The Lok Sabha adopts a motion of no confidence in the Union Council of Ministers. If the House is not…
Article 75(3) makes the Council of Ministers collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha. The motion is against the Council as a body. The ministry resigns collectively when…
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The Lok Sabha adopts a motion of no confidence in the Union Council of Ministers. If the House is not dissolved and a new government can be formed, what follows for the Council?
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Correct answer C
Article 75(3) makes the Council of Ministers collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha. The motion is against the Council as a body. The ministry resigns collectively when another government can be formed without dissolving the House.
Option feedback
Option A
A replacement government can take office without a general election in the circumstances stated.
Option B
Collective responsibility applies to the Council as a body.
Option C
The Council as a body loses the House's confidence and resigns collectively.
Option D
A motion under Rule 198 concerns the Council as a body.
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