Q1. If the legislative council does not return a Money Bill within 14 days, what happens to the bill?
- The bill is returned to the governor
- The bill is deemed to have been passed by both Houses
- The bill is dead
- The bill is sent to the President for assent
Correct Option: 2. The bill is deemed to have been passed by both Houses
Explanation: If the legislative council does not return the Money Bill within 14 days, the bill is automatically deemed to have been passed by both Houses in the form originally passed by the legislative assembly.
Q2. Which of the following powers does the legislative council have regarding a Money Bill?
- It can amend the bill
- It can reject the bill
- It can propose recommendations
- It can introduce the bill
Correct Option: 3. It can propose recommendations
Explanation: The legislative council cannot amend or reject a Money Bill but can only propose recommendations. These recommendations are sent back to the legislative assembly for consideration.
Q3. What happens if a Money Bill is reserved for presidential assent by the governor?
- The President can either give assent, withhold assent, or return the bill for reconsideration
- The bill becomes dead if not approved by the President
- The bill becomes an Act without further review
- The bill must be returned to the governor for reconsideration
Correct Option: 3. It can propose recommendations
Explanation: When a Money Bill is reserved for presidential assent by the governor, the President has three options: give assent, withhold assent, or return the bill for reconsideration by the state legislature.
Q4. How is a deadlock between the two Houses of a state legislature resolved?
- By the President calling a joint sitting
- By the legislative assembly passing the bill for the second time
- By the legislative council passing the bill again
- By the Governor issuing a directive
Correct Option: 2. By the legislative assembly passing the bill for the second time
Explanation: In the event of a deadlock, if the legislative council rejects a bill or proposes amendments unacceptable to the legislative assembly, the bill can be re-passed by the legislative assembly and sent to the council again. If the council rejects it again or fails to act, the bill is considered passed in the form it was passed by the assembly the second time.
Q5. Which of the following is a key difference between the legislative procedure for ordinary bills in Parliament and state legislatures?
- Parliament has joint sitting provisions to resolve deadlocks, but state legislatures do not
- Both Parliament and state legislatures resolve deadlocks through joint sittings
- The state legislature can pass bills more quickly than Parliament
- The President has more power in state legislatures than in Parliament
Correct Option: 1. Parliament has joint sitting provisions to resolve deadlocks, but state legislatures do not
Explanation: In Parliament, a joint sitting of both Houses (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha) can be convened to resolve deadlocks. However, in state legislatures, such a provision does not exist, and deadlocks are resolved by re-passing bills in the legislative assembly.