Consider the following statements in the context of Parliamentary procedures:

1. A House of Parliament is summoned by the President of India. 

2. A House of Parliament is prorogued by the Presiding Officer of the House. 

3. Leader of the Opposition does not have any statutory recognition. 

4. A Whip regulates behaviour of his/her party members in the House. 

Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 

a) 1 and 2 only 

b) 4 only 

c) 1 and 4 only 

d) 2, 3 and 4 only

Solution: 

• The President of India from time to time summons each House of Parliament to meet. 
• But, the maximum gap between two sessions of Parliament cannot be more than six months. 
• In other words, the Parliament should meet at least twice a year.  
• Prorogation of the House is done by president and not by the presiding officers of Houses.
• Prorogation means the termination of a session of the House by an order made by the President under Article 85 of the Constitution. 
• Prorogation terminates both the sitting and session of the House. 
• Leader of the Opposition in the House is the leader of the largest opposition party having not less than one tenth seats of the total strength of the House. 
• The leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha were accorded statutory recognition in 1977. 
• Whip is appointed by the political party to serve as an assistant floor leader. He regulates and monitors their behaviour in the Parliament. 

Ans: (c)