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Parliamentary System Flashcards

1
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Raja Sabha members

A

250

238 from states and UTS + 12 nominated by president

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2
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3 UTS to have rep in RS

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Delhi Puducherry J&K

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3
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LS Strength

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552

530 reps of the state + 20 are reps of UTs + 2 anglo by president

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4
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Elections of Lok Sabha

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First Pass the Post

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Elections of RS

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Proportional Rep

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6
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two kinds of proportional rep

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single transferable vote system + list system

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7
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Refilling of RS seats

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every third year

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8
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Not a disqualification from standing In the elections-

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preventive detention

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9
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Decision of speaker in defection

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judicial review

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10
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Parliament consists of

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President + Council of States (Rajya Sabha)

+ House of People (Lok Sabha)

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Salaries of speaker + D. Speaker + Chairman + D. Chairman of LS

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decided by the Parliament

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12
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Date of election of speaker

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fixed by the president

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13
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Resignation of the speaker

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Deputy Speaker

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14
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Does speaker and deputy speaker vote

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no, only during a tie called the casting vote

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15
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Speaker chairman of which committees

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Elects chairman of all parliamentary committees of the LS

  • Business Advisory Committee
  • Rules Committee
  • General Purpose Committee
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16
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Removal of speaker

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by special majority (50)

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17
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Motions can be classified under

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Substantive Motions;
Substitute Motions; and
Subsidiary Motions.

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18
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Substantive Motions

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A substantive motion is a self-contained, independent proposal submitted for the approval of the House and drafted in such a way as to be capable of expressing a decision of the House, e.g. all resolutions are substantive motions.

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19
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substitute motions

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Motions moved in substitution of the original motion for taking into consideration a policy or situation or statement or any other matter are called substitute motions.
depend upon the original motion.

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20
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Subsidiary Motions classified into

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They depend upon or relate to other motion or follow upon some proceedings in the House.
Ancillary Motions;
Superseding Motions; and
Amendments.

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21
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Speaker’s work and conduct

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cannot be criticized except for in the substantive motion

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22
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Date of election of deputy speaker

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selected by speaker

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23
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1925 first speaker elected and indian - of central legislative assembly

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Vithalbhai J Patel

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24
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When speaker and deputy speaker’s post is vacant

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President appoints a person

/ not from the chairpersons of LS

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25
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When speaker and deputy speaker’s post is vacant

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President appoints a person- Speaker Pro Ten- oath by Presi

/ not from the chairpersons of LS

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26
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Difference between chairman and speaker

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speaker decided money bill + presides over the joint sitting

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27
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Deputy chairman of RS

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Elected from amongst themselves

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28
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secretariat is headed by

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Secretary General, a permanent officer and is appointed by the presiding officer of the house

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29
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Leader of the house

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PM or a person nominated by him

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30
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Prorogration

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terminates the sitting + session of the house

done by the president

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31
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Adjournment

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terminates a sitting

done by the presiding officer

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32
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Quorum of LS + RS

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55 + 25

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33
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Star Question

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(green)Oral Answer + no supplementary questions

34
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Unstarred question

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(white)Written answer + no supplementary questions

35
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Short notice question

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(light pink) notice of less than 10 days, oral answer

36
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Is zero hour mentioned in the rules of procedure

A

Nope

37
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Trajectory if Parliament proceeding s

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Question Hour- Zero Hour

38
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kinds of closure motions

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Simple Closure
Closure by Compartments
Kangaroo Closure
Guillotine Closure

39
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Calling Attention Motion + Zero Hour

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Indian Innovation

40
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Adjournment Motion

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Extraordinary Device
need support of 50 members
not less than 2 hours + 30 minutes

41
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Art 75

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Council of ministers should be responsible to LS

42
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No confidence motion

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50 members

43
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Censure motion

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council of ministers need not resign
can be against a specific minister
there should be a reason

44
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Motion of thanks

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1st session after every fiscal year+ 1st session after each general elections

45
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Half hour discussion

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speaker allows half hour for max 3 days

46
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Short duration discussion

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2 hour discussion , 2 days in a week

47
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Resolutions

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in general public interest

all motions are not necessary put to vote but all resolutions are put to vote

48
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Kinds of bills

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  1. Ordinary
  2. Money
  3. Financial
  4. Constitutional Amendment Bill
49
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Selected committee

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consists of members of the house where the bill has originated

50
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Money Bill

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introduced only in LS
on recommendation of the Presi
considered a gov bill
introduced only by a minister

51
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3 kinds of financial bills

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  1. Money Bill (article 110)
  2. Financial Bills 1
  3. Financial Bills 2- contains provisions involving expenditure from the Consolidated Fund of India , treated as ordinary bill
52
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Joint sitting not allowed in

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Constitutional Amendment Bill and Money Bills

53
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no new amendment (except 2) in the

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joint sitting

54
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Annual Financial Statement

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Art 112

55
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Financial Year

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1 April - 31 March

56
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Railway budget was separated from the general budget In 1924 on recommendation of

A

Acworth Committee ,

rejoined in 2017

57
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RS should return the money bill or finance bill1 to LS within

A

14 days

58
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2 types of expenditure of the budget

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charged upon CFI (cannot be voted on by the parliament)

Made from CFI

59
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Stages in enactment of Budget

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  1. Presentation
  2. Discussion
  3. Dept committeess scrutiny
  4. voting on demand for grants
  5. passing of appropriation bill
  6. passing of finance bill
60
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Who presents the budget

A

Finance minister with Budget speech

61
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Cut motions

A

motions to reduce any demand for grant

62
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kinds of cut motions

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Policy Cut motion: (disapproval of the policy underlying the demand, reduced to Re1)
Economy Cut Motion:
Token Cut Motion

63
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Guillotine

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on the last day of the days allowed for discussion and voting on demands for frants- all put to vote with or without a discussion

64
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Vote on Account

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generaly passed for 2 months

65
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Finance Bill (in the budget)

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must be enacted within 75 days

Finance act legalizes the income side of the budget and completes the process of the enactment of the budget

66
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Supplementary Grant

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When appropriated amount for a service is insufficient for that year

67
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Additional Grant

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need for additional grant

68
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Excess Grant

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must be approved by public accounts committee

69
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TOken Grant

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funds can be made available for the reappropriation

70
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Funds of India

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  1. Consolidated funds of India
  2. Public Account of India (pf, saving bank etc)
  3. Contingency Fund of India
71
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Contingency fund under

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President , held by finance secretary for her/ him

72
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Subjects in union list

A

98

73
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Subjects in State list

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59

74
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Subjects in Concurrent list

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52

75
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Parliament to make laws on state list in 5 conditions

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  1. when RS passes a resolution for that
  2. national emergency
  3. when 2 or more states make a joint request
  4. international agreements and treatise
  5. President’s rules in operation
76
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Finance Committees

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  1. Public Account Committees
  2. Estimates Committees
  3. Committee on Public Undertaking
77
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Rule of lapse

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if granted money not spent in a year- returned back to consolidated fund of India

78
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Special Majority

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Majority of total membership of each house + a majority of not less than 2/3 of the members present and voting in each house

79
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Simple Majority

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Majority of members present and voting in each house of the parliament

80
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Amendment of Constitution

A

Parliament

81
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Parliament can amend the constitution in 3 ways

A

by simple maj
special maj
special majority but with the consent of half of all the state legislatures

82
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Parliamentary privileges do not extend to

A

President

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