Explanation
- A
1 only
Statement 1 only. Prorogation ends a session; it does not kill pending Bills. A Bill lying in the Lok Sabha therefore survives prorogation, so 1 is false and this letter is not the key.
- B
2 only
Statement 2 only. Article 107: a Bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses on dissolution, but a Bill pending in the Rajya Sabha that the Lok Sabha has not passed does not lapse. Prorogation never lapses a Bill, so 1 is wrong and 2 is right. That stored letter is the official key.
- C
Both 1 and 2
Both 1 and 2. That would need prorogation to lapse Lok Sabha Bills, which the Constitution does not do. Statement 1 fails, so both cannot be the key.
- D
Neither 1 nor 2
Neither 1 nor 2. Statement 2 is the settled rule on Rajya Sabha Bills after dissolution, so ‘neither’ is not the key.
Summary. Official key is (b) 2 only. Prorogation of a House does not lapse pending legislation. Dissolution of the Lok Sabha lapses Bills that are pending there or that have been passed by the Lok Sabha and are pending in the Rajya Sabha (subject to the President’s summons for a joint sitting). A Bill originating in and still pending only in the Rajya Sabha does not lapse. Honour the stored letter (b).
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2024 · Q94 · General Studies · 2 marks
With reference to the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements : 1. A bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses on its dissolution. 2. A bill passed by the Lok Sabha and pending in the Rajya Sabha lapses on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha. 3. A bill in regard to which the President of India notified his/her intention to summon the Houses to a joint sitting lapses on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? -
2024 · Q95 · General Studies · 2 marks
With reference to the Parliament of India, consider the following statements : 1. Prorogation of a House by the President of India does not require the advice of the Council of Ministers. 2. Prorogation of a House is generally done after the House is adjourned sine die but there is no bar to the President of India prorogating the House which is in session. 3. Dissolution of the Lok Sabha is done by the President of India who, save in exceptional circumstances, does so on the advice of the Council of Ministers. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?