{"id":30816,"date":"2024-02-29T08:24:59","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T08:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=30816"},"modified":"2024-02-29T08:25:01","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T08:25:01","slug":"upsc-prelims-2020-question-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2020-question-20\/","title":{"rendered":"UPSC Prelims 2020 &#8211; Question 20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/upsc-prelims-test-series?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=Blog-%20PTS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Prelims-Test-Series-eng-and-hindi-1280\u00d7330.svg\" alt=\"UPSC Prelims Mock Test - ECONOMY 2\" class=\"wp-image-24924\" width=\"779\" height=\"199\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d71d98adaa4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d71d98adaa4\"  \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/upsc-prelims-2020-question-20\/#Q20_Consider_the_following_statements\" title=\"Q20. Consider the following statements:\">Q20. Consider the following statements:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Q20_Consider_the_following_statements\"><\/span>Q20. Consider the following statements:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The President of India can summon a session of Parliament at such place as he\/she thinks fit.<\/li><li>The Constitution of India provides for three sessions of the Parliament in a year, but it is not mandatory to conduct all three sessions.<\/li><li>There is no minimum number of days that the Parliament is required to meet in a year<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<br>(a) 1 only<br>(b) 2 only<br>(c) 1 and 3 only<br>(d) 2 and 3 only<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Answer: C<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Statement 1 is correct: <\/strong>Article 85(1) of The Constitution empowers the President to summon each House of Parliament to meet at such time and place as he thinks fit, but six months shall not intervene between its last sitting in one session and the date appointed for its first sitting in the next session. <\/li><li><strong>Statement 2 is incorrect:<\/strong> The Indian Constitution does not provide for three sessions of the Parliament. It is by convention that Parliament meets for three sessions in a year. The Budget Session is held towards the beginning of the year; a three-week Monsoon Session follows from July to August; and then there is the Winter Session in November-December.<\/li><li><strong>Statement 3 is correct: T<\/strong>o meet in a year there is no minimum number of days that the Parliament is required in fact, the number of days that Parliament meets has reduced over the years. During the first two decades of Parliament, the Lok Sabha met for an average of a little more than 120 days a year. 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