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Direction: You have a passage followed by questions based on it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

The Prime Minister recommends the names of the person for appointment as the members of the council of ministers are recommended by the President. He can recommend the name of any person for appointment as minister. Of course he has to see the interests of his ministry so that it works in a homogeneous manner. Any minister who does not see eye to eye with the Prime Minister has to quit the council of ministers.

The Prime Minister also advises the President on the allocation of, portfolios, to the members of his council of ministers. He can give any department to any minister and thus keep a control over them. The Prime Minister can make any changes in the formation of his ministry. He can shuffle his ministry like a pack of cards, as he likes. He can change the portfolios of his colleagues or reallocate the portfolios according to their performance. The Prime Minister presides over the meeting of the Cabinet. The President does not participate in these meetings. In the cabinet all the important decisions are taken which are binding on all the ministers.

What happens if the Prime Minister and the Minister have a disagreement?

A)  The President dismisses the Government.

B) The cabinet resigns.          

C)  The Prime Minister resigns.

D)  The Minister quits.