Higher Education System MCQ - Higher Education Systems Section 1

Correct Option: C

The real powers at the central level are exercised by the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers. The President is the nominal head, while the Prime Minister leads the functioning of the government.

• Option A: President of India
  Incorrect. The President is the constitutional head but acts on the advice of the Council of Ministers.

• Option B: Vice-President of India
  Incorrect. The Vice-President has a mainly ceremonial role and presides over the Rajya Sabha.

• Option C: Prime Minister of India
  Correct. He is the de facto executive authority and head of government.

• Option D: Chief Ministers
  Incorrect. Chief Ministers are heads of state governments, not the central government.

The Prime Minister is the leader of the majority party in the Lok Sabha and is appointed by the President accordingly.

• Option A: Nominated by the President
  Incorrect. The President appoints but does not arbitrarily nominate; the PM must have majority support in the Lok Sabha.

• Option B: Elected by the Chief Ministers of States
  Incorrect. There is no such process in the Constitution.

• Option C: Is the leader of the majority party of Lok Sabha
  Correct. This is a basic principle of parliamentary democracy in India.

• Option D: Is the leader of the majority party of Rajya Sabha
  Incorrect. The Lok Sabha decides the Prime Minister, not the Rajya Sabha.

President’s Rule under Article 356 is imposed when the Governor (or Lt. Governor) reports that the state machinery is not functioning in accordance with the Constitution.

• Option A: Governor of a State or the Chief Commissioner or a Lt Governor advises the President to do so...
  Correct. This aligns with the constitutional provision.

• Option B: Chief Minister of a State requests to this effect
  Incorrect. A CM cannot request imposition of President's Rule.

• Option C: Chief Justice of the State High Court recommends through the Governor
  Incorrect. The judiciary has no such constitutional role in this matter.

• Option D: Prime Minister knows best
  Incorrect. The President acts only on the Governor’s report.

Agriculture is a subject under the State List, meaning only state governments have the power to legislate on it.

• Option A: State List
  Correct. Agriculture and related activities are under State jurisdiction.

• Option B: Union List
  Incorrect. Matters like defense, foreign affairs fall here, not agriculture.

• Option C: Concurrent List
  Incorrect. Subjects like education, forest, and marriage laws fall here, not agriculture (though agricultural education is sometimes debated).

• Option D: None of the above
  Incorrect. The correct answer is clearly the State List.