Question

The Union Ministers as per Article 75(2) of Constitution shall hold office during pleasure of _____.
A. Prime minister
B. President of India
C. Speaker of Lok Sabha
D. Vice-President of India

Answer 1

Hint: He/she is the nominal executive authority of the government or the ceremonial head of the country.
He/she is elected indirectly by the members of the Parliament and the legislative assemblies of all states and union territories.

Complete answer:
The provision and rules regarding the Council of Ministers and the Prime Minister are stated in Article 74 and Article 75 of the Indian Constitution.
The Union Council of Ministers is actually the real executive in the government of India. This is because the President of India acts in agreement to the advice tendered by the Union Council.
Article 75(2) states that the union ministers shall hold the office during the pleasure of the President of India. The appointment of the ministers is done by the President. He/she does this with the advice from the Prime Minister. Then it is the Prime Minister who assigns the respective roles and duties of the minister and can also change the portfolios of the ministers. The Prime Minister can also ask any of the ministers to resign at any time. In case the minister refuses to resign, the Prime Minister can also have the minister dismissed by advising the President.
The total number of Ministers in the Union Council cannot exceed 15% of the total number of MPs in the Lok Sabha. Since the Constitution of India has fixed the maximum number of seats in the Lok Sabha to be 552, the total number of Ministers in the Union Council will never exceed 82 or 83.

Thus, the correct answer is Option (B) President of India.

Note:The current Union Council of Ministers consists of 61 Ministers in the center including the Prime Minister.
There are 36 ministers who are assigned to the different ministries across different states.
There are 25 Cabinet Ministers including the Prime Minister.