Statement 1: A Starred Question is one for which a member desires an oral answer in the House. Supplementary questions can be asked after the minister's reply. This is correctly matched. Statement 2: An Unstarred Question is one for which a member desires a written answer. No supplementary questions can be asked after a written reply is laid on the table of the House. This is incorrectly matched. Statement 3: A Short Notice Question is one relating to a matter of urgent public importance which can be asked with a notice shorter than the ten days prescribed for ordinary questions. It is answered orally, and supplementary questions can be asked. This is correctly matched. Statement 4: The number of starred questions listed for oral answer on a day is limited to 20, not 50. The number of unstarred questions is limited to 230. This is incorrectly matched.
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
Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 1 2019 · Topic: The Parliament (Devices of Parliamentary Procedure: Questions Hour, Zero Hour, Motions, Resolutions)
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