Indian Polity • Parliament & ExecutiveHard
Analyze the procedural instruments used during parliamentary debates: 1. A 'Censure Motion' can be moved against an individual minister or the entire Council of Ministers for lapses, and its passage requires the government to resign. 2. A 'Calling Attention Motion' is introduced to draw the attention of a minister to a matter of urgent public importance without prior permission of the Speaker. 3. 'Question Hour' is the first hour of a parliamentary sitting reserved for asking questions, where starred questions require oral answers and unstarred questions require written answers. Which of the statements given above are correct?
A. 3 only✓ Correct Answer
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
💡 Solution & Explanation
Statement 3 is correct because Question Hour begins sittings with starred questions receiving oral answers and unstarred questions receiving written replies. Statement 1 is incorrect because while a censure motion can target individual ministers, its passage does not require the government to resign, unlike a no-confidence motion. Statement 2 is incorrect because calling attention motions require prior notice and permission from the Speaker. Parliamentary devices maintain accountability.
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