Question

Select the appropriate option based on the following statements regarding the functioning of the government in India.

Statement 1: The governance of the country is carried out in the name of the President of India.

Statement 2: Actual administration is carried out by the Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister at the Union and the Chief Minister in the States.

• A. Both statements are true.
• B. Both statements are false.
• C. Statement 1 is true and Statement 2 is false.
• D. Statement 1 is false and Statement 2 is true.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both statements are true.

India has a Parliamentary form of government, and the President is the nominal Head of the State, and the Prime Minister is the Head of Government. Governance is carried out in the name of the President, but the actual administration is carried out by the Council of Ministers headed by the Prime Minister at the Union and the Chief Minister in the States.