UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2017

The Parliament of India exercises control over the functions of the Council of Ministers through 1. Adjournment motion 2. Question hour 3. Supplementary questions Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer

Correct Answer

1, 2 and 3

Explanation

Adjournment motion, question hour, and supplementary questions are all parliamentary devices used by MPs to scrutinize, question, and hold the Council of Ministers accountable for their actions and policies.

Topics: adjournment motion/question hour, parliament, parliamentary control over executive, polity and governance