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UPSC PYQPrelims 2020

Civil Services Examination · Question 11

A Parliamentary System of Government is one in which

  1. all political parties in the Parliament are represented in the Government
  2. the Government is responsible to the Parliament and can be removed by it
  3. the Government is elected by the people and can be removed by them
  4. the Government is chosen by the Parliament but cannot be removed by it before completion of a fixed term
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Answer: (B) the Government is responsible to the Parliament and can be removed by it

Explanation

The defining feature of the parliamentary system is executive responsibility to the legislature, which can remove it by a no-confidence motion.