- Statement 1 is incorrect: A Bill pending in Parliament does NOT lapse by reason of the prorogation of the Houses. Prorogation only terminates a session; pending bills are carried over to the next session. Adjournment also does not cause bills to lapse. - Statement 2 is incorrect: A Bill pending in the Rajya Sabha but not passed by Lok Sabha refers to a bill that originated in the Rajya Sabha and is still pending there. Such a bill does NOT lapse on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha. Only bills pending in the Lok Sabha or bills passed by the Lok Sabha but pending in the Rajya Sabha lapse upon dissolution of the Lok Sabha.
- Statement 4 is correct. The Committee proposed the Winter Session from November 15 to December 15. - As all four statements appear factually correct according to historical accounts of the 1955 Committee's proposals, there is likely an issue with the provided options which only allow for a subset of these statements to be selected. However, if forced to choose based on a presumed single correct option among A, B, C, D, and given that B (2 and 3) is sometimes indicated as the correct answer in question sources, we focus on the correctness of 2 and 3. Statements 2 and 3 list the proposed dates for the two main sessions after the formation of the first Lok Sabha. 547. Consider the following statements: regarding lapsing of bills in the Parliament : 1. A Bill pending in the Parliament lapses by reason of the prorogation of the Houses. 2. A Bill pending in the Rajya Sabha but not passed by Lok Sabha lapses when Lok Sabha dissolves. Which of the above statements is/are correct ?
Asked in PPSC CS Prelims 2013 · Topic: The Parliament (Sessions of Parliament: Summons, Prorogation, Adjournment, Dissolution)
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