The portfolios are allocated to the ministers by __________________.

The President

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The Prime Minister

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Collective decision of the Council of Ministers

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Individual choice

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Solution

The correct option is B The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister of India is the real executive head of the State. He is also the chief advisor to the President of India and Council of Ministers. The office of Prime Minister is the most powerful office in India. He is the real custodian of all executive authority. He is the Head of the Government. The Prime Minister is appointed from a majority party in the Lok Sabha, this makes him the head of Lok Sabha. The Prime Minister allots and changes when necessary the portfolio of the ministers. He presides the Council of Ministers and Union Cabinet.

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If you are elected as the President of India which of the following decisions can you take on your own?

(a) Select the person you like as Prime Minister.

(b) Dismiss a Prime Minister who has a majority in Lok-Sabha.

(d) Nominate the leaders of your choice to the Council of Ministers.

Q. Statement: Should the council of ministers once appointed be kept the same for the entire period intervening two elections?
Arguments:
I. No. Shuffling of ministers and portfolios is a healthy democratic process.
II. Yes. The ministers do not get a hold on their portfolio unless they are kept for a longer duration.

Based on the statement, identify strong/weak arguments.

Statement: Should the council of ministers once appointed be kept the same for the entire period intervening two elections?

Arguments:
I. No. Shuffling of ministers and portfolios is a healthy democratic process.
II. Yes. The ministers do not get a hold on their portfolio unless they are kept for a longer duration.

Which of the following are included in Article 78 of the Indian Constitution, defining the duties of Prime Minister?

A. To communicate to the President all decisions of the council of ministers relating to the administration of the affairs of the union and proposals for legislation.

B. To take prior presidential sanction for the budget before submitting it in the Parliament.

C. To furnish the information called for by the President regarding administration of affairs of the union

D. If the President so requires, to submit for consideration of the council of ministers a matter on which a minister has taken a decision without submitting the same for consideration by the council beforehand.

Q. Shivaji allocated portfolios to eight different kinds of ministers. However, the ministers of one of these categories became extremely powerful over time and became the de facto rulers while the Chhatrapati himself was reduced to a nominal ruler.

Which of the following kinds of ministers is being described in the passage above?

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