Parliament — Set 7
Indian Polity · संसद · Questions 61–70 of 120
The 84th Constitutional Amendment Act froze the allocation of seats in the Lok Sabha till which year?
Correct Answer: C. 2026
• **84th Amendment (2001)** = froze Lok Sabha seat allocation until 2026. • **1971 census base** — current seat distribution still uses 1971 data. • 💡 2030/2031/2020 are not the freeze cut-off; the correct year is 2026.
Which Amendment ended the nomination of Anglo-Indians to the Lok Sabha?
Correct Answer: B. 104th Amendment
• **104th Amendment (2019)** = abolished Anglo-Indian nomination in Lok Sabha/Assemblies. • **SC/ST reservation** — extended SC/ST reservation for 10 more years. • 💡 103rd = EWS reservation; 101st = GST; 102nd = NCBC constitutional status — none ended Anglo-Indian seats.
A bill passed by the Parliament becomes an Act only after?
Correct Answer: C. Assent of the President
• **Bill to Act** = requires Presidential assent. • **Article 111** — assent, withholding, or return (for non-Money Bills). • 💡 Passage by Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha alone doesn't create an Act; state ratification applies only to certain Constitutional Amendments.
The power of the President to promulgate ordinances is mentioned in?
Correct Answer: A. Article 123
• **Article 123** = Presidential ordinance-making power. • **Parliament not in session** — ordinance = same force as Act; must be laid on reassembly. • 💡 Art 143 = SC advisory opinion; Art 111 = Presidential assent to Bills; Art 213 = Governor's ordinance power.
Who decides whether a member has incurred disqualification under the Representation of the People Act, 1951?
Correct Answer: A. President in consultation with Election Commission
• **RPA 1951 disqualification** = decided by the President. • **ECI opinion binding** — Article 103 requires Presidential decision based on ECI advice. • 💡 Supreme Court and High Court only review; Speaker decides only defection cases under the 10th Schedule.
What constitutes the 'Session' of Parliament?
Correct Answer: B. Period between first sitting and Prorogation
• **Session** = first sitting of House to its prorogation (or dissolution). • **Recess** — the period between prorogation and reassembly is called recess. • 💡 'Prorogation to reassembly' defines recess; 'one-day meeting' is a sitting; 'dissolution to election' is inter-Parliament gap, not a session.
The concept of 'Calling Attention Motion' is of which origin?
Correct Answer: C. Indian
• **Calling Attention Motion** = Indian innovation since 1954. • **Minister's response** — member calls minister's attention to urgent public issue. • 💡 British, Canadian and American parliaments do not have Calling Attention Motion — unique to India.
In the event of the death or resignation of the Prime Minister, what happens to the Council of Ministers?
Correct Answer: D. It stands dissolved
• **PM dies/resigns** = Council of Ministers stands dissolved. • **Article 74/75** — PM is the head of the Council; Council cannot exist without him. • 💡 Council does not elect a new leader; senior minister cannot carry on permanently; President's order is for appointing a new PM, not continuing the old Council.
The Rajya Sabha has equal powers with the Lok Sabha in which of the following matters?
Correct Answer: D. Constitutional Amendment
• **Equal powers** = in passing Constitutional Amendment Bills (Art 368). • **Special majority required** — passed separately by both Houses; no joint sitting. • 💡 Money Bills — RS is junior; No-Confidence — only LS; AIS creation — only RS initiates; equal role only for constitutional amendments.
Who was the first Chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
Correct Answer: A. S. Radhakrishnan
• **First Rajya Sabha Chairman** = Dr. S. Radhakrishnan. • **1952-1962** — also first Vice-President; later became 2nd President. • 💡 G.S. Pathak, V.V. Giri and Zakir Hussain came later as VPs, not as the first.