Q. Consider the following pairs:
Process Description
1. Adjournment of the house Suspends the work of house for a specific time
2. Adjournment Sine Die Suspends the work of house for more than one month
3. Prorogation of the housec Terminates both sitting and session of the House
How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
Exp) Option b is the correct answer
Statement 1 is correct. An adjournment of the house suspends the work in a sitting for a specified time, which may be hours, days or weeks. The power of adjournment lies with the presiding officer of the House.
Statement 2 is incorrect. Adjournment sine die means terminating a sitting of Parliament for an indefinite period (not one month). In other words, when the House is adjourned without naming a day for reassembly. The power of adjournment sine die lies with the presiding officer of the House.
Statement 3 is correct. Prorogation means the end of a session as well as of sitting. It is done by the president of India. It also does not affect the bills or any other business pending before the House. However, all pending notices (other than those for introducing bills) lapse on prorogation and fresh notices have to be given for the next session.
