Joint sittings of the Indian Parliament under Article 108 are rare occurrences, held only three times in history to pass specific ordinary bills where deadlocks between Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha existed.
Over which of the following, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha held joint sittings to resolve their differences? 1. The Dowry Prohibition Bill, 1959 2. The Banking Service Commission (Repeal) Bill, 1978 3. The Prevention of Terrorism Bill, 2002 4. The Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Asked in UPSC CAPF 2018 · Topic: The Parliament (Legislative Procedure: Types of Bills (Ordinary, Money, Financial, Constitution Amendment) and their passage)
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