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Indian Parliament: Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

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  1. Under Article 79 of the Constitution of India, the Parliament for the Union consists of which entities?
  2. Under Article 80, how many members of the Council of States are nominated by the President?
  3. Under Article 80(3), the President's twelve nominees to the Rajya Sabha must have special knowledge or practical experience in which fields?
  4. What is the minimum age to be chosen to fill a seat in the Council of States under Article 84?
  5. Which description fits the Rajya Sabha's tenure?
  6. Who is the ex-officio Chairman of the Council of States under Article 64 of the Constitution?
  7. Which constitutional amendment, in force from 25 January 2020, extended Lok Sabha and state assembly seat reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes by ten years and ended the nomination of…
  8. What is the normal term of the House of the People under Article 83(2)?
  9. During a Proclamation of Emergency, by how long at a time may Parliament extend the life of the House of the People under Article 83(2)?
  10. Under Article 95(1), who performs the duties of Speaker when both the Speaker's and Deputy Speaker's offices are vacant?
  11. Under Article 110(3), whose decision is final on whether a Bill is a Money Bill?
  12. Within how many days must the Council of States return a Money Bill passed by the House of the People, failing which it is deemed passed by both Houses?
  13. Under Article 108 of the Constitution, who calls a joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament when they disagree on a bill?
  14. Who presides at a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament?
  15. Which type of Bill is excluded from the joint sitting of both Houses under the proviso to Article 108(1)?
  16. What is the quorum to constitute a meeting of either House of Parliament under Article 100(3), until Parliament provides otherwise?
  17. What is the maximum gap between two sessions of Parliament?
  18. What is the name given to the first hour of a sitting of the Lok Sabha, devoted to questions put by members about government activity?
  19. In Indian parliamentary practice, what is a 'Starred Question' asked during Question Hour?
  20. Since 1967, from where has the chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee been selected?
  21. To which House is the Council of Ministers collectively responsible under Article 75(3) of the Constitution?
  22. How many Lok Sabha members must support a motion of no confidence for the Speaker to grant leave to discuss it?
  23. Under what condition can Parliament legislate on a State List matter through a Rajya Sabha power?
  24. Which House of Parliament can, by a resolution supported by a two-thirds majority, empower the Government of India to create new All-India Services common to the Union and the States?
  25. Which parliamentary committee, first conceived in 1921 in the wake of the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms, examines the audit report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) once it is tabled in Parlia…
  26. Which committee's primary function is to examine the audit report of the Comptroller and Auditor General?
  27. Which parliamentary committee has thirty members, all elected from the Lok Sabha, and scrutinises the functioning of government ministries and departments?
  28. How many members does each department-related standing committee of Parliament have, and how are they divided between the Houses?
  29. Who decides questions of disqualification of a member on the ground of defection under Paragraph 6 of the Tenth Schedule?
  30. Under Article 103 of the Constitution, who decides whether a member of either House of Parliament has become subject to a disqualification?
  31. In India, what is the term for the President's action that ends the sitting and the session of a House of Parliament without dissolving the House?
  32. Who may prorogue the Houses of Parliament and dissolve the House of the People under Article 85(2)?
  33. Under Article 107(4), what happens to a Bill pending in the Council of States that has not been passed by the House of the People when the House of the People is dissolved?
  34. Under Article 107(5), what happens on dissolution of the House of the People to a Bill pending in the Council of States that the House of the People has passed?
  35. Under Article 112, what is the Union Budget formally called?
  36. Under Article 113(1), how is expenditure charged upon the Consolidated Fund of India treated in Parliament during the budget process?
  37. Under Article 113(2) of the Constitution, what power does the House of the People have over demands for grants?
  38. The Public Accounts Committee consists of not more than how many members?
  39. Under Article 114(3), money can be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund of India only under what?
  40. Under Article 116, which grant may the House of the People make in advance for part of a financial year pending the voting of the full grants?
  41. Under Article 266(1), which fund receives all revenues received by the Government of India?
  42. Under Article 267 of the Constitution, at whose disposal is the Contingency Fund of India placed?
  43. Under Article 105(2) of the Constitution, what protection do members of Parliament have regarding what they say or vote in Parliament?
  44. In which 1992 case did the Supreme Court hold that a Speaker's decision under the Tenth Schedule is subject to judicial review?
  45. Which state is allotted the most seats in the Rajya Sabha, 31 in the state-wise table?
  46. The 84th Constitutional Amendment extended the use of which census's population figures for the statewise distribution of parliamentary seats?
  47. Whose members are indirectly elected by the elected members of the legislative assemblies of the states?
  48. What is the term for a Bill introduced in a legislature by a legislator who is not acting on behalf of the executive branch?
  49. Under Article 93 of the Constitution, who chooses the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha?
  50. Who has a casting vote in the case of an equality of votes in the House of the People under Article 100(1)?
  51. Under Article 94(b), to whom does the Speaker of the Lok Sabha address a written resignation?
  52. Under Article 90(b), to whom does the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha address a written resignation?
  53. Under Article 123, how long can an Ordinance remain in force after Parliament reassembles?
  54. How long can an Ordinance promulgated under Article 123 remain in force after Parliament reassembles, if neither House disapproves it?
  55. Who was the first Speaker of the Lok Sabha, elected to the post on 15 May 1952?
  56. Who was the 15th Speaker of the Lok Sabha, from 4 June 2009 to 4 June 2014, and the first woman to hold the post?
  57. Who designed the new Parliament House building in New Delhi, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 28 May 2023?
  58. On which three national symbols are the three sections of the new Parliament House building based?
  59. Which sceptre, said to have been presented to Nehru in 1947 by the Thiruvaduthurai Adheenam, was installed near the Speaker's chair on 28 May 2023?
  60. What is the popular name of the Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023, which reserves 33 percent of seats for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies?

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