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‭Legislative‬
‭What Does a Parliament Do?‬
‭● ‭Legislative‬ ‭Functions:‬ ‭Parliament‬ ‭is‬‭the‬‭chief‬‭law‬‭making‬‭body‬‭which‬‭makes‬‭law‬‭for‬‭the
‭whole country or a part of a country.
‭● ‭Control‬‭of‬‭Executive:‬‭Parliament‬‭ensures‬‭that‬‭the‬‭executive‬‭does‬‭not‬‭overstep‬‭its‬‭authority
‭and remains responsible to the people who have elected them.
‭● ‭Financial‬‭Function:‬‭.‬‭If‬‭the‬‭Government‬‭of‬‭India‬‭wants‬‭to‬‭introduce‬‭a‬‭new‬‭tax,‬‭it‬‭must‬‭get
‭Lok Sabha's approval.
‭○ ‭Parliament's‬ ‭financial‬ ‭powers‬ ‭include‬‭granting‬‭resources‬‭to‬‭the‬‭different‬‭ministries,
‭which must report on its spending and the resources it aims to raise.
‭○ ‭The‬‭legislature‬‭ensures‬‭the‬‭government‬‭doesn't‬‭misspend‬‭or‬‭overspend,‬‭done‬‭through
‭the yearly budget or annual financial statements.

‭The‬‭word‬‭‘Budget’‬‭cannot‬‭be‬‭found‬‭in‬‭the‬‭Indian‬‭Constitution.‬‭It‬‭is‬‭Article‬‭112‬‭that‬‭talks‬‭about‬
‭“Annual financial statements”.‬

‭● ‭Representation:‬‭Parliament‬‭represents‬‭the‬‭different‬‭views‬‭of‬‭people‬‭from‬‭different‬‭regional,
‭social, economic, religious groups of different parts of the country.
‭● ‭Debating‬‭Function:‬‭There‬‭is‬‭no‬‭limitation‬‭on‬‭its‬‭power‬‭of‬‭discussion.‬‭Members‬‭can‬‭freely
‭discuss‬ ‭any‬ ‭issue‬ ‭without‬ ‭fear,‬ ‭allowing‬ ‭Parliament‬ ‭to‬ ‭analyze‬ ‭national‬ ‭issues.‬ ‭These
‭debates are central to democratic decision-making.
‭● ‭Constituent‬ ‭Function:‬ ‭The‬ ‭Parliament‬ ‭has‬ ‭the‬ ‭power‬ ‭to‬ ‭amend‬ ‭the‬ ‭Constitution.‬ ‭The
‭constituent powers of both the houses are similar..
‭● ‭Electoral functions:‬‭The Parliament elects the President‬‭and Vice President of India.
‭● ‭Judicial‬ ‭functions:‬ ‭Parliament‬ ‭could‬ ‭consider‬ ‭the‬ ‭proposals‬ ‭for‬ ‭removal‬ ‭of‬ ‭President,
‭Vice-President and Judges of High Courts and Supreme Court.

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‭Types of Bills‬
‭●‬ ‭A bill is a draft of proposed law.‬
‭●‬ ‭Types of Bill:‬‭There can be different types of bills.‬
‭○‬ ‭Government‬‭Bill:‬‭When‬‭a‬‭bill‬‭is‬‭proposed‬‭or‬‭introduced‬‭by‬‭a‬‭minister‬‭it‬‭is‬‭called‬‭a‬
‭government bill‬
‭○‬ ‭Private‬ ‭Bill‬‭:‬‭When‬‭a‬‭non-minister‬‭(or‬‭a‬‭member‬‭of‬‭Parliament)‬‭proposes‬‭a‬‭bill,‬‭it‬
‭is called a private member’s Bill.‬
‭■‬ ‭Example:‬ ‭Prevention‬ ‭of‬ ‭Wasteful‬ ‭Expenditure‬ ‭on‬ ‭Special‬ ‭Occasions‬ ‭Bill,‬
‭2020,‬ ‭which‬ ‭seeks‬ ‭to‬ ‭cap‬ ‭wedding‬ ‭costs,‬ ‭was‬ ‭introduced‬ ‭by‬ ‭MP‬ ‭Jasbir‬
‭Singh Gill from Khadoor Sahib in Punjab‬
‭○‬ ‭Money‬ ‭Bill:‬ ‭Money‬ ‭bill‬ ‭deals‬ ‭with‬ ‭taxation,‬ ‭regulation‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭government’s‬
‭borrowing of money, and expenditure.‬
‭■‬ ‭Article‬‭109‬‭deals‬‭with‬‭money‬‭bills.‬‭It‬‭provides‬‭a‬‭special‬‭procedure‬‭in‬‭respect‬
‭of‬‭money‬‭bills.‬‭A‬‭money‬‭bill‬‭shall‬‭not‬‭be‬‭introduced‬‭in‬‭Council‬‭of‬‭states‬‭i.e.‬
‭Rajya Sabha.‬
‭■‬ ‭Lok Sabha:‬‭Lok Sabha possesses special power with‬‭regard to money bills.‬
‭■‬ ‭President:‬ ‭The‬ ‭President‬ ‭has‬ ‭the‬ ‭power‬ ‭to‬ ‭veto‬‭or‬‭withhold‬‭his‬‭assent‬‭to‬
‭any bill passed by the Parliament, except money bills.‬
‭○‬ ‭Ordinary‬‭Bill:‬‭Article‬‭107‬‭and‬‭108‬‭talks‬‭about‬‭ordinary‬‭bills.‬‭Ordinary‬‭bills‬‭deal‬‭with‬
‭any‬‭subject‬‭other‬‭than‬‭financial‬‭matters.‬‭In‬‭other‬‭words,‬‭all‬‭the‬‭subjects‬‭could‬‭be‬
‭part of ordinary bills, just not financial matters.‬
‭○‬ ‭Constitution‬ ‭Amendment‬ ‭Bill:‬ ‭Constitution‬ ‭amendment‬ ‭bill‬ ‭is‬ ‭regarding‬ ‭adding,‬
‭deleting‬ ‭or‬ ‭amending‬ ‭(changing)‬ ‭any‬ ‭provision‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭Constitution.‬ ‭In‬ ‭the‬
‭Constitution‬ ‭amendment‬ ‭bill‬ ‭both‬ ‭the‬ ‭houses‬ ‭possess‬ ‭equal‬ ‭power.‬ ‭It‬ ‭can‬ ‭be‬
‭introduced in either of the Houses.‬
‭●‬ ‭Introduction‬ ‭of‬ ‭a‬ ‭Bill:‬ ‭A‬ ‭bill‬ ‭can‬ ‭be‬ ‭introduced‬ ‭in‬ ‭Lok‬‭Sabha‬‭and‬‭then‬‭will‬‭go‬‭to‬‭Rajya‬
‭Sabha‬ ‭for‬‭discussion.‬‭Or‬‭A‬‭bill‬‭can‬‭be‬‭introduced‬‭in‬‭Rajya‬‭Sabha‬‭and‬‭then‬‭will‬‭go‬‭to‬‭Lok‬
‭Sabha for discussion.‬
‭○‬ ‭Exception:‬ ‭A‬ ‭Money‬ ‭Bill‬‭cannot‬‭be‬‭introduced‬‭in‬‭Rajya‬‭Sabha.‬‭At‬‭the‬‭same‬‭time,‬
‭the‬ ‭Rajya‬ ‭Sabha‬ ‭can‬ ‭either‬ ‭approve‬ ‭a‬ ‭money‬ ‭bill‬ ‭or‬ ‭suggest‬ ‭changes‬ ‭but‬ ‭cannot‬
‭reject it.‬

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 ‭■‬ ‭Rajya Sabha can suggest amendments to money bills.‬
‭■‬ ‭However,‬ ‭if‬‭Rajya‬‭Sabha‬‭takes‬‭no‬‭action‬‭within‬‭14‬‭days‬‭the‬‭bill‬‭is‬‭deemed‬
‭to have been passed.‬
‭■‬ ‭Amendments‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭bill,‬ ‭suggested‬ ‭by‬ ‭Rajya‬ ‭Sabha,‬ ‭may‬ ‭or‬ ‭may‬ ‭not‬ ‭be‬
‭accepted by the Lok Sabha.‬

‭Special Powers of Rajya Sabha‬

‭Rajya Sabha represents the states. Its main purpose is to protect the power of states.‬
‭●‬ ‭Creation‬ ‭of‬ ‭One‬ ‭or‬ ‭More‬ ‭IAS‬ ‭The‬ ‭Constitution‬ ‭empowers‬ ‭the‬ ‭Rajya‬ ‭Sabha‬ ‭to‬ ‭pass‬ ‭a‬
‭resolution for the creation of one or more All India Service.‬
‭●‬ ‭Transferring‬‭State‬‭Subjects:‬‭If‬‭the‬‭Parliament‬‭wishes‬‭to‬‭remove‬‭a‬‭matter‬‭from‬‭the‬‭State‬
‭list‬‭to‬‭either‬‭the‬‭Union‬‭List‬‭or‬‭Concurrent‬‭List‬‭in‬‭the‬‭interest‬‭of‬‭the‬‭nation,‬‭the‬‭approval‬
‭of the Rajya Sabha is necessary.‬
‭○‬ ‭This‬ ‭can‬ ‭be‬ ‭done‬ ‭through‬ ‭a‬ ‭special‬ ‭majority‬ ‭i.e.‬ ‭two-thirds‬ ‭of‬ ‭Rajya‬ ‭Sabha‬
‭members present and voting.‬

‭Three Lists‬
‭The‬‭division‬‭of‬‭powers‬‭between‬‭the‬‭Centre‬‭and‬‭the‬‭states‬‭is‬‭done‬‭through‬‭three‬‭lists.‬‭Each‬‭list‬
‭contains certain subjects like public order, agriculture, Education, forests, etc‬
‭●‬ ‭Union‬ ‭List:‬ ‭It‬ ‭includes‬ ‭subjects‬ ‭that‬ ‭require‬ ‭uniformity‬ ‭of‬ ‭legislation‬ ‭nationwide.‬ ‭The‬
‭Centre makes the law regarding the subjects in the Union list.‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭Example of a subject that is part of the‬‭Union List is defense.‬
‭●‬ ‭State List:‬‭The state legislatures make the law for‬‭subjects included in the state list.‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬ ‭Agriculture,‬ ‭including‬ ‭agricultural‬ ‭education‬ ‭and‬ ‭research,‬ ‭protection‬
‭against pests and prevention of plant diseases.‬
‭●‬ ‭Concurrent‬ ‭List:‬ ‭Union‬ ‭and‬ ‭States‬ ‭can‬ ‭make‬ ‭laws‬ ‭on‬ ‭the‬ ‭subject‬ ‭that‬ ‭is‬ ‭part‬‭of‬‭the‬
‭concurrent‬ ‭list.‬ ‭However,‬ ‭in‬ ‭case‬ ‭of‬ ‭any‬ ‭conflict,‬ ‭the‬ ‭law‬ ‭made‬ ‭by‬ ‭the‬ ‭Central‬
‭Government prevails.‬
‭○‬ ‭Example:‬‭Prevention of cruelty to animals‬

‭●‬ ‭Power‬ ‭Exercise‬ ‭only‬ ‭By‬ ‭Lok‬ ‭Sabha:‬ ‭Introducing‬ ‭Money‬ ‭Bill‬ ‭as‬ ‭well‬ ‭as‬ ‭amending‬ ‭or‬
‭rejecting the suggestions given by Rajya Sabha.‬
‭○‬ ‭The‬ ‭Council‬ ‭of‬ ‭Ministers‬ ‭is‬ ‭responsible‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭Lok‬ ‭Sabha‬ ‭and‬ ‭not‬ ‭Rajya‬ ‭Sabha.‬
‭That is why the Lok Sabha has the power of removal of the government.‬

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 ‭●‬ ‭Why‬ ‭does‬ ‭the‬ ‭Lok‬ ‭Sabha‬ ‭have‬‭More‬‭Power‬‭than‬‭Rajya‬‭Sabha.?:‬‭That‬‭is‬‭because‬‭Rajya‬
‭Sabha‬‭is‬‭elected‬‭by‬‭MLAs‬‭and‬‭MPs‬‭and‬‭not‬‭directly‬‭elected‬‭by‬‭People.‬‭In‬‭democracy‬‭people‬
‭are‬ ‭the‬ ‭final‬ ‭authority.‬ ‭Thus‬ ‭Lok‬ ‭Sabha‬ ‭which‬‭is‬‭elected‬‭by‬‭the‬‭people‬‭has‬‭crucial‬‭power‬
‭for removal of government, financial powers and powers related to money bills.‬

‭How Does Parliament Make Laws?‬

‭●‬ ‭Stage‬‭I:‬‭Let’s‬‭assume‬‭the‬‭government‬‭has‬‭to‬‭make‬‭a‬‭law‬‭changing‬‭the‬‭minimum‬‭age‬‭for‬
‭girls‬ ‭to‬ ‭get‬ ‭married‬ ‭from‬ ‭18‬ ‭to‬ ‭21‬‭years‬‭of‬‭age.‬‭This‬‭would‬‭start‬‭from‬‭introducing‬‭a‬‭bill.‬
‭Because this is not a money bill, it can be introduced in either of the Houses.‬
‭●‬ ‭Stage‬ ‭2:‬ ‭This‬ ‭bill‬ ‭would‬ ‭be‬ ‭sent‬ ‭to‬ ‭a‬ ‭committee‬ ‭or‬ ‭discussed‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭House‬ ‭itself.‬ ‭The‬
‭committee‬‭gives‬‭its‬‭report.‬ ‭The‬‭house‬‭can‬‭accept‬‭or‬‭reject‬‭the‬‭report.‬‭If‬‭it‬‭is‬‭accepted‬‭a‬
‭detailed discussion would take place.‬
‭●‬ ‭Stage‬‭3:‬‭In‬‭the‬‭third‬‭and‬‭final‬‭stage,‬‭the‬‭bill‬‭is‬‭voted‬‭upon.‬‭When‬‭the‬‭bill‬‭is‬‭accepted‬‭in‬
‭the‬ ‭House‬‭in‬‭which‬‭it‬‭was‬‭introduced‬‭it‬‭would‬‭be‬‭sent‬‭to‬‭another‬‭House.‬‭For‬‭instance,‬‭if‬
‭the bill is introduced and discussed in Lok Sabha then it would be sent to Rajya Sabha.‬
‭○‬ ‭The‬ ‭whole‬ ‭princess‬ ‭would‬ ‭be‬ ‭continued‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭other‬ ‭House‬ ‭i.e.‬ ‭discussion‬ ‭and‬
‭voting.‬
‭●‬ ‭Assent‬ ‭by‬ ‭President:‬ ‭When‬ ‭the‬ ‭House‬ ‭gives‬ ‭its‬ ‭approval‬ ‭then‬ ‭the‬ ‭bill‬ ‭would‬ ‭go‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬
‭President.‬ ‭The‬ ‭President‬ ‭could‬ ‭accept‬ ‭or‬ ‭reject‬ ‭it.‬ ‭The‬ ‭President‬ ‭could‬ ‭also‬ ‭send‬‭the‬‭bill‬
‭back for reconsideration.‬
‭○‬ ‭Once the assent is given by the President, the bill would become an act.‬
‭●‬ ‭Joint‬‭Session:‬ ‭If‬‭there‬‭is‬‭disagreement‬‭between‬‭the‬‭two‬‭Houses‬‭on‬‭the‬‭proposed‬‭bill,‬‭an‬
‭attempt‬ ‭is‬ ‭made‬ ‭to‬ ‭resolve‬ ‭it‬ ‭through‬ ‭the‬ ‭Joint‬ ‭Session‬ ‭of‬ ‭Parliament.‬ ‭In‬ ‭the‬ ‭few‬

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 ‭instances‬ ‭when‬ ‭joint‬ ‭sessions‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭parliament‬ ‭were‬ ‭called‬ ‭to‬ ‭resolve‬ ‭a‬ ‭deadlock,‬ ‭the‬
‭decision has always gone in favor of the Lok Sabha‬
‭○‬ ‭There won't be a joint session for a money bill and a constitutional amendment bill.‬

‭Instrument of Parliamentary Control‬

‭●‬ ‭In‬ ‭a‬ ‭parliamentary‬ ‭system,‬ ‭the‬ ‭legislature‬ ‭ensures‬ ‭executive‬ ‭accountability‬ ‭at‬ ‭all‬ ‭stages:‬
‭policy‬ ‭making,‬ ‭law‬ ‭or‬ ‭policy‬ ‭implementation,‬ ‭and‬ ‭post-implementation.‬ ‭This‬ ‭is‬ ‭achieved‬
‭through various mechanisms.‬
‭○‬ ‭Deliberation and Discussion:‬
‭○‬ ‭Approval and Ratification of Laws‬
‭○‬ ‭Financial control‬
‭○‬ ‭No‬ ‭confidence‬‭motion:‬‭As‬‭long‬‭as‬‭the‬‭government‬‭has‬‭the‬‭majority‬‭support‬‭of‬‭its‬
‭party‬‭or‬‭coalition‬‭in‬‭the‬‭Lok‬‭Sabha,‬‭the‬‭power‬‭of‬‭the‬‭House‬‭to‬‭dismiss‬‭it‬‭remains‬
‭theoretical.‬
‭■‬ ‭However,‬‭since‬‭1989,‬‭multiple‬‭governments‬‭have‬‭had‬‭to‬‭resign‬‭due‬‭to‬‭losing‬
‭the‬ ‭House's‬ ‭confidence.‬ ‭These‬ ‭governments‬ ‭fell‬ ‭because‬ ‭they‬ ‭failed‬ ‭to‬
‭maintain the support of their coalition partners.‬

‭What Do the Committees of Parliament Do?‬

‭●‬ ‭What‬‭is‬‭a‬‭Parliamentary‬‭Committee:‬‭A‬‭Parliamentary‬‭Committee‬‭is‬‭a‬‭panel‬‭of‬‭MPs‬‭that‬
‭is appointed or elected by the House or nominated by the Speaker/Chairman.‬
‭●‬ ‭Committees act as a‬‭‘mini Parliament’.‬
‭●‬ ‭Role:‬ ‭These‬ ‭committees‬ ‭play‬ ‭a‬ ‭vital‬ ‭role‬ ‭not‬ ‭merely‬ ‭in‬ ‭law‬ ‭making,‬ ‭but‬ ‭also‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬
‭day-to-day business of the House.‬
‭●‬ ‭Need‬‭of‬‭Committees:‬‭Since‬‭Parliament‬‭only‬‭meets‬‭during‬‭(three)‬‭sessions‬‭and‬‭has‬‭limited‬
‭time. Making law requires detailed study of the issues or subject.‬
‭○‬ ‭Additionally,‬ ‭important‬ ‭tasks‬ ‭like‬ ‭reviewing‬ ‭grant‬ ‭demands‬ ‭from‬ ‭ministries,‬
‭examining‬ ‭departmental‬ ‭expenditures,‬ ‭and‬ ‭investigating‬ ‭corruption‬ ‭cases‬ ‭need‬
‭thorough oversight. Parliamentary committees take on these crucial functions.‬
‭○‬ ‭Committees have reduced the burden on the Parliament.‬
‭●‬ ‭Origin:‬‭Parliamentary Committees have their origins‬‭in the British Parliament.‬
‭●‬ ‭Types:‬
‭○‬ ‭Standing Committees:‬‭Work on a continuous basis.‬

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 ‭○‬ ‭Ad-Hoc‬‭Committees:‬‭Work‬‭on‬‭a‬‭temporary‬‭basis‬‭which‬‭means‬‭they‬‭would‬‭dissolve‬
‭when their intended work is completed.‬
‭●‬ ‭Working‬‭of‬‭Committees:‬‭The‬‭committee‬‭works‬‭under‬‭the‬‭direction‬‭of‬‭the‬‭Speaker/chairman‬
‭and it presents its report to the House or to the Speaker/chairman.‬
‭●‬ ‭Related Articles:‬‭They draw their authority from Article‬‭105 and Article 118.‬
‭○‬ ‭Article 105 deals with the privileges of MPs.‬
‭○‬ ‭Article‬ ‭118‬ ‭gives‬ ‭Parliament‬ ‭authority‬ ‭to‬ ‭make‬ ‭rules‬ ‭to‬ ‭regulate‬‭its‬‭procedure‬‭and‬
‭conduct of business.‬

‭PYQs‬
‭Question,‬ ‭2020:‬ ‭Rajya‬ ‭Sabha‬ ‭has‬ ‭been‬ ‭transformed‬ ‭from‬ ‭a‬‭'useless‬‭stepney‬‭tyre'‬‭to‬‭the‬‭most‬
‭useful‬ ‭supporting‬ ‭organ‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭past‬ ‭few‬‭decades.‬‭Highlight‬‭the‬‭factors‬‭as‬‭well‬‭as‬‭the‬‭areas‬‭in‬
‭which this transformation could be visible.‬
‭Question,‬‭2017:‬‭'Simultaneous‬‭election‬‭to‬‭the‬‭Lok‬‭Sabha‬‭and‬‭the‬‭State‬‭Assemblies‬‭will‬‭limit‬‭the‬
‭amount‬ ‭of‬ ‭time‬ ‭and‬ ‭money‬ ‭spent‬ ‭in‬ ‭electioneering‬ ‭but‬ ‭it‬ ‭will‬ ‭reduce‬ ‭the‬ ‭government's‬
‭accountability to the people' Discussion.‬
‭Question, 2011:‬‭Rajya Sabha has equal powers with‬‭Lok Sabha in‬
‭A.‬ ‭the matter of creating new All India Services‬
‭B.‬ ‭amending the Constitution‬
‭C.‬ ‭the removal of the government‬
‭D.‬ ‭making cut motions‬
‭Question, 2016:‬‭Consider the following statements:‬
‭1.‬ ‭The Rajya Sabha has no power either to reject or to amend a Money Bill‬
‭2.‬ ‭The Rajya Sabha cannot vote on the Demands for Grants.‬
‭3.‬ ‭The Rajya Sabha cannot discuss the Annual Financial Statement.‬
‭Which of the statements given above is/are correct?‬
‭A.‬ ‭1 only‬
‭B.‬ ‭1 and 2 only‬
‭C.‬ ‭2 and 3 only‬
‭D.‬ ‭1, 2 and 3‬
‭Question,‬‭2016:‬‭The‬‭Parliament‬‭of‬‭India‬‭acquires‬‭the‬‭power‬‭to‬‭legislate‬‭on‬‭any‬‭item‬‭in‬‭the‬‭State‬
‭List in the national interest if a resolution to that effect is passed by the‬

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 ‭A.‬ ‭Lok Sabha by a simple majority of its total membership‬
‭B.‬ ‭Lok Sabha by a majority of not less than two-thirds of its total membership‬
‭C.‬ ‭Rajya Sabha by a simple majority of its total membership‬
‭D.‬ ‭Rajya‬ ‭Sabha‬ ‭by‬ ‭a‬ ‭majority‬ ‭of‬ ‭not‬ ‭less‬ ‭than‬ ‭two-thirds‬ ‭of‬ ‭its‬ ‭members‬ ‭present‬ ‭and‬
‭voting‬
‭Question,‬ ‭2017:‬ ‭The‬ ‭Parliament‬ ‭of‬ ‭India‬ ‭exercises‬ ‭control‬ ‭over‬‭the‬‭functions‬‭of‬‭the‬‭Council‬‭of‬
‭Ministers through‬
‭1.‬ ‭Adjournment motion‬
‭2.‬ ‭Questions hour‬
‭3.‬ ‭Supplementary questions‬
‭Select the correct answer using the code given below:‬
‭A.‬ ‭1 only‬
‭B.‬ ‭2 and 3 only‬
‭C.‬ ‭1 and 3 only‬
‭D.‬ ‭1,2 and 3‬
‭Question,‬‭2018:‬‭With‬‭reference‬‭to‬‭the‬‭Parliament‬‭of‬‭India,‬‭which‬‭of‬‭the‬‭following‬‭Parliamentary‬
‭Committees scrutinizes and reports to the House whether the powers to make regulations, rules,‬
‭sub-rules,‬‭by-laws,‬‭etc.,‬‭conferred‬‭by‬‭the‬‭Constitution‬‭or‬‭delegated‬‭by‬‭the‬‭Parliament‬‭are‬‭being‬
‭properly exercised by the Executive within the scope of such delegation?‬
‭A.‬ ‭Committee on Government Assurances‬
‭B.‬ ‭Committee on Subordinate Legislation‬
‭C.‬ ‭Rules Committee‬
‭D.‬ ‭Business Advisory Committee‬
‭Practice Question‬
‭Question:‬‭Consider the following statement about Members‬‭of the Lok Sabha‬
‭1.‬ ‭The Lok Sabha is elected for a period of five years.‬
‭2.‬ ‭If‬ ‭the‬ ‭Prime‬ ‭Minister‬ ‭advises‬ ‭the‬ ‭President‬ ‭to‬ ‭dissolve‬ ‭the‬ ‭Lok‬ ‭Sabha‬ ‭and‬ ‭hold‬ ‭fresh‬
‭elections.‬
‭Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?‬
‭A.‬ ‭1 only‬
‭B.‬ ‭2 only‬

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‭C.‬ ‭1 and 2‬
‭D.‬ ‭Neither 1 nor 2‬

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