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The oath of the office is administered to the council of Ministers by ________________.

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President of India
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Chief Justice of India
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Prime Minister of India
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Speaker of Lok Sabha
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Solution

The correct option is A President of India
An oath of office is an oath or affirmation a person takes before undertaking the duties of an office, usually a position in government or within a religious body, although such oaths are sometimes required of officers of other organizations. Such oaths are often required by the laws of the state, religious body, or other organization before the person may actually exercise the powers of the office or any religious body. It may be administered at an inauguration, coronation, enthronement, or other ceremony connected with the taking up of office itself, or it may be administered privately. In some cases it may be administered privately and then repeated during a public ceremony.

Some oaths of office are a statement of loyalty to a constitution or other legal text or to a person or other office-holder (e.g., an oath to support the constitution of the state, or of loyalty to the king). Under the laws of a state it may be considered treason or a high crime to betray a sworn oath of office.The constitution of India does not specify any specific reason for the oath of the Prime Minister of India. But after going through the wordings of the oaths of office and secrecy it seems that the oaths of office and secrecy is a legal and spiritual practice.Prior to assuming the respective offices the Prime Minister and his Council of Ministers take the oaths of office and secrecy. The oath is administered to them by the President of India. Hence, Option A is correct. Since no other person is the nominal head of the state, hence, the rest of the options are incorrect.

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