- Guillotine is a procedural device to expedite legislative business. - It curtails discussion to ensure timely passage of bills or financial matters like demands for grants.
What is meaning of Guillotine in Parliamentary Procedure ?
Asked in CGPSC Prelims Exam 2017 · Topic: The Parliament (Devices of Parliamentary Procedure: Questions Hour, Zero Hour, Motions, Resolutions)
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- Which of the following statements is not correct with respect to the types of questions asked in the Lok Sabha?
- Which of the following statements is/are not correct about the parliamentary practice of asking Questions in the Parliament of India ? 1. The first hour of every sitting in both the Houses of Parliament is devoted to asking questions, referred to as the ‘Question Hour’. 2. Questions are generally asked by the Members of Parliament from the Ministers. 3. ‘Half-an-Hour Discussions’ on matters arising out of questions already answered can be held only in the Lok Sabha. 4. Questions cannot be addressed to a private member. Select the answer using the code given below :
- Consider the following statements with respect to ‘Motions’ in the Parliament of India : 1. A Censure Motion must specify the ground on which it is based. 2. A Censure Motion can be moved even against an individual minister. 3. A No-confidence Motion can be initiated in either House of the Parliament. However, a government will fall only if the No-confidence Motion is passed in the Lok Sabha. 4. A No-confidence Motion must specify the charges against the Council of Ministers on the basis of which the Motion is to be based. How many of the above statements is/are correct ?
- Arrange the following items as per the daily schedule of the Lok Sabha Proceedings ? 1) Zero Hour 2) Question Hour 3) Agenda of the House
- Which of the following statements with reference to the no-confidence motion in Parliament are correct? 1. There is no mention of a no-confidence motion in the Constitution. 2. A period of six months must elapse between the introduction of one no-confidence motion and another. 3. At least one hundred members must support a motion of no-confidence motion. 4. A motion of no-confidence motion can be introduced in the Lok Sabha only.
- Which of the following pairs is incorrectly matched? 1. A Starred Question - Which a member desires an Oral Answer 2. An unstarred Question - Supplementary questions can be asked subsequently 3. A short Notice Question - Supplementary questions can be asked subsequently 4. A Starred Question - Only 50 questions can be listed for oral answer a day
- Which of the following statements are correct regarding Censure Motion? 1. The motion should state the reasons for its adoption in Lok Sabah unlike No Confidence Motion. 2. It can be moved against an individual minister, group of ministers or entire council of ministers. 3. If passed the council of ministers must resign from the office.
- The purpose of an adjournment motion is to :