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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

Who appoints the Chief Justice of India?

Who is the guardian of the Indian Constitution?

राज्य के अधिकारों की सीमा किसके द्वारा निर्धारित की जाती है?

Which of the following is the highest court of appeal in India?

Which is the largest state in India by area?

भारत का संविधान किस वर्ष अपनाया गया था?

प्रधानमंत्री का कार्यकाल कितने वर्षों का होता है?

न्यायिक स्वतंत्रता सुनिश्चित करने के लिए किस सिद्धांत का पालन किया जाता है?

Who has the authority to dissolve the Rajya Sabha?

आपातकाल की घोषणा के लिए प्रत्येक सदन में कितने प्रतिशत मतों की आवश्यकता होती है?