Which of the following articles of the Indian Constitution is associated with…
2026
Which of the following articles of the Indian Constitution is associated with the appointment of the Prime Minister of India?
Answer: A. Article 75 — Concept — how the Constitution is organised. The Constitution groups its provisions by subject-block. Part V, Chapter I (Articles 52–78) carries the entire…
- A.
Article 75
- B.
Article 60
- C.
Article 80
- D.
Article 62
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Correct answer: A
Concept — how the Constitution is organised. The Constitution groups its provisions by subject-block. Part V, Chapter I (Articles 52–78) carries the entire Union Executive, and inside that block the provisions run in a fixed order: first the office, election, oath and term of the President, and then the Council of Ministers — the body that actually exercises executive power in a parliamentary system. A "which Article deals with X" question is therefore solved in two moves: locate the subject-block that X belongs to, then locate the specific provision inside that block.
Application to this question. The appointment of the Prime Minister is not a matter of the President’s own office; it is the act by which the Council of Ministers is constituted, so it belongs to the Council-of-Ministers provisions at the end of Chapter I. Article 74 comes first and creates the Council of Ministers to aid and advise the President. Article 75 immediately follows and deals with how that Council is staffed: Article 75(1) reads, "The Prime Minister shall be appointed by the President and the other Ministers shall be appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister." Appointment of the Prime Minister is therefore associated with Article 75.
Cross-check — what each Article in the list actually covers.
Article | Chapter | Subject |
|---|---|---|
60 | Part V, Ch. I | Form of the oath or affirmation made by the President before entering upon office |
62 | Part V, Ch. I | Time of holding an election to fill a vacancy in the office of President, and the term of a person elected to fill a casual vacancy |
75 | Part V, Ch. I | Appointment of the Prime Minister and the other Ministers, their collective responsibility to the House of the People, their oath and their salaries |
80 | Part V, Ch. II | Composition of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) — its maximum strength and how members are elected or nominated |
Articles 60 and 62 both sit in the President’s own portion of Chapter I and regulate his oath and the filling of his office, while Article 80 is not in the Union Executive chapter at all — it belongs to Chapter II, which deals with Parliament. Article 75 is the only provision in the list that constitutes the Council of Ministers, which is what the appointment of the Prime Minister does.
Remember. Article 74 = the Council of Ministers exists to aid and advise the President; Article 75 = how that Council, headed by the Prime Minister, is appointed and held responsible. These two are asked together very often, so keep the pair straight.