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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2019

 The committees and their members are Privileges are provided by the Constitution.
 It has two broad categories
 (a) Collective Privileges.

 (b) Individual Privileges.
 Collective Privileges-It can exclude strangers from the proceedings and hold secret
sittings.
 It can make rules to regulate the procedure.
 The Courts are prohibited by committees.
 Individual Privileges-They cannot be arrested.
 It is available only in civil cases.
 They have freedom of speech in Parliament.
 Question Hour-The questions are asked by the members and answered by ministers.
 These questions are three types.
 A Starred Question-It requires an oral answer.
 Supplementary can be asked.
 An Unstarred Question-It requires a written exam.
 Supplementary can be asked.
 A Short Notice Question-The questions must be asked shorted than ten days.

 Ordinal Question must be asked.
 It is answered orally.
 Zero Hour-The time gap between the question hour and agenda is known as zero hour.
 The time allotted everyday.
 Questions must be officially asked.
 It has been in existence since 1962.
 Motion-It is a proposal brought before the House for its opinion.
 Adjournment Motion-It leads to setting aside the normal business.

 Call- Attention Motion-A member calls the attention of the minister.

 There is no Call- Attention Motion in the Rajya Sabha.
 There exists a motion called 'motion for papers'.

 Censure Motion-It is moved only in Lok Sabha.

 It can be brought against any minister for the failure of an act.
 The motion must specify the charges against the government.

 No Confidence Motion-It can be moved only in Lok Sabha.

 It needs the support of 50 members.

 A No Confidence Motion, need not to specify the reasons for which it has been moved.
 It passed the Government has to resign.

 Privilege Motion- A resolution introduced by the opposition.

 Cut Motions- They are moving in the Lok Sabha only.
 They are related to budgetary process which seeks to reduce the amount.

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