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Duration of Lok Sabha

Answer 1

The Lok Sabha is a continue in chamber. Its normal term is five years from the date of its first meeting after the general election. The President is authorised to dissolve the Lok Sabha at any time even before the completion of five years and this cannot be challenged in the court of law The term of Lok Sabha can be extended during the period of national emergency by a law of Parliament for one year at a time for any length of time . However, this extension cannot continue beyond a period of six months after the emergency has ceased to operate

Answer 2

He must be a citizen of India. He must make and subscribe to an oath before the person authorised by the election commission for this purpose. He must not be less than 30 years of age in case of the Rajya Sabha and not less than 25 years of age in case of Lok Sabha . He must be registered as an elector for a parliamentary constituency . This is same in the case of both the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha. He must be a member of a scheduled caste and scheduled Tribes in any state or union territory if you wants to contest seat reserved for them. However, a member of schedule caste and schedule Tribes can also contest a seat not reserved for them.

Answer 3

If he hold any office of profit under the union or state government. If he is of unsound mind and stand so declared by a court . If he is an and undischarged insolvent If he is not a citizen of India, or has voluntarily acquired a citizenship of a foreign state or is under any acknowledgement of allegiance to a foreign state If he is not disqualified under any law made by the Parliament . He must not have been found guilty of certain election offences or corrupt practises in in the elections He must not have been convicted for any offence is resulting in imprisonment for two or more years . He must not have failed to lodge an account of his election expenses within the time. He must not have any interest in government contract, works or services . He must not be a director or managing agent nor hold an office of profit in a corporation in which the government has at least 25% share He must not have been dismissed from government services for corruption or disloyalty to the state. He must not have been convicted for promoting enmity between different groups or for the offence of bribery He must not have punished for breaching and practising social crimes such as untouchability, dowry and Sati

Answer 4

If he voluntary gives up on the membership of the political party on whose ticket he is elected to the house If you words or abstain from voting in the house, contrary to any direction given by his political party If any independently elected members joints, any political party If any nominated members joins any political party after the expiry of six months

Answer 5

Double membership: a person cannot be a member of both house is at the same time. If a person is elected to both the house of the Parliament, he must intimate within 10 days, in which house he desires to serve. Similarly, a person cannot be a member of both the Parliament and state legislature at the same time. If a person is so elected, his seat in parliament becomes weekend if he does not resign in the state legislature within 14 days Disqualification - a member of Parliament become subject to any disqualification specified in the Constitution, his seat becomes vacant. Resignation -any member can resign his seed by writing to the chairman of Rajya Sabha or Speaker of Lok Sabha Absence -house can declare the seat of a member weekend if he is absent for all its meetings for a period of 60 days without its permission. Other cases - if his election is declared void by court If he is expelled by the house If he is elected to the office of president or vice president If is appointed to the office of governor of a state

Answer 6

The Parliament

Answer 7

Election and tenure - the speaker is elected by the Lok Sabha from amongst its members. The date of election of the speaker is fixed by the President.

Answer 8

If he seizes to be a member of the Lok Sabha If he resigns by writing to the deputy speaker If he is removed by a resolution passed by a majority of all themembers of the Lok Sabha. Such a resolution can be moved only after giving 14 days advance notice. When a resolution for the removal of the speaker is under consideration of the house, he cannot reside at the sitting of the house though he may be present . However, he can speak and take part in the proceedings of the house at such a Time. Whenever the Lok Sabha is dissolved, the speaker does not vacate his office and continues till the newly elected Lok Sabha meets

Answer 9

The Constitution of India The rules of procedure and conduct of business of Lok Sabha Parliamentary conventions (residuary powers that are and written or unspecified in the rules)

Answer 10

He maintains order and decorum in the house for conducting its business and regulating its proceedings. He is the final interpreter of the provisions of the Constitution of India , the rules of procedure and conduct of business of Lok Sabha, and a parliamentary precedents within the house He adjourns house or suspense, the meeting in absence of quorum He does not vote in the first instance. But he can exercise a casting vote in case of a tie He presides over joint setting of the two Houses of Parliament He can allow a secret sitting of the house at the request of the leader of the house He decides whether a bill is a money bill or not, and his decision on this question is final He decides the questions of disqualification of a member of the Lok Sabha. He acts as the ex officio chairman of the Indian Parliamentary group which acts as a link between Parliament of India and various Parliament of the world. He acts as the ex officio, chairman of the conference of preceding officers of legislative bodies in the country. He appoints all the chairman of all the Parliamentary committees of the Lok Sabha and supervises their functioning . He himself is the chairman of the business advisory committee, the rules, committee, and a general purpose committee .

Answer 11

Speaker- by the President Deputy Speaker - speaker

Answer 12

Whenever he is appointed as a member of the Parliamentary committee, he automatically becomes its chairman

Answer 13

Business advisory committee The rules committee The general purpose committee

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Indian Parliamentary group, which X S. A link between the Parliament of India and various parliaments of the world. He also acts as the ex officio chairman of the conference of presiding officers of legislative bodies in the country

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He has all the powers of the speakers He presides over the first sitting of the newly elected Lok Sabha His main duty is to administer oath to the new members and also enable the house to elect the new speaker .

Answer 16

The vice president of India

Answer 17

Does Speaker decides whether a bill is a money bill or not and his decision on this question is final The speaker precides over a joint sitting of the two houses of Parliament FYI The speaker of the Lok Sabha is a member of a political party, but the chairman of the Rajya Sabha is not

Answer 18

The leader of the Lok Sabha is the prime minister or he is nominated by the prime minister. The leader of the house in the Rajya Sabha is a minister and a member of the Rajya Sabha and is nominated by the Prime Minister to function as such . The leader of the house in either house is an important functionary, an exercise direct influence on the conduct of business

Answer 19

In each house of Parliament, there is the leader of the opposition. The Leader of the largest opposition party having not less than 1/10 seats of the total strength of the house is recognised as a leader of the opposition in that house.

Answer 20

The British political system has a unique institution called a shadow cabinet. It is formed by the opposition party to balance the ruling cabinet and to prepare its members for future ministerial offices . Did shadow cabinet serves as the alternate cabinet if there is change of government

Answer 21

Every political party, weather, ruling or opposition has its own whip in the Parliament. Hiese appointed by the political leader to serve as an assistant floor leader He is charged with the responsibility of ensuring the attendance of his party members in large numbers in securing your support in favour or for against a particular issue He regulates and monitors their behaviour in the Parliament

Answer 22

Six months

Answer 23

The budget session( February to May) The monsoon session ( July to September) The winter session ( November to December)

Answer 24

Adjournment sine die means terminating a sitting of Parliament for an indefinite period. In other words, when the House is adjourned without naming a day for reassembly, it is called adjournment sine die. The power of adjoumment as well as adjournment sine die lies with the presiding officer of the House. He can also call a sitting of the House before the date or time to which it has been adjourned or at any time after the House has been adjourned sine die.

Answer 25

One tenth of the total number in each house including the presiding officer. Lol Sabha - 55 Rajya Sabha- 25

Answer 26

It refers to the last session of the exist in Lok Sabha after a new Lok Sabha has been elected. Those members of the existing Lok Sabha, who could not get re-elected to the Lok Sabha called lame ducks

Answer 27

The first hour of every Parliamentary sitting is slotted for this. During this time, the member ask questions and a minister usually gives answers. There are three kinds of questions A starred question -requires an oral answer, and hence supplementary questions can follow Unstarred - requires a written answer and hence supplementary questions cannot follow A short notice Question - wonder is asked by giving a notice of less than 10 days. It is answered orally

Answer 28

Zero hour starts immediately after the question hour in last until the agenda for the day is taking up. In other words, the time gap between the question hour and agenda is known as zero hour. It is an informal device available to the members of the Parliament to raise matters without any prior notice.

Answer 29

Substantive motion- is a self-contained independent proposal dealing with a very important matter like impeachment of the President Substitute motion - it is a motion that is moved in substitution of an original motion and proposes an alternative to it Subsidiary motion- it is a Motion by it. Self has no meaning and cannot state the decision of the house without reference to the original motion or proceeding of the house.

Answer 30

It is a motion moved by a member to cut short the debate on the matter before the House. If the motion is approved by the house, the bed is stopped and matter is put to vote. There are four kinds of closure motions 1. Simple closure.- it is one when a member moves that the matter having been sufficiently discussed, be put to vote. 2. Closure by compartments.- in this case, the clauses of a bill or a Lindy resolution or groups into parts before the debate 3. Kangaroo closure- under this type, only important clauses Are taking up for debate and voting. 4. Guillotine- it is one when the undiscussed clauses of a bill or a resolution or also put to vote along with the discussed ones due to time

Answer 31

It is concerned with the breach of Parliamentary privileges by a minister. It is moved by a member when he feels that a minister has committed a breach of privilege of the house or one or more of its members by holding facts of the case or by giving wrong or distorted facts. Its purpose is to censor the concerned minister.

Answer 32

It is introduced in the Parliament by a member to call the attention of a minister to a matter of urgent public importance and to seek an authoritative statement from him on that matter.

Answer 33

It is introduced in the Parliament to draw attention of the house to a definite measure of urgent importance and needs the support of 50 members to be admitted. The Rajya Sabha is not permitted to make use of this device.

Answer 34

Article 75 of the Constitution says that the council of ministers shall we collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha. It means that the ministry station office as long as it enjoys the confidence of the majority of the members of the Lok Sabha. In other words, the Lok Sabha can remove the ministry from office by passing a no-confidence motion. Demotion needs the support of 50 members to be admitted.

Answer 35

The first session after each general election and the first session of every fiscal year is addressed by the president. In this address, the president outlines the policies and programmes of the government in the preceding year and ensuing year. This address of the president, which corresponds to the 'speech from the Throne in Britain' is discussed in both the Houses of Parliament on a motion called the 'Motion of Thanks. At the end of the discussion, the motion is put to vote. This motion must be passed in the House. Otherwise, it amounts to the defeat of the government. This inaugural speech of the president is an occasion available to the members of Parliament to raise discussions and debates to examine and criticise the government and administration for its lapses and failures.

Answer 36

No-Day-Yet- Named Motion It is a motion that has been admitted by the Speaker but no date has been fixed for its discussion. The Speaker, after considering the state of business in the House and in consultation with the leader of the House of on the recommendation of the Business Advisory Committee, allots a day or days or part of a day for the discussion of such a motion.

Answer 37

A member can raise a point of order when the proceedings of the House do not follow the normal rules of procedure. A point of order should relate to the interpretation or enforcement of the Rules of the House or such articles of the Constitution that regulate the business of the House and should raise a question that is within the cognizance of the Speaker. It is usually raised by an opposition member in order to control the government. It is an extraordinary device as it suspends the proceedings before the House. No debate is allowed on a point of order.

Answer 38

It is meant for discussing a matter of sufficient public importance, which has been subjected to a lot of debate and the answer to which needs elucidation on a matter of fact. The Speaker can allot three days in a week for such discussions. There is no formal motion or voting before the House.

Answer 39

It is also known as two hour discussion as the time allotted for such a discussion should not exceed two hours. Play members of the Parliament can raise such discussion on a matter of public importance. The speaker can allot two days in a week for such discussion.

Answer 40

Private Member's Resolution: It is one that is moved by a private member (other than a min-ister). It is discussed only on alternate Fridays and in the afternoon sitting. 2. Government Resolution: It is one that is moved by a minister. It can be taken up any day from Monday to Thursday. 3. Statutory Resolution: It can be moved either by a private member or a minister. It is so called because it is always tabled in pursuance of a provision in the Constitution or an Act of Parliament.

Answer 41

categories: 1. Ordinary bills, which are concerned with any matter other than financial subjects. 2. Money bills, which are concerned with the financial matters like taxation, public expen-diture, etc. 3. Financial bills, which are also concerned with financial matters (but are different from money bills). 4. Constitution amendment bills, which are concerned with the amendment of the provisions of the Constitution.

Answer 42

First reading - the introduction of the bill and its publication in the gazette constitute the first reading of the bill Second reading - during this stage, the bill received is not only the general but also detailed scrutiny and assume its final shape. Most important stage.. there are three more sub stages- namely stage of general discussion, committee, stage and consideration stage. A) stage of general discussion- the printed copies of the bill or distributed to all the members. The principles of the bill and its provisions are discussed generally but the details of the bills are not discussed. B) committee stage- the usual practice is to refer the bill to a select committee of the house. These committee examines the bill thoroughly and detail clause by clause. It can also amend provisions.. C) consideration stage- the house. After receiving the bill from the select committee considers the provisions of the bill clause by clause . each clause is discussed and voted upon separately. 3. Third reading.-at this stage, the debate is confined to the acceptance or rejection of the bill as a whole and no amendments are allowed . Thereafter, the bill is authenticated by the presiding officer of the house and transmitted to the second house for consideration and approval. A bill is deemed to have been passed by the Parliament only when both of the houses have agreed to it 4. Bill in the second house.- in the second house, the bill passes through all the three stages. 5. Assent of the president - every bill after being passed by both the houses of Parliament is presented to the President for his assent.

Answer 43

Article 110

Answer 44

A money bill can only be introduced in the Lok Sabha and that too on the recommendation of the President. Every such bill is considered to be a government bill and can be introduced only by a minister After a money bill is passed by the Lok Sabha it is transmitted to the Rajya Sabha for its consideration . It cannot reject or amend a money bill. It can only make recommendations. The Lok Sabha can either accept or reject all or any of the recommendations of the Rajya Sabha.

Answer 45

The provision of joint sitting is applicable to ordinary bill or financial bills only and not to money bills or constitutional amendment bills. The speaker of Lok Sabha precise over a joint sitting and the deputy speaker in his absence. And if the deputy speaker is also absent, the deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha precides. The chairman of Rajya Sabha that’s not Preside over a joint sitting as he is not a member of either house of the Parliament. The quorum to constitute a joint sitting is 1/10 of the total number of members of the two houses . The joint sitting is governed by the rules of procedure of Lok Sabha and not of Rajya Sabha

Answer 46

Dowry Prohibition bill , 1960 Banking service commission (repeal) Bill, 1977 Prevention of terrorism Bill, 2002

Answer 47

By not passing a motion of thanks on the President's inaugural address. (b) By rejecting a money bill. (c) By passing a censure motion or an adjournment motion. (d) By defeating the government on a vital issue. (e) By passing a cut motion.

Answer 48

The budget is based on the principle of annuality, that is, the Parliament grants money to the government for one financial year. If the granted money is not spent by the end of the financial year, then the balance expires and returns to the Consolidated Fund of India. This practice is known as the 'rule of lapse'. It facilitates effective financial control by the Parliament as no reserve funds can be built without its authorisation. However, the observance of this rule leads to heavy rush of expenditure towards the close of the financial year. This is popularly called as 'March Rush'

Answer 49

(a) budgetary control, that is, control before the appropriation of grants through the enactment of the budget; and (b) post-budgetary control, that is, control after the appropriation of grants through the three financial committees.

Answer 50

The state legislature can pass a resolution, requesting the Parliament for the creation or abolition of the legislative council in the state. Based on the resolution, the Parliament makes an act for amending the Constitution to that effect.

Answer 51

Rajya Sabha alone can initiate the removal of the vice president. He is removed by a resolution passed by the Rajya Sabha by a special majority and agreed to it by the Lok Sabha by a simple

Answer 52

In has the right to publish its reports, debates and proceedings and also the right to prohibit others from publishing the same. The 44th Amendment Act of 1978 restored the freedom of the press to publish true reports of parliamentary proceedings without prior permission of the House. But this is not applicable in the case of a secret sitting of the House. 2. It can exclude strangers from its proceedings and hold secret sittings to discuss some important matters. 3. It can make rules to regulate its own procedure and the conduct of its business and to adjudicate upon such matters. 4. It can punish members as well as outsiders for breach of its privileges or its contempt by rep-rimand, admonition or imprisonment (also suspension or expulsion, in case of members).25 5. It has the right to receive immediate information of the arrest, detention, conviction, imprisonment and release of a member. 6. It can institute inquiries and order the attendance of witnesses and send for relevant papers and records. 7. The courts are prohibited to inquire into the proceedings of a House or its committees. 8. No person (either a member or outsider) can be arrested, and no legal process (civil or crimi-nal) can be served within the precints of the House without the permission of the presiding officer.

Answer 53

1. They cannot be arrested during the session of Parliament and 40 days before the beginning and 40 days after the end of a session. This privilege is available only in civil cases and not in criminal cases or preventive detention cases. 2. They have freedom of speech in Parliament. No member is liable to any proceedings in any court for anything said or any vote given by him in Parliament or its committees. This freedom is subject to the provisions of the Constitution and to the rules and standing orders regulating the procedure of Parliament. 26 . They are exempted from jury service. They can refuse to give evidence and appear as a witness in a case pending in a court when Parliament is in session.

Answer 54

Sumitra Mahajan

Answer 55

Ganesh Vasudev mavalanker 1952 to 1956(died) Ananthasayanam Ayyangar 1956-57

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