Here is Question No. 15 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2022.
Q15. Which of the following is/are the exclusive power(s) of Lok Sabha?
- To ratify the declaration of Emergency
- To pass a motion of no-confidence against the Council of Ministers
- To impeach the President of India
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 only
c) 1 and 3
d) 3 only
Answer – B
- Statement 1 is incorrect: As per Article 352 of the Indian Constitution, a resolution for the ratification of the proclamation of an emergency must be passed by a special majority of both houses of the Parliament separately. If the proclamation of emergency is issued at a time when the Lok Sabha has been dissolved/ the dissolution takes place during the period of one month without approving the proclamation, then the proclamation survives until 30 days from the first sitting of Lok Sabha after its reconstitution, provided the Rajya Sabha has in the meantime approved it.
- Statement 2 is correct: According to Article 75 of the Constitution, the Council of Ministers shall be collectively responsible to the Lok Sabha.
- Statement 3 is incorrect: According to Article 61 of the Constitution, both the Houses of Parliament, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, have an equal say in the Impeachment of the President.
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