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Which of the following statements is/are true in reference to the joint sitting of Parliament for passage of bill? (i) Provision for joint sitting is applicable for ordinary bills, financial bills, and constitutional amendment bills (ii) In no situation, the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha can preside over the joint sitting (iii) Quorum of 1/6th of the total number of members of both Houses to be maintained for a joint sitting

Which of the following statements is/are true in reference to the joint sitting of Parliament for passage of bill? (i) Provision for joint sitting is applicable for ordinary bills, financial bills, and constitutional amendment bills (ii) In no situation, the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha can preside over the joint sitting (iii) Quorum of 1/6th of the total number of members of both Houses to be maintained for a joint sitting Correct Answer None of these

The correct answer is None of these

Key PointsJoint Sitting

  • Provision for joint sitting is applicable for ordinary bills and not applicable for financial bills and constitutional amendment bills. Hence statement I is incorrect.
  • The Speaker of Lok Sabha presides over the joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
  • The Deputy Speaker of the Lok Sabha presides over in his absence. If he is also absent, then the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha presides over it. Hence statement II is incorrect.
  • The Chairman of Rajya Sabha never presides over the joint sessions.
  • The quorum for joint sitting of the Indian Parliament is 1/10th in size of the total number of members of the House. Quorum refers to the minimum number of members required to be present for enabling the House to perform it's day-to-day tasks. Hence statement III is incorrect.

  • A joint sitting is summoned in the following three situations, (in which one House passed the Bill and transmitted it to the other House)

    • If the other House rejects the bill.

    • disagreements have arisen between the Houses regarding the amendments to be made in the Bill.

    • If the other House withholds the Bill without being passing it for more than six months.

    • The President is the one who summons the joint siting.

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Which of the following statement is true regarding bills of parliament? Bills introduced in the Parliament are of two kinds: public bills and private bills (also known as government bills and private members’ bills respectively). The bills introduced in the Parliament can also be classified into four categories: Formal bills, Currency bills, Financial bills and Constitution amendment bills Financial bills,  are  concerned with financial matters  like taxation ,public expenditure etc. Constitution amendment bills, which are concerned with the amendment of the provisions of the Constitution.
Which of the following statements are not true about the process of Constitutional Amendment in India?
1. The Parliament can amend the Constitution with a special majority.
2. State Assemblies can propose amendment in the Constitution.
3. A Bill for Constitutional Amendment can be introduced only in the Lower House of the Parliament.
4. Deadlock between the two Houses of Parliament over a Bill for Constitutional Amendment can be removed by a joint session of the Parliament.
5. The President of India enjoys the veto power over Constitutional Amendment Bills passed by the Parliament.
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Give correct response to:
1. A Money Bill cannot be introduced in Rajya Sabha
2. All Financial Bills are not Money Bills
3. A Money Bills can be introduced only in Lok Sabha on the recommendation of the President
4. Rajya Sabha is fully empowered to reject or amend a Financial Bill as it does in the case of ordinary bill
Which of the following statement/statements is/are correct?
1. If the other House does not pass an Ordinary Bill and more than six months have passed, the President may summon a Joint Session of both the Houses.
2. At the Joint Session of two Houses, new amendment can be proposed in the Bill with the permission of the Presiding Officer (Speaker of the Lok Sabha).
3. The Lower House has exclusive power over Money Bills.
4. Money and Financial Bills can be only introduced in the Lok Sabha and with prior recommendations of the President.
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