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प्रश्न
Answer the following question:
How does the Parliament exercise control over the Government?
उत्तर
The most important function of the Parliament is to exercise control over the government.
- The government is directly responsible to the Parliament for its acts of omission and commission. The government can be voted out of office by passing a vote of no confidence against the Prime Minister or the Ministry or any of its members.
- The Members of Parliament can also move adjournment motions. An adjournment motion is tabled when there is an urgent matter that needs the immediate attention of the government. If admitted, a time a set aside from normal business of the house for discussing the matters of urgent public importance.
- The members can ask any question relating to the administration of the state and the ministers are obliged to answer them. In this way, they can keep a check on the functioning of the various departments under different ministers.
- The Parliament can also hold the strings of the government tight by voting a cut in the annual budget.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blanks:
The Union Parliament has two Houses-the _______ and the ______.
The ______ is a permanent house. It cannot be dissolved.
Match the following:
| Column A | Column A |
| 1. The President | (a) is the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha |
| 2. The Vice-President | (b) is a permanent house |
| 3. The Speaker | (c) nominates 12 members to the Rajya Sabha |
| 4. Parliament | (d) is the presiding officer of the Lok Sabha |
| 5. The Rajya Sabha | (e) can introduce a bill to amend the constitution |
Choose the correct answer:
The__________is also known as the Council of States.
Answer the following question in one or two words/ sentences:
How do we know that the Parliament has supreme authority in the government?
Answer the following question in one or two words/ sentences:
Who conducts the meetings of the Lok Sabha?
Answer the following question briefly:
In the context of the Parliamentary form of government, answer the following question:
What are the main features of a parliamentary form of government?
Answer the following question briefly:
Give an account of the Lok Sabha with reference to:
Basic qualifications of its members
Answer the following question briefly:
Give an account of the Lok Sabha with reference to its term.
Fill in the blank:
The Rajya Sabha is the ______.
