{"id":89256,"date":"2025-06-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=89256"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:00:00","slug":"consider-the-following-statements-1-under-the-indian-constitution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-1-under-the-indian-constitution\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following statements:\n \n 1. Under the Indian Constitution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Under the Indian Constitution, the President is bound by the advice of the Council of Ministers.<\/li>\n<li>2. Under the Indian Constitution, the President is bound by the advice of the Cabinet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CAPF &#8211; 2010<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-capf-2010.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-capf-2010\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 1 is correct. Article 74(1) of the Constitution states that there shall be a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister at the head to aid and advise the President, who shall, in the exercise of his functions, act in accordance with such advice. The 42nd Amendment made this advice binding, and the 44th Amendment allowed the President to ask the CoM to reconsider the advice, but the President is bound by the reconsidered advice. Statement 2 is incorrect. The Constitution specifically mentions the &#8216;Council of Ministers&#8217; in relation to advising the President (Articles 74, 75, 78). While the Cabinet is the inner circle and the actual decision-making body within the CoM, the constitutional term is Council of Ministers.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nThe President of India acts on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers, as mandated by the Constitution. The term &#8216;Cabinet&#8217; is not used in this context in the specific constitutional articles related to the President&#8217;s exercise of power based on advice.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Council of Ministers comprises all ministers, including Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State, and Deputy Ministers. The Cabinet consists only of the Cabinet Ministers. While the Cabinet is the driving force behind government policy and decisions, the Council of Ministers is the larger constitutional body whose advice is binding on the President.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following statements: 1. Under the Indian Constitution, the President is bound by the advice of the Council of Ministers. 2. Under the Indian Constitution, the President is bound by the advice of the Cabinet. Which of the statements given above is\/are correct? [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following statements:\n \n 1. Under the Indian Constitution\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-statements-1-under-the-indian-constitution\/#more-89256\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Consider the following statements:<\/p>\n<p> 1. 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