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After the 91st Amendment Act of 2003, the Council of Ministers cannot exceed what share of the Lok Sabha strength?Read the answer and worked solution →The Lok Sabha passes a no confidence motion against one minister. What happens?Read the answer and worked solution →The Prime Minister resigns. What happens to the Council of Ministers?Read the answer and worked solution →Nehru called the Prime Minister the linchpin of Government. What role earned this description?Read the answer and worked solution →A State's Governor is appointed rather than elected. Who appoints the Governor?Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the true factsRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the parliamentaryRead the answer and worked solution →Run the executiveRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the executiveRead the answer and worked solution →Head of state or governmentRead the answer and worked solution →Which executiveRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Executive bingoRead the answer and worked solution →India's Parliament has two Houses. What is a legislature with two Houses called?Read the answer and worked solution →A student learns that only some States have a legislative council as well as an assembly. How many States are bicameral?Read the answer and worked solution →Who elects the members of the Rajya Sabha from a State?Read the answer and worked solution →Uttar Pradesh sends 31 members to the Rajya Sabha but Sikkim sends one. Which schedule fixes these numbers?Read the answer and worked solution →A newly elected Rajya Sabha member asks how long she will serve. What is the term?Read the answer and worked solution →Why is the Rajya Sabha called the permanent House?Read the answer and worked solution →A famous scientist joins the Rajya Sabha without an election. How many members can the President nominate?Read the answer and worked solution →India is divided into Lok Sabha constituencies of roughly equal population. How many are there?Read the answer and worked solution →The Lok Sabha seat count has been frozen since which census?Read the answer and worked solution →A voter asks how long a Lok Sabha lasts at most. What is the answer?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two offices does Parliament help elect as part of its electoral function?Read the answer and worked solution →A money bill reaches the Rajya Sabha. What can the Rajya Sabha do with it?Read the answer and worked solution →Parliament wants to move a subject from the State List to the Union List. Whose approval is needed?Read the answer and worked solution →An MP who is not a minister introduces a bill. What is it called?Read the answer and worked solution →A money bill can be introduced only in which House?Read the answer and worked solution →The Rajya Sabha sits on a money bill without acting. After how many days is it deemed passed?Read the answer and worked solution →Why are parliamentary committees called miniature legislatures?Read the answer and worked solution →

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After the 91st Amendment Act of 2003, the Council of Ministers cannot exceed what share of the Lok Sabha strength?

  1. 10 percent
  2. 50 percent
  3. 15 percent
  4. 25 percent
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Correct answer: C. 15 percent

1. Earlier there was no cap and councils grew huge. 2. The 91st Amendment fixed a limit. 3. The cap is 15 percent of the House. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 4, Executive._

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The Lok Sabha passes a no confidence motion against one minister. What happens?

  1. Only that minister resigns
  2. The President resigns
  3. The Lok Sabha is suspended
  4. The whole Council resigns
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Correct answer: D. The whole Council resigns

1. The Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha. 2. Collective responsibility rests on cabinet solidarity. 3. A no confidence vote against one minister removes the whole Council. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 4, Executive._

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The Prime Minister resigns. What happens to the Council of Ministers?

  1. It is automatically dissolved
  2. It carries on unchanged
  3. It elects a new PM itself
  4. It is run by the President
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Correct answer: A. It is automatically dissolved

1. There is no Council of Ministers without the Prime Minister. 2. The PM's death or resignation dissolves the Council. 3. A single minister leaving only creates a vacancy. _Source: syllabus Political Science, Indian Constitution at Work, Chapter 4, Executive._

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