In which situation is the advisory role of the Supreme Court seen?

Correct answer: When the President seeks the Court’s opinion on a constitutional question

The correct answer is A: the President may ask the Supreme Court for its opinion on an important question of law or fact that has arisen or is likely to arise. This is called the advisory jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. The Court gives its considered opinion, but this is different from deciding an ordinary dispute between two parties. The question tests the special constitutional relationship between the President and the Supreme Court. Option A is correct because seeking an opinion on a constitutional question is a genuine advisory function. Option B is wrong because election campaigns are political activities, not an advisory function of the Court. Option C is wrong because Parliament deals with financial legislation; the Rajya Sabha does not ask the Court to write the Budget. Option D is wrong because a panchayat is a local self-government body and does not become a court merely because it settles some local matters. Memory cue: advisory means “asked for advice,” not “asked to run the government.”