Discussion
Which of the following statements is/are not correct ?
1. As per the provisions of the Constitution, the Council of Ministers is both collectively and individually responsible to the Lok Sabha.
2. A censure motion must state the reason for its adoption.
3. A no-confidence motion must set out the grounds on which it is based.
4. If a no-confidence motion is passed by the Lok Sabha, the Council of Ministers is bound to resign.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Answer: C
The key's answer is 3 only.
Statement 3 is plainly not correct. Rule 198 of the Lok Sabha Rules does not require a no-confidence motion to state any grounds; it needs only the support of 50 members to be admitted. A censure motion, by contrast, must state the reasons for which it seeks to censure the government, so statement 2 is correct. Statement 4 is also correct: under Article 75(3) the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha, so it must resign if a no-confidence motion is passed.
Statement 1 is strictly inaccurate too, because the Constitution makes ministers collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha but individually responsible to the President, who appoints them on the Prime Minister's advice. No option offers '1 and 3', so the key chooses '3 only', the one option made up entirely of a statement that is not correct; every other option includes statement 2 or 4, which are correct.
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