Whose head is the Prime Minister of India?

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  1. Legislature
  2. Executive
  3. Judicial 
  4. Military

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Option 2 : Executive
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The correct answer is Executive.

Key Points

  • Article 52 to 78 in Part V of the Constitution deal with the Union Executive.
  • The union executive consists of the president, the vice president, the prime minister, the council of ministers, and the Attorney General of India.
  • Prime Minister is the head of the Executive  of the government of India and often termed as 'de facto'.
  •  The prime minister is also the chief adviser to the President of India and head of the Council of Ministers.

Additional Information

  • President of India is the constitutional head of the Legislature.
    • The president can exercise his powers in his role as the head of the legislature only upon the advice of the Prime Minister and his Union Council of Ministers.
    • He summons or prorogues Parliament and dissolves the Lok Sabha.
    • He summons a joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in case of deadlock.
    • He addresses the Indian Parliament at the commencement of the first session after every general election.
  • As a institution Supreme court is the head of the judiciary.
    • Chief Justice of India in Person is the highest rank officer of the Judiciary in India.
  • President is also the head of all type of armed forces in India. 
    • Below president there is Chief of Difence Staff who acts the sub-head of Army, navy and Air force.
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