UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2024

With reference to the Indian Parliament, consider the following statements: 1. A Bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses on its dissolution. 2. A Bill passed by the Lok Sabha and pending in the Rajya Sabha lapses on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha. 3. A Bill in regard to which the President of India notified his/her intention to summon the Houses to a joint sitting lapses on the dissolution of the Lok Sabha. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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

Answer

Correct Answer

1 and 2

Explanation

Statements 1 and 2 are correct. A Bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses when the Lok Sabha is dissolved. A Bill passed by the Lok Sabha but pending in the Rajya Sabha also lapses on dissolution of the Lok Sabha. Statement 3 is incorrect: if the President has notified the intention to summon a joint sitting to resolve a legislative deadlock, the Bill does not lapse merely because the Lok Sabha is subsequently dissolved. Hence, statements 1 and 2 are correct.

Topics: dissolution of the lok sabha, lapsing of bills, parliamentary procedure, polity