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Mention any three points to distinguish between the Council of Ministers and the Cabinet.
The Council of Ministers is a larger body consisting of all categories of ministers, including Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers, whereas the Cabinet is a smaller group of senior ministers holding important portfolios.
The Cabinet meets frequently to decide important government policies, while the entire Council of Ministers rarely meets as one body.
The Cabinet advises the President directly, whereas the Council of Ministers does not advise the President.
Three points asked for. Three points written. So how many did it earn?
2/3
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ICSE History & Civics · 2024 · Q4(i)
Here is what the scheme actually wanted.
The answer
The Council of Ministers is a larger body consisting of all categories of ministers, including Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State and Deputy Ministers, whereas the Cabinet is a smaller group of senior ministers holding important portfolios. The Cabinet meets frequently to decide important government policies, while the entire Council of Ministers rarely meets as one body. The Cabinet advises the President directly, whereas the Council of Ministers does not advise the President.
- Awarded: The Council of Ministers consists of all categories of ministers (Cabinet Ministers, Ministers of State, and Deputy Ministers), whereas the Cabinet is a smaller group consisting of senior ministers holding important portfolios.1/1
- Awarded: The Council of Ministers as a whole rarely meets in day-to-day governance, whereas the Cabinet meets frequently to decide important government policies.1/1
- Missed: The Prime Minister may or may not consult ministers below Cabinet rank, but always consults Cabinet ministers, whose decisions bind all ministers.0/1
Where the third mark went
The student states 'The Cabinet advises the President directly, whereas the Council of Ministers does not advise the President' — this reverses the constitutional position. The Constitution provides that the President acts on the advice of the Council of Ministers, though in practice it is the Cabinet that advises through the Prime Minister. The student's claim that the Council of Ministers does not advise the President is factually incorrect.
The examiner's summary
You secured two valid distinctions but your third point contains a constitutional inversion. The Constitution provides that the President acts on the advice of the Council of Ministers, not that the Council does not advise — claiming the Council does not advise the President contradicts the legal framework and costs you the mark.
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