Lok Sabha's ability to remove the government is linked with which democratic principle?

Correct answer: Executive accountability to elected representatives

Correct answer: A — executive accountability to elected representatives. The Lok Sabha is directly elected by the people, and the Council of Ministers must retain its confidence. This creates a chain of accountability: citizens elect representatives, representatives scrutinise the government, and the government must explain its actions and retain majority support. If the government loses the confidence of the Lok Sabha, it cannot normally continue in office and may have to resign. Option B is wrong because the judiciary’s financial position is not the principle involved. Option C is wrong because the question concerns the executive’s responsibility to the elected House, not Rajya Sabha’s supremacy. Option D is wrong because it reverses the relationship: the President does not possess a “Lok Sabha majority”; the government led by the Prime Minister must command majority support in Lok Sabha. Memory cue: elected House confidence makes the executive answerable.