UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — BRICS Parliamentary Forum to meet in Delhi: Om Birla

Q1. With reference to the summoning of the Houses of Parliament under Article 85 of the Constitution of India, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Article 85 limits the gap between the last sitting of one session and the first sitting of the next session; it does not lay down a fixed number of sessions a year.
  2. Since the President summons the Houses, the timing of a session is left to the President's personal discretion.
  3. A similar requirement applies to State Legislatures, where the Governor summons the House.
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1 only

Q2. With reference to adjournment, prorogation and dissolution in the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. Adjournment sine die ends a sitting of the House without fixing a date for its next sitting.
  2. A Bill pending in Parliament does not lapse when the Houses are prorogued.
  3. A Bill that originated in the Rajya Sabha and has not been passed by the Lok Sabha does not lapse when the Lok Sabha is dissolved.
  4. When the Lok Sabha is adjourned sine die, the Bills pending before it lapse.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 2, 3 and 4 only
  • C. 1, 3 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3 only

Q3. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. The Lok Sabha Speaker has no power to prorogue the Lok Sabha.
  2. Prorogation does not break the continuity of the Lok Sabha, which ends only when the House is dissolved.
  • A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  • B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  • C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  • D. Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

Q4. With reference to the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution of India, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A presiding officer deciding a disqualification petition acts as a tribunal, and the decision can be challenged through judicial review.
  2. Courts can ordinarily grant injunctions that stop a presiding officer from proceeding with a disqualification petition before a decision is given.
  3. Legislators can escape disqualification by showing that at least one-third of their legislature party has split from the party.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1 only
  • C. 1 and 3 only
  • D. 2 and 3 only

Q5. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. The Supreme Court has urged Parliament to consider replacing presiding officers with an independent body to decide disqualification petitions under the Tenth Schedule.
  2. Under the Tenth Schedule, the presiding officer's decision on disqualification is final and cannot be challenged through judicial review.
  • A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  • B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  • C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  • D. Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

Q6. Since December 2019, the WTO Appellate Body has not had the minimum of three members it needs to hear new appeals. With reference to the consequences of this, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. WTO panels can no longer be set up to hear new trade disputes.
  2. A party that loses before a panel can stop the panel report from becoming binding by filing an appeal.
  3. Members can agree among themselves on interim arbitration arrangements to review panel rulings in disputes between them.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3