CT 14: Parliamentary Bodies

Consider the following statements with respect to the Parliamentary Committees:

1. The Constitution of India provides for specific provisions regarding their composition, tenure, functions, etc.

2. Parliamentary committees are of two kinds–Standing Committees and Ad Hoc Committees.

3. The Standing Committees are permanent and constituted every year or periodically.

Which of the statement given above are correct?

The Chairman of which of the following parliamentary Committees is invariably from the members of the ruling party?

Which of the following Parliamentary committees is/are exclusive to the members of the Lok Sabha only?

1. Committee on Private Members' Bills and Resolutions

2. Committee on Public Undertakings

3. Estimates Committee

4. Committee on Absence of Members

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

Consider the following statements about Public Accounts Committee in India:

1. Public Accounts Committee was founded in 1921.

2. The chairman of the Public Accounts Committee by convention belongs to the main opposition party.

3. The tenure of its chairman and members is two years.

Which of the above statement is/are correct?

Members of the Rajya Sabha are not associated with:

A. Committee of Public Undertakings

B. Public Accounts Committee

C. Estimates Committee

Which one of the following is the largest Committee of the Parliament?

Consider the following statements regarding the proceedings in Parliament:

1. No questions can be asked from a Private Member in the Lok Sabha.

2. After answering the unstarred question, no supplementary questions can be asked.

3. Unlike the Censure motion, if the No-Confidence motion is passed in the Lok Sabha, the entire Council of Ministers has to resign.

Which of the statements given above is\are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding a No-confidence Motion in the Parliament.

1. There is no mention of a No-confidence Motion in the Constitution of India.

2. A period of six months must elapse between the introduction of one No-confidence Motion and the other.

3. At least 100 members must support a Motion of No-confidence before it is introduced in the House.

4. A motion of No-confidence can be introduced in the Lok Sabha only.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of different stages a budget has to go through in the Parliament?

1. Scrutiny by departmental committees

2. Voting on demands for grants

3. Passing of Finance Bill

4. Passing of Appropriation Bill

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following statements:

1. Rajya Sabha can authorize the Parliament to make a law on a state subject.

2. Rajya Sabha cannot vote on the demands for grants.

3. Ex-officio chairman presides over Joint Sitting if Speaker of the Lok Sabha is absent.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?