UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Parliament may take an early break for elections

Question 1

Which one of the following committees of the Lok Sabha was the primary body that, in March 2026, deliberated on whether to curtail the second part of the Budget Session ahead of the State elections?

Accepted Answer

Business Advisory Committee

Answer

Committee on Private Members' Bills and Resolutions

Answer

General Purposes Committee

Answer

Rules Committee

Question 2

In the context of the government's reported preference to avoid formal 'prorogation' of Parliament in 2026, the term prorogation correctly refers to which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Termination of a session of a House by order of the President, without dissolving the House

Answer

Suspension of a sitting of a House to a specified later time on the same or another day

Answer

Termination of the very life of the Lok Sabha, necessitating fresh general elections

Answer

Indefinite suspension of a sitting without naming a day for reassembly

Question 3

For how many sittings did both Houses of Parliament function during the Budget Session 2026 (28 January – 18 April 2026)?

Accepted Answer

31

Answer

28

Answer

81

Answer

16

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Parliament may take an early break for elections

Q1. Which one of the following committees of the Lok Sabha was the primary body that, in March 2026, deliberated on whether to curtail the second part of the Budget Session ahead of the State elections?

Q2. In the context of the government's reported preference to avoid formal 'prorogation' of Parliament in 2026, the term prorogation correctly refers to which one of the following?

Q3. For how many sittings did both Houses of Parliament function during the Budget Session 2026 (28 January – 18 April 2026)?