the union pariament

Question 1

what is federalism?

Answer 1

federalism is a system of government in which the power is divided between a central authority and various constituent units of the country.

Question 2

what is federal system of government

Answer 2

in a federal systerm of government the administrative power is divided between the central and state governments and both are supreme within their respective spheres according to the constitution

Question 3

what does the union legislature comprises of ?

Answer 3

the union legislature comprises of the president and the two houses of parliament: the house of people (lok sabha) and the council of states (rajya sabha)

Question 4

what is parliament?

Answer 4

parliament is the body of people’s representatives who have supreme power of governance in a democratic country

Question 5

what are parliamentary procedures

Answer 5

some formalities which the legislators have to observe in the parliament as well as in state legislatures are called parliamentary procedure

Question 6

qualifications

Answer 6

*should be an indian citizen
*should be atleast 25 years of age
*should have his or her name in the electrol role in some part of the country
*should not be an insolvent
*should not be a proclaimed criminal
*should not hold any office or profit under government
*should not be of unsounded mind

Question 7

how many times should house shall meet

Answer 7

twice a year and the interval between two sessions shall be less than 6 months

Question 8

what are the three sessions in a year

Answer 8

budget session feb-may
monsoon session july-aug
winter session nov-dec

Question 9

quorum

Answer 9

means that the minimum number of members required to be present in order to enable the house to transact its business

Question 10

question hour

Answer 10

the first hour of every working day of the lok sabha is reserved for questions unless otherwise decided by the speaker

Question 11

interpalletion

Answer 11

the right of members to ask question from the government is know as interpellation

Question 12

what are the 3 types of question

Answer 12

starred question
unstarred question
short notice question

Question 13

starred questions

Answer 13

starrwd questions are thoes to which a memeber wishes to have an oral answer on the floor of the house

Question 14

untarred question

Answer 14

are those to which the answers are given in written form

Question 15

short notice question

Answer 15

related to the matter of urgent important such questions are asked with a notice shorter than of ten days

Question 16

what is zero hour

Answer 16

it refers to the period which begins at 12 o clock after the questions hour and continues till the lunch break which begins at 1 o clock

Question 17

motion

Answer 17

a motion is a formal proposal by a member stating that the house should take up some particular matter which is of public importance