Daily Quiz – 20th Apr 2024

Statement 1 is incorrect: The President cannot promulgate ordinance when both Houses are in session. The legislative power of Parliament is superior and simultaneously the President cannot promulgate ordinance, hence the power of President to legislate by ordinance is not parallel to the power of legislation

Statement 2 is incorrect: The President can promulgate ordinance only when both the Houses of Parliament are not in session or when either of the House is not in session or one House is in session. An ordinance made when both the Houses are in session is void.

Statement 3 is correct; The President makes an ordinance when he is satisfied that such circumstance does exist to take immediate action. Thus, the satisfaction of the President is important in making an ordinance.

Statement 4 is incorrect: In the Cooper case (1970), the Supreme Court held that the President's satisfaction can be questioned in a court on the ground of malafide.

Statement 1 is correct: Financial bills are those bills that deal with fiscal matters like revenue or expenditure. Financial bill can be Money bill (Article 110), Financial bill (I) (Article 117 (1)), Financial bill (II) (Article 117 (3)).

Statement 2 is incorrect: All money bills are financial bills but all financial bills are not money bills. Only those financial bills are money bills which contain exclusively those matters which are mentioned in Article 110.

Statement 3 is incorrect: Money bills can be introduced in the Lok Sabha only and they are certified by the speaker as a money bill. Money bill requires certification of speaker when transmitted to the Rajya Sabha from Lok Sabha.

Statement 1 is correct: A member can raise a Point of Order when the proceedings of the House do not follow the normal rules of procedure.

Statement 2 is incorrect: The Point of Order cannot raise a question which is not in the cognizance of the Speaker. It should relate to the interpretation or enforcement of the Rules of the House or such articles of the Constitution that regulate the business of the House.

Statement 3 is Incorrect: A Point of Order can suspend the proceedings of the House. Point of order usually raised by an opposition member for controlling the government.

Statement 4 is correct: A debate is not allowed on the Point of Order; it is an extraordinary device as it suspends the proceeding of the House.

Statement 1 is correct: The address of the President is discussed in both the House of the Parliament on a motion called Motion of Thanks, at the end of the discussion, the motion is put to vote. If the motion is not passed in the House it amounts to defeat of the government.

Statement 2 is incorrect: Motion of Thanks is not a unique feature of the Parliament of India but, it corresponds to the ‘speech from the

Throne in Britain’’, and is discussed in both Houses of the Parliament.

Statement 3 is correct: The Speaker after considering business of the House and in consultation with the leader of the House or on recommendation of the Business Advisory Committee, allots a day or days or part of a day for the discussion of the No-Day-Yet Motion. It is a motion that has been admitted by the speaker but no date has been fixed for its discussion

Statement 1 is incorrect: Censure motion needs to state the reason for its adoption in the Lok Sabha. On other hand in No- Confidence motion there is no need to state the reason for adoption

Statement 2 is correct: No-Confidence motion can be moved against the entire council of ministers only and not against an individual minister. Censure motion can be moved against an individual minister or a group of ministers or against the entire council of minister.

Statement 3 is correct: Censure motion is moved for censuring the council of ministers for specific policies and actions. On other hand No-Confidence motion is moved for ascertaining the confidence of Lok Sabha in the council of ministers.