RAS question
A Money Bill can be introduced in:
Correct answer: (A) Lok Sabha only.
A Money Bill can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha, and only on the President's recommendation.
Explanation
Article 109 creates the special parliamentary procedure for Money Bills: the official constitutional text says a Money Bill shall not be introduced in the Council of States, so its introduction is confined to the Lok Sabha. Once the Lok Sabha passes it, the Bill is sent to the Rajya Sabha only for recommendations. The Rajya Sabha must return it within fourteen days, and the Lok Sabha may accept or reject any of those recommendations. Article 117 also supports the same gate for financial Bills covered by Article 110 matters: such a Bill cannot be introduced except on the President's recommendation and cannot be introduced in the Council of States.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) Either House is wrong because Article 109 bars introduction of a Money Bill in the Council of States, leaving introduction to the Lok Sabha only.
- (C) Rajya Sabha only is wrong because the Rajya Sabha receives a Money Bill after Lok Sabha passage only for recommendations, not for introduction.
- (D) A joint sitting is wrong because the cited Money Bill procedure concerns introduction in one House and later Rajya Sabha recommendations, not introduction at a joint sitting.
Concept
This tests the constitutional procedure for Money Bills under the Union Parliament. It recurs in RAS because it separates Lok Sabha's financial primacy from Rajya Sabha's limited recommendatory role.