UPSC Essentials : Daily subject-wise quiz | Polity and Governance MCQs on Lok Sabha, parliamentary sessions and more (Week 78)

1. It was constituted for the archetypal clip successful 1951.

2. The maximum spot of the House envisaged by the Constitution is 545.

3. The word of the Lok Sabha tin beryllium dissolved.

How galore of the statements fixed supra are correct?

(a) Only one

(b) Only two

(c) All three

(d) None

Explanation

— According to Article 79 of the Indian Constitution, the House of the People, oregon Lok Sabha, is the little location of parliament. The Lok Sabha is made up of people’s representatives who are elected straight utilizing big suffrage.

— The maximum spot of the House envisaged by the Constitution is 552. Hence, connection 2 is not correct.

— As Per Article 81 of the Constitution, Subject to the provisions of nonfiction 331 ,the House of the People shall dwell of—

(a) not much than 5 100 and 30 members chosen by nonstop predetermination from territorial constituencies successful the States, and

(b) not much than [twenty members] to correspond the Union territories, chosen successful specified mode arsenic Parliament whitethorn by instrumentality provide.

— The Lok Sabha (Lower House of the People) was duly formed for the archetypal clip connected 17 April 1952, pursuing the archetypal General Elections, which were held betwixt 25 October 1951 and 21 February 1952. Hence, connection 1 is not correct.

— At present, the spot of the House is 543. The word of the Lok Sabha, unless dissolved, is 5 years from the day appointed for its archetypal meeting. Hence, connection 3 is correct.

— However, portion a proclamation of exigency is successful effect, Parliament whitethorn widen this play by instrumentality for a play not exceeding 1 twelvemonth astatine a clip and not exceeding six months aft the proclamation has ceased to operate.

Therefore, enactment (a) is the close answer.

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QUESTION 2

Consider the pursuing statements astir parliamentary sessions:

1. The Constitution specifies that six months should not elapse betwixt 2 parliamentary sessions.

2. The framers of the Constitution borrowed this proviso from the Government of India Act of 1947.

Which of the statements fixed supra is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation

— The government determines the day and duration of parliamentary sessions. The Cabinet Committee connected Parliamentary Affairs takes this decision.

— It presently has 10 Ministers, including those for Defence, Home, Finance, Agriculture, Tribal Affairs, Parliamentary Affairs, and Information and Broadcasting.

— The Law Minister and the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs person been invited arsenic peculiar guests to the Committee. The determination of the Committee is communicated to the President, who past convenes Members of Parliament for the session.

— The Constitution specifies that six months should not elapse betwixt 2 parliamentary sessions. Hence, connection 1 is correct.

— This proviso is simply a assemblage legacy. The framers of the Constitution borrowed it from the Government of India Act of 1935. It allowed the British Governor General to telephone a league of the cardinal legislature astatine his discretion, requiring that the spread betwixt 2 sessions should not beryllium much than 12 months. Hence, connection 2 is not correct.

Therefore, enactment (a) is the close answer.

QUESTION 3

Consider the pursuing statements astir the autonomous district councils (ADCs):

1. The assembly tin marque regulations regarding land, wood and mining.

2. Manipur has the maximum fig of ADCs.

3. These councils person powers to signifier courts to perceive cases wherever some parties are members of Scheduled Tribes.

Which of the statements fixed supra are correct?

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Explanation

— Candidates from each parties successful Assam’s tribal-majority Diphu Lok Sabha constituency person committed to execute Article 244(A) of the Constitution, which would make an autonomous authorities wrong a state’.

— The Sixth Schedule was adopted nether Article 244 of the Constitution with provisions for enactment of autonomous administrative divisions wrong a state.

— Article 244(A) was inserted by The Constitution (Twenty-second Amendment) Act, 1969, which enabled Parliament to walk an Act to “form wrong the State of Assam an autonomous State comprising (whether wholly oregon successful part) each oregon immoderate of… [certain specified] tribal areas”, including Karbi Anglong.

— The autonomous councils nether the Sixth Schedule person elected representatives for much decentralised governance of these tribal areas, but they person constricted legislative powers, bash not person power implicit instrumentality and order, and person lone constricted fiscal powers.

— According to the Sixth Schedule, the ADCs administering a portion wrong a authorities person 30 members with a word of 5 years and tin marque laws, rules and regulations with respect to land, forest, water, agriculture, colony councils, health, sanitation, colony and municipality level policing, inheritance of property, matrimony and divorce, societal customs, and mining, among different issues. Hence, connection 1 is correct.

— ADCs besides person powers to signifier courts to perceive cases wherever some parties are members of Scheduled Tribes and the maximum condemnation is little than 5 years successful prison. Hence, connection 3 is correct.

— Currently, determination are 10 ADCs nether the Sixth Schedule successful the North East, with 3 each successful Assam, Meghalaya and Mizoram, and 1 successful Tripura. Manipur has six ADCs, but these came into beingness successful 1971 nether an enactment of Parliament. Hence, connection 2 is correct.

Therefore, enactment (d) is the close answer.

QUESTION 4

With notation to the Members of Parliament (MPs), see the pursuing statements:

1. A defamation suit tin beryllium filed against a subordinate of parliament for a connection made successful the House.

2. Members of Parliament are exempted from ineligible enactment for immoderate connection made successful the people of their duties.

Which of the statements fixed supra is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation

— Article 105 of the Constitution deals with “powers, privileges, etc of the Houses of Parliament and of the members and committees thereof”, and has 4 clauses. It reads:

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution and to the rules and lasting orders regulating the process of Parliament, determination shall beryllium state of code successful Parliament.

(2) No subordinate of Parliament shall beryllium liable to immoderate proceedings successful immoderate tribunal successful respect of immoderate happening said oregon immoderate ballot fixed by him successful Parliament oregon immoderate committee thereof, and nary idiosyncratic shall beryllium truthful liable successful respect of the work by oregon nether the authorization of either House of Parliament of immoderate report, paper, votes oregon proceedings.

(3) In different respects, the powers, privileges and immunities of each House of Parliament, and of the members and the committees of each House, shall beryllium specified arsenic whitethorn from clip to clip beryllium defined by Parliament by law, and, until truthful defined, shall beryllium those of that House and of its members and committees instantly earlier the coming into unit of conception 15 of the Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Act, 1978.

(4) The provisions of clauses (1), (2) and (3) shall use successful narration to persons who by virtuousness of this Constitution person the close to talk in, and different to instrumentality portion successful the proceedings of, a House of Parliament oregon immoderate committee thereof arsenic they use successful narration to members of Parliament.

— Members of Parliament are exempted from immoderate ineligible action for immoderate connection made oregon enactment done successful the people of their duties. For example, a defamation suit cannot beryllium filed for a connection made successful the House. Hence, connection 1 is not close and connection 2 is correct.

— This immunity extends to non-members arsenic well, specified arsenic the Attorney General for India oregon a Minister who whitethorn not beryllium a subordinate but speaks successful the House.

Therefore, enactment (b) is the close answer.

QUESTION 5

Which of the pursuing Articles of the Constitution of India deals with peculiar provisions with respect to the State of Mizoram?

(a) Article 371-F

(b) Article 371

(c) Article 371-B

(d) Article 371-G

Explanation

— Articles 371, 371A, 371B, 371C, 371D, 371E, 371F, 371G, 371H, and 371J specify peculiar provisions with respect to different authorities (or states).

— Article 371I deals with Goa, but it does not see immoderate proviso that tin beryllium deemed ‘special’.

Therefore, enactment (d) is the close answer.

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