Question

Who appoints the council of ministers in Indian Parliament?
A. Speaker of Lok Sabha
B. Prime Minister
C. President of India on the advice of Prime Minister
D. None of these

Answer 1

Hint:In the Republic of India, the Union Council of Ministers exercises executive power. It consists of senior ministers, known as 'cabinet ministers' and junior ministers, known as' state ministers' and, occasionally, deputy ministers. The council is headed by India's Prime Minister. The supreme decision-making body in India is a smaller administrative body called the Union Cabinet. According to Article 75, only the prime minister and the cabinet ministers are part of the Union Cabinet.

Complete answer:
 The Prime Minister will be appointed by the President of India by considering a person who is either the leader of a party holding a majority of seats in the Lok Sabha or a person who can win the confidence of the Lok Sabha by obtaining the support of other political parties. On the advice of the Prime Minister, all other ministers are appointed by the President.
The Council of Ministers is collectively accountable to the lower house of the Indian Parliament, called the Lok Sabha (House of the People), pursuant to Article 75(3). If it does not support a bill presented by a minister in the Lok Sabha, the entire council of ministers is accountable and not the minister. Following the loss of Lok Sabha's confidence, the Council of Ministers shall resign to encourage the creation of new governments.
The Lok Sabha is directly accountable to the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers and may remain in office as long as they receive the majority support in the House (Lok Sabha). The Minister swears I to bear true faith and loyalty to the Indian Constitution; (ii) to preserve India's sovereignty and integrity; (iii) to conduct his duties faithfully and conscientiously without fear or favour, action or ill-will.

Hence, the correct answer is option (C).

Note: There are five categories of the Council of Ministers.Prime Minister is the Chief of the Government of India on Executive duty. Deputy Prime minister is a position which comes into command only if there is an absent Prime Minister .During this period deputy Prime minister will be the highest cabinet minister. Under Prime Minister comes the Minister of the Cabinet. He/She is the Member of the cabinet under the central government positioned as theHead of the ministry. The Minister of State is the junior minister to a cabinet minister without direct reporting. They will be known as Chief Ministers of The State. Under the Chief Minister comes the Minister of State (MoS). They are Deputy Ministers reporting to a minister of the cabinet, usually assigned to that ministry with a particular responsibility.