Q. Consider the following pairs regarding Parliamentary devices:
DeviceKey Feature
I. Calling Attention MotionProcedure to seek an authoritative statement from a Minister; no voting follows.
II. Adjournment MotionRequires the support of 50 members to be admitted; involves an element of censure.
III. Censure MotionCan be moved against an individual minister; if passed, the Council of Ministers must resign.
IV. Zero HourAn informal Indian innovation not mentioned in the Rules of Procedure.
V. Special MentionA device in the Lok Sabha used to raise matters that cannot be raised under other rules.
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanation:
- Pair I is Correct: Calling Attention is to get a statement; no voting is involved.
- Pair II is Correct: Adjournment motion is used to discuss a matter of urgent public importance and carries a censure element.
- Pair III is Incorrect: Passing a Censure Motion against a minister does not require the government to resign. Only a No-Confidence Motion leads to resignation.
- Pair IV is Correct: Zero Hour is an informal device (since 1962).
- Pair V is Incorrect: Special Mention is the device used in the Rajya Sabha. The equivalent in the Lok Sabha is known as a Notice under Rule 377.
