes the ministry answerable to Parliament, especially the Lok Sabha. If the President independently ran ordinary government, authority would move away from the elected ministry and parliamentary accountability would be weakened. A is correct. B is unrelated because the scenario does not concern judicial independence. C is unrelated because counting elections is not the issue. D is wrong because the Rajya Sabha’s continuing character is unaffected. Memory cue: “President is the constitutional head; the elected ministry runs day-to-day government.”