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Important Parliamentary Motions and Resolutions

Subject: Polity

Book: Indian Polity by M. Laxmikanth

Includes Adjournment Motion (for urgent discussion of a public matter), Censure Motion (against a minister’s specific actions), No-Confidence Motion (tests government’s majority), and Calling Attention Motion (highlighting an urgent issue needing government’s response). Private Member’s Resolutions allow non-minister MPs to propose legislative ideas or policy directions. Government resolutions can lay policy statements or international treaties. These motions/resolutions shape legislative accountability, allowing Parliament to direct or dismiss the executive. Their impact depends on House dynamics, party strength, and media attention. Mastery of these procedures clarifies parliamentary activism and the daily mechanics of how democracy holds the executive answerable.

Practice Questions

विधायिका के प्रमुख का चुनाव किस प्रक्रिया से होता है?

निर्वाचन आयोग के अध्यक्ष का कार्यकाल कितना होता है?

निर्वाचन आयोग के अध्यक्ष का चयन किसके द्वारा किया जाता है?

भारतीय संसद में सर्वोच्च विधायी प्राधिकारी कौन है?

Which article of the Indian Constitution provides for the protection of interests of minorities?

What is the maximum number of members in the Rajya Sabha?

भारतीय न्यायपालिका की स्वतंत्रता का मूल सिद्धांत क्या है?

Which of the following is NOT a Fundamental Right under the Indian Constitution?

Which article of the Indian Constitution provides for the protection of rights of minorities?

कार्यपालिका के प्रमुख का चुनाव किसके द्वारा किया जाता है?