What is the benefit of collective decision-making in the Cabinet?

Correct answer: Views of different ministries combine to make better policy

Correct answer: A. The Cabinet is the central decision-making body within the Council of Ministers. Ministers responsible for different departments bring information about their fields, likely effects, costs, difficulties, and public needs. Discussion allows the government to compare viewpoints, identify problems, coordinate departments, and reach a common decision. This can make policy more balanced and practical than a decision taken without consultation. Option A is correct because it describes the advantage of combining ministerial knowledge. B is wrong because collective Cabinet work does not turn the Prime Minister into a judge. C is wrong because Cabinet decisions do not remove Parliament’s law-making and accountability functions. D is wrong because the President does not become a Lok Sabha member through Cabinet deliberation. Memory cue: collective discussion improves coordination, but it does not replace constitutional institutions.