Prime Minister: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Polity)
1 previous year UPSC Prelims question on Prime Minister (Polity). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
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UPSC 1997Polity · Prime Minister
Q1. If the Prime Minister of India belonged to the Upper House of Parliament:
Explanation
A no-confidence motion is a parliamentary instrument used by the opposition to try to remove the government. Article 75(3) states that the Council of Ministers is responsible to the Lok Sabha, meaning only the Lok Sabha can introduce a no confidence motion. Statement (a) is correct: A PM from the Upper House can not vote for a no confidence motion, as only Lok Sabha members can vote on it. Statements (b) and (c) are incorrect: Article 88 gives every minister (and the Attorney General of India) the right to speak in either house or joint sitting. It only restricts their respective Right to vote in the house which they are not members of. Statement (d) is incorrect: As per article 75(5) PM can be a member of either house of the Parliament. The Prime Minister (PM), like any other minister, can be appointed even if they are not a Member of Parliament (MP) at the time of appointment. However, they must become a member of either the Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha within six months, failing which they must resign from the position.
Answer key for these questions
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Correct answer
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1997
(a) he will not be able to vote in his favour in the event of a no-confidence motion
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This page covers 1 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Prime Minister (Polity), asked from 1996 to 2012. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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