*The term 'parliament' is originated from the French word Ans : 'Parler' which means to discuss or to talk *In India the Union Legislature is known as Ans : The Parliament *The legislative body of India is Ans : The Parliament *Article 79 of the constitution deals with Ans : The Parliament *The articles which allow the Parliament the power of law making Ans : Article 245 & 246 *The Parliament of India consists of Ans : Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and The President of India *The Indian parliament is Ans : Bicameral (Rajya Sabha & Lok Sabha) *Indian Parliament observed the diamond Jubilee in Ans : May 13, 2012 *Total number of members in Indian, Parliament Ans : 790 (Lok Sabha 545 Rajya Sabha 245) *The article which deals with the oath of office of the members of the Parliament Ans : Article 99 *The disqualification of the members of the Parliament is dealt with Ans : Article 102 The Parliament sessions are called by Ans : The President *Parliament building is situated in Ans : New Delhi *The Parliament building was desinged by Ans : Edwin Leutins and Herbert Baker *The stone for Parliament building was laid on Ans : February 12,1921 *The Parliament was inaugurated on Ans : January 18,1927 *The Parliament building was inaugurated by Ans : Lord Irwin *The house of Parliament located in New Delhi Ans : Sansad Bhavan *The shape of the central hall of Indian Parliament building Ans : Circular *The shape of Parliament building Ans : Oval *The interval between the two sessions of Parliament Ans : 6 months *The quorum of members need to meet the Parliament Ans : One tenth of the total Members *The Article which deals with the Meetings of the Parliament Ans : Article 85 *The members who are sitting on the left side of the Parliament Ans : Opposition Parties *The members who are sitting on the right side of the Parliament Ans : Ruling Parties *The only official who has the power to be present in the Parliament Ans : Attorney General (no voting right)
PARLIAMENT SESSIONS
*Lok Sabha usually meets 3 times in a year *Budget Session Ans : February-May *Monsoon Session Ans : July-August *Winter Session Ans : November - December *The joint session of the Parliament is addressed by Ans : The President *The joint session is presided by Ans : Lok Sabha Speaker
INDIAN PARLIAMENTARY GROUP
*The group of existing and former Members of the Parliament is called Ans : Indian Parliamentary Group (1949) *The Best Parliamentarian Award is instituted by Ans : The Indian Parliament *First person to receive the Best Parliamentarian Award Ans : S.Chandra Sekhar (1995)
PARLIAMENT PROCEEDINGS
1.QUESTION HOUR
*Parliament proceedings are started with Ans : Question Hour *The time given to the members to ask questions to the Ministers is Ans : Question Hour *First hour of each sitting of the Parliament is called Ans : Question Hour *Three type of questions are Ans : Starred Questions, Unstarred Questions and Short Notice Questions
STARRED QUESTIONS
These type of questions contain asterisk marks; The Minister has to give the reply orally to the Member; Supplementary questions can also be raised
UNSTARRED QUESTIONS
A written answer is deemed to have been laid on the Table after the Question Hour by the Minister to whom it is addressed.
SHORT NOTICE QUESTIONS
The questions which relates to a matter of urgent public importance and can be asked with shorter notice. Like a starred question, it is answered orally followed by supplementary questions.
2. ZERO HOUR
*It is an Indian innovation and has been in existence since Ans : 1962 *It starts immediately after the question hour and lasts until the agenda for the day is taken up *There is no specific time limit fixed for the Zero Hour *Zero hour is not mentioned in the rules of procedure *Maximum limit of matters to be raised during the Zero Hour is Ans : 20
3. PROROGATION
*The termination of a session of the House by an order made by the President Ans : Prorogation *Prorogation is ordered by Ans : The President *The article deals with Prorogation is Ans : 85(2)(a) *Usually, prorogation follows the adjournment of the sitting of the House sine die
4. MOTIONS
CLOSURE MOTION
* A motion moved by a member to cut short the debate on a matter Ans : Closure Motion * If adopted, the matter is immediately put to vote
PRIVILEGE MOTION
*A motion moved by a member when a minister has committed a breach of privilege of the house by withholding facts and information or by giving wrong information Ans : Privilege Motion *A Privilege Motion is usually moved by a member from Ans : Opposition
ADJOURNMENT MOTION
*A motion introduced in the parliament to draw attention into a definite matter of urgent public importance Ans : Adjournment Motion *The Adjournment Motion needs the support of Ans : 50 members to be admitted *The house of the Parliament which is not permitted to use the adjournment motion Ans : RajyaSabha
CALLING ATTENTION MOTION
*The motion moved by a member to call the attention of a minister to a matter of urgent public importance and to seek an authoritative statement from him Ans : Calling Attention Motion *Calling Attention Motion is an innovative of Ans : India *Calling Attention Motion has been in use in the Rules of Procedure since Ans : 1954 *The house of the Parliament which is not permitted to use the Calling Attention motion Ans : Rajya Sabha *Instead of Calling Attention, the motion existing in Rajya Sabha Ans : Motion for papers
NO-CONFIDENCE MOTION
*The motion by which the Lok Sabha can remove the ministry from office Ans : No-confidence Motion *The quorum required to support the no-confidence motion Ans : 50 members *The majority needed to pass a no -confidence motion Ans : Simple Majority *No-Confidence can be introduced only against Ans : The Council of Ministers *First person who moved the no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha in August 1963 against Jawaharlal Nehru Ans : J.B. Kripalani *First Prime Minister who resigned due to no-confidence motion Ans : V.P. Singh *First Chief Minister of Kerala who resigned due to no-confidence motion Ans : R.Sankar
MOTION OF CONFIDENCE
*The motion used by the Government to demonstrate its strength on the floor of the house Ans : Motion of Confidence *The Motion of Confidence is presented in the Parliament Ans : The Prime Minister *The No-Confidence Motion is presented in the Parliament Ans : Opposition
CENSURE MOTION
*The motion moved against the ruling government or against any minister for failure to act in certain matters Ans : Censure Motion *A Censure Motion can only be moved in Ans : Lok Sabha / State Assembly *If the censure motion is passed against a Government, council of ministers shall pass a Ans : Confidence Motion *There is no limit on the number of censure motions that can be introduced in a session *If the censure motion is passed, the government does not need to resign
MOTION OF THANKS
*Whenever the President addresses the session of the parliament, his speech is discussed in both the house of Parliament on a motion. This motion is called Ans : Motion of Thanks *The last session of the existing Lok Sabha after a new Lok Sabha has been elected Ans : Lame —Duck Session *Lame Ducks are the members of the existing Lok Sabha who could not get re-elected to the new Lok Sabha.
SCORING MACHINE
*When no single political party (or bloc of allied parties) gets an absolute majority of seats in the parliament is called Ans : Hung Parliament *An extra vote cast by the Speaker to decide an issue when the votes on each side are. equal Ans : Casting Vote *The cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several political parties cooperate, reducing the dominance of any one party Ans : Coalition Government *Manipulating the boundaries of an electoral constituency by the ruling party so as to favour them to get re-elected A ns : Gerrymandering *The parliamentary procedure where debate over a proposed piece of legislation is extended, allowing one or more members to delay or entirely prevent a vote on a proposal Ans : Filibuster *An official of a political party appointed to maintain parliamentary discipline among its members, especially so as to ensure attendance and voting in debates Ans : Whip *The election conducted to fill the elected offices that become vacant between general elections due to the demise/resignation of a member of a Legislature Ans : By Election *The election conducted when the Lok Sabha / State Legislature is dismissed before the expiry of the term Ans : Mid Term Election *First person to become a member of Lok Sabha through By Election Ans : Purushottam Das Tandon *The end of the life of the Lok Sabha either by an order made by the President under article 85 (2) (b) of the Constitution or on the expiration of the period of five years from the date appointed for its first meeting is called Ans : Dissolution *The power of the President to keep pending a bill without giving assent/action for an indefinite period is called Ans : Pocket Veto *Veto power of the President deals in Ans : Article 111
RAJYA SABHA (ARTICLE 80)
*The upper house of Parliament Ans : Rajya Sabha *The Article deals with Rajya Sabha Ans : Article 80 *The allocation of seats in Rajya Sabha to States and Union Territories is specified in the Ans : Fourth schedule of the constitution *The permanent body of Parliament that cannot be subjected to dissolution Ans : Rajya Sabha *Maximum strength of Rajya Sabha is fixed at Ans : 250 *The number of members of Rajya Sabha representing the States and Union Territories Ans : 238 *The number of members nominated by the President in Rajya Sabha Ans : 12 *Rajya Sabha was constituted on Ans : 3 rd April *Lok Sabha was constituted on Ans : 17th April 1952 *The first meeting of Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha Ans : 13th May 1952 *Tenure of Rajya Sabha Ans : No fixed tenure *Tenure of Rajya Sabha Member Ans : 6 years *Tenure of Lok Sabha Ans : 5 years *Tenure of Lok Sabha member Ans : 5 years *The number of total members in Rajya Sabha at present Ans : 245 members *Members from states Ans : 229 *From Union Territories Ans : 4 *Nominated by the President Ans : 12 *One third of the members of Rajya Sabha retire every Ans : Two years *The term of office of a Rajya Sabha member is Ans : Six years *Father of Rajya Sabha Ans : Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
CHAIRPERSONS OF RAJYA SABHA
*Violet Alva *Najma Heptulla *Pratibha Patil *Rajya Sabha was constituted on Ans : April 3,1952 *Hindi name of Rajya Sabha was adopted by the Council of States on Ans : August 23,1954 *The only two Union Territories having representation in the Rajya Sabha Ans : Delhi and Puducherry *Uttar Pradesh has the largest representation in Rajya Sabha Ans : 31 members *Number of members in Rajya Sabha from Kerala Ans : 9 *The Deputy Chairman may resign his office by writing resignation letter to Ans : The Chairman *First Secretary General of Rajya Sabha Ans : S.N.Mukherjee *First Woman Secretary General of Rajya Sabha Ans : V.S.Remadevi *The longest serving Secretary General of Rajya Sabha Ans : B.N.Banerjee *Present Secretary General of Rajya Sabha Ans : Shumsher.K.Sheriff *Article deals with salaries and allowances of Chairman and Deputy Chairman Ans : Article 97 *The House of Elders Ans : Rajya Sabha *The seats of Rajya Sabha is arranged in the shape of Ans : Semi Circle *First Malayalee to be nominated to Rajya Sabha Ans : Sardar K.M. Panicker *First Malayalee to become the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Ans : M.M.Jacob *Second Malayalee to become the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Ans : P.J.Kurian *The Malayalee Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha who got Cabinet Rank Ans : P.J.Kurian *First Malayalee woman to become a member of Rajya Sabha Ans : Lakshmi.N.Menon (1952) *The only Malayalee who became the Chairman of Rajya Sabha Ans : K.R. Narayanan *First Malayalee poet who was nominated to Rajya Sabha Ans : G.Sankara Kurup *First Malayalee cartoonist who was nominated to Rajya Sabha. Ans : Abu Abraham *First Malayalee actor to be nominated to Rajya Sabha Ans : SureshGopi *The colour of carpet in Rajya Sabha is Ans : Red *The television channel of Ans : Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha TV *The Indian house of Parliament which is equivalent to House of Lords of Britain Ans : Rajya Sabha *The age limit prescribed to become a member of Rajya Sabha Ans : 30 years *The members of Rajya Sabha are elected by Ans : The elected members of State Assembly *The number of representatives to the Rajya Sabha from a State is determined by Ans : The population *The house of Parliament in which a non member is presiding Ans : Rajya Sabha *The Rajya Sabha can hold a Money Bill upto a maximum period of Ans : 14 days *First woman Deputy Chairperson of Rajya Sabha Ans : Smt. Violet Alva *Chairperson who served most number of times as the Deputy Chairperson of Rajya Sabha Ans : Najma Heptulla *Chairperson who served for longest period as the Deputy Chairperson of Rajya Sabha Ans : Najma Heptulla *Shortest serving Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Ans : M.M.Jacob *First Opposition Leader of Rajya Sabha Ans : S.N.Mishra *First Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Ans : S.V.Krishnamoorthy Rao *Longest serving Chairman of Rajya Sabha Ans : Dr.S.Radhakrishnan *Shortest serving Chairman of Rajya Sabha Ans : V.V.Giri *Longest serving Member of Rajya Sabha Ans : Pranab Kumar Mukherjee *First person to be nominated to Rajya Sabha Ans : Alladi Krishna Swami *First woman to be nominated to Rajya Sabha Ans : Rugmini Devi Arundale *First film actress to be nominated to Rajya Sabha Ans : Nargis Dutt *First film actor to be nominated to Rajya Sabha Ans : Prithviraj Kapur *First scientist who was nominated to Rajya Sabha SAns : atyendra Nath Bose *First Space Scientist to be nominated to Rajya Sabha Ans : K. Kasturirangan *First person who was nominated to Rajya Sabha and later became the President of India Ans : Dr.Zakir Hussain *The only person who served as the opposition leader in Rajya Sabha and later became the Prime Minister Ans : Man Mohan Singh *First person who served as Deputy Chairperson of Rajya Sabha and later became the President of India Ans : Prathibha Patil
LOK SABHA (ARTICLE 81)
*Lower house of the Parliament Ans : Lok Sabha *Article deals with the Lok Sabha Ans : Article 81 *The strength of first Lok Sabha was Ans : 499 *The constitutional amendment which raised the strength of Lok Sabha to 545 Ans : 31st Amendment 1973 *The Lok Sabha which has the most number of women members Ans : 16th *The number of Lok Sabha members at present Ans : 66 *First woman who was elected to Lok Sabha unopposed Ans : Dimple Yadav *The Member who got the highest majority in the history of Lok Sabha Ans : Pritam Munde *Lok Sabha was constituted on Ans : 17th April 1952 *First meeting of Lok Sabha was held in Ans : May 13,1952 *Hindi name of Lok Sabha was adopted by the House of the People on Ans : May 14,1954 *Maximum strength of the Lok Sabha Is fixed to Ans : 552 *The number of Members representing States In the Lok Sabha Ans : 530 *The number of Members representing Union Territories In the Lok Sabha Ans : 20 *The number of Members nominated from the Anglo Indian community by the President Ans : 2 *The present strength (552), shall be continued upto Ans : 2026 *Term of Lok Sabha from the date of its first meeting after the general election Ans : 5 years *The minimum age prescribed to become the member of Lok Sabha Ans : 25 years *The first Malayalee to be nominated to the Lok Sabha Ans : Charles Dias *The first Malayalee to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha Ans : Sardar K.M. Panlcker *The first Malayalee woman to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha Ans : Bharathi Udayabhanu *First woman to be nominated to the Lok Sabha Ans : Majorio Godfrey *Present Anglo Indian nominee in Lok Sabha Richard Hay (Kerala) Ans : George Baker (West Bengal) *Longest Lok Sabha Ans : 5th Lok Sabha (1971 - 1977) *Shortest Lok Sabha Ans : 12th Lok Sabha (1998 - 99) (13months) *The presiding officer of Lok Sabha Ans : Speaker *Article deals with Speaker and Deputy Speaker Ans : Article 93 *Article deals with the salary and allowances of Speaker and Deputy Speaker Ans : Article 97 *While a proclamation of National Emergency is in operation, the life of the Lok Sabha may be extended beyond its normal term (five years) by a law of Parliament for Ans : One year at a time *The power of convening or dissolving Lok Sabha is vest with Ans : The President *Minimum quorum to meet the Lok Sabha is Ans : One tenth of the total members *Lok Sabha members are elected directly by Ans : The people *First Secretary General of Lok Sabha Ans : M.N.Kaul *The television channel of Lok Sabha Ans : Lok Sabha TV *The woman who led the Lok Sabha Ans : Indira Gandhi *The state having the maximum number of Lok Sabha constituencies Ans : Uttar Pradesh (80) *The number of Lok Sabha constituencies Ans : 20 *Father of Lok Sabha Ans : G.V. Mavlankar *The seats of Lok Sabha is arranged in the shape of Ans : Horse Shoe *The colour of carpet in the Lok Sabha is Ans : Green
SPEAKER And deputy SPEAKER (ARTICLE 93)
SPEAKER
*Presiding officer of Lok Sabha Ans : Speaker *The idea of Speaker was borrowed from Ans : Britain *Speaker and Deputy Speaker are elected by Ans : The members of Lok Sabha *Speaker has the responsibility to uphold the dignity and privileges of the Ans : Lok Sabha *The constitutional head who certifies a bill is a money bill or not Ans : Speaker *The joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament is presided by Ans : Speaker *The date of election of Speaker is fixed by Ans : The President *The date of election of deputy speaker is fixed by Ans : The Speaker *The Speaker does not vote in first instance but can exercise Ans : A casting vote in case of a tie *An adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha should compulsorily be permitted by Ans : The Speaker *Speaker is also the ex-officio Chairman of certain committees of the parliament The Chairmen of Parliamentary Committees are appointed by the Ans : Speaker *First Speaker to Lok Sabha Ans : G.V. Mavlankar *First Speaker to Lok Sabha, who died in harness Ans : G.V. Mavlankar *Second Speaker of Lok Sabha who died in harness Ans : G.M.C. Balayogi *The Speaker who died in Helicopter crash Ans : G.M.C. Balayogi *First Dalit to become the Speaker of Lok Sabha Ans : G.M.C. Balayogi *Longest serving Speaker of Lok Sabha Ans : Balram Jhaker *First Speaker who served full term in two Lok Sabhas Ans : Balram Jhaker *First woman to become the Speaker of Lok Sabha Ans : Meira Kumar *Second woman to become the Speaker of Lok Sabha Ans : Sumitra Mahajan *The Lok Sabha constituency represented by Sumitra Mahajan Ans : Indore, Madhya Pradesh (since 1989) *Longest serving woman member of Lok Sabha Ans : Sumitra Mahajan *The oldest and senior most among woman Members of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha Ans : Sumitra Mahajan *Shortest serving Speaker of Lok Sabha Ans : Balram Bhagat *Second Speaker of Lok.Sabha Ans : M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar *First Speaker to complete the tenure Ans : M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar *The person who became Deputy Speaker twice Ans : Thampi Durai *The Lok Sabha Speaker who later became the President of India Ans : Neelam Sanjiva Reddy *First non-Congress Speaker of Lok Sabha Ans : Neelam Sanjiva Reddy *First Communist to become the Speaker of Lok Sabha Ans : Somnath Chatterjee *'Keeping the Faith' is the book written by Ans : Somnath Chatterjee
ARTICLES RELATING TO SPEAKER AND DEPUTY SPEAKER
*Article 93 - The Speaker of Lok Sabha and Deputy Speaker *Article 178 -The Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly *Article 179 - Resignation or removal from the offices of Speaker and Deputy Speaker *Article 180 - Power of the Deputy Speaker or other person to perform the duties of the office, or to act as Speaker *Article 181 - The Speaker or the Deputy Speaker not to preside while a resolution for his removal from office is under consideration
CURRENT SPEAKER AND DEPUTY SPEAKER
*The speaker of 16th Loksabha Ans : Sumitra Mahajan *The Deputy Speaker of 16th Loksabha Ans : Thampi Durai
DEPUTY SPEAKER
*The Vice presiding Officer of Lok Sabha Ans : Deputy Speaker *In the absence of the Speaker, Lok Sabha is presided by the Ans : Deputy Speaker *In the absence of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker, Lok Sabha is presided by the Ans : A member from the panel prepared by the Speaker
JOINT SITTING OF THE PARLIAMENT (ARTICLE-108)
*The idea of Joint sitting is borrowed from Ans : Australia *The Joint sitting is dealt with in Ans : Article 108 *A constitutional way to break the dead lock caused by a categorical disagreement between the two Houses Ans : Joint sitting *A Joint sitting is summoned by Ans : The President *Joint sitting is presided over by Ans : The Lok Sabha Speaker *In the absence of Speaker and Deputy Speaker, the Joint sitting is presided over by Ans : Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha *Joint Sitting is applicable to Ans : Ordinary bills and finance bills only *The majority required to pass a bill in the Joint sitting Ans : Simple Majority (1/10th of both houses)
■ THREE JOINT SITTINGS OF THE PARLIAMENT
* Dowry Prohibition Bill Ans : 1961 * Banking Service Commission Bill Ans : 1978 * POTA (Prevention of Terrorism Act) Bill Ans : 2002 *To break the dead lock between the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, joint sittings were held for Ans : 3 times *First joint sitting of parliament was summoned by Ans : Dr. Rajendra Prasad *First Speaker to preside over the Joint Sitting Ans : M.Ananda Sayanam Ayyankar *No joint sitting can be convened to pass Ans : A money bill or constitution amendment bill *The chairman of Rajya Sabha does not preside over a joint sitting *There is no provision for a joint sitting to resolve a deadlock between the two houses of Ans : State Legislature
BILLS
Bills are 4 types: *Money Bill *Ordinary Bill *Financial Bill *Constitutional Amendment Bill *The bill which is read for three times in the house Ans : Ordinary bills *The Money Bill is introduced only in Ans : Lok Sabha *A bill is decided to be a Money bili.or non Money bill by the Ans : Speaker (Article 110 (1)) *Money Bill is dealt with in Ans : Article 110
*First Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha Ans : M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar *The only person to become the Deputy Speaker for two times Ans : Thampi Durai (AIADMK)
PRO-TEM SPEAKER
*The duties of the office of the Speaker from the commencement of the sitting of the new Lok Sabha till the election of the Speaker is done by Ans : Pro-tem Speaker *Normally the Pro-tem Speaker will be the oldest member of the house *The Pro-tem Speaker is appointed by Ans : The President *The oath of office to the Pro-tem Speaker is administrated by Ans : The President *The first sitting of newly elected Lok Sabha is presided by Ans : Pro-tem Speaker *The election of a new Speaker is conducted by Ans : Pro-tem Speaker *The pro-term speaker of 16th Loksabha Ans : Kamal Nath
OPPOSITION LEADERS
*First Opposition Leader of Lok Sabha Ans : A.K.Gopalan • First recognised Opposition Leader of Lok Sabha Ans : Dr.Ram Subhag Singh (1969) *First recognised Opposition Leader of Rajya Sabha Ans : S.N.Mishra *The only recognised Malayalee Opposition Leader in the Lok Sabha Ans : C.M. Stephen *First woman Opposition Leader of Lok Sabha Ans : Sonia Gandhi *First Lok Sabha Opposition Leader who got Cabinet rank Ans : Y.B.Chavan *First Rajya Sabha Opposition Leader who got Cabinet rank Ans : Kamalapati Tripathi *The only opposition leader of Lok Sabha who later became the Prime Minister Ans : A.B.Vajpayee *The only opposition leader of Rajya Sabha who later became the Prime Minister Ans : Manmohan Singh *The rank of opposition leader is equivalent to Ans : Cabinet rank *First person who was the Opposition Leader of both houses of Parliament Ans : L.K.Advani *First Opposition Leader who died while in service Ans : Rajiv Gandhi *The Opposition Leader of Rajya Sabha who later became the Governor of Kerala Sikander Bakht First regional political party which was a chief opposition in Lok Sabha Ans : Telugu Desam Party (TDP) *The term 'Recognised Opposition Leader' came into force in Ans : 1969 *Opposition Leader got the statutory rank in Ans : 1977
*Budget is otherwise known as Ans : Annual Financial Statement *Budget is laid before Parliament in the name of Ans : The President *The father of Indian budget Ans : P.C. Mahalanobis *First budget of Republic of India was presented by John Mathai on Ans : 28th February 1950 *First Finance Minister to present a budget in the Loksabha Ans : C.D. Deshmuk (1952) *The first budget in India was presented by James Wilson in 1860 during the time of Ans : Lord Canning *The only woman who presented budget In Loksabha Ans : Indira Gandhi *The only woman to hold the post of Finance Minister of India Ans : Indira Gandhi *The first Prime minister to present the budget during the Finance Ministership Ans : Indira Gandhi *The first budget of free India was presented by R.K.Shanmugham Chetty on Ans : November 26,1947 *The Finance Minister who presented maximum number of budgets (10 budgets) in Parliament Ans : Morarji Desai *The second Finance Minister who presented maximum number of budgets Ans : P.Chidambaram (9 budgets) *The Finance Minister who presented maximum number of budgets continuously Ans : C.D. Deshmukh (7 times) *The Finance Minister who presented budget on his birthday Ans : Morarji Desai (2 times) *Normally Budget is presented on the last working day of February of every year *The Budget for year 2017-18 was presented on Ans : February 1, 2017 The financial year in India is Ans : April 1st to March 31st *Railway budget was separated from the General budget during the time of Ans : Lord Reading *Railway budget was separated on the recommendation of the Ans : Ac Worth Committee (1921) *Railway budget was separated from the General budget in Ans : 1924 *150th anniversary of Budget Presentation was celebrated in Ans : 2010
■ BLACK BUDGET
*The Budget of 1973 - 1974 is known as Black Budget *It was called thus due to budget deficit *The Railway budget was again merged to the General Budget in Ans : 2017 *The Indian Finance Minister at the time of the merging of Railway and General Budgets in 2017 Ans : Arun Jaitley *The Indian Prime Minister at the time of the merging of Railway and General Budgets in 2017 Ans : Narendra Modi *The first part of the budget deals with the Ans : General Economic Survey *Second part of the Budget deals with Ans : Taxation policy *The voting on demand for grants is the exclusive privilege of the Ans : Lok Sabha *The house of Parliament which has no power of voting on demands Ans : Rajya Sabha
ENACTMENT OF BUDGET STAGES
(i) Presentation of Budget and Budget speech (ii)General discussion (iii)Voting on demands (iv)Passing of Appropriation Bill (v)Passing of Finance bill *The budget of the State under Presidential Rule (Emergency) is presented at Ans : Lok Sabha *If a State is under Presidential Rule, the Budget of the State is passed by Ans : Union Cabinet
■ MARCH RUSH
*The financial grants lapse at the end of Financial year So, it leads to a heavy rush of expenditure towards the close of March 31st. It is called March Rush The budget consists of three heads: (i)Consolidated fund (Article 266) (ii)Contingency fund (Article 267) (iii)Public account (Article 266 (2)) All the revenue collected, loans raised and the income generated by the Govt, of India shall be kept under Ans : Consolidated fund * Fund for emergencies or unexpected economic crises Ans : Contingency Fund *The Account consists of all the revenues and deposits of government account Ans : Public Account
INTERIM BUDGET
*The word "Interim Budget'was for the first time used by Ans : R.K. Shanmukham Chetty *The first Finance Minister to present an interim budget was Ans : C.D. Deshmukh (1951-52)
KERALA BUDGET
* First Kerala Finance Minister to present the Budget Ans : C.Achuthamenon (1957) *Kerala Finance Minister who presented maximum number of Budgets Ans : K.M.Mani(13 times) *Kerala Finance Minister who made the longest Budget speech Ans : Thomas Isaac (2hours 56 minutes) *The Shortest Budget Speech was made by Ans : E.K.Nayanar (6 minutes) *The Budget Research Institute started by the Cochin University of Science and Technology Ans : K.M.Mani Centre for Budget Studies (2013 Februray 17) *K.M.Mani Centre for Budget Studies was inaugurated by Ans : Hamid Ansari *The Chief Ministers who presented Kerala Budget Ans : R.Sankar, C.Achutha Menon, E.K.Nayanar, Oommen Chandy
PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEES
*The kinds of Parliamentary Committees Ans : Adhoc Committees and the Standing Committees *The Committee appointed for a specific purpose and they cease to exist when they finish the task assigned to them and submit a report Ans : Adhoc Committees *The Parliamentary Committee permanent in nature Ans : Standing Committee *The three Financial Committees of Parliament are:- (a)Estimate Committee (b)Public Accounts Committee (c)Committee on Public undertaking
ESTIMATE COMMITTEE
*The largest Parliamentary Committee Ans : Estimate Committee *Total members of the Estimate Committee Ans : 30 *The members of the Estimate Committee are elected from Ans : Lok Sabha only *The term of the Estimate Committee Ans : One year *The member of the Legislature who is not eggible for election to the Estimate Committee Ans : Minister *The Chairman of the Estimate Committee is from the Ans : Ruling party *The Chairman of the Estimate Committee is appointed by the Ans : Speaker *Estimate Committee was constituted for the first time in Ans : 1950 *Estimate Committee was constituted on the recommendation of Ans : John Mathai
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE *Total members in Public Accounts Committee Ans : 22 *Total members to the Public Accounts Committee from Lok Sabha Ans : 15 *Total members to the Public Accounts Committee from Rajya Sabha Ans : 7 *The quorum for the meeting of Public Accounts Committee Ans : 4 *The term of the Public Accounts Committee Ans : One year *The main duty of the committee is to ascertain whether the money granted by parliament has been spent by government "within the scope of the demand." *The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee is appointed by Ans : Speaker *The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee should only be from Ans : Lok Sabha *The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee is from the Ans : Opposition party *The member of the Legislature who is not eligible for Public Accounts Committee Ans : Minister *The PAC examines the audit report of the Ans : Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG) *The PAC submits its report to the Ans : Speaker *The friend, philosopher and guide of the Ans : PAC *Public Accounts Committee - Ans : CAG *The Committee known as postmortem committee Ans : PAC *The Public Accounts Committee and Joint Parliamentary Committee are together called as Ans : Mini Parliament *Public Accounts Committee came into being in 1921 in British India. *The first chairman of this committee was Mr. W.M. Hailey *The first Indian chairman of this committee was Bupendranath Mitra (1928)
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC UNDERTAKING
* Total members in the Committee on Public Undertakings Ans : 22 *Total members to the Committee on Public Undertakings from Lok Sabha Ans : 15 *Total members to the Committee on Public Undertakings from Rajya Sabha Ans : 7 *The term of the Committee on Public Undertakings Ans : One year *The member of the Legislature who is not eligible for election to the Committee on Public Undertakings Ans : Minister *The chairman of the committee on Public Undertakings is appointed by the Ans : Speaker *The Chairman of the Estimate Committee headed by Ans : Murali Manohar Joshi *The Chairman of the Committee on Public Undertakings headed by Ans : Shanta Kumar *The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee is headed by Ans : K.V. Thomas *The Committee on Public Undertaking was constituted in 1964 on the recommendation of Ans : Krishnamenon Committee *The Parliamentary Committee which examines the audit report of the Public Sector Undertakings Ans : Committee on Public Undertaking
■ JOINT PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE (JPC)
*Joint Parliamentary committee is a type of Ans : Adhoc Parliamentary Committee *Number of Joint Parliamentary Committees in India, at present Ans : 7 *Members of the JPC consists of members from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha *The strength of a JPC may be different each time *First JPC was formed in August 1987 to investigate Ans : Bofors Scandal *The Chairman of the First JPC Ans : B. Shankaranand *Allegations of payment of bribes in the acquisition of VVIP helicopters by the Ministry of defence from Agusta Westland are investigated by Ans : Sixth JPC (February 27,2013) *The seventh JPC was formed in 2015 to investigate the Ans : Land Acquisition in India
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