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Assertion (A): The Council of Ministers in the Union of India is collectively responsible both to the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.

2007

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.

(a)

Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b)

Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

(c)

A is true but R is false

(d)

A is false but R is true

Answer:

(d)

Explanation

A is false. The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible only to the Lok Sabha. R is true.