Indian Constitution 24

പാർലമെന്റിലെ ബില്ലുകൾ, മണി ബിൽ, പാർലമെൻറ് സെഷനുകൾ എന്നിവയാണ് ഇന്നത്തെ പാഠത്തിൽ

• Most important function of Parliament is

                   Law making

• The legislative procedure is initiated in the form of a 

                   Bill

• A bill in Parliament become a law when

                   Passed by both the houses and assented to by the President

• Bills are classified as

                   Ordinary bills, Money bills, Financial bills, Constitutional amendment bills

• Bills which can be recommended only with the recommendation of the President are known as

                   Government bills

• All bills other than Money bill, Financial bill and constitution amendment bill are classified as

                   Ordinary bills

• Ordinary bills can be introduced in

                   Either house of the Parliament

• How many readings are there for an Ordinary bill in Parliament

                   Three readings

• Article dealing with the Joint sitting of Parliament

                   Article 108

• Situations to call for the Joint sitting of Parliament

                   Disagreement between the two houses, Or the second house not taking decision on a bill for Six months

• Who is responsible to summon the Joint sitting of Parliament

                   President

• In the absence of Lok Sabha Speaker who will preside the Joint sitting of Parliament

                   Deputy Speaker

• In the absence of Speaker and Deputy Speaker, who will preside the Joint sitting of Parliament

                   Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

• First President to summon the Joint sitting of Parliament

                   Dr Rajendra Prasad

• First Speaker to preside over the Joint sitting of Parliament

                   MA Ayyankar

• Majority required to pass a bill in the Joint sitting of Parliament

                   Simple Majority

• Which are the bills that cannot be passed in the Joint sitting of Parliament

                   Money Bill and Constitutional amendment bills

• How many times the Joint sitting of Parliament happened

                   Three times

• First Joint sitting of Parliament was for

                   Dowry Prohibition Bill 1961

• Second Joint sitting of Parliament was for

                   Banking Service Commission Bill 1978

• Third and final Joint sitting of Parliament was for

                   POTA Bill 2002 (Prevention of Terrorism Act)

• Article dealing with Money bill

                   Article 110

• What kind of bills are considered as Money bill

                   Bill dealing with the imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or regulation of any tax, regulating the borrowing power of states or matters related to consolidated fund and Contigency fund

• To introduce a Money bill in Parliament prior recommendation from whom is needed

                   President

• Rajya Sabha should return a Money bill within 

                   14 Days

• Executive authority of Money bill

                   Lok Sabha

• The President cannot return 

                   Money Bills

• Money bill can be introduced only in

                   Lok Sabha

• Best Parliamentarian award is given by

                   Indian Parliamentary Group

• First member to receive Best Parliamentarian award

                   Indrajith Gupta

• Which is called as First estate

                   Legislature

• Which is called as Second estate

                   Executive

• Which is called as Third estate

                   Judiciary

• Which is called as Fourth estate

                   Press

• Land Acquisition Act came into effect on

                   2014 January 1

• How many sessions are in Parliament

                   Three

• Budget session of the Parliament

                   February to March

• Monsoon session of the Parliament

                   July to September

• Winter session of the Parliament

                   November to December

• Maximum time gap between two sessions of the Parliament

                   Six Months

• Parliament must meet how many times in an year

                   Twice

• Vote by speaker in case of a tie

                   Casting vote

• Kerala Speaker who did maximum number of casting votes

                   AC Jose (8 Times)

• If no party can get a clear majority after the election, government formed by two or more parties together is called

                   Coalition Government
                                                                                                (To be Continued...)