Who acts on the advice of the Council of Ministers?

Correct answer: President

Direct answer: D, the President. In India’s parliamentary system, the President is the constitutional head of the Union, while the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers exercise the main executive authority. The Council of Ministers discusses government matters and gives advice to the President. As a general constitutional rule, the President acts according to this advice rather than making ordinary executive decisions independently. A is wrong because the Speaker presides over the Lok Sabha and manages its proceedings. B is wrong because the Chief Justice heads the judiciary and does not run the executive government. C is wrong because a Governor is the constitutional head of a state, not the Union. D is correct because the President normally acts on the advice of the Union Council of Ministers. Memory cue: President is the formal head; Prime Minister and Council of Ministers lead the government.