UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — LS attendance to be marked only from members’ seats, says Birla

Question 1

The rule that Lok Sabha members can mark attendance only when seated at their designated seats inside the Chamber is operationalised through which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Lok Sabha Secretariat under the Speaker

Answer

Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

Answer

Election Commission of India

Answer

Rajya Sabha Secretariat under the Chairman

Question 2

The new seat-based Lok Sabha attendance rule announced by Speaker Om Birla was operationalised for the first time in which one of the following sessions of Parliament?

Accepted Answer

Budget Session 2026

Answer

Winter Session 2025

Answer

Monsoon Session 2025

Answer

Special Session of September 2023

Question 3

The Budget Session of Parliament, 2026 — which was the first session under the new seat-based attendance rule — had how many sittings of the Lok Sabha?

Accepted Answer

31 sittings

Answer

21 sittings

Answer

27 sittings

Answer

35 sittings

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — LS attendance to be marked only from members’ seats, says Birla

Q1. The rule that Lok Sabha members can mark attendance only when seated at their designated seats inside the Chamber is operationalised through which one of the following?

Q2. The new seat-based Lok Sabha attendance rule announced by Speaker Om Birla was operationalised for the first time in which one of the following sessions of Parliament?

Q3. The Budget Session of Parliament, 2026 — which was the first session under the new seat-based attendance rule — had how many sittings of the Lok Sabha?