Assertion (A): The President exercise all his powers without the consent of the Council of Ministers as he is the Head of the State.
Reason (R): The Council of Ministers are people's representatives and must be involved in decision making.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

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Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

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(A) is true and (R) is false.

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(A) is false and (R) is true.

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Solution

The correct option is D (A) is false and (R) is true.
The Council of Ministers are the representatives of the public and are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the people. The President is aided and advised by the Prime Minister and his other ministers to exercise his powers. The Prime Minister must keep the President informed about all the decisions being taken by the Council concerning the legislative and executive affairs.

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Assertion (A): The President exercise all his powers without the consent of the Council of Ministers as he is the Head of the State. Reason (R): The Council of Ministers are people's representatives and must be involved in decision making.

Assertion (A): The President exercise all his powers without the consent of the Council of Ministers as he is the Head of the State.
Reason (R): The Council of Ministers are people's representatives and must be involved in decision making.