Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2015 · Polity and Constitution · Question 91

There is a Parliamentary System of Government in India because the

  1. Lok Sabha is elected directly by the people
  2. Parliament can amend the Constitution
  3. Rajya Sabha cannot be dissolved
  4. Council of Ministers is responsible to the Lok Sabha

Answer

Council of Ministers is responsible to the Lok Sabha

  • (a) Lok Sabha being directly elected is a feature of representative democracy, not the defining test of parliamentary government. Verdict: Incorrect.
  • (b) Parliament’s power to amend the Constitution has no direct link with whether the system is parliamentary or presidential. Verdict: Incorrect.
  • (c) Rajya Sabha being a permanent House is a feature of bicameralism/federal design, not the reason India is parliamentary. Verdict: Incorrect.
  • (d) In a parliamentary system, the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the lower House; in India, this is to the Lok Sabha under Article 75(3). Verdict: Correct.
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