Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R): Assertion (A): The Council of Ministers in India is collectively responsible to both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Reason (R): Members of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are eligible to become Ministers in Union Government. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
Verified Answer
A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A)
B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not correct explanation of (A)
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false
D. (A) is false, but (R) is true
Explanation:
Assertion (A) is false because the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible *only* to the Lok Sabha (Article 75(3)), not to both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Reason (R) is true; members of either house can be ministers.