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Question
Which of the following statements about the Council of Ministers are correct?
P: The ministers hold office during the pleasure of the Prime Minister.
Q: The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha.
R: Every minister must be a member of Lok Sabha.
S: The Prime Minister selects his/her senior and trustworthy colleagues as Cabinet Ministers.
Options
P and Q
P and R
Q and S
R and S
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Solution
Q and S
Explanation:
The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha (Statement Q), and the Prime Minister selects senior, trusted colleagues to form the core Cabinet (Statement S). Statement P is wrong because ministers legally hold office during the pleasure of the President, not the Prime Minister. Statement R is wrong because a minister can be a member of either House (Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha), and a non-parliamentarian can also hold a ministerial post for up to six months.
