Q. “Article 74 provides for a council of ministers with the Prime Minister at the head to aid and advice the President in the exercise of his functions”.
which of the following constitution amendment act have made the advice binding on the President?
Answer: D
Notes:
Article 74 provides for a council of ministers with the Prime Minister at the head to aid and advise the President in the exercise of his functions. The 42nd and 44th Constitutional Amendment Acts have made the advice binding on the President.
Further, the nature of advice tendered by ministers to the President cannot be enquired by any court. This provision emphasises the intimate and the confidential relationship between the President and the ministers.
Sources: Laxmikanth
