Q. With reference to Unparliamentary Words, consider the following statements;
1.There are phrases and words both in English and in Indian languages, that are considered “unparliamentary”.
2.In 2022, India have listed these words for the first time since independence.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Statement 1 is correct: There are phrases and words, literally in thousands, both in English and in Indian languages, that are considered “unparliamentary”.
Statement 2 is incorrect: The Presiding Officers — Speaker of Lok Sabha and Chairperson of Rajya Sabha — have the job of keeping such words out of Parliament’s records.
For their reference, the Lok Sabha Secretariat has brought out a bulky tome titled ‘Unparliamentary Expressions’. The last such book was published in 2009.
Source: Indian Express
