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What to Study: Read and remember what Article 74 says about the council of ministers and the Prime Minister. Understand how binding the advice is on the President, what the President can do if unhappy with it, and why courts cannot inquire into the advice.
Asked in UPSC PrelimsUPSC 2013
What to Study: Remember what Article 75 says about the appointment, tenure, oath, six-month rule and salaries of ministers. Be clear about the body to which the council of ministers is collectively responsible: the Lok Sabha only, or Parliament as a whole?
Asked in UPSC PrelimsUPSC 2007UPSC 2009UPSC 2022
What to Study: Remember the two limits added to Article 75 by the 91st Amendment (2003). What limits the size of the council of ministers, and on what is that limit based? Who is barred from being appointed a minister because of defection? For how long does this bar last, and what can end it early?
Asked in UPSC PrelimsUPSC 2004UPSC 2008UPSC 2009UPSC 2014
What to Study: Know the three clauses of Article 77. In whose name is executive action taken? How are orders authenticated? Who makes the rules for conducting government business and for sharing it among ministers?
Asked in UPSC PrelimsUPSC 2013
What to Study: Remember the three duties of the Prime Minister under Article 78. Understand why they make the Prime Minister the channel of information between the council of ministers and the President.
Asked in UPSC PrelimsUPSC 1997
What to Study: Where can a minister speak and take part in proceedings? Be clear about the limit on a minister's right to vote.