With reference to the composition and organisation of the Lok Sabha answer the following questions:

(a) What is the maximum strength fixed by the Constitution and what is its present strength?

(b) Mr. K. Rajan was disqualified from election to the Lok Sabha, even though he was a Citizen of India and was twenty-two years of age. On what ground was his nomination paper rejected by the Returning Officer?

(c) What is the Term (Duration) of the House?

(d) What is the normal schedule for Parliamentary Sessions in a year?
Or
Name the three Sessions of the Indian Parliament.

(a) The maximum strength of the Lok Sabha provided by the Constitution is 550. Its present strength is 543 members.
(Note — The 104^th Constitutional Amendment Act passed in January 2020 did away with the nomination of Anglo-Indians to Lok Sabha and certain state assemblies. The reservation was provided for a period of 70 years which expired on January 25, 2020.)

(b) Mr. K. Rajan was disqualified from election to the Lok Sabha because a person should be atleast 25 years of age to become a member of Lok Sabha.

(c) The term of the House is five years, if it is not dissolved earlier.

1. When a Proclamation of Emergency is in operation, the life of the House may be extended by a law of Parliament.
2. But this extension shall in no case be more than a year at a time.

(d) The three Sessions of the Indian Parliament are-

1. Budget Session (February-May)
2. Monsoon Session (July-September)
3. Winter Session (November-December)