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Parliament

Parliament for UPSC Prelims and Mains, taught in 4 parts. Each part has tables, exam traps, a recap and practice questions, and every paragraph is explained in Kannada.

Quick recap: Quick recap: Parliament on one page

All four parts of Parliament condensed for quick revision: composition and membership, presiding officers and procedure, law-making and the Budget, committees and privileges, with a one-table comparison of the two Houses and eight mixed questions.

Parts of this chapter

Part 1

Composition, membership and anti-defection

How the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are made up, how long they last, who can become a member, and how a member loses the seat: vacation, disqualification, conviction and the Tenth Schedule. Part 2

Presiding officers, sessions and parliamentary devices

The Speaker and the Chairman, how sessions are summoned and ended, quorum and voting, joint sittings, Question Hour and Zero Hour, and the motions that test the government's confidence. Part 3

Law-making and the Budget

How an ordinary bill becomes law, the President's assent and the kinds of veto, Money Bills and financial bills, how the Budget is passed, and the three funds of the Union. Part 4

Committees and privileges

Why Parliament works through committees, the three financial committees, departmentally related standing committees and other committees, and the privileges of the Houses and their members under Article 105.

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