Day7 (62 days to prelims)

Expected time 2.5 hours

Topics to be covered:
● Parliament
o Organisation of Parliament
o Composition of the Two Houses
o System of Elections to Lok Sabha
o Duration of Two Houses
o Membership of Parliament
o Presiding Officers of Parliament
o Leaders in Parliament
o Sessions of Parliament
o Devices of Parliamentary Proceedings
o Legislative Procedure in Parliament
o Joint Sitting of Two Houses
o Budget in Parliament
o Multifunctional Role of Parliament
o Ineffectiveness of Parliamentary Control
o Position of Rajya Sabha
o Parliamentary Privileges
o Sovereignty of Parliament

Source: Laxmikant

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✅ You can cover the topics in our crash course: Lecture 12,13 and 14 of prelims Polity
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Q1. Consider the following, with regards to the Parliament of India:

1. It is an executive organ of the Union Government.

2. India adopted a parliamentary form of government also known as the ‘Westminster’ model.

3. Part V of the Constitution deals with its organisation and composition.

Q.2. Which of the following statements is correct regarding the provisions of 10th Schedule of the Constitution of India, concerning the disqualification of members of Parliament and State legislatures?

A. A nominated member can be disqualified for defection if he joins a political party any time.

B. Voluntarily giving up membership of a political party incurs disqualification.

C. The President of India decides the question of disqualification.

D. Such a disqualification cannot be subjected to judicial review in the Supreme Court.

Q.3.In the light of the statement, “Some members of the Constituent Assembly had advocated the system of proportional representation for the election of members to the Lok Sabha”, consider the following:

1. Difficulty for the voters to understand the system.

2. Low literacy scale in the country.

3. Unsuitability to the parliamentary government.

4. Tendency of the system to result in instability in government formed.

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