Parliament — Set 11

Correct Answer: B. Article 79

• **Article 79** = composition of Parliament (President + 2 Houses). • **Tripartite legislature** — President, Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha. • 💡 Art 80 = Rajya Sabha composition; Art 81 = Lok Sabha composition; Art 82 = readjustment after census — none define Parliament itself.

Correct Answer: D. Rajya Sabha

• **Article 80** = composition of Rajya Sabha. • **250 max (238 + 12)** — specifies election and nomination scheme. • 💡 State Assembly and State Council are in state chapters; Lok Sabha is in Art 81 — not Art 80.

Correct Answer: B. Lok Sabha

• **Article 81** = composition of Lok Sabha (House of the People). • **Population-to-seat ratio** — direct election; max strength 550. • 💡 Vidhan Parishad and Vidhan Sabha are state bodies; Rajya Sabha is under Art 80 — none relate to Art 81.

Correct Answer: B. Article 110

• **Article 110** = defines Money Bill in the Constitution. • **Speaker certification** — based on matters listed in Art 110(1). • 💡 Art 112 = Budget; Art 111 = Presidential assent; Art 109 = Money Bill procedure — Art 110 alone has the definition.

Correct Answer: C. Article 112

• **Article 112** = Annual Financial Statement laid before Parliament. • **Budget** — receipts and expenditure estimates; popularly called Budget. • 💡 Art 113 = voting demands; Art 110 = Money Bill; Art 114 = Appropriation Bill — none define the Budget itself.

Correct Answer: B. Ordinances

• **Article 123** = Presidential Ordinance power during recess. • **Temporary law** — must be ratified by Parliament within 6 weeks of reassembly. • 💡 Rules are delegated legislation, Acts are from Parliament, Treaties from executive — only ordinances fall under Art 123.

Correct Answer: D. 550

• **Lok Sabha sanctioned strength** = 550 members. • **530 states + 20 UTs** — post 104th Amendment, Anglo-Indian seats abolished. • 💡 500 is too low; 552 was pre-2020; 545 is current actual — 550 is the sanctioned maximum.

Correct Answer: D. 250

• **Rajya Sabha sanctioned strength** = 250 members. • **238 elected + 12 nominated** — current actual strength usually 245. • 💡 245 is actual strength; 238 is only elected; 260 is not constitutional — 250 is the maximum.

Correct Answer: D. 5 years

• **Lok Sabha term** = 5 years from first meeting. • **Article 83(2)** — may be dissolved earlier or extended by 1 year during Emergency. • 💡 6 years is RS term; 4 years is arbitrary; LS is not permanent — only Rajya Sabha is.

Correct Answer: C. No, it is a permanent body

• **Permanent body** = Rajya Sabha never dissolves. • **1/3 retires every 2 years** — members serve 6-year staggered terms. • 💡 'Yes, by President' and 'every 5/6 years' are incorrect — only Lok Sabha can be dissolved.