What is the most appropriate reason for calling the Cabinet the brain of the government?

Correct answer: It deliberates on major policies and takes collective decisions

Direct answer: A is correct. The Cabinet is the small, important group of senior ministers headed by the Prime Minister. It discusses major national issues, examines possible courses of action and reaches decisions that guide the government’s work. It is called the brain of the government because it provides the main direction for policy and administration. The decisions are taken collectively, although different departments later implement them through ministers and permanent officials. B is wrong because punishment in court is a judicial function, not a Cabinet function. C is wrong because electoral rolls are prepared and revised through the election administration, not by the Cabinet as its main role. D is wrong because elections are conducted by the Election Commission, an independent constitutional body. The Cabinet may make policy about many matters, but it does not perform every administrative or constitutional task itself. Memory cue: Cabinet thinks and decides; departments implement.