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Q83 (IAS/2007) Polity & Governance › Union Executive › Union Council of Ministers Answer Verified

Assertion (A) : The Council of Ministers in the Union of India is collectively responsible both to the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. Reason (R) : The Members of both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha are eligible to be the Ministers of the Union Government.

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Explanation

Assertion (A) is incorrect because the Constitution and authoritative texts state that the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha (Article 75) — they ‘swim or sink together’ before the House of the People [2]. While some sources note responsibility to Parliament in general, the operative constitutional practice centers on the Lok Sabha [2]. The Reason (R) is correct: members of either House of Parliament may be appointed as Union Ministers, and a non-member can also be appointed provided they become a member of either House within six months (constitutional practice). Thus R is true but does not justify A, so A is false while R is true.

Sources

  1. [1] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 21: Central Council of Ministers > Collective Responsibility > p. 215
  2. [2] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 13: Parliamentary System > DEMERITS OF THE PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM > p. 133
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