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Indian Polity Quiz: Parliamentary Privileges

  • 10 questions
  • 10 minutes
  • Difficulty: Medium
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This Indian Polity quiz on Parliamentary Privileges puts 10 multiple-choice questions to you, the verified MCQs published with GK24's note on the topic. Every question carries a full explanation of why the correct option is right and why the other options are wrong, so you learn the fact behind the answer rather than the letter. Attempt it right after reading the note, keep to the timer, and use the explanations at the end to mark what needs another look. Sit it again before the exam as a quick revision of the topic.

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10 questions with answers and explanations

Q3.Indian PolityMedium

Which Article protects a person from liability for publishing a substantially true report of the proceedings of a House of Parliament?

  1. A.Article 105
  2. B.Article 194
  3. C.Article 361A
  4. D.Article 123
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Correct answer: C. Article 361A

Article 361A protects a person from civil or criminal liability for publishing a substantially true report of the proceedings of either House of Parliament or of a State Legislature, unless the publication is proved to have been made with malice; the protection does not extend to reports of a secret…

Q4.Indian PolityMedium

Which Constitutional Amendment Act removed the reference to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from the privileges clause of Article 105(3)?

  1. A.42nd Amendment Act, 1976
  2. B.44th Amendment Act, 1978
  3. C.52nd Amendment Act, 1985
  4. D.61st Amendment Act, 1988
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Correct answer: B. 44th Amendment Act, 1978

As originally enacted, Article 105(3) said that until Parliament defined the privileges by law they would be those of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

Q6.Indian PolityHard

Which of the following is NOT a parliamentary privilege available to a member of Parliament in India?

  1. A.Freedom of speech in the House
  2. B.Immunity from court proceedings for a vote given in the House
  3. C.Immunity from arrest in a criminal case during a session
  4. D.The right of the House to be informed of a member’s arrest
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Correct answer: C. Immunity from arrest in a criminal case during a session

No such privilege exists. Freedom from arrest covers civil cases only, and a member may be arrested in a criminal matter or under a preventive detention law at any time, including on the floor of the House in exceptional circumstances with the permission of the presiding officer.

Q7.Indian PolityHard

In which case did a seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court hold in 2024 that a legislator who accepts a bribe for a vote is not protected by parliamentary privilege?

  1. A.P. V. Narasimha Rao v. State (CBI)
  2. B.Sita Soren v. Union of India
  3. C.Raja Ram Pal v. Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha
  4. D.Kihoto Hollohan v. Zachillhu
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Correct answer: B. Sita Soren v. Union of India

In 2024 a seven-judge bench held that the immunity in Article 105(2) and Article 194(2) covers only what is essential to the functioning of the House, so a legislator who takes a bribe for a vote or a speech can be prosecuted; the offence is complete when the bribe is…

Q8.Indian PolityMedium

Article 122 of the Constitution provides that:

  1. A.Parliament may define its privileges by law
  2. B.Courts shall not inquire into the validity of any proceedings in Parliament
  3. C.A member vacates a seat on absence for sixty days
  4. D.The Speaker shall decide whether a Bill is a Money Bill
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Correct answer: B. Courts shall not inquire into the validity of any proceedings in Parliament

Article 122 says that the validity of any proceedings in Parliament shall not be called in question in any court on the ground of an alleged irregularity of procedure, and that an officer or member in whom power over procedure or order is vested is not subject to the jurisdiction…

Q9.Indian PolityMedium

Under Article 105(4), parliamentary privileges are also available to which of the following persons who is not a member of the House?

  1. A.The President of India
  2. B.The Attorney General of India
  3. C.The Comptroller and Auditor General
  4. D.The Chief Election Commissioner
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Correct answer: B. The Attorney General of India

Article 105(4) extends the privileges of the House to persons who have the right to speak in and otherwise take part in the proceedings of a House or any of its committees without being members.

Q10.Indian PolityHard

Which statement about the codification of parliamentary privileges in India is correct?

  1. A.They were codified by the Privileges Act of 1952
  2. B.Parliament has not enacted a law defining them, so they remain uncodified
  3. C.They were codified by the 44th Amendment itself
  4. D.The Supreme Court codified them in the Keshav Singh case
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Correct answer: B. Parliament has not enacted a law defining them, so they remain uncodified

Article 105(3) authorises Parliament to define its privileges by law, but Parliament has never passed such a law, so the privileges remain uncodified and are drawn from the Constitution, the rules of the Houses, their precedents and the practice followed before the Forty-fourth Amendment.

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