UPSC Prelims 2024 · Question 44 of 97
UPSC Prelims 2024 question on Bills Lapse Lok Sabha Dissolution
- ExamUPSC CSE
- Year2024
- PaperGeneral Studies Paper I
- SubjectPolity
- TopicParliament
- DifficultyHard
- TypeStatement
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?
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Answer: B. 1 and 2
Verdict
Correct statements: 1 and 2 → Option (b).
Statement by statement
Statement 1 – CORRECT: A bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses (whether originating in the Lok Sabha or transmitted to it by the Rajya Sabha).
Statement 2 – CORRECT: A bill passed by the Lok Sabha but pending in the Rajya Sabha lapses on dissolution of the Lok Sabha.
Statement 3 – INCORRECT: A bill not passed by the two Houses due to disagreement, if the president has notified the holding of a joint sitting before the dissolution of Lok Sabha, does not lapse.