The Parliament of India exercises control over the functions of the Council of Ministers through 1. Adjournment motion 2. Question hour 3. Supplementary questions Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- A.1 only
- B.2 and 3 only
- C.1 and 3 only
- D.1, 2 and 3
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct answer is D, 1, 2 and 3. All three are devices through which Parliament holds the Council of Ministers to account.
Under Article 75(3) the Council of Ministers is collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha, and Parliament enforces this through several tools. Question Hour, normally the first hour of a sitting, lets members ask ministers about their departments; starred questions are answered orally. Supplementary questions follow an oral answer and let members press a minister further on the spot. An adjournment motion, which needs the support of 50 members and is allowed only in the Lok Sabha, sets aside normal business to discuss a definite matter of urgent public importance and is seen as a form of censure. Other tools include calling attention notices, debates and the no-confidence motion.
A is wrong because it leaves out Question Hour and supplementary questions. B is wrong because it leaves out the adjournment motion. C is wrong because it leaves out Question Hour.
Exam tip: Parliamentary control: Question Hour, supplementaries, adjournment motion (50 members, Lok Sabha only), no-confidence motion.
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