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2026 · Question 58 · Parliament
Consider the following statements in respect of questions asked by the Members in the Parliament of India : 1. Unstarred questions are those to which a Member desires an oral answer in the House. 2. Starred questions are those to which a Member desires a written answer. 3. No supplementary question can be asked on an unstarred question. Which one of the following conclusions based on the above statements is correct ?
Choose your answer(a)All the three statements are correct.(b)There are two correct statements, that include statement 2.(c)There is only one correct statement.(d)There is no correct statement.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)
2026 · Question 59 · Parliament
Consider the following statements about the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes of the Parliament of India : 1. Although members of this Committee are elected from both Houses of Parliament, the Chairperson of this Committee is appointed by the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. 2. Twenty members are elected by the Rajya Sabha and ten members by the Lok Sabha. 3. No Minister, except for the Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, is eligible to be a member of this Committee. 4. Members are elected for a fixed term of two years from the date they enter their office. Which one of the following conclusions based on the above statements is correct ?
Choose your answer(a)There are four correct statements.(b)There is only one correct statement, that is statement 2.(c)There are two correct statements, that include statement 1.(d)There is no correct statement.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)