Consider the following statements regarding Cabinet Committees:

1. They are extra constitutional bodies.

2. All cabinet committees are headed by the Prime minister.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to Money Bill, consider the following statements:

1. All money bills are financial bills but not all financial bills are money bill.

2. Joint sitting for passing money bill is presided by the Speaker.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

With reference to Private Members bills, consider the following statements:

1. It is a bill introduced by any member of Parliament who is not a Minister.

2. It is drafted by the concerned department in consultation with the law department.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. A member can be nominated to Rajya Sabha for any number of times.

2. The normal term of Rajya Sabha is six years at a time.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:

1. Adjournment motion can be introduced in Lok Sabha only.

2. No confidence motion can be moved against an individual minister or the entire council of minister.

3. Censure motion can be moved against the entire council of minister only.

Which of the statements given above is/are not correct?

Consider the following statements regarding the parliamentary privileges available to the members:

1. They cannot be arrested during the session of Parliament for both civil and criminal offences.

2. The presiding officer of the house has the final authority in deciding matters of breach of privileges.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

 Consider the following statements with regard to the Estimates Committee:

1. It is called a ‘continuous economy committee’ since it examines all the ministries and departments throughout the year.

2. It examines the budget estimates only after they have been voted by the Parliament.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Which of the following is/are the exclusive powers of Lok Sabha?

1. Vote of demand for grants

2. Introduction of Constitution Amendment bill

3. Creation of All India Services

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Which of the following statements is correct in the context of the prorogation of the session of Parliament?

Consider the following with reference to Censure Motion and No Confidence Motion?

1) Censure motion can be moved only against individual ministers.

2) No-confidence motion should state the reasons for its adoption in the Lok Sabha.

3) No-confidence motion can only be moved against the entire council of ministers.

4) Censure motion requires the signature of at least fifty members before being admitted by the speaker.

Which of the above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements about the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address.

1) The President makes an address to a joint sitting of Parliament at the start of the Budget session.

2) No amendments or notices of amendments to Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address can be made.

3) President’s Address and Motion of Thanks is a conventional rather than a constitutional provision.

Select the Solution using the codes below.

What is the difference between starred and unstarred questions asked in Parliament?

1) An Unstarred Question is one which is not called for an oral answer, unlike starred questions.

2) No supplementary questions can follow in the case of starred questions, unlike unstarred questions.

Which of the above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements.

1) When the Lok Sabha is dissolved, all business including bills, motions and resolutions pending before it or its committees lapse.

2) A bill pending in the Rajya Sabha but not passed by the Lok Sabha lapses on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.

Which of the above is/are correct?

Consider the following about the Motion of No-confidence.

1) A motion expressing want of confidence in an individual Minister cannot be entertained in Lok Sabha.

2) The procedure for moving a Motion of No-Confidence has been elaborated in the constitution.

3) The motion needs to be accompanied with the grounds on which it has been raised.

4) It needs the support of at least one hundred members to be admitted by the Speaker for voting and discussion in Lok Sabha.

Select the Solution using the codes below.

A bill is deemed to be a money bill if it contains ‘only’ provisions dealing with all or any of which of the following matters?

1) Imposition or alteration of a tax

2) Declaration of any expenditure charged on the Consolidated Fund of India

3) The receipt of money on account of the Consolidated Fund of India

Select the Solution using the codes below.