Consider the following statements: 1. The Council of Ministers in the Centre shall be collectively responsible to the Parliament. 2. The Union Ministers shall hold the office during the pleasure of the President of India. 3. The Prime Minister shall commu

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Q: 93 (IAS/2013)
Consider the following statements:
1. The Council of Ministers in the Centre shall be collectively responsible to the Parliament.
2. The Union Ministers shall hold the office during the pleasure of the President of India.
3. The Prime Minister shall communicate to the President about the proposals for legislation.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

IAS

stats: 

0,135,181,22,135,49,110

keywords: 

{'union ministers': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'ministers': [2, 1, 2, 3], 'parliament': [15, 1, 3, 8], 'legislation': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'proposals': [2, 2, 0, 9], 'prime minister': [6, 3, 0, 4], 'council': [0, 0, 1, 0]}

The accurate statement is:

2 and 3 only.

Statement 2 is correct. The Union Ministers hold office during the pleasure of the President of India, which means they serve at the President`s discretion.

Statement 3 is also correct. The Prime Minister communicates the proposals for legislation to the President.