“Council of Ministers” is the name given to the supreme executive organ in some governments. The term is usually equivalent to the word "cabinet". Councils of Ministers are usually composed of those ministers who are responsible for a ministry, and are usually led by the President of the Council of Ministers, a term that is usually translated as "Prime Minister".it is the official name for body that includes all the ministers it usually has 60 to 80 ministers have collective responsibility

List of Council of Ministers: Shri Narendra Modi: Prime Minister of India and also in-charge of Ministry of Personnel, public Grievances & Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy; Department of Space and all important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any Ministers. Cabinet Ministers: The Union Council of Ministers activities official power in the Republic of India.It consists of senior ministers, called "Cabinet Ministers", and junior ministers, called "Ministers of State". It is driven by the Prime Minister. A smaller executive body, called the Union Cabinet is the supreme decision-making body in India.Only the Prime Minister and Ministers of the rank of "Cabinet Minister" are members of the Cabinet. Ministers of State(Independent Charge): A Minister of State with independent charge is a minister without an overseeing Cabinet Minister in the State or Union Government of India. He himself is in charge of his ministry, unlike Minister of State who is also a Minister but assists a cabinet minister. Ministers of State: The Minister of State is confined to the particular region, and it is his responsibility to take care of the state-centric functioning of a ministry. The Union Cabinet minister comes into picture when a bigger policy decision needs to be taken. Moreover, the PM may not always call all State Ministers to discuss issues, but only the Cabinet Minister.

1. Who is the Prime Minister of India? A. Shri Rajnath Singh B. Shri Narendra Modi C. Shri Rahul Gandhi D. Shri Arun Jaitley Answer-B 2. Who is the Cabinet Minister of Defence? A. Arun Jaitley B. Manohar Parrikar C. Rajnath Singh D. Nitin Gadkari Answer-B 3. Who is the Cabinet Minister of Minority Affairs? A. Maneka Gandhi B. Kalraj Mishra C. Dr. Najma A Heptulla D. Ms. Uma Bharati Answer-C 4. Who is the Minister of State (Independent charge) of Ministry of Labour and Employment? A. Rajiv Pratap Rudy B. Bandaru Dattatreya C. Nitin Gadkari D. Kalraj Mishra Answer-B 5. Who is the Cabinet Minister of Civil Aviation? A. Dr. Harsh Vardhan B. Smriti Irani C. Jual Oram D. Ashok Gajapati Raju Answer-D 6. Who is the Cabinet Minister of Textiles? A. Ms. Smriti Zubin Irani B. General V K Singh C. Bandaru Dattatreya D. Arun Jaitley Answer-A 7. Who is the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Ministry of Commerce and Industry? A. Venkaiah Naidu B. Rajnath Singh C. Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman D. Ms. Smriti Irani Answer-C 8. Who is the Ministers of State in the Ministry Home Affairs? A. Prakash Javadekar B. Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudary C. Smriti Irani D. Giriraj Singh Answer-B 9. Who is the Ministers of State in the Ministry of Panchayati raj? A. Shri Y.S. Chaudary B. Shri Sudarshan Bhagat C. Shri Nitin Gadkari D. Shri Nihalchand Answer-D 10. Who is the Ministers of State in the Ministry of Finance? A. Shri Krishan Pal B. Shri Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti C. Shri Vijay Sampla D. Shri Jayant Sinha Answer-D