UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Rahul’s speech triggers face-off; 8 MPs suspended

Q1. Which one of the following episodes represents the single largest suspension of Members of Parliament from both Houses combined in post-Independence Indian parliamentary history?

  • A. Suspension over the Thakkar Commission report controversy, 1989
  • B. Suspension over the Parliament security breach controversy, December 2023
  • C. Suspension over the Adani-Hindenburg debate, Budget Session 2023
  • D. Suspension over the LoP's remarks on the Naravane memoir, Budget Session 2026

Q2. How many Opposition Members of the Lok Sabha were suspended for the remainder of the Budget Session 2026 following the disruption over the Leader of the Opposition's reference to the unpublished memoir of former Army Chief Gen. M.M. Naravane?

  • A. Six
  • B. Eight
  • C. Twelve
  • D. Fourteen

Q3. With reference to Rule 374 and Rule 374A of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, consider the following statements: 1. Unlike Rule 374, Rule 374A enables suspension without the House having to pass a separate motion to that effect. 2. Rule 374A was inserted in the Lok Sabha Rules in 2001 to deal with grave and disorderly conduct. 3. Rule 374A has since been adopted in identical form in the Rules of Procedure of the Rajya Sabha. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Unlike Rule 374, Rule 374A enables suspension without the House having to pass a separate motion to that effect.
  2. Rule 374A was inserted in the Lok Sabha Rules in 2001 to deal with grave and disorderly conduct.
  3. Rule 374A has since been adopted in identical form in the Rules of Procedure of the Rajya Sabha.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q4. Under Rule 374A of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, the expression 'grave disorder' that attracts automatic suspension on being named by the Speaker is most precisely defined as which one of the following?

  • A. A Member coming into the Well of the House or persistently and wilfully obstructing its business by shouting slogans or otherwise
  • B. Any breach of parliamentary privilege committed within the precincts of the House
  • C. A Member refusing to withdraw a remark held by the Speaker to be unparliamentary
  • D. A Member's wilful absence from sittings of the House for sixty consecutive days without leave

Q5. With reference to the office of the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha as governed by the Salary and Allowances of Leaders of Opposition in Parliament Act, 1977, consider the following statements: 1. The party of the Leader of the Opposition must have a strength of not less than one-tenth of the total strength of the House. 2. The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha is formally recognised as such by the President of India on the advice of the Speaker. 3. The Leader of the Opposition is entitled to salary, allowances and facilities equivalent to those of a Cabinet Minister. 4. The statute conferring this recognition was enacted in the year 1977. Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. The party of the Leader of the Opposition must have a strength of not less than one-tenth of the total strength of the House.
  2. The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha is formally recognised as such by the President of India on the advice of the Speaker.
  3. The Leader of the Opposition is entitled to salary, allowances and facilities equivalent to those of a Cabinet Minister.
  4. The statute conferring this recognition was enacted in the year 1977.
  • A. 1, 3 and 4 only
  • B. 2 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4