Parliament of India - Private Members Bills
Question
With reference to the Parliament of India, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1.
A private member's bill is a bill presented by a Member of Parliament who is not elected but only nominated by the President of India.
- 2.
Recently, a private member's bill has been passed in the Parliament of India for the first time in its history.
Options
1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect because a private member's bill can be presented by any member of Parliament, whether elected or nominated. The definition incorrectly restricts it to nominated members only. Statement 2 is correct; a private member's bill was indeed passed in the Indian Parliament for the first time in 2017 (the DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2016). Private members' bills are rarely passed as government bills take priority in parliamentary time. Therefore, only statement 2 is accurate. > Private Member's Bills in India are rare successes; any MP can sponsor them, not just nominated members.
Question details
Year
2017
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q1
Subject
Polity
Sub-topic
Legislative Process
Type
Statement-based
Difficulty
Medium
Nature
Static
Source hint
NCERT Polity Ch.10
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