What is the importance of the word 'advice' in relation to the President and Council of Ministers?

Correct answer: It shows that the President generally acts on the Council's advice

Correct answer: A. The word “advice” is important because it explains the working relationship between the constitutional President and the elected Council of Ministers. In India’s parliamentary system, the President is the formal head, but the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers exercise real political authority and are accountable to the Lok Sabha. The President generally acts on the advice of the Council rather than making ordinary government policy independently. Option B is wrong because this constitutional advice concerns the Council of Ministers and the President, not ministers taking advice from judges. Option C is wrong because the existence of advice does not end Parliament; Parliament remains central to law-making and accountability. Option D is wrong because the President is a constitutional office, not a private institution. Memory cue: “advice” connects formal authority with elected government responsibility.