Exp) Option c is the correct answer.

 Every ordinary bill has to pass through the following five stages in the Parliament before it finds a place on the Statute Book:

1. First Reading – The introduction of the bill and its publication in the Gazette constitute the first reading of the bill. No discussion on the bill takes place at this stage.
2. 2. Second Reading – It involves three sub-stages, namely, stage of general discussion, committee stage and consideration stage.

• Stage of General Discussion – The principles of the bill and its provisions are discussed generally, but the details of the bill are not discussed.
• Committee Stage – This committee examines the bill thoroughly and in detail, clause by clause. It can also amend its provisions, but without altering the principles underlying it.
• Consideration Stage – The House, after receiving the bill from the select committee, considers the provisions of the bill clause by clause. Each clause is discussed and voted upon separately.

3. Third Reading – At this stage, the debate is confined to the acceptance or rejection of the bill as a whole and no amendments are allowed. If the majority of members present and voting accept the bill, the bill is regarded as passed by the House and transmitted to the second House.
4. Bill in the Second House – the bill passes through all the three stages, that is, first reading, second reading and third reading.
5. Assent of the President – Every bill after being passed by both Houses of Parliament either singly or at a joint sitting, is presented to the president for his assent. If the president gives his assent to the bill, the bill becomes an act and is placed on the Statute Book.