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Parliament and State Legislatures

10 questions

2023

  1. 2023 · GS2 · 10 marksDiscuss the role of presiding officers of state legislatures in maintaining order and impartiality in conducting legislative work and in facilitating best democratic practices.
  2. 2023 · GS2 · 10 marksExplain the structure of the Parliamentary Committee system. How far have the financial committee helped in the institutionalisation of Indian Parliament.

2021

  1. 2021 · GS2 · 15 marksExplain the constitutional provisions under which Legislative Councils are established. Review the working and current status of Legislative Councils with suitable illustrations

2020

  1. 2020 · GS2 · 10 marksOnce a speaker, Always a speaker’! Do you think the practice should be adopted to impart objectivity to the office of the Speaker of Lok Sabha? What could be its implications for the robust functioning of parliamentary business in India.

2018

  1. 2018 · GS2 · 10 marksWhy do you think the committees are considered to be useful for parliamentary work? Discuss, in this context, the role of the Estimates Committee

2017

  1. 2017 · GS2 · 10 marksDiscuss the role of the Public Accounts Committee in establishing accountability of the government to the people.
  2. 2017 · GS2 · 10 marksSimultaneous election to the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies will limit the amount of time and money spent in electioneering but it will reduce the government’s accountability to the people’ Discuss.

2015

  1. 2015 · GS2 · 12.5 marksWhat are the major changes brought in the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1966 through the recent ordinance promulgated by the President? How far will it improve India’s dispute resolution mechanism? Discuss.

2014

  1. 2014 · GS2 · 12.5 marksThe ‘Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament and its Members’ as envisaged in Article 105 of the Constitution leave room for a large number of uncodified and unenumerated privileges to continue. Assess the reasons for the absence of legal codification of the ‘parliamentary privileges’. How can this problem be addressed?

2013

  1. 2013 · GS2 · 10 marksThe role of individual MPs (Members of Parliament) has diminished over the years and as a result, healthy constructive debates on policy issues are not usually witnessed. How far can this be attributed to the anti-defection law, which was legislated but with a different intention?