Article 77 of the Indian Constitution deals with the __________.

Correct — C. Article 77 is headed 'Conduct of business of the Government of India'.

It provides that all executive action of the Union is expressed to be taken in the name of the President, that orders so made are authenticated in the manner the President's rules prescribe, and that the President makes rules for the more convenient transaction of business and its allocation among Ministers.

The Vice-President is dealt with in Articles 63 to 71, well before this one, so option (c) is the fit.

Why the others are wrong

• (a)
  Vice-President of India — The office of Vice-President is created by Article 63, in a single line. Article 77 concerns how Union executive business is transacted, not any office-holder.
• (b)
  oath of office by the Vice-President — The Vice-President's oath or affirmation is administered under Article 69, before the President. Article 77 contains no oath.
• (d)
  term of office of the Vice-President — The Vice-President's five-year term is fixed by Article 67, along with the rules for resignation and removal. Article 77 says nothing about tenure.

Article 77 is the plumbing of the Union executive. Every act of the Government of India is formally the President's act, and this article is what makes that attribution work.

Three things follow from it. Executive action is expressed in the President's name.
Orders are authenticated as the President's rules specify, and once they are, their validity cannot be questioned on the ground that they are not the President's own order.
The President makes Rules of Business allocating work among Ministers.

Article 78 next door places on the Prime Minister the duty to keep the President informed.

Key facts

• Article 77 is headed 'Conduct of business of the Government of India'.
• Article 77(1) requires all executive action of the Union to be expressed to be taken in the name of the President.
• Article 77(3) empowers the President to make rules for the convenient transaction of government business and its allocation among Ministers.
• Article 78 places on the Prime Minister the duty to communicate Council of Ministers decisions to the President.

Common traps

• Assuming an article numbered in the seventies must concern the President or Vice-President, when Articles 76 to 78 cover the Attorney-General and the conduct of business.
• Reading 'Government of India' in the option as a synonym for Parliament.

No directly related past PYQ was found.