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Select the correct answers to the questions from the given options. (Do not copy the questions, write the correct answer only.)
The junior category of ministers who assist senior ministers:
Topic: Categories of ministers
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Answer
Exam answer
(c) Deputy Ministers.
Explanation
The Council of Ministers has three ranks. Cabinet Ministers are the senior-most and hold the important portfolios; Ministers of State may hold independent charge or assist a Cabinet Minister; DEPUTY MINISTERS are the junior-most and assist both of the above. Option (b) is the near miss and option (d) is the whole body of all three ranks, not a category within it.
In words
Deputy Ministers.
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