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Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A) : The Council of Ministers in India is collectively responsible to both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
Reason (R) : Members of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are eligible to become Ministers in Union Government.
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Explanation
Assertion (A) is incorrect. According to Article 75(3) of the Constitution of India, the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible only to the Lok Sabha (the House of the People), not to both Houses. This principle ensures that the government stays in power only as long as it enjoys the confidence of the directly elected house.
Reason (R) is correct. Members of either the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha are eligible to be appointed as Ministers. Furthermore, a person who is not a member of either House can also be appointed as a Minister, but they must secure a seat in either House within six consecutive months, as per Article 75(5).
Since the assertion is false but the reason is a true statement, the correct option is D.
SIMILAR QUESTIONS
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : India has a Parliamentary system of Government.
Reason (R) : In India, the executive is responsible to the legislature.
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Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Turkish invasion on India was successful.
Reason (R) : There was no political unity in North India.
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Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Article 352 of the Indian Constitution deals with the declaration of an emergency.
Reason (R) : An emergency may take place at any time.
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Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : The 73rd Amendment of the Constitution is considered to be a watershed in the history of local self government in India.
Reason (R) : The 73rd Constitution Amendment conferred the much coveted Constitutional status on Panchayats.
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