UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Parliament to sit on March 28-29 weekend

Question 1

How many compensatory sitting days were added to the Budget Session 2026 calendar to make up for the cancellation of the March 19 and March 20 sittings of Parliament?

Accepted Answer

Two

Answer

One

Answer

Three

Answer

Four

Question 2

Of the three regular sessions of the Indian Parliament held by convention each year, which one is traditionally the longest and contains the phase in which the March 28-29, 2026 weekend sitting was scheduled?

Accepted Answer

Budget Session

Answer

Winter Session

Answer

Monsoon Session

Answer

Special Session

Question 3

In the context of the announcement that questions of Ministries listed for March 19-20, 2026 would be 'laid on the Table' the following Monday, the parliamentary expression 'laying on the Table of the House' most precisely means:

Accepted Answer

Formally placing a document or written reply before the House so that it becomes part of the official record without oral reading

Answer

Postponing a matter indefinitely by referring it to a Select Committee for examination

Answer

Suspending the rules of the House to take up a matter out of the listed order of business

Answer

Permitting a member to ask a supplementary oral question after Question Hour is over

Question 4

With reference to the two phases of the Budget Session 2026 of Parliament, consider the following statements:
1. Phase I of the Budget Session 2026 ran from 28 January 2026 to 13 February 2026, while Phase II ran from 9 March 2026 to 2 April 2026.
2. The compensatory weekend sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on 28-29 March 2026 fell within Phase I of the Budget Session.
3. Unlike the regular weekday sittings in either phase, Question Hour was not scheduled for the March 28-29, 2026 weekend sittings.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Accepted Answer

1 and 3 only

Answer

1 and 2 only

Answer

2 and 3 only

Answer

1, 2 and 3

Question 5

Under which Article of the Constitution of India does the President summon each House of Parliament, subject to the condition that six months shall not intervene between its last sitting in one session and the date appointed for its first sitting in the next session — the provision that underlies the scheduling of the Budget Session 2026 and its compensatory March 28-29 weekend sitting?

Accepted Answer

Article 85

Answer

Article 74

Answer

Article 87

Answer

Article 174

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Parliament to sit on March 28-29 weekend

Q1. How many compensatory sitting days were added to the Budget Session 2026 calendar to make up for the cancellation of the March 19 and March 20 sittings of Parliament?

Q2. Of the three regular sessions of the Indian Parliament held by convention each year, which one is traditionally the longest and contains the phase in which the March 28-29, 2026 weekend sitting was scheduled?

Q3. In the context of the announcement that questions of Ministries listed for March 19-20, 2026 would be 'laid on the Table' the following Monday, the parliamentary expression 'laying on the Table of the House' most precisely means: