History & Civics
Answer
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.
Related Questions
The house is discussing an issue regarding the nation in the month of November. Which session is in motion?
- Summer Session
- Budget Session
- Winter Session
- Monsoon Session.
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.
Your mother is a renowned social worker. She has neither contested nor won any election to the Rajya Sabha. But she has recently become a member of the Rajya Sabha. How is this possible?
- She is appointed by the Chief Justice of India
- She is nominated by the President
- She is appointed by the Prime Minister
- She is nominated by the State Governor.
(A) The allotment of the number of members of Lok Sabha alloted to the various States is made on the basis of the size of the State.
(R) The Rajya Sabha can have a total of 250 members elected from all the States in the Union.
- (A) is true, but (R) is false
- (A) is false, but (R) is true
- Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
- Both (A) and (R) are false.