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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 →

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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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