The union legislature – the parliament

Q1) Mention the three sessions of the parliament in a year.

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1)   The budget session (Feb – May )

2)  The monsoon session ( July – August )

3)  The winter session ( Nov- Dec )

Q2) what is the purpose of the question hour?

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The first hour of every sitting of the parliament is known as the question hour. Ministers will be asked. Pertinent questions should be addressed to the speaker. Questions with an asterisk mark are known as starred questions and require an oral answers. The ones without an asterisk mark requires written answer.

Supplementary questions may be asked by the members based on the answers given by the minister. Such debates help other members understand the government’s policies and also the flaws in them.

Q3) What is the purpose of the zero hour?

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The period after question hour and before the beginning of the rest of the day’s work is known as the zero hour. Members can raise questions of public interest.

Q4) what is an adjournment motion?

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Members have the right to know about the various aspects of the government’s policies. When an adjournment motion is moved, the current topic of discussion is postponed and another topic of greater importance is taken up for discussion. Adjournment motions can play a vital role in revealing the failures of the government.

Now, with parliamentary affairs being telecast live, the public know about the nature of discussions and also the quality of the law makers chosen by them. The members of parliament too, with the media playing a pivotal role, are more cautious in their approach to matter of governance.

Q5) What are the qualifications for a person to be a member of the Lak Sabha ?

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A person who stands for election to the Lok Sabha :

   1)   Should be an Indian citizen and above age of 25 years.

   2)   Should not be bankrupt or mentally unstable.

   3)  Should not hold any salaried government.

Q6)  What are the qualifications for a person to be a member of the Rajya Sabha?

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To be a member of the Rajya Sabha, a person:

    1)   Has to be an Indian citizen aged 30 years old and      above.

   2)  Should neither be bankrupt, nor be of unsound mind.

   3)  Should not hold any salaried government job.

Q7) what is No-confidence Notion?

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If the parliament loses its confidence in the council of ministers and its functioning, a motion of No-confidence can be introduced in the Lok Sabha. If it is passed by a simple majority, the prime minister and council of ministers must resign collectively.

Q8) Discuss in detail the process of election to the Lok Sabha.

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the country is divided into 543 constituencies, the candidates can be either affiliated to parties or contest elections as independent candidates.

The candidate who polls the maximum number of votes is declared as the Member of Parliament from that particular constituency.

Q9) What is meant by impeachment?

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The parliament has the power to level charge against the president, vice president and judges of high courts and supreme courts of India. If charges are proven to the person charges were levelled had to resign from office. This is known as impeachment.

Q10) What is the process of passing an ordinary bill?

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A bill can be introduced either in Lok Sabha or in the Rajya Sabha.  Once the bill is passed in a one house after three readings, it goes to the other house.

The second in case it disagrees with or wants changes in the bill, may send it back to the house where it originated.