UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 44
A parliamentary system of government is one in which:
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Correct answer: B
Correct Option: B (The government is responsible to the parliament and can be remove by it)
Explanation: A parliamentary system rests on executive responsibility to the elected legislature, including the ability to remove the council of ministers by no-confidence vote.
Option-wise Analysis:
A. Incorrect - Not every parliamentary party joins the government; an opposition is normal.
B. Correct - ministers remain in office only while retaining parliamentary confidence.
C. Incorrect - Voters elect representatives, but cannot ordinarily recall the national government directly mid-term.
D. Incorrect - In parliamentary government the executive may be removed before its nominal term ends.