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Parliament Flashcards

1
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Parliament consists of

A

President
Council of States
House of the People.

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2
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Composition of the Council of States

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12- nominated by the President
Literature, science, art and social service.
238 representatives of the States
and of the Union territories

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3
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Schedule for allocation of seats in the Council of States

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Fourth Schedule

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4
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Manner of election of representatives of each State in the Council of States

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by the elected members of the Legislative Assembly of the State
system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote

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5
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Manner of election of representatives of UTs in the Council of States

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Parliament may by law prescribe

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6
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Composition of the House of the People

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530 chosen by direct election from territorial constituencies in the States
20 from UTs

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7
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Does Council of States dissolve?

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No

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8
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Duration of Council of States

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1/3rd of the members shall retire on the expiration of every 2nd year

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9
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Duration of House of People

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continue for 5 years from the date appointed for its first meeting and no longer
expiration of the said period of 5 years shall operate as a dissolution of the House

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10
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While a Proclamation of Emergency is
in operation, the duration of LS be extended by Parliament by law for a period———and not extending in any case beyond a period of———–after
the Proclamation has ceased to operate.

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not exceeding one year at a time
six months

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11
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Age for CoS

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30

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12
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Age for HoP

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25

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13
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A person shall not
be qualified to be chosen to fill a seat in Parliament unless he makes and subscribes before some person authorised in that behalf by the————-an oath or
affirmation.

A

Election Commission

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14
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Sessions of Parliament, prorogation and dissolution

———–shall not intervene between
its——— and the date appointed for its first sitting in the next session

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six months
last sitting in one session

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15
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Special address by the President

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At the commencement of the first session after each general election to the House of the People and
At the commencement of the first session of each year both Houses of Parliament assembled together and inform Parliament of the causes of its summons.

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16
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Who has the right to speak and to take part in the proceedings of, either House, any joint sitting of the Houses, and any committee of Parliament of which he may be named a member, but not entitled to vote.

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Every Minister and the Attorney-General of India

17
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Who chooses the Deputy Chairman of CoS

A

CoS

18
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Removal of Deputy Chairman of CoS

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by a resolution of the Council
passed by a majority of all the then members of the Council

19
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If the office of Chairman and Deputy Chairman of CoS is vacant

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the President may appoint for the purpose among the member of the Council of States

20
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If the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of CoS are absent

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such other person as may be determined by the Council, shall act as Chairman

21
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Can a Chairman or the Deputy Chairman preside or be present while a
resolution for his removal from office is under consideration

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can be present
not preside

22
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The Chairman shall have the right to speak and to take part in the proceedings of, the Council of States while any resolution for the removal of the Vice-President from his office is under consideration in the Council, but,
shall not be entitled to vote at all on such resolution or on any other matter during such proceedings

A

same with speakers

23
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Who chooses speaker and deputy speaker of HoP

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HoP

24
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Removal of Deputy speaker and speaker

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by a resolution of the House of
the People passed by a majority of all the then members of the House

25
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Who regulates the recruitment, and the conditions of service of persons appointed, to the secretarial staff of either House of
Parliament

A

Parliament

26
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Who shall make rules regulating
the recruitment, and the conditions of service of persons appointed, to the
secretarial staff of the House of the People or the Council of States

A

President
may, after consultation with the Speaker of the House of the People or the Chairman of the Council of States, as the case may be

27
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Every member of either House
of Parliament shall, before taking his seat, make and subscribe before the

A

President

28
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All questions at any sitting of either House or joint sitting of the Houses shall be
determined by a

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majority of votes of the members present and voting, other than the Speaker or person acting as Chairman or Speaker.

29
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the quorum to constitute a meeting of either House of Parliament shall be-

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one-tenth of the total number of members of the House

30
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Can a person be a member of both
Houses of Parliament

A

No

31
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Can a person be a member both of Parliament and of a House of
the Legislature of a State

A

No
if a person is chosen a member both of
Parliament and of a House of the Legislature of a State, then, at the
expiration of such period as may be specified in rules made by the President,
that person’s seat in Parliament shall become vacant, unless he has previously
resigned his seat in the Legislature of the State.

32
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Resignation of member of House of Parliament is addressed to

A

Chairman or speaker
If Chairman or Speaker is satisfied that
such resignation is not voluntary or genuine, he shall not accept such
resignation.

33
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If for a period of——–a member of either House of Parliament is without permission of the House absent from all meetings, the House may declare his seat vacant

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sixty days

period during which the House is prorogued or is adjourned for more than four consecutive days

34
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Disqualifications for membership

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any office of profit
unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent court
undischarged insolvent
not a citizen of India, or
has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a foreign State, or
is under any acknowledgment of allegiance or adherence to a foreign State
disqualified by or under any law made by Parliament
10th schedule

35
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Decision on questions as to disqualifications of members

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Decision of the President and
his decision shall be final.
President shall obtain the opinion of the Election Commission and shall act according to such
opinion.

36
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Penalty for sitting and voting before making oath or affirmation under article 99 or when not qualified or when disqualified

A

penalty of five hundred
rupees to be recovered as a debt due to the Union

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