The time gap between two sessions of the Parliament should NOT exceed:
- A.3 months
- B.1 year
- C.6 months
- D.9 months
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Explanation
The correct answer is 6 months. Article 85(1) says the President shall summon each House to meet at such time and place as he or she thinks fit, but six months shall not intervene between its last sitting in one session and the date appointed for its first sitting in the next session. So Parliament must meet at least twice a year. In practice it holds three sessions: the Budget session (February to May), the Monsoon session (July to September) and the Winter session (November to December).
The other options mix this rule up with other time limits. Three months has no basis, one year would allow Parliament to go an entire year without meeting, and nine months is invented. The six-month rule also explains the maximum life of an ordinance: because Parliament must reassemble within six months, and an ordinance lapses six weeks after reassembly, no ordinance can last longer than six months and six weeks. Note that the rule is about the gap between sessions, not about the length of a session.
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- C.82
- D.73
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