In a democracy, the ruling party is accountable to ________

Question

Question

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SSC GD Previous Paper 5 (Held On: 12 Feb 2019 Shift 2)

Answer 1

The correct answer is the people

Parliamentary System

India has a parliamentary system of Government.
Article 74 and Article 75 deal with the parliamentary system at the centre and Articles 163 and 164 deals with the states.
In a parliamentary system, the executive is a part of the legislature, which implements the law and plays an active role in framing it as well.
The head of the state holds a ceremonial position and is the nominal executive. For example, the President.
In India, the head of government is the Prime Minister who is the real executive.

Additional Information

Article 75 of the Indian constitution provides for a Prime Minister to be appointed by the president.
According to Article 74, the Prime Minister headed the council of ministers would aid and advise the President in the exercise of his functions.
The party which wins majority seats in the elections of the Lower House forms the government.
The council of ministers are collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha.
In a Parliamentary democracy, the ruling party is responsible to the people of the country. Hence option 4 is correct.