Q96
Indian PolityUnion Executive: President, PM & Council of Ministers
The administrative and operational control of the Armed Forces is exercised by the
- a.Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs with Prime Minister as the Chairman
- b.Ministry of Defence
- c.Three Chiefs of the Army, Navy and Air Force Staff
- d.President
Answer: (B) Ministry of Defence
The supreme command of the Armed Forces vests in the President, but their administrative and operational control is exercised by the Ministry of Defence and its service headquarters. The President's role is formal, and the three Chiefs act under the Ministry rather than exercising this control independently.