Consider the following statements:  (1) The President shall make rules for the more convenient transaction of the business of the Government of India. (2) All executive actions of the Government of India shall be expressed to be taken in the name of the Prime Minister. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is wrong, so the answer is A. Both statements come from Article 77 of the Constitution, which governs the conduct of business of the Government of India.

Statement 1 is Article 77(3): the President shall make rules for the more convenient transaction of the business of the Government, and for allocating that business among ministers. These are the Transaction of Business of the Government of India Rules, which explain how files move inside the Secretariat.

Statement 2 is wrong because Article 77(1) says executive action is expressed to be taken in the name of the President, not the Prime Minister. Article 77(2) covers authentication of orders and instruments, which is done by an officer authorised by the President. That rules out B and C, and D fails because statement 1 holds.

Core concept: formal versus real executive. The President is the formal head of the executive, while real power rests with the Council of Ministers under Article 74. This distinction is a standard Mains theme on the parliamentary system and the role of constitutional heads.

Trap: aspirants see "Prime Minister" in the context of executive power and mark statement 2 as correct. Remember that the formal language of government action always runs in the President's name.