Question

The union council of ministers consists of ____________.
A.Prime minister
B.Cabinet minister
C.Cabinet and chief ministers of the state
D.Cabinet ministers, ministers of state, and Deputy minister

Answer 1

Hint: The union council of ministers exercises executive power in India. They are led by the Prime Minister of India.

Complete answer step by step: The union council of ministers is a powerful group of people who are elected directly by the people and are headed by the Prime Minister of India. They exercise executive powers and include cabinet ministers, junior ministers, state ministers, senior ministers, and the deputy minister all of whom are from one party and have been elected by the people directly, as mentioned in article 74 of our constitution
Option A. The prime minister is the head of the council of ministers who are all together responsible for taking powerful decisions. The present Prime Minister of our country is Shri Narendra Modi of the BJP party.
Option B. Cabinet ministers are responsible for making policies and taking powerful decisions. They consist of around 15-20 members. They work directly under the Prime Minister and belong to the same party as the prime minister.
Option C. Cabinet and chief ministers of the state are responsible for individual matters concerning their particular states. The chief ministers of every state have their own set of cabinet ministers and MLAs that answer to them.
Option D. Cabinet ministers, ministers of state, and Deputy ministers together constitute the union council of ministers.
The correct answer to this question is option D - Cabinet ministers, ministers of state, and deputy ministers.

Note: Do not get confused between the union council of ministers and the cabinet ministers. As explained above these two phrases are one and the same. Whereas the state ministers and chief ministers are different members of the government.