Under Article 75(3) of the Constitution, the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to:
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D.
1. Article 75(3) reads: 'The Council of Ministers shall be collectively responsible to the House of the People.'
2. The principle of collective responsibility means that the entire Council stands or falls together with a vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha.
3. The Council is NOT accountable to the Rajya Sabha in the same constitutional sense.
4. The President receives the advice of the Council; the Council is not 'responsible' to the Court.
_Source: Constitution of India (Bare Act, updated to 105th Amendment Act 2021), Govt. of India Legislative Dept., Article 75(3)_
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