History & Civics
What is an Adjournment Motion?
Union Parliament
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Adjournment Motion proposes that the House should lay aside all other business and take up the consideration of "a matter of urgent public importance." Such a Motion interrupts the normal business of the House. Therefore, the Speaker applies a rigorous test for the admissibility of Adjournment Motions.
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The house has 550 members. On a particular day, 45 members are present. The Government wants to present a Bill. What do you think will happen?
- The Government has a majority, so the Bill will be passed.
- The Government cannot pass the Bill because the opposition is against it.
- The Government is unable to introduce the Bill because the Speaker adjourns the House.
- The Government can introduce the Bill but cannot pass it.
Identify the exclusive powers of the Lok Sabha.
P: Introduces the Money Bill
Q: Passes an ordinary bill
R: Can vote a government out of power
S: Can impeach the President.- P and Q
- R and S
- P and R
- Q and S
It is the function of Parliament to exercise control over the Executive and to ensure parliamentary surveillance of administration. Mention any three ways in which the Parliament adheres to the above function.
Read the excerpt given below:
Amid vociferous protests by the Opposition members, the Union government introduced a contentious Bill in the Lok Sabha to replace the Ordinance over control of Delhi services.
— The Hindu, August 2, 2023
The Government introduced the Ordinance in the Lok Sabha because in order to become a law every ordinance
- needs the approval of the Lok Sabha only.
- needs the approval of the Opposition.
- needs to be approved by both Houses of the Parliament.
- does not need the approval of the Rajya Sabha.