खालील बार्बीचा विचार करा :
(a) भारतीय संविधानुसार भारताच्या राष्ट्रपतींना मंत्रिमंडळाच्या सल्ल्यानुसारच कारभार करावा लागतो.
(b) राष्ट्रपती त्या सल्ल्याचा पुनर्विचार करण्यासाठी पुन्हा मंत्रिमंडळाकडे पाठवू शकतात परंतु पुनर्विचारानंतर मंत्रिमंडळाने दिलेला सल्ला राष्ट्रपतीवर बंधनकारक नाही.

The correct answer is Option B ((a) is correct and (b) is incorrect.).

Key Points:
• Article 74(1) and Executive Governance:
• Article 74(1) mandates that there shall be a Council of Ministers with the Prime Minister at the head to aid and advise the President, who shall, in the exercise of his functions, act in accordance with such advice (made explicitly binding by the 42nd Amendment Act, 1976). Therefore, statement (a) is correct.
• 44th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1978:
• The 44th Amendment Act, 1978 added a proviso to Article 74(1) enabling the President to require the Council of Ministers to reconsider such advice, either generally or otherwise.
• However, the proviso explicitly states: *'the President shall act in accordance with the advice tendered after such reconsideration'*.
• Thus, reconsidered advice is strictly binding on the President, making statement (b) incorrect.
• Key Takeaway: Under Article 74(1), the President must act on ministerial advice; reconsideration is permitted once, after which the advice is mandatory.