History & Civics
Answer
The Cabinet is composed of a small but important body of senior leaders of the party, who are included in the Council of Ministers.
- They hold important portfolios and decide major policies of the Government.
- They, being trusted colleagues of the Prime Minister, form the nucleus of the administration.
- In fact, the Cabinet is the pivot round which the whole administration revolves.
- They hold important portfolios like Home, Defence, Finance, External Affairs, Railways, etc.
- A Cabinet Minister is in charge of a Ministry and some times of more than one Ministry.
- Only Cabinet Ministers have a right to attend meetings of the Cabinet.
- They together determine the policy and programme of the Government.
Related Questions
Read the following excerpt and answer the questions that follow:
As railway and transport minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri sent his resignation twice to Nehru after train accidents. Only once he was persuaded to take it back…..When it appeared that Nehru seemed inclined to accept the (second) resignation, thirty MPs appealed to Nehru not to let Shastri go. They were of the view that while Shastri should be lauded for having offered to resign, his resignation should not be accepted, as he was not personally responsible for the accident.
(Source:https://theprint.in/pageturner/excerpt/lal-bahadur-shastri-sent-nehru-his-resignation-set-gold-standard-for-politicians/304341/)
(a) Does Shastri's resignation reflect Individual Responsibility or Collective Responsibility? Justify.
(b) Highlight two important differences between both types.
The Prime Minister is
- appointed by the President
- appointed by President on the recommendation of the Speaker
- elected by the Lok Sabha
- elected by the Upper House
The Prime Minister is
- the head of the state
- head of the government
- head of the state as well government
- none of the above
The …………… government of India is based at its capital.
- local
- state
- central