Explanation: The first hour of every parliamentary sitting is slotted for question hour. During this time, the members ask questions, and the ministers usually give answers.

The questions are of three kinds, namely, starred, unstarred and short notice.

• A starred question (distinguished by an asterisk) requires an oral answer and hence supplementary questions can follow.
• An unstarred question, on the other hand, requires a written answer and hence, supplementary questions cannot follow.
• A short notice question is one that is asked by giving a notice of less than ten days. It is answered orally.

Source: Laxmikanth’s Polity