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1. The Council of Ministers in the Centre shall be collectively responsible to the Parliament.  2. The Union Ministers shall hold the office during the pleasure of the President of India.  3. The Prime Minister shall communicate to the President about the proposals for legislation.   Which of the statements given above is/are correct?   a) 1 only   b) 2 and 3 only  c) 1 and 3 only   d) 1, 2 and 3 Solution:  The Constitution of India provides for a parliamentary system of government modelled on the British pattern.  Thus, the council of ministers headed by the prime minister is the real executive authority is our politico-administrative system.  Article 75 (3) of the Constitution states that the Council of Ministers shall be collectively responsible to the House of the People (Lok Sabha) and not parliament as a whole.  According to Article 75 (2), the Minister shall hold office during the pleasure of...

a) An arrangement for minimizing the criticism against the Government whose responsibilities are complex and hard to carry out the satisfaction of all.  b) A mechanism for speeding up the activities of the Government whose responsibilities are increasing day by day.  c) A mechanism of parliamentary democracy for ensuring collective responsibility of the Government to the people. d) A device for strengthening the hands of the head of the Government whose hold over the people is in a state of decline. Solution:  Parliamentary democracy envisages a cabinet form of government with a President as a titular head (and a governor in the states) with responsibility of ministers to the Parliament.  One of the key features of Parliamentary System of Government is that the Executive is responsible to the Legislature.  Thus, Under Article 75(3), In India the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the House of People (Lok Sabha).  The Counci...

1. Ad Hoc Committee set up by the Parliament.   2. Parliamentary Department Related Standing Committee  3. Finance Commission   4. Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission   5. NITI Aayog Select the correct answer using the code given below.   a) 1 and 2 only   b) 1, 3 and 4 only   c) 3, 4 and 5 only   d) 2 and 5 only Solution:  Independent regularity authorities are agencies of modern democratic governments.  They are parts of the executive wing with a certain degree of statutory or constitutional autonomy, reporting directly to the legislature.   Like the general executive, they are accountable to the legislature and subject to judicial review. Ad Hoc Committee set up by the Parliament and Parliamentary Department Related Standing Committee review the independent regulators in sectors like telecommunications, insurance electricity, etc.   Finance Commission and ...

a) Committee on Government Assurances  b) Committee on Subordinate Legislation  c) Rules Committee  d) Business Advisory Committee Solution:  Committee on government assurances– checks the assurances, promises and undertakings given by ministers from time to time on the floor of the House and reports on the extent to which they have been carried through.  Committee on Subordinate legislation examines and reports to the House whether the powers to make regulations, rules, sub-rules and bye-laws delegated by the Parliament or conferred by the Constitution to the Executive are being properly exercised by it.  Rules committee considers the matters of procedure and conduct of business in the House and recommends necessary amendments or additions to the rules of the House.  Business advisory committee regulates the program and time table of the House. It allocates time for the transaction of legislative and other business brought before the ...

a) the Budget is modified and presented again  b) the Budget is referred to the Rajya Sabha for suggestions  c) the Union Finance Minister is asked to resign  d) the Prime Minister submits the resignation of Council of Ministers Solution:  When the annual Union Budget is not passed by the Lok Sabha, the Prime Minister submits the resignation of Council of Ministers.  The annual budget is a money bill and if the budget is not passed in parliament, then it can be understood that the ruling party has lost its majority in house.  It means the government has lost the confidence vote in the Lok Sabha and it has to resign. Ans: (d) 

1. Ordinary Legislation  2. Money Bill  3. Constitution Amendment Bill  Select the correct answer using the codes given below:  a) 1 only  b) 2 and 3 only  c) 1 and 3 only  d) 1, 2 and 3 Solution:  A deadlock between the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha calls for a joint sitting of the Parliament during the passage of only ordinary legislation in the above situation.   Joint sitting is an extraordinary machinery provided by the Constitution to resolve a deadlock between the two Houses over the passage of a bill.   It must be noted here that the provision of joint sitting is applicable to ordinary bills or financial bills only and not to money bills or Constitutional amendment bills.  In the case of a money bill, the Lok Sabha has overriding powers, while a Constitutional amendment bill must be passed by each House separately. Ans: (a) 

 a) The committee on Public Accounts   b) The committee on Estimates   c) The committee on Public Undertakings   d) The committee on Petitions  Solution:  The committee on Estimates is the largest committee of the Parliament.  It has total 30 members.  The origin of this committee can be traced to the standing financial committee set up in 1921.  The first Estimates Committee in the post independence era was constituted in 1950 on the recommendation of John Mathai, the then finance minister.  Originally, it had 25 members but in 1956 its membership was raised to 30.  All the thirty members are from Lok Sabha only.  The Rajya Sabha has no representation in this committee.  These members are elected by the Lok Sabha every year from amongst its own members, according to the principles of proportional representation by means of a single transferable vote.  The function of the committee is to e...