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    The principle of "collective responsibility' under parliamentary democracy implies that                       [CSAT-2014]
    1. a motion of no-confidence can be moved in the Council of Ministers as a whole as well as an individual minister.
    2. no person shall be nominated to the cabinet except on the advice of the Prime Minister.
    3. no person shall be retained as a member of the Cabinet if the Prime minister says that he shall be dismissed.
    Select the correct answer using the codes given below

    A) Only 1              

    B) Only 2

    C) Only 3              

    D) 2 and 3

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Cabinet collective responsibility is a tradition in parliamentary governments in which the prime minister is responsible for appointing the cabinet ministers. It is the Prime Minister who enforces collective responsibility amongst the Ministers through his ultimate power to dismiss a Minister. No person shall be nominated to the cabinet except on the advice of the Prime Minister. Secondly, no person shall be retained as a Member of the Cabinet if the Prime Minister says that he should be dismissed. In India, a Motion of No Confidence can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha.


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