Rajya Sabha: 238+12 members. Lok Sabha: …………… members.

1. 525+25
2. 550+2
3. 520+30
4. 530+20

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?

1. The Government has a majority, so the Bill will be passed.
2. The Government cannot pass the Bill because the opposition is against it.
3. The Government is unable to introduce the Bill because the Speaker adjourns the House.
4. The Government can introduce the Bill but cannot pass it.

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

1. needs the approval of the Lok Sabha only.
2. needs the approval of the Opposition.
3. needs to be approved by both Houses of the Parliament.
4. does not need the approval of the Rajya Sabha.