Parliamentary procedures - class-VIII
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Number of Questions: 64 | |
Created by: Vijay Puri | |
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The winter session of the Parliament is convened between ____________.
The Lok Sabha can remove the Union Government from office by passing a no-confidence motion.
Adjournment of the House means suspension of the sitting of the House by the Speaker.
The Act extends to___________.
What is 'zero hour'?
Match the following:
Parliamentary Terms
A. Starred Question
B. Unstarred Question
C. Short Notice Question
Meaning
1. One asked by a member on matters of public importance of an urgent nature
2. One for which the Concerned minister has to lay on the table a written answer
3. One for which an oral answer is required to be given by a minister on the floor of the House
The Lok Sabha is called in session for at least how many times in a year?
The quorum required to hold meetings of the legislative chambers is what fraction of the total membership of the House?
The quorum for Joint Sitting of the Indian Parliament is _______________________.
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
Prorogation of the House means______________________.
Treaty making power is conferred upon ______________.
With reference to the conduct of government business in the Parliament of India, the term 'closure' refers to _______________________.
After a no confidence motion is admitted to the Lok Sabha, who decides a date for the debate?
How many members of the Lok Sabha must support a motion of 'no confidence' in the government, before it can be admitted by the Speaker?
The institution that can bring changes in the existing laws in India is _______________.
Indian Parliament consists of ________________.
What is the name of the Chinese parliament ____________.
How many members are there in the Chinese parliament __________.
The factor which helped Bhartiya Janata Party ( BJP) to form government at the centre was __________________.
When was the Second Backward Class Commission appointed?
What are the two types of 'Executives' in India?
Mandal Commission recommended the following percentage of reservation for socially and educationally backward classes in civil posts/services.
The questions asked in the Parliament during "Question Hour" are of what types ?
Sometimes the members get the normal work of the State Legislature suspended temporarily to discuss matters of urgent public importance It is done through _______________.
If a question asked by a Member of Parliament is a starred one he will get ___________.
An impeachment motion against the President, in order to be passed by a House, should be supported by _________.
'Zero hour' in the working Indian Parliament means ____________.
What is 'zero hour'?
Why did people react strongly to the Mandal Commission Report?
Who summons each House of the Parliament?
A member of the House of Parliament may ask questions from the government on matters of _____________.
A member of the House of Parliament _______ ask questions to the government on matters of public interest.
The Monsoon session of the Parliament is called between _________.
Name the right of the members to ask questions from the government.
Each House of the Parliament shall meet at least _________.
The quorum of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha is _________ of the total membership of each house.
All questions asked in the House of the Parliament are addressed to the Chair and, if admitted, the Government is ____________.
The interval between two consecutive sessions shall be less than ________.
The __________ means the minimum number of members required to be present in order to enable the House to transact its business.
During the _________ members of the Parliament raise all types of questions, without any permission or prior notice.
The first hour on every working day of the House is reserved for questions unless otherwise decided by the Speaker. This hour is known as the ___________.
Adjournment motions are generally allowed on subjects such as ____________.
Article 75 of the Constitution says that the council of ministers shall be collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha. It means that the ministry stays in office so long as it enjoys the confidence of the ______________.
What is meant by an Adjournment Motion?
________ questions are questions to which answers are given in a written form.
________ questions are those to which a member wishes to have an oral answer on the floor of the House.
The no-confidence motion needs the support of 100 members to be admitted.
The time gap between the question hour and the agenda is known as zero hour.
Which Parliamentary Committee in Indian system of democracy is chaired by a member of Opposition Party?
An Appropriation Bill:
I. is necessary to draw money from the Consolidated Fund of India.
II. cannot be amended to vary the amount of any charged expenditure.
III. Includes only the expenditure charged on the Consoliated Fund of India.
IV. is required to withdraw money from the Contingency Fund of India.
Consider the following statements on Financial Bill and say which is/are correct?
1. It is the sameasa Money Bill.
2. It can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha.
3. It can be amended in the Rajya Sabha.
4. It cannot be introduced except on the recommendation of the President.
The time gap between two sessions of the Parliament should not exceed ________________.
Which of the following statements is correct?
Which of the following is incorrect?
Which of the following is true regarding the 'No Confidence Motion' in the Parliament?
1. There is no mention of it in the Constitution.
2. A period of 6, months must lapse between the introduction of one No Confidence Motion and another.
3. At least 100 persons must support such motion before it is introduced in the House.
4. It can be introduced in the Lok Sabha only
The first no confidence motion moved in the Lok Sabha after independence was in the year ____________.
A joint sitting may be called:
I. Only in case of national emergency.
II. To enable a Constitutional Amendment to be passed in a hurry.
III. When taxes approved by one House are rejected by the other.
A quorum to constitute a meeting of either House of Parliament as per Article 100 of the Constitution of India shall be ___________________.
The extent of executive power of the Union as per provisions of Article $73$ of Constitution extends to.
___________ is an Indian innovation in the field of parliamentary procedures and has been in existence since 1962.
The right to move a motion for an adjournment of the business of the House is subject to the restrictions such as _______________.
Adjournment Motion is introduced in the Parliament to draw the attention of the House to a definite matter of urgent public importance and needs the _____________.
Adjournment motion involves an element of censure against the government and hence Rajya Sabha is _____________.