Parliamentary privileges
Parliamentary privileges is a Polity concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 3 past MPSC questions (2017, 2018, 2020). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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खालीलपैकी कोणते विधान/विधाने बरोबर आहेत ? Which of the following statements is/are correct ?
(a)लोकसभेला नव्हे तर फक्त राज्यसभेच नामनिर्देशित सभासद असतात. / Only the Rajya Sabha and not Lok Sabha can have nominated members.
(b)राज्यसभेवर अँग्लो इंडियन ह्या जमातीचे दोन सभासद नेमण्याची घटनात्मक तरतूद आहे. / There is a constitutional provision for nominating two members belonging to the Anglo-Indian Community to the Rajya Sabha.
(c)किती नामनिर्देशित सभासदांना केंद्रीय मंत्री बनवावे याबाबत राज्यघटनेचे कोणतेही बंधन नाही. / There is no constitutional bar for nominated members to be appointed as Union Ministers.
(d)नामनिर्देशित सभासद राष्ट्रपती आणि उपराष्ट्रपती अशा दोन्ही निवडणुकीत मतदान करू शकतात. / A nominated member can vote both in Presidential and Vice-Presidential elections.
Statement a is wrong because both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha can have nominated members (historically Anglo-Indians in LS, and art/science/literature members in RS, though Anglo-Indian nomination ended recently). Statement b is wrong because Anglo-Indians were nominated to Lok Sabha, not Rajya Sabha. Statement c is correct as there is no constitutional bar preventing a nominated member from becoming a Union Minister. Statement d is wrong because nominated members cannot vote in Presidential elections (though they vote in Vice-Presidential elections).
लोकसभेच्या सभापतीच्या स्थानासंबंधी खालील विधाने विचारात घ्या. वरील विधानांपैकी कोणती बरोबर आहेत ? Consider the following statements regarding the position of the Speaker of Lok Sabha. Which of the above statements are correct ?
(a)त्याचे/तिचे वेतन आणि भत्ते भारताच्या संचित निधीवर भारित केले जातात.
(b)त्यास/तिला समान मत विभागणी शिवाय मत देता येत नाही.
(c)त्यास/तिला सभागृहात हजर राहून मतदान करणाऱ्या सदस्यांच्या बहुमताने पारित केलेल्या ठरावाद्वारे पदावरून दूर करता येते.
(d)त्याचे/तिचे स्थान उप-पंतप्रधानापेक्षा वरचे आहे.
The Speaker's salary is charged on the Consolidated Fund of India (a) and they only vote in the case of a tie (b). Statement (c) is inaccurate regarding removal procedure details, and (d) is incorrect as Deputy PM status does not rank above the Speaker.
खालील विधाने विचारात घ्या : वरीलपैकी कोणते विधान/विधाने बरोबर नाहीत ? Consider the following statements : Which of the above statements is/are not correct?
(a)जर एखादी व्यक्ती संसदेच्या दोन्ही सभागृहांसाठी निवडून आली असेल, तर तिने कोणत्या सभागृहात सेवा देवू इच्छिते ते 10 दिवसांच्या आत कळविलेच पाहिजे, अन्यथा दोन्हीही जागा रिक्त होतात. / If a person is elected to both the Houses of Parliament, he must intimate within 10 days in which House he desires to serve, otherwise both seats become vacant.
(b)जर एखादी व्यक्ती एखाद्या सभागृहातील दोन जागेवर निवडून आली, तर तिने एका जागेसाठी पर्याय दिला पाहिजे अन्यथा दोन्हीही जागा रिक्त होतात. / If a person is elected to two seats in a House he should exercise his option for one, otherwise both seats become vacant.
(c)जर एका सभागृहाचा सदस्य असलेला दुसऱ्या सभागृहासाठी देखील निवडून आला, तर त्याची पहिल्या सभागृहातील जागा रिक्त होते. / If a sitting member of one House is also elected to the other House, his seat in the first House becomes vacant.
Under Article 101 of the Indian Constitution, if a person is elected to both Houses of Parliament, they must intimate within 10 days in which House they desire to serve, making statement 'a' correct. Thus, statement 'a' is not incorrect, making option 3 the right choice for 'not correct'.