UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2017

With reference to the Parliament of India, consider the following statements: 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. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

Correct Answer

Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation

A private member's bill is one introduced by any MP who is not a Minister (elected or nominated), so statement 1 is wrong. Several private member's bills have been passed since independence (e.g., in 1956, 1968, 1970), so it was not the 'first time' in 2017, making statement 2 also incorrect.

Topics: legislative procedure, parliament, polity and governance, private member's bill