Parliament Flashcards
Who are the 2 Anglo Indians in Lok Sabha as of now?
- George Baker. Actor from West Bengal
2. Richard Hay. Professor of Economics from Kerala
Total No. of seats in Lok Sabha?
There a 545 seats in Lok Sabha. Of which 530 are people representatives from our twenty nine states, 13 from seven Union Territories and 2 Anglo Indians are directly appointed by the President. 530 + 13 + 2 = 545.
Total No. Of. Seats in Rajya Sabha?
There are 250 seats in Rajya Sabha. Of which 238 members are from States and Union Territories and the remaining 12 are appointed by the President.
Indian Parliament follows which system?
Westminster system. It’s a model developed by the British. And their parliament is located in a placed called Westminster. So that’s why it’s called as Westminster system.
Other Names for Rajya Sabha.
Upper house, Council of states. In UK, it’s called as the House of Lords.
Other Names for Lok Sabha.
Lower House, House of People. In UK, it’s called as the House of commons.
In US Parliament system, Rajya Sabha is similar to
Senate.
In US Parliament system Lok Sabha is similar to
House of representatives.
The seats in Rajya Sabha are allocated to States as per?
Population. Uttar Pradesh (31) highest. Tripura(1) lowest. Whereas in US it’s a Federal System so all the fifty states have 2 seats each in the Senate (Rajya Sabha) which makes a total of 100 seats.
What is the Maximum and Present strength in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha respectively?
LOK SABHA - 552 (Max), 545 (current) RAJYA SABHA - 250 (Max), 245 (current)
Until which year the reservation for Anglo Indians will be there in Parliament?
- As per Article 334 Reservations for SC’s, ST’s and Anglo Indians should have ended by 1960. But political parties kept on amending the article and extended the reservation by 10 years. The latest amendment made in the year 2009*to article 334 was the 95th which extended the reservation till 2020. Expecting further extensions after 2020. Reservations are for vote Bank politics.
Maximum Tenure of Rajya Sabha Member?
Six years. Every 2 years 1/3 rd of the Rajya Sabha members Tenure ends and new members will be elected by the state legislative. That’s why it’s called as the permanent house.
If a member of Parliament doesn’t attend for these many days without informing the speaker (Lok Sabha) / chairman(Rajya Sabha) then he/she will be sacked.
60 days.
Even if the Lok Sabha house dissolves, one member will still keep his job until the next Lok Sabha forms?
Speaker
Even if the Lok Sabha house dissolves, one member will still keep his job until the next Lok Sabha forms?
Speaker
If the Lok Sabha Speaker wants to resign, to whom will he submit his resignation?
Deputy Speaker. Vice versa.
Head of the house (Lok Sabha)
Speaker. Leader of the house: PM
Leader of the opposition
No one. Because opposition leader’s party need to get at least 10% (54) of the total seats but congress got only around 44.
In order to start the proceedings in the house, at least how much fraction of the total members should be in attendance, otherwise the speaker can cancel proceedings for that day.
1/10th.. This is called Quorum.
The speaker of Lok Sabha generally doesn’t vote but In case of a tie, his vote will be the deciding vote. What is this vote called?
Casting vote
Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha?
Sumitra Mahajan and Munisamy Thambidurai
Which article deals with joint sitting of both houses?
Article 108
The joint sitting of parliament is called by?
President
Who presides over the joint sitting?
Joint sitting is presided over by the Speaker or, in his absence, by the Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha or in his absence, the Deputy-Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. The Chairman doesn’t preside over the joint session at any cost. If any of the above officers are not present then any other member of the Parliament can preside by consensus of both the House.
