Q75 · UPPSC Prelims 2018 · Set B · General Studies

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After how many days of absence from Parliament without permission can a M.P. be disqualified?

A 30 days
B 60 days
C 90 days
D 120 days

Correct answer: (b) 60 days

Explanation

  1. A

    30 days

    Thirty days is shorter than the constitutional period. Absence for a month without permission does not by itself trigger the vacancy rule. This option is not the key.

  2. B

    60 days

    Article 101(4) says that if a member of either House is absent without permission for a period of sixty days, the House may declare the seat vacant. That sixty-day rule is the official key.

  3. C

    90 days

    Ninety days is used in other constitutional clocks, such as some President’s-rule related counts, not this disqualification-by-absence rule. This option is therefore wrong.

  4. D

    120 days

    One hundred twenty days is not the Article 101(4) period. This option is not the key.

Summary. Official key is (b) 60 days. The Constitution lets a House declare a seat vacant after sixty days of unpermitted absence, not automatically at thirty, ninety or one hundred twenty. The House may still grant leave. Only (b) is the stated period.