UPSC Indian Polity – Chapter 15: Parliament III – Committees, Privileges and the Health of Parliament (25 MCQs)

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UPSC Indian Polity – Chapter 15: Parliament III – Committees, Privileges and the Health of Parliament (25 MCQs) – 25 questions, subject: Polity. Every question has the correct answer with a one-line explanation; tap "Show Answer". Free practice for TNPSC, UPSC, SSC, Bank and RRB exams – Shanmugam IAS Academy, Coimbatore.

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1.  

Which one of the following committees consists only of members of the Lok Sabha?

Correct Answer: A [Estimates Committee]

Explanation:

all 30 from the Lok Sabha.

2.  

Consider the following statements about the Public Accounts Committee:

1. It was first set up in 1921.
2. Its chairperson has been from the Opposition by convention since 1967.
3. A minister can be a member of the Committee.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Correct Answer: B [1 and 2 only]

Explanation:

ministers cannot be members.

3.  

The Committee on Public Undertakings was set up in 1964 on the recommendation of:

Correct Answer: A [the Krishna Menon Committee]

Explanation:

1964.

4.  

Each Departmentally Related Standing Committee has:

Correct Answer: D [31 members – 21 from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha]

Explanation:

21 + 10.

5.  

Consider the following about the DRSCs:

1. They were introduced in 1993.
2. There are 24 of them.
3. Eight of them work under the Rajya Sabha.
4. They consider the day-to-day administration of Ministries.

How many of the above statements are correct?

Correct Answer: C [Only three]

Explanation:

1, 2 and 3; they do not consider day-to-day administration.

6.  

Which committee examines whether the executive has properly exercised the power to make rules delegated by Parliament?

Correct Answer: B [Committee on Subordinate Legislation]

Explanation:

Prelims 2018.

7.  

The Ethics Committee of the Lok Sabha was made a permanent committee in:

Correct Answer: C [2015]

Explanation:

2015.

8.  

Consider the following about the Committee on the Welfare of SCs and STs:

1. Its chairperson is appointed by the Speaker.
2. Ministers cannot be its members.
3. Its members serve for one year.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Correct Answer: D [1, 2 and 3]

Explanation:

all three.

9.  

Parliamentary privileges do NOT extend to:

Correct Answer: B [the President]

Explanation:

though part of Parliament, the President is not covered.

10.  

Assertion (A): A member of Parliament can be arrested in a criminal case during a session.

Reason (R): Freedom from arrest applies only in civil cases.

Correct Answer: A [Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A]

Explanation:

R explains A.

11.  

Match List I (Case) with List II (Holding):

List I: A. Keshav Singh (1964) B. Raja Ram Pal (2007) C. K. Ajith (2021) D. Sita Soren (2024)

List II: 1. Vandalism in the House not protected 2. Expulsion of members upheld 3. Bribery not protected 4. Privileges subject to Fundamental Rights

Correct Answer: D [A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3]

Explanation:

as in Section 15.4.

12.  

Freedom from arrest of members of Parliament in civil cases applies during a session and for:

Correct Answer: B [40 days before and after the session]

Explanation:

40 days.

13.  

Which Article bars courts from inquiring into the proceedings of Parliament?

Correct Answer: A [Article 122]

Explanation:

Article 122.

14.  

The first parliamentary forum, set up in 2005, dealt with:

Correct Answer: D [water conservation and management]

Explanation:

2005.

15.  

Consider the following statements about the Estimates Committee:

1. It is called a "continuous economy committee".
2. It can question the policy laid down by Parliament.
3. Its members are elected every year.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Correct Answer: A [1 and 3 only]

Explanation:

it cannot question policy laid down by Parliament.

16.  

In Sita Soren v. Union of India (2024), the Supreme Court:

Correct Answer: C [held that bribery is not protected by parliamentary privilege]

Explanation:

seven-judge Bench.

17.  

A citizen has evidence that an MP took money to ask questions in the Lok Sabha. How can the citizen bring this before the Ethics Committee?

Correct Answer: B [The citizen can complain through a member of the Lok Sabha]

Explanation:

Prelims 2024.

18.  

Arrange the following committees in the order in which they were first set up:

1. Committee on Public Undertakings
2. Estimates Committee
3. Departmentally Related Standing Committees
4. Public Accounts Committee

Select the correct answer:

Correct Answer: A [4-2-1-3]

Explanation:

1921, 1950, 1964, 1993.

19.  

The Committee on the Welfare of SCs and STs consists of:

Correct Answer: C [20 members of the Lok Sabha and 10 of the Rajya Sabha]

Explanation:

20 + 10.

20.  

The 2003 privilege order of a State Legislative Assembly against journalists of a newspaper, which the Supreme Court stayed, raised a conflict between legislative privilege and:

Correct Answer: B [freedom of the press under Article 19(1)(a)]

Explanation:

freedom of speech and expression.

21.  
UPSC Prelims 2013

Consider the following statements: The Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts

1. consists of not more than 25 Members of the Lok Sabha
2. scrutinizes appropriation and finance accounts of Government
3. examines the report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Correct Answer: B [2 and 3 only]

Explanation:

statements 2 and 3.

22.  
UPSC Prelims 2014

Which one of the following is the largest Committee of the Parliament?

Correct Answer: B [The Committee on Estimates]

Explanation:

30 members.

23.  
UPSC Prelims 2018

With reference to the Parliament of India, which of the following Parliamentary Committees scrutinizes and reports to the House whether the powers to make regulations, rules, sub-rules, by-laws, etc. conferred by the Constitution or delegated by the Parliament are being properly exercised by the Executive within the scope of such delegation?

Correct Answer: B [Committee on Subordinate Legislation]

Explanation:

delegated legislation.

24.  
UPSC Prelims 2024

Which of the following statements about the Ethics Committee in the Lok Sabha are correct?

1. Initially it was an ad-hoc Committee.
2. Only a Member of the Lok Sabha can make a complaint relating to unethical conduct of a member of the Lok Sabha.
3. This Committee cannot take up any matter which is sub-judice.

Select the answer using the code given below:

Correct Answer: C [1 and 3 only]

Explanation:

any person can complain through a member.

25.  
UPSC Prelims 2026

Consider the following statements about the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes of the Parliament of India:

1. Although members of this Committee are elected from both Houses of Parliament, the Chairperson of this Committee is appointed by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
2. Twenty members are elected by the Rajya Sabha and ten members by the Lok Sabha.
3. No Minister, except for the Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, is eligible to be a member of this Committee.
4. Members are elected for a fixed term of two years from the date they enter their office.

Which one of the following conclusions based on the above statements is correct?

Correct Answer: D [There is no correct statement.]

Explanation:

the Speaker appoints the chair; 20 Lok Sabha + 10 Rajya Sabha; no minister; one year.

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