Parliament Procedure MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers

6Consider the following statements about points of order and disorder in Lok Sabha: 1. A Point of Order relates to interpretation or enforcement of the Rules of Procedure, conventions, or constitutional articles regulating House business. 2. A member may raise a Point of Order on any public matter even if it is unrelated to the business before the House. 3. Under Rule 375, in grave disorder, the Speaker may adjourn the House or suspend a sitting for a time named by the Speaker. Which of the statements given above are correct?

71. Generally, the first hour of a Lok Sabha sitting is devoted to Questions and is called Question Hour. 2. Rule 32 of the Lok Sabha Rules provides that, unless the Speaker otherwise directs, the first hour of every sitting is available for asking and answering Questions. 3. In Lok Sabha, Question Hour is generally taken up from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. Which of the statements given above are correct?

8Consider the following statements: 1. The quorum to constitute a sitting of Lok Sabha is one-tenth of the total number of Members under Article 100(3). 2. In Rajya Sabha practice, if there is no quorum during a meeting, the Chairman or person acting as such must either adjourn the House or suspend the meeting until quorum is present. 3. In Rajya Sabha, the quorum bell duration is three and a half minutes. 4. Rajya Sabha's quorum to constitute a sitting is one-third of the total membership of the House. Which of the statements given above are correct?

9Consider the following statements about adjournment, prorogation and dissolution of Lok Sabha: 1. Adjournment is postponement of a sitting or proceedings from one time to another specified time. 2. Prorogation means termination of a session by an order of the President under Article 85(2)(a). 3. On dissolution, all business pending before the House or any of its Committees continues without lapsing. Which of the statements given above are correct?

10Consider the following statements: 1. Matters raised under Lok Sabha Rule 377 are matters which are not points of order. 2. Special Mentions in Rajya Sabha are made under Rules 180A-E. 3. Rule 377 matters in Lok Sabha are always raised before questions and call attentions. Which of the statements given above are correct?

11Consider the following statements about the President's Address and Motion of Thanks: 1. The President addresses both Houses assembled together at the commencement of the first session after each general election to Lok Sabha and at the commencement of the first session each year. 2. Members may raise questions on the Address by the President. 3. Matters referred to in the President's Address are discussed on a Motion of Thanks moved by a member and seconded by another member. Which of the statements given above are correct?

12Consider the following statements: 1. Each House of Parliament may make rules for regulating its procedure and conduct of business, subject to the Constitution. 2. The President may make rules for joint sittings without consulting the Chairman of the Council of States and the Speaker of the House of the People. 3. At a joint sitting of the two Houses, the Speaker of the House of the People presides, unless absent. 4. The constitutional quorum for either House of Parliament is one-fifth of the total number of members of that House. Which of the statements given above are correct?

131. During the Second Reading of a Bill, the Bill is discussed clause by clause and amendments may be moved. 2. An ordinary Bill requires a two-thirds majority of members present and voting to become law. 3. Once both Houses pass a Bill, it is presented to the President for assent. 4. Except for Money Bills and Constitution Amendment Bills, the President may return a Bill to Parliament for reconsideration. Which of the statements given above are correct?

14Consider the following statements about Short Notice Questions and questions to Private Members in Lok Sabha: 1. A Short Notice Question may be asked on a matter of urgent public importance at less than ten clear days' notice. 2. A Short Notice Question is asked and answered soon after Question Hour. 3. A question may be addressed to a Private Member under Rule 40 for House business for which that member is responsible. Which of the statements given above are correct?

151. A joint sitting may be triggered where one House rejects a Bill passed by the other House. 2. Article 108 applies to Money Bills in the same manner as to ordinary Bills. 3. More than six months' delay by the second House can be one ground for a joint sitting. 4. A Bill passed at a joint sitting by a majority of members present and voting is deemed to have been passed by both Houses. Which of the statements given above are correct?